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

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Lady Jackets Show Their Best he lody Joclset softboll teom showed more thon just the potentiol to be- come o good softboll teom. With o seoson record of 18 wins ond 1 loss ond the selection of Q oll-district ployers they proved they were o vvinning teom. The guolities of rheir winning teom begon to show through in their first gome ogoinst the Woodlovvn Ponthers. The finol outcome of the gome wos 8 to 8 in the Lody Joclsets fovor. This vvos the best seoson vve've ever hod. - Nilslsi Leoder The Lody Joclset spirit could not be stopped os they bottled together to beor every teom in the district, According to sophomore, Liso Wood, the reoson the teom did so well wos becouse we vvorlsed together os o teom, not os individuals. At the end of the seoson, the Lody Jocis- ets record vvos lo-O. This impressive record gove them the titles of District Chomps ond Psegionol Chomps. Shortstop, Suson Willioms soid, Our teom spirit helped us win the tirlesf' After their regulor seoson, the Lody Jocls- ets troveled to Sulfur for the stote ploy-offs. The girls mode it post the quorter-finols but lost out to Borbe in 0 grueling gome in the semi-finols. This vvos o blovv, but The spirit ond support of the cooches ond fons wos just vvhot we needed, soid junior, Angie Molcony. The girls ore novv loolsing forvvord to next seoson so they con molse o come-bocls ond conquer store, Sophomore Deloine Horris thinlss, The teom will do even better next seoson becouse we're not reolly losing ony ployersf' Mony of the girls were revvorded for their slsills ond hordvvorls by being chosen os oll- district ployers. These girls ore Revo Woods, Christy Pruett, Suson Willioms, Louro Lorimer, Angie Molcony, Deloine Horris, Shonnon Covington, Toffy Compbell, ond Liso Wood. Senior, Louro Lotimer sold, I felt very privi- leged being chosen. Our whole teom de- served ir. T rocy Donohue gets reody to fire the boil to third bose for o double ploy ogoinst the Woodlovvn Ponthers. fr- xf ff The Lody Joclset softboll teom includes: bottom: Toffy Compbell, Cothy Presson, Liso Wood, Shon- non Covington, Suson Willioms, middle: Angie Molcony, Sonyo Poce, Christy Pruett, Sereno McClendon, Seloine Girls Softboll 1164, Sports ilsf-if We ,se ls.. x fw.ss.5 -' ,Ag W l-lorris, Toddy Kennedy, top: Revo Woods, Trocy Dono- hue, Louro Lotimer, Shoron Peorson, Cheryl Sovoy, ond Jomie Berthelot Cnot picturedb

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JV Athletes Don't Lose Competitive Spirit he 1985 junior varsity baseball team didn't have one of the most tallsed about records in history, but all the athletes were competitive and willing to go out and do their job. We worlsed hard and just tried to do our job, said Brian Langridge. lt was fun. Everyone got along great. We tried not to get mad when something went wrong and we had a lot of fun, said pitcher John McDowell. Batgirl Liz Lewis said. We had a blast! Everyone got to I-:now each other and we B illy Carmouche demonstrates the correct way to bunt the ball. Bunting can move a base runner up or even score a run for the team. all became close. We had fun. We did what the coach aslsed us and tried to do our best. That's all he asked from us and we tried, said third baseman Rusty Zachary. Catcher David Cambre said, We learned a lot about shy it is important to play as a team. lt helped us get more experienced for the future. iOur record wasn't great, but we did our best and had lots of fun. -Ricky Hodges C archer David Cambre returns from covering Hrst base. The catcher has many jobs aside from being behind the plate. A comfortable, consistent wind up and stretch is es- sential to a pitcher. Ricky Hodges comes out of his stretch ond sends the ball to the plate. A aron Hood follows through with his swing of the bat, Technique is very important when it comes to batting. JV Baseball -163 Sports

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C orclwer Toffy Compbell proves ro reommore Corby Presson Thor she does much more rhonjusr corch. CD.S. News Phorob 'I' offy Campbell shows her reom spirir os her reom- more molses rlwe winning our in o shur-our gome ogoinsr Glen Oolss. CDS. News Photo? l Girls Sofrboll -165- Sporrs