Central High School - Centralian / Sagas Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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SADNESS is captured on the faces of seniors Andy Blake, Paul Dunham, and Darren Cato as they watch the LaPorte Slicers claim their state title. BEAR PRIDE came through hIt was a great thrill to be in the fmal game of the baseball state finals. It was a growing experience for me and I thank the kids for playing so well to get us there 7 Paul Gries TEAM h Assistant coach Andy Rice. Trainer, Steve Carter: assistant Gary Dassell, Dirk Lindauer. Brian All, Todd Hunsucker. Kirk Hales, Jeff Biggs. John- ny Liggett, Andy Blake. Darren Cato. Coach Paul Cries: Matt Pokorney, Da vid Koehler. Brian Gibson, Keith Tungate. Glen Catlett, Bart Emig, JeffDuvall, Paul Dunham, Robby Frank. Manager Lori Hawkins. FIRST BASEMAN Brian Gibson holds a runner close to base during regionalplay. in the Crowd and fan support. Banners waved and fans chanted as the Bears deleated Columbus East in the first game of the state finals. Baseball 87 9

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RUNNER-UP IN INDIANA s Y87 runner-up in the state of Indi- ana, Coach Paul Gries, Base- ball Bears finished their season with the most wins in the teams history, The final game of their 30-7 season was played at Bush Stadium in Indianapolis, in the final game of the IHSAA state tournament. The Bears lost that game to La Porte. Twenty-two wins blasted the Bears into the Sectional and KIRK HALES goes through his warm-up tosses before taking the field in the champion- ship game. TODD HUNSUCKER and pitcher Dirk Lin- dauer talk it over during a break in action. Lin- dauer ended his high school career a first team aII-state pitcher with a 16-0 season and an ex- cellent .91 ERA. t87 Baseballers 4H at home into a dreamigoal that the 1987 team had strived to achieve for a long time. Graduating seniors included first team All-State pitcher Dirk Lindauer; Paul Dunham, twho was unable to play in the finals because of a knee injury suf- fered in the semi-state roundt; Andy Blake, Darren Cato, Keith Tungate, Jeff Duvall, and the L.V. Phillips mental atti- tude award winner, Bart Emig. Returning Iettermen this year were Brian Gibson, Kirk Hales, Todd Hunsucker, David Koehler, Glen Catlett, Matt Pokorney, Jeff Biggs, Robby Frank, and Johnny Liggett. The final game was a frustrat- ing and disappointing loss for the 1987 team, and the 1988 team was not about to forget those feel- ings as they entered this year's season.

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COACH Mike Owen gives Brian Gibson a few pointers during the game. MANAGER Kevin Bennett shows his school spirit by painting his face during a game. THE FANS really supported the team this year. Here the team gets the crowd to its feet. SENIORS Jarrod Pfaffman and Ed Wilson watch a Bear victo- ry from the sidelines. 10 Varsity Football