Brawley High School - La Ocotilla Yearbook (Brawley, CA)

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,. Varsily Baseball , Fronf Row: Johnson, Mar- quez, Lorenzana, Dial Moser, Adams Row 2: Rodriguez, Aguir- re, Rangel, Bariell, Wil- liams, Rodriguez, Wo maclc, Lorenzana. Row 3: Coach Wells, Lunceiord, Culshaw, Price, Phillips, Owen, Winfree, Slaughler. Batter Up. l-leaded by co-Capiains, Vicenie Aguirre and Ronald Adair, Brawley's varsiiy baseball Team was loolcing forward 'ro a successful season as spring again rolled around. ln Their pre-league opener againsi Grossmoni, Coach Wells' nine was sei baclc, however, suffering a I4-8 deieai. The Cais loolced preiiy good lhough. The remaining games oi ihe season were as lollows: March IS, Yuma, here April I5, Calexico, here March 23, Coachella, here April I9. El Cerllro, l'l9r9 March 25, Hollville, here April 22, Hollville, There March 29, Yuma, fhere May 3. imperial, here April 2, Coachella, fhere May 6, Calexico, there April 8, Imperial fhere May I3, El Cenlro, fhere Wilh only a lew rerurning players, Brawley's iunior varsily baseball leam eniered ihe '55 season wiih hopes of doing belier ihan iheir lasi year's counierpari. While ihe Varsiiy loole over our new baseball iield al Firsi and A, ihe Kiiiens pracliced on ihe Easiside under ihe experi guidance ol Ed Beechey. Mr. Beechey is coach for ihe Brawley Merchanhs winier league and has whai il ialces 'ro nnalce ihe ouiloolc good for 'rhe season. . .M 4 ' 6 i s, L 'K , A Vbinmll J.V. Baseball ' Fran? Row: Riley, Aguirre, 7. Oliva, Dennis, Malherly, Hay. ROW 2: Merrill, Dalby, Gar- cia, Pierce, Perez, Duarfo. Vessels, Coach Duncan 6

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The small bul powerful D leam oul- !! H N 9? K ,J ABOVE: C'S: FIRST ROW: Gonzales, Triiillo, Allen, Van Bobber, Adams. ROW 2: lQennedy,.Spieler, Pere1,Winford. ROW 3: Burns, Rogers, Wiley, Felimon. BELOW: D'5: FIRST ROW: Walsh, Gray, Walker, Kefner. ROW 2: Shank, Lunceford, Mafherly, Hill. 64 Brawley's Cs slarled lhe season wilh a bang, losing only a non-conference game To Coachella oul ol lhe lirsl lhree played. Several games and very levy deleals laler, lhey found lhemselyes in lhird place in lhe Valley league al lhe end ol The season. ranlced all compelilion in lhe Valley and ended The season on lop ol lhe heap lo lhe pleasure ol Coach Farrell. Led by high-scoring Jimmie lvlalherly, lhey pulled lhemselvesioul ol a lwo-loss hole and inlo a lirsl place playoll againsl EI Cenlro D's which lhey won in an exciling 22-20 con- 'rest

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Brawley Track .Il Track FRONT ROW H d R b + D P W3 H + Success has been 'rhe keynole for lhe Brawley Thmclads durmg 'rhe lasl fave years and lhus year s group slarled off wllh 'rhe unlenluon ol mannraun Ing 'rhls record Spnruls were hugh for The learns loolced good and Coaches Farrell and Smulh are hard men lo beal The schedule lor rhe season was as follows March I2 l-lunhngfon Beach There March l5 Yuma here March 23 Coachella There Aprul 22 Arizona Calmlornua lnvnlalnonal played al Yuma Apral 30 Blylhe May 6 Counly here May I4 uarler Fnnals May I7 Sem: Fnnals May 2l ClFFunals May 28 Slafe Meer , Q n , 1 l MB, t 2 f B 2 L , P K , '1 x 9 l 2 . I y Q yi + r 5 ., , jr f . 4 S. l A : ea , o er s, ixs, or'I'er,Casilles,Smi1'h. ROW 2: Arferberry, Wilson, Valdivia, Cufshaw, Rogers, Casey. RO z as ain, Shank, Kilborn, Russel, Carey, Miller, Dannis, Mariinez. Flamming, Coach Smifh