Colonial Heights High School - Omnibus Yearbook (Colonial Heights, VA)

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LEFT TO RIGHT: John Watkins, Robert Watkins, Bill Wall, and Lloyd Traylor were part of the Colonials' hitting power in 1966. John Watkins settles for a single. - .s A-.it I46 Colonicals Earn Third Many factors contribute to a winning baseball season. One item that helped the Cdlonials in their 1966 base- ball campaign was base running. Much practice was spent on running with special emphasis on base steal- ing. The records clearly show that this practice paid off. The Colonials stole bases 33 times during their 17-game season. This alert style of baseball gave our team the edge they needed to win. Bill Wall had 8 stolen bases, Bennie Nichols 7, Robert Watkins 6, John Watkins 4, and Dale Vaughan, Bobby Taylor, Ricky Dunnaway, and Rodger Doss, 2 each. The Colonials completed their season with a record of 10 wins, 1 tie, and 6 losses. The final scores of their seventeen game season are as follows:

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FRONT ROW: Doug Buren, Steve Kunip, Robert Watkins, ROW: Dale Vaughan, Donnie Vaughan, Bobby Taylor, Bob Rodger Doss, Ricky Dunaway, John Watkins, Bill Crawford, Dance, Dickie Goulder, Bobby Whitehurst, Benny Nichols, Lloyd Kent Barker, Jimmy Perkins fManagerl Donald Watts BACK Traylor, Artie Ellis, Bill Wall, fHead Coachl Bobby Coulder. Varsity Baseball Highlights i966 Dale Vaughan is 1966 team captain. The Colonials closed out the 1966 baseball season with a total of 10 wins and 6 losses-a record which placed them third in the Central District. The Colonials, who were in contention for the title until the last two games, fell behind only Meadowbrook and Thomas Dale in league standings. One of the highlights of the successful Colonials' sea- son was the hitting led by Bill Wall with sixteen hits- two of which were home runs. This record gave him a .372 average. He also led the team in stolen bases, doubles, and runs scored. Dale Vaughan was the second most consistent hitter. He led the team in runs batted in and carried a .348 batting average. At the end of the year Dale received the Captainis Award. The team averaged four runs per game and proved to have depth and strength. John Watkins, Robert Watkins, Bob Taylor, Bennie Nichols, and Bobby Whitehurst helped provide hitting strength throughout the season. Respectively, their batting averages were: 308, 279, .2-14, 232, and .214. I45

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