Chopticon High School - Chopticonian Yearbook (Morganza, MD)

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On March 1, 1986, softball players gathered on a Satur- day for the first practice of the year. For the next two weeks, cuts were made and the team was established. During those two weeks, the coaches decided to form a JV team along with the Varsity team. The team emerged in the SMAC standings with a result of 3rd place. The only losses were to LaPlata, Northern, and Stone. The final record of 14-6 showed the overall great perfor- mances of the CHS softball team. As the team advanced into regional play-offs, the team faced 1st seeded Douglass After a hard fought game, CHS came out on top with the score of. Their streak was stopped by Surrattsville, with a defeat of 2-4 the CHS season was ended. The soft- ball players did not go home with another State Cham- pionship, but they went home with their heads held high, after a great season. ot ovv 0 Bottom Row: Brady Burroughs, Jeppa Harrison. Margaret Buckler. Melissa 0° Gwinn. Toni Trimbath. Becky Sansbury. Susette Stone. Middle Row: Holly Ben ton. Gerri Trimbath. Stephanie Payne. Christy Gass, Annette Hodges. Sherri Henderson. Joanie Pelczar. Top Row: Kim Farrell. Sally Quade. Kris Ohler. Cin dv Havden. Diane Johnson. Donna Gorman. Dawn Bradv. Charlene Gass. After a solid hit, Kris Ohler makes it to First base easily. Softball 39

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Freshman Gerri Trimbath made a shining debut on the CHS softball team with her talent of hitting and catching. Perfect Pitching! Filling Carole Buczek’s place was no easy task but Melissa Gwinn did a fine job pitching this year. Shortstop Jeppa Harrison behind Melissa, is alert and stands ready. J.V. players Becky Sansbury and Joanie Pelczar take a short time-out to discuss Joanie’s pitching. Hey, All Right, Good Hit, Way to go — Toni T rimbath, Jeppa Harrison, and Melissa Gwinn are congratulated on their scoring runs. 38 Softball

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TriE FENCE As the warm weather or not so warm weather came in, the baseball season did too. Even though the ten- nis and softball practices had been cancelled due to threatening weather condi- tions, the baseball team could be found on the lower lower field in the cold and wind. It was a year of practic- ing hard and rebuilding. Handfuls of underclassman recruits came in with 1986. A J.V. team was formed not on- ly for the younger players but also for the benefit of the varsity team. The game ex- periences and skill trainings prepared the J.V.ers for their leap to the varsity team in following years. Below the football field, you found the baseball players hard at work. With four wins including a large upset over Ryken, the team was one up from last place in SMAC standings. But that wasn’t the whole story — it was a tale of hard work, organization, and drilling. That boy was safe! First year coach. Mr. Magdic argues with the umpire for a fair calling, favoring Chopticon of course. A curve ball down the middle, Tony Norris contributed his pitching and hitting to the CHS baseball team, as a senior this year. 40 Baseball