Apollo High School - Olympus Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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J.V. Sluggers Attain With New Coach The 1979 1980 J.V. Softball team at Apollo had another suc- cessful season. Highlights for the year were winning their opening game against Washington, with a close score of eight to seven, and beating Cortez, thirteen to three. The team practices one hundred percent every day and, at the games, the effort they put out at practice shows. The squad would never had done as well without the help of head coach Brenda Sharrah. Junior Varsity Softball team: Top Row; Joanne Ruckett. Mary Johnson. Marie Wiechec. Maria Wheeler. Lisa Falbo. Bottom Row; Coach Brenda Sharrah. Julie Schexnayder, Kim Golba. Karen White, Lori Carpenter. Dorina Amarillas. Pearl Flore Not Pictured: Roslyn Simpson Above: Marie Wiechee dashes to first base after hitting a possible home run and brings in 2 RBI's Left: Julie Schexnayder returns a ball to pitcher Dorina Amarillas who struck out a Greenway opponent. 232

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The 1979-80 Varsity Softball team excelled this year with a 20 win • 4 loss record. The team progressed to post season play where they took the Skyline Division trophy for the first time. The squad then advanced to State where they bowed to McClin- tock in the semi-finals 2-1. Their season ended taking third place in state. The team established a new state record by scoring nineteen runs in a single inning in their game against Glendale with a final score of 35-0. The spirit of the team was tremondous with activities, such as secret sisters, dinners before game days and crazy gifts made the team closer. Guidance was a major factor in the team’s success. Apollo had the number one example of a good coach. Miss Thelma Keith was chosen Softball Coach of the Year. The team knew she was special from the beginning of the season. This year’s team consisted of four quad-letter girls: Lisa Stuck, Helen Andrade, Susan Crabtree, and Peggy Amaril- las. Opposite Page: Susan Crabtree and Jane Bates show their excitement while a teammate hits a home run. Above Left: Molly Shahan safely slides into third base. Above Right: Lisa Stuck warms up in the batters box before approaching home plate. Left: Toby Snyder gives eager look before stealing second place. 231

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Freshman Softball Hit Big Season Backing this years 1980 Freshman Softball team was the eager- ness and desire to play on the team. Although only nine players can play at one time, the ones that could not play at the time watched and cheered anxiously. Coach of the squad was Ms. Ginger Kurtz. Since this is the first year that Apollo has had Freshman Softball, the girls wanted to win as many games as possible. Freshman Softball Team: Back Row: Miss Kurtz. Stacey Gardner, Linda Warren. Sam Knight. Lon Rich. Lisa Harlow. Paula Collins. Chris Celaya. Cheryl Brooks- manager Front Row; Margaret Territo. Sandy Baker. Carol Golden. Lynne Dugan. Nancy Brewster. Debbie Gnener. Stacey Hasl. Not Pictured; Nancy Wiecher, Donna Garcia. Asst CoachWendy Blair. Scorekceper Kim Milton. Left: Sam Knight anxiously waits for the last hit of the game which will determine the winner Above: Coach Kurtz seriously urges the team on before the last game of the season. 231