Denham Springs High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (Denham Springs, LA)

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B rent Toylor, Lonce Guidry, Donnie Sceroler, ond Jeff Longlois, oll senior ployers, worch rhe gorne from rhe dugour. CDS. News Phoroi T he coaches or Denhom High have o repurorion ro uphold. Sieve Long, Dewoyne Boiley Cheod coochb, ond Piiclsy Delrie worch o ploy off gome from o cooch's point of view. Vorsiry Boseboll 458, Sporrs

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The Jackets Are On The Run, Once Again eeling oprimisric abour rhe opening rracls season, Coach Emilio Tesei and rhe boys on rhe rracls ream headed our ro Norrh Paris ro begin whar rhey felr was a frying season. Basically, rhis was a rebuilding srage for rhe Jaclsers. Coach Tesei described rhe season as dif- ficulr , because rhe rracls ream had so many lsids wirhour any 'parricular speed All disrance runners were young, and rhe field people were average, however, wirh rhe ream members pushing each orher, each person did his besr. Coach Tesei said all of rhe laclser's meers were rough, however, rhey had rhe besr success in rhe Livingsron Parish meer, The season was prerry dim for rhe .lack- ers in many respecrs, alrhough rhe ream had many brighr spors. Senior, Chris Srring- field, rhe disrricr javelin winner, ser rhe school record for javelin rhrowing and made ir ro rhe srare finals. Billy Ross, a freshman, high jumped o'2 for rhe Jaclsers, and placed 2nd in rhe disrricr meer, Kevin evin Alleman gives ii all he's gar while rhrowing rhe discus Cody was rhe 2nd besr long disrance run- ner, These arhleres, along wirh Leroy Levi. Shawn Dugas, Ray Thompson, Kevin Alle' man, Willie Goodson, and Lance Thomas, made rhe rracls ream much berrer rhan whar many people rhoughr Leroy Levi described Coach Tesei as a good man . He also added rhar wirhour rhe help and encouragemenr of Coach Being on rhe rracls ream made me a berrer and a more derermined person, said Leroy Levi. Tesei, borh physically and menrally, he does nor feel rhar rhe rracls ream would have faired as well as rhey did. Coach Tesei said rhar rhis Years ream was young, however, wirh many of rhe some runners and field people coming bacls wirh more experience and wirh a berrer lsnawledge of rracls and field, nexr season should be much berrer, S hawn Dugas purs his besr efforr farrh in rhrowing rheiavelin lr was a privilege ra be on rhe ream, said Shawn Boy's Tracls A157- Sporrs

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n the batters box, waiting for his turn to bat, Greg Kimble looks for signs from the third base coach. 'I ri I .,, 'w.w- .,. l I Improving ome things in life naturally get better with age. The Boy's Varsity Baseball team is definitely no exception. Each year the team practices hard and their efforts usually pay off. The team's overall record was 21-C3 with a conference record of 11-1. Coach DeWayne K. Bailey was named Coach of the Year and five of the senior players signed scholarships. Brent Taylor signed with Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, Kevin Pope with Louisiana University in Alexandria, Lance Guidry, Billy Hodges, and Brock McMurray went to Mississippi Delta Jr. College. The team had four All-District first team members: Ben McDonald, who also made Most Valuable Player, at pitcher, Billy Hodges at catcher, Kevin Pope at second base, and Brent Taylor in the outfield. Den- ham also had four second team members and a number of honorable mentions. Coach Bailey was chosen as head-coach for the East in the All-State game. Brent Taylor and Ben McDonald made All-State, but Ben, being ajunior, was unable to play in the game because it is only open to seniors. Wllh Age Coach Bailey was faced with a difficult decision this year. He had to choose wheth- er to become principal at Denham High or to continue his coaching career. Where the athletic department lost a great coach, the administration gained a very capable princi- pol. . Coach Bailey left coaching with these words: It's a tough situation to leave The seven years l've been head coach we've taken baseball to one of the best baseball programs in the state. -Coach Bailey coaching after 18 years, but I don't think I could have asked to finish my coaching career with a better group of kids. Most certainly we had some quality athletes which I think is pretty well stated in that we had five kids who signed scholarships. This group is better qualified as people than baseball players. The kids and coaches pro- vided a lot of good memories in those years. CCon't on pg. 1635 S enior Lance Guidry shows his flexobility at first base. Lance manages to get the man out and the de- fense gets to do their stuff. T he 198485 Baseball team includes: front: Dennie Watts, David Cambte, Sean Loustalot, Mike Weath- ers, Glenn Glass, and Warren Dugas, middle: Donnie Scetoler, Jeff Langlois, Tim Haas, Mike Sceroler, Lance Guidty, and Billy Hodges, standing: Alan Ulmer, Greg Kimble, Brock McMurray, Ben McDonald, Bradd Mea- dots, Brent Taylor, and Kevin Pope. Varsity Baseball -159- Sports