Bedford High School - Epic Yearbook (Bedford, OH)

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Six-O 1979 was the first real season for the JV softball team , remarked Coach Margaret Hollingsworth. It was mainly composed of some regular members but others were always in transition between the varsity and JV. They did come a long way, though, surprising themselves with a 6-0 record. We constantly switched players to see who was good for each position, commented Patrice Pepper Lecso on the experimental season. After playing in all six games, Linda Hocevar's .708 batting average was the highest individual average. Linda also led the team in hits with 17. Sixteen runs were scored by Sue Erwin during the season. Lecso, who hit the most homeruns (six) and tied with Kim Rada with 14 RBI's said of Mrs. Hollingsworth: She understood the problems we were having and she helped us. The coach stated that no matter what the grade level, they all pulled together as a team. 1979 VARSITY SOFTBALL BHS OPP 14 Solon 2 2 Brush 10 17 Eastlake 14 12 Euclid 8 3 Mayfield 12 10 Willoughby 12 2 Eastlake 8 1 Mentor 3 1 Mayfield 2 2 Willoughby 12 12 Wickliffe 16 3 Brush 9 0 Mentor 9 9 Solon 5 6 Mayfield 10 6 Mentor 5 7 Euclid 0 6th C.C.C. WON 6 LOST 11 In the pocket. Right fielder Monica Milewski reaches out for a toss while warming up for a game at Taft Park. Because the boys' teams used BHS's two diamonds, Taft served as both the practice and home game field for the girls. Sphere vs. stick During an experimental pitching assignment, Monica Milewski faces a Willoughby batter Mr. Fleming tried out several girls at the mound before selecting Andi Boyd as the permanent varsity pitcher. VARSITY SOFTBALL 28

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At new heights. John Harris, soars to a personal record of 14 feet. John, Joe Shauf, and Ray Kotabish set the school pole vault relay record with a combined effort of 36'6 during the Brush Relays. Sot quite enough. Jim Adams and Dave Sewell compete in the 100 meter high hurdles at the GCC meet. Jim pulled ahead of Dave at the fin- ish line and finished fifth overall. 1979 BOY'S TRACK TEAM BHS OPP 29 Mentor 98 72 Mayfield 55 48 Brush 79 91 Willoughby 36 31 Euclid 96 61 Eastlake 66 70 Maple Heights 57 2nd GCC Meet WON 3 LOST 4 Second best. Senior trackman Ron Theberge duals with his Euclid nemesis during the third lap of the mile run at the GCC meet held at Eastlake. Rons was Bedford's leading scorer with a total of 70 points. Breaking the tape. At the Maple Heights meet, Raymond Blevins finishes first as he leans through the line in the 100 yard dash. He was also the anchorman of the 400 yard relay team which set a GCC meet record of 44.6 VARSITY TRACK

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Last-minute advice. The varsity team watches Mr. Fleming review signals prior to a game at Taft. Commenting on the lack of a girls' softball dia- mond at the high school, the coach said, It would be great to have a field of our own. Conversation Concentration. Back at the bench, pitcher Sue Mormile and catcher Denise Lachowski discuss the previous inning while power hitter Tina Palladino studies the opposing pitcher before picking up her bat. Behind The Plate A lot of us never played softball be- fore. Coach Fleming switched every- one around and it worked out well ' commented sophomore Donna Kallos, starting catcher for the varsity softball team. After winning three of the first four games, the varsity Bearcats lost nine consecutive contests. Because of lack- luster outfielding. Coach Fleming de- cided to make major changes. Senior shortstop Jeannine Hajek and starting pitcher Marcy Mallis, along with ju- nior catcher Denise Lachowski were moved to the outfield. To fill these voids. Coach Fleming then moved Donna Kallos, the starting JV catcher, and Andi Boyd, the starting JV pitcher, to the varsity line-up. Mrs. Hollingsworth said my chance would come to play varsity and when it did, I was really excited. Our JV's had no uniforms and they were beating everyone in five innings. It was like the other teams picked people up off the streets to play on their teams! In her varsity debut, she smashed three hits even though the team lost. After the first three games, Donna had the best batting average on the team. I still felt I might be put back to JV when one of the regulars returned to the line-up, but I ended up staying. Donna claimed she was no power hitter, but she had good speed. When she entered the varsity team, Donna was hitting .700. At the end of the sea- son, her average dipped to a respect- able .400. The team did jell, winning three of the last four games. The 1979 varsity edition set six new season records. Power was supplied by Monica Milewski. She drove in 21 runs and had 28 hits. Junior Denise Lachowski and sophomore Sally Ridgway each hit six doubles. Junior Tina Palladino, who stroked four tri- ples, tied Milewski with two homeruns apiece. Alice Petek recorded the best batting average, hitting at .591. BOTTOM ROW Jan Tomaselli, Colleen Morrissey, Sally Ridgway, Donna Kallos, Tina Palladino, Tammy Keys. Andi Boyd, Alice Petek, Peggy Furlong. TOP ROW: Mrs Hollingsworth. Kim Rada. Monica Milewski, Norma Kondik, Jeannine Hajek, Marcy Mallis. Denise Lachowski. Sue Mormile. Mr Fleming VARSITY SOFTBALL