Bishop Carroll High School - Spectrum Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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K wwef-'M 4 softball varsity players finale with win over k-mc after losing their first three games, the girls' soft- ball team came back to win three in a row. especi- ally exciting was their encounter against the north high redskins in which the eagles squeaked by, 10-9. for a finale, the varsity beat kapaun-mt. carmel, 15-11 .their season ended in a disappointment, as the heights falcons surprised them, 0-5. youth and inexperience added up to make a rough season even more difficult. the team ended up in a respectable fourth place in the city, with a win-loss record of 3-4. unlike other spring sports,the girls did not compete in regionals, as none had yet been organized for girls' softball by the k.s.h.s.a.a. mrs. sharon puetz, head coach, commented about the inexperience of the squad, this was a young team, so they did well against the competition they had. by losing only two seniors, future softball teams should be strong. 1. mr. gary dohrer demonstrates batting at a practice. 2. between innings, mrs. sharon puetz offers advice to her players. 3. waiting for the pitch, deann simmons prepares to swing. page one hundred twenty five softball

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gymnastics inexperience, injuries account for season of disappointments accepting the head coach position of the gymnastics team was a new experience for mr. mike harreld. best described as a long and drawn out season, the loss of two seniors, cindy bugner and mary murphy, added to the general inexperience of the team. winning three meets and losing four, the year was average. ranking fifth at the city league meet and fourth at newton, the inexperience seemed to show. a point of interest which highlighted the season occurred at a meet here. a southeast gymnast was performing on the uneven parallel bars and was shocked to find it had broken in half during her routine. when asked about the season, coach mike harreld commented, it was very fulfilling. i had a tremendous bunch of girls and they're all returning. the future should be outstanding. e :4 1'-1-15 , ,..ff, if sr e... 'Merci 31 4 L1 A2 1. emily aaron attempts a handspring vault on the horse. 2. biting her tongue, tina chew performs the splits on the balance beam. 3. gymnastics team: ll. to r.l-coach mike harreld, tina chew, amy handley, carolyn lafrance, emily aaron, jeanne walker, sheree iacobs, chris guerrero, judy weaver, coach gary lincoln. 4. jeanne walker performs her floor exercise to the music 'berceuse'

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softball b-team loses onl one, gains city league title with three enthusiastic coaches and 15 eager girls, how could anything go wrong? well, it didn't-almost. losing to heights by only two runs Q9-111 may 15, the b-varsity softball team ended up first in the city league. they claimed two spectacular wins in which they dis- played superb hitting: in the opener against west, 24-12 and against south, 24-14. we had the title wrapped up, explained mr. gary dohrer about the loss to heights, so it didn't matter if we dropped that last one. , . 4 f a ga--so K 21 L1 X, A, wifi IWUNE t'?'1?'ii3i 1 f?57'1 fZ, e e t' 'w 31 A4 page one hundred twenty six softball ' 2 .