Apollo High School - Olympus Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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Varsity Baseball excelled again this year after taking third in the state tournament last season. This success was attributed to the efforts of the entire squad mostly returning seniors. Practice began in January, two months before the first game. The boys trained extensively on and off the field. Throughout the spring the team conditioned by running and lifting weights. Coach Chuck O’Connor is a veteran coach at Apollo. Coach O’Connor started coaching at Apollo ten years ago. He is the school’s first and only varsity baseball coach. The captains of the team were Chris Zink, third baseman, and Mike Castro, center fielder. Goals were set, dreams were fulfilled and honor was present at every game. 247

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Varsity Baseball Slugged Winning Runs Varsity Baseball Team: Top Row; Mike Dvorak. Scott Flood. Jeff Brown. Glen Flood. Darryl Galbraith. Robert Rios. Frank Gallagher. Doug Richardson. Coach O'Connor. Middle Row. Johnny Martinez. Kevin Kelleher. Chris Zink. Andy Turner. Brad Holmstrom, Mike Castro. Pat Scalf, Matt Bargone, Scott TenBargc. Danny Palacios Bottom Row; The Diamond Dolls - Lori Poor. Teresa Cuellar. Kim Cole. Susan Hampton, Debbie Peeples. Kim Verlodt, Kris Cole. Not Pictured: Esther de los Rios Above: Some of the varsity diamond dolls attentively take the statistics of the game. Right: A ground ball stopped by Jeff Brown slows the action of the play. Opposite Page: Top Left. Andy Turner and Doug Richardson warms up the in- field before an intersquad game. Top Right; Darryl Galbraith pitches a strike to an rival in an important league game. Left; Ben Molina concentrates on keeping his eye on the ball before he gets a hit. Right; Glenn Flood returns the game ball. 246

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J.V. And Frosh Womped With Potential The Junior Varsity Baseball team practiced hard in pre-season play. It was important for this squad to work hard throughout the entire season because the boys would soon have to maintain the outstanding varsity record. Learning new skills and improving the old tactics, such as the play signals, types of pitching, power hitting and the stealing of the bases, will make this team a winning record squad. Coach Alonzo lead the squad through their season. For the Freshman Baseball a new atmosphere at Apollo made the boys more eager to try-out for the Freshman baseball team. The winning records of the other two teams, Varsity and Junior Varsity, was an incentive for the boys. The oncoming years look optimistic for the squad. The boys started new at Apollo but played baseball on various other leagues before entering high school. Coach of the 1980 Freshman team was Coach Marich. Wrtr r Junior Varsity Baseball Team: Top Row; Jim Marino, Chris McMullen. Glenn Williams. Ken Linsey, Bruce Langenhuizen, Mike Kleyhower, Tony Elmore, Ted McIntyre, Coach Alonzo Middle Row; Ben Molina. Don Williams. Dan Amstett, Pierre Foulks, Mike Scarbrough. Joe Lewcndowski. Rick Oshita. Steve Ramirez. Bottom Row; Diamond Dolls - Windy Jacobs. Melodee Brewer. Janet Renkenberger. Freshman Baseball Team; Back Row; Arthur Amparano. Elmer Battcrson. Bill Cornelia. Doug Jenkins. Gary Fuller. Joel Klandrud. Rob Kubisuik. Todd Korey. Coach Marich. Front Row; Tony Andrade. Pat Lopez, Curtis Burton, Greg Lung, Jake Wilhelm. Ethan Brougher, Ken Turcr. Todd Tipton. Louis Montoya. Kevin Gibson.