Apollo High School - Olympus Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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SOFTBALL SLUGGED TO VICTORY The varsity team had another success- ful year by just missing divisionals. Hard work, time, and effort were the sacrifices made by the team, but the reward was victory. They had a 15-4 record with Peggy Amarillas as the leader of home runs. Due to the team spirit, they were able to stick together and make it through the hard times. The outlook for the team of next year looks bright. Above: Susan Crabtree listens intently as Coach Keith gives instructions. Right; Lisa Stuck suc- cessfully steals a base as opponent struggles furi- ously. Varsity: Row 1: Miss Kurtz. Linda Tipton. Shauna Greiner. Molly Shahan, Susan Crabtree. Lisa Stuck. Loree Wade. Patty Shafer. Jackie Harker. Miss Keith. Row 2: Toby Snyder. Beth Thorley. Jane Bates, Johnna Lopez. Helen Andrade. Peggy Amarillas 154

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FROSH TEAMS FOUGHT FOR WINS The vanity basketball program at Apollo has consistently been a winner and one ot the reasons tor this is tho strong coaching at the |umoc varsity and freshman levels. Coaches lope . Pellegrene. and Wilson spent many hours ol practice teaching those younger Hawks the sound fundamentals of basketball Many hours arc spent on coordination drills, con- ditioning and practicing plays The coaches also spent many hours instilling these Hedging Hawks the importance of dedication to the game and the necessity of team play. This team concept and the unscMish style ot play it develops led to the defeat ot many opponents, not to mention the growth in maturity needed to succeed in varsity competition The J.V.team played its games just before the varsity games This gave team members an opportunity to watch the varsity run through many of the plays they Ao ran. thus providing them with a learning experience The Blue and Gold teams played at the same courts, thus they also were provided the chance to learn from each other. The performances turned in by a» three teams this year were admirable. The young Hawk cagers showed an agressiveness on live offensive boards which often provided them with three or four shots each time they came down the Boor This rebounding ability on the defensive boards led to many light- ening fast breaks The skills exhibited by these young Hawks tins year w in the near future be used on the varsity level to help continue tho vwnnmg tradition there. Frosh Blue: Front Row; Ron Walker. Robert Kuo. Mark Steinmetz. Dan Anstett. Jay Searles. Steve Short. Back Row; Kevin Hunter. Mark Raines. Tony Elmore. Ken Lindsay. Tom Norris. Scott Rankin. Coach Wilson Freshman Tony Elmore glides out of the grasp Frosh Gold: Front Row; Gary Gilbert. Keith Lewis. Pierre Fulks. Tony Miranda. Kevin Gal- of a Greenway Demon to make two points. laher. Back Row; Coach Pellegrene. Vernon Fielding. David Narloch. Mike Kleyhauer. Ray Marsh. Chris Hale.

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J.V. SLID INTO SEASONAL WINS J.V.: Row 1: Ms. Burton. Melanie Elliot. Barb Lahaie. Julie Schexnayder. Kim Golba. Brenda Harper. Linda Morgan. Brenda Sharah. Sitting: Jennifer Inness. Staci Shaw. Larraine Velasquez. Missy Brewster. Pearl Flores. Dorina Amarillas. Lisa Falbo. Above. Lisa Falbo gets assistance along with congratulations from Lorraine Velas- quez and Kim Golba after sliding into home. Right: Julie Schexnayder practices vigorously on batting skill, along with releasing her aggravations. The Junior Varsity softball team held on to a long winning streak until their last game with a loss to Agua Fria. The season ended with a record of eleven wins and one loss. Later in the season, the members of the softball team were sponsored in a batathon in which each girl was allowed three-hundred pitches and received from 1$ to 10$ for every hit. The money raised by the team helped to purchase a new batting machine and also bought awards for the spring banquet. Teammates relax and sit down to seriously discuss their strategy against opposing team to gain victory. 155