Campbell High School - Panthera Yearbook (Smyrna, GA)

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Baseball it takes class - Tony Lattanzi want other players from other teams to respect my attitude and baseball talents - winning isn't everything, explained senior, Ryan Byers, about his feelings for the game of baseball. Junior, Tony Lattanzi summed up his feelings by saying, lt takes class to play on a dia- mond. l enjoy baseball more than any other sport, said varsity baseball coach, Mr. Steve Smith, l think it requires more skill than any other sport. The baseball team had many goals, but Coach Smith said the main goal was to win the region. ln hopes of accomplishing this, the team practiced everyday after school. Any sport gets tiring and boring if the players have to practi'ce excessive- ly, commented Coach Smith. Another top priority for the team was improvement. Coach Smith has helped us improve the basic skills we already had, stated right fielder, Matt Hambrick. But Coach Smith also wanted to see his players improve off the field. We don't have to succeed as a team to make me happy. The coach 's goals were evident as seen Shortstop, Toby Murphy gets ready to hit another homerun, After a successful bat, Kevin Nix runs safely to first base. 724 Baseball through a junior pitcher, Cal Boyd. l-le helped me to i'mprove my attitude toward the game, explained Cal. Coach Smith viewed his team's strengths as very positi've when he stated Defense, good team speed and good hitting are all strong points for the team, Coach Smith continued, We have young pitchers but they are still good. Some of Coach Smith's older players looked beyond high school to baseball futures. Senior third baseman, Mike Fritz stated l plan to go to Jackson ville Sta te or Dekalb Central and play there. To the team, playing region contenders vvasn't everything, Kevin Nix said l play because it is a very competitive sport and i't gives me an opportunity to meet with a good group of guys. The members of the varsity baseball team included: Bo Scott, Doug Cook, David Gilley, Toby Murphy, Cal Boyd Chip Bice, Steve Barrentine, Chad Adair, David Lacey, Jeff Peacock, Herbie Holden Ryan Byers, Mike Fritz, Mark Taylor, Tony Lattanzi, Bud- dy Portwood Matt Hambrick, Bobbie Leonhardi Kevin Nix, and coach: Mr. Steve Smith. ,mv .ff if f .L I l ' During batting practice, second baseman, Steve Barrentine steps into the ball. , 1.767 .775 .VV, ,J .7 ,gy 'hlfrb .. .f . .iilfvi , 't.. V - A f,fi,. f .I Nl!

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linux? Vuum Socce Only the most dedicated play soccer - John Brigle vich ovember marked the beginning of the soccer season. That's a joke. Soccer doesn't start in No- vember, questioned a surprised Brad Kauffmann. Unknown to most students the soccer team did indeed, work hard all year long. Two indoor soccer seasons kept the young team busy. We lost a few good players, but most of the younger players have matured and are going to help us, stated Adam Pickard. Practice was an essential part of the Panther soccer team all the way from No- vember to May. Only the most dedi- cated play soccer, commented John Briglevich. Every day after school the soc- cer team could be seen conditioning on the soccer field. Ken Carter explained his most trying part of practice: l hate gut drills, they hurt! The products of practice were seen as the team treked many miles in order to play at the indoor soccer center, Graham Tutt indoor Soccer Association. lt was sometimes a grueling and time consum- ing schedule. Brit Turner explained The season would have been all right if it wer- en't such a long drive up to Graham Tutt. Adam Pickard added The big- gest disadvantage of the indoor season was that we had to play without a coach. Even without Coach Neil Bloom's instruction, the team came out with a winning record ot 3-2-7 in both indoor seasons. Coach Neil Bloom and the players were assisted by managers, Kelly Wildman and Kay Nichols. They were in charge of equipment and tended to injured players whenever needed. We like to take care of soccer players' good-looking legs, answered Kay and Kelly when asked why they enjoyed managing the team. 'Q 'swf s z ' 5' v 7 I 3 E. f l1T t q' Q . Ya -24353.55 .2,3?si'ia'ieE3f'ff -3. ' ii.-. 1- K-lffaw-. as 'uw 13-, s w- X , . 1...-if ,ur ., , . V ,N ,....- '-fs -w.:4.t Q A .1 ,f . - 2 1 'dv 2 . . -. .1 vigfvil xffx i?x5i'q'fT:'fQA2'x? 'f K if-mf ii ji t li if 3 '-1 .afgyfi do tsl' 1 ft- tv ' 'rf ss'P-Wi ,ti n 'H ' it Q At:'2Si '?g ig f 4' 7?'i '3 Q45-' ' 't 1 TT:-X ' fx wifi jj 14 .3 Q31 U . 4.1 'sl cgi -. ft 3? T' rx f .. 'st' - :sg..:f'i1 ?- ' , 'T 1 . K. 1 t H ' 'ii ffm-, i ts ri as if K '. 'wa d ' W' it ...- - . 1 ' f f - . Nw sf-'FWQ ,N X , X. , -, ft - ' X35 Aff ,i Q, A-,L fv X N f t ww 4. Z-'rx ' T73 ffhiXvs,+QQ,glg,S- .ww - 'jffin , .. T A .t-- as Sixiwr.. sbsiqbuk 5 NNN .X . . . I1 I ' 126 Soccer Coach Neil Bloom or 'tThe Bloom , as he is affectionately known by many students, explains practice procedure during the Hrst week of outdoor training. Waiting for the second half to begin, Carey Robinson observes an opposing player during an indoor game at Graham Tutt. I H30-2 doo if fe rn X f-6.95 xr M WO K A - X 'il his ' -my -1 N s 'X J Q .C A . T si s ' - X . . -N ., wi ray he ? 5 W .. R W rsirwlwb 'Qlftlxn . Q . iw f x I Q., .,-. s ,-'H5,,,S:3:'i. T ik, , -U, f rf. 'fri-.-T, A N 2 ,af +1 Q . - , ., My S-.uf K.. .- 5 ,' 'R' -ge i?f','..! ..'n.:4'1':s'x-,tif--Q,V g, wtf if X' ,TQ .f ., mmaik . , sxxems , -sa-Za Taking a gasp and stretching his legs in preparation for the tough practice ahead, Ken Carter awaits Coach Bloom 's instructions between gut drills. , 2 1 1 :fZ', .ig