Benicia High School - Panther Yearbook (Benicia, CA)

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S . . . The 1980-1981 swim team consisted mostly of newcomers. Thanks to the professional coaching skills of Coach Woods, the new members were able to complete the season with great success. Though only in his first year instructing for B.H.S., Woods' swim team was destined to have a great season from the beginning, improving their new found skills as the season progressed. The twelve members of this years team included: Captain, Heather lvlilne, Carla Kibby, Ali Behnam, Kathy Kilgore, Lisa Ross, Lisa Yokoi, Monique Hunt, Tammi Weyburn, Kelly Barthelmess, Cindy iVlclVlahon, Danny Kidson, and Jennifer Hunt, with Tammi and Danny returning with over a year of this tough sport. Home meets were held at Benicia's city pool, where the team held practices everyday. Their competitors this season were Liberty High, Dixon, Vallejo, Fairfield, and St. Helena, of which Coach Woods named St. Helena and Fairiield as their toughest competitors this year. 110-Swimming mg . . . Splashmg Cffu-

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The Junior Varsity Softball team started the season with a very young team, with only three returnees, Karen Bortolazza, Theresa Vines, Dawn Grapentine, from last years team. As the season progressed the players learned new techniques on their Helding and batting. Not only did they learn how to play softball, but they also the basic values of sportsmanship . .. uAt the J.V.Level, most of the coaching is just basic skill, but as we went along in the season we worked on different types of stratagies. The team looked good in all areas. With most of the Freshman coming back next year the Junior Varsity team should be strong again next year Coach Johnson. The team consisted of seven sophomores and eight Freshman, The sophomores were Karen Bortolozza lcatcheri, Rochelle Santos lsecond basel, Dawn Grapentine lshortstopl, Rene Waage Cthird basei, Theresa Vines lHrst basel, Shelly Back lcenter Heidi, and Linda Rogers fright Heidi. The Freshmen were Kim Hurley Cpitcherl, Rachelle Thompson fright Heldl Cathy Coen lRight Heldl, Debbie Jenkins lleft Heldl, Jodi Folsom Csecond basei, Gab Pascicik Cleft Heidi, Paula Larson lpitcherl, Xochitl Artega Cleft Heidi. The Panthers were led by captain Karen Bortolozza and co-captain Rochelle Santos. JV Softball-109

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1. Carla Kibby swims for winning time. 2. Cindy IViciVIahon tightens up on that backstroke. 3. Heather Milne nnishes her last lap. 4. Kathy Kilgore races to the finish. 5. Danny Kidson shows good form. 6. The 1980-81 Swim team. 7. Coach Woods informs swimmers of winning time. ,P 'IH '1 l Y' E F my in Q- swf., i'o.- - . . 3 .nf 4- . Q' H Z ' Hfqflffix., f t 5 i -,.-.1 .ape 11 A Swimming-111