Bedford High School - Epic Yearbook (Bedford, OH)

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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

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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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 He wasn't only a coach; he was a friend, This was the attitude of Terrie Nowdon and several other members of the successful 1979 girls' track team. In the third season of com- petition, the B.H.S. team finished the season with a 6-2 record, reversing last year's record of 1-6. We had potential and Mr. Heard made us work until we reached it fully, remarked Cheryl Hauser. The team placed second out of the nine GCC teams in the dual meet competi- tion. During the conference meet the team finished fifth with a total of 45 points. After combining the dual record and the conference record, the girls' track team fell to third place. Every day was a work day for Trasi Smiley as well as the other girls. They believed that the 10 individual records broken during the season were due to their hard work . The 1979 tracksters set 14 records: Long jump: Mary Dashko (15'7 ); High jump: Terri Nowdon (4'7 ); Shot put: Trasi Smiley (35'3 ); Discus: Trasi Smiley (85'1 ); Hurdles: Debbie Petaway (17.4); Kim Chapman, Sandy Bell, Mary Dashko and Karen Burkle —880 yard medley (1:53.3); 100 yard dash: Sandy Bell (11.5); 880 yard relay: Cheryl Hauser, Karen Burkle and Mary Dashko (1:49.5); 440 yard dash: Karen Burkle (61.3), 440 yard relay: Kim Chapman, Karen Banks, Mary Dashko and Sandy Bell (51.5); 880 yard run: Karen Burkle (2:24.6); 220 yard dash: Mary Dashko (26.9); Mile run: Chris Kennedy (5:51.7); and the mile relay: Cheryl Hauser, Natasha Thomas, Mary Dashko and Burkle (4:19). Natasha Thomas described Coach Heard as determined . Mr. Heard lat- er stated, 1979 was a great season, and with a little more hard work, we could easily be the 1980 GCC champs. A steady performer. Long jumper Debbie James completes her best leap of Because of her versatility in both running and field events, Debbie, the sixth leading scorer, accumulated 30 % points throughout the year. Every Record Broken GIRLS' TRACK 30