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

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Bennie Nichols scores with a home run for Colonial Heights. Place In Central District Col. Hgts. . . . . Col. Hgts Col. Hgts Col. Hgts. Col. Hgts. Col. Hgts.. . . . Col. Hgts. .... 13 Col. Hgts. .... 3 Col. Hgts Col. Hgts. Col. Hgts Col. Hgts.. . . . Col. Hgts Col. Hgts.. . . . Col. Hgts Col. Hgts Col. Hgts.. . . . .--en ...uf 4 Huguenot ...... Thomas Dale . . .... 10 Hopewell ...... . . Patrick Henry Petersburg . . Lee Davis ..... . . Manchester ,. Petersburg . . Patrick Henry Patrick Henry Hopewell . . . Meadowbrook Prince George Lee Davis ..... . . Huguenot . . . Manchester . Prince George Bobby Whitehurst heads for home

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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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Strong Offense Backs 132' -fl X Q 395 ,Q tg gg? Bill Wall rounds first base. Lloyd Traylor connects for a base hit. LEFI' T0 RIGHT: The team's capable pitchers are Kent -Barker, Doug Buren, and Bobby Taylor.