Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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Baseball team reaches goals during season The varsity baseball team held its strong defense throughout the season. De- termination along with team- work were two prominent factors in the way the games were played. Most of us have been playing ball with each other since elementary school. We ' ve been on the same teams during school and the summer leagues. Knowing the way each other plays has helped a lot and was one of our strongest points, senior Abe Vanderberry said. Since most of the team consisted of seniors, next year ' s team will be moving up junior varsity players. Seniors and three juniors made up the team. It was usually the seniors who got to play, but they de- served it, pitcher Bryan Lambert said. Everyone was pretty evenly matched, but we had the best playing. Plenty of time was spent practicing to prepare for the competition. About three to four hours a day was spent on the field. We had stations to go through to warm us up and to improve our playing tech- niques. Running was the worst part, Lambert said. The players worked hard during the season and it payed-off in the end, coach Br ad Harris said. We had a good ball team, although the seniors will be missed. The guys knew what they were doing and we ' ll break the JV team in, Harris said. If ii ? JBlN» v Sliding into base, junior Jeff Cooper avoids being tagged out during the Belton baseball tournament, March 25. Pholo By Irinn Holweiier Throwing the ball home, second base- men Joey IVIelgoza hopes to get his opponent out. Photo By Trina Holwetier Si . 100 V Varsity Baseball Sports

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Dedication and teamwork get the job done The one thing you could see in the faces of the fresh- men and junior varsity girls basketball players was deter- mination. Early in the season the JV team was plagued by injuries and was cut down to six members. They didn ' t let that keep them down, instead they worked hard to make the season something worth re- membering. ■ ' I saw dedication and teamwork in them, JV coach, Susan Nielson, said. The freshman team also had to work hard, but have come far since the beginning of the season. They worked well togeth- er as a team and were fast learners, freshman coach Karen Radicke said. The team members were also proud of the way they performed, on and off the court. In order to win, we had to get along together, sopho- more Nicole Bullard said. It was also important for them to be able to learn from each other and take their team members advice. We got along well because we were all friends and we were able to take constructive criticism from one another without getting upset, fresh- man Natasha Jackson said. The team will definitely be better next year because of what we have learned this year and because of the hard work we will put in over the summer, sophomore Missy Lynch said. Freshmen Julie Lynch drives to the basket against Midways defense with asistance from teammate N ' ikki Bay- lor. Photo B Majujif Kllis Freshmen Nikki Baylor looks for an opening in the defense to pass the hall to a teammate. Photo B Sle.t MK andless Layout by Dude Henderson A 99

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- » Varsity Baseball ... v i v : S .V« . VjU i e.9 V f .WW Hoping to hit a homerun, Troy Brogden prepares to swing at the ball as he keeps a close eye on the pitcher. Photo By Triiu llolwefjer Prepared for anything, catcher David Gattis, waits for a chance to see a batter strike out. Photo By Irim llolwelier JK ' ' ' ' ' It.: ••- S%y t- - m ' Abe Vanderberry 20 — first base catcher Bryan Lambert 11 — pitcher third base Chad Berdoll 18 — outfield David Gattis 15 — catcher David Williams 10 — outfield James Flores 19 — catcher Jefi Cooper 23 — outfield second base Joey Melgoza 6 — outfieldyshori stop Lance Osbom 7 — pitcher outfield Luis Gutierrez 8 — third base Randy Abercrombie 26 — pitcher Rhett Wallace 9 — pitcher short stop Steve Hagood 1 — second base Troy Brogden 5 — outfield ' w - ' ' ' v ' - ' v Oi. Cy :4.% M SIP ' s ' c. 9f g jBJL jiP ' ' y y£j| uBpfJ nB - i «p ! Ss2BIi ' ' Bfp ■ « ' ■ ' ■. . - muifr :.. Front Row: Luis Gutierrez, Joey Melgoza, James Flores, Jeff Cooper, Steve Hagood, Troy Brogden, Bryan Lambert, David Gattis. Row Two: Coach Larry Adair. Rhett Wallace, Chad Berdoll, Lance Osbom, Steve Markley, Abe Vanderberry, Randy Abercrombie, David Wil- liams, Rick Ryan, Coach Brad Harris. Layout by Raquel Calderon V 101