Douglas MacArthur High School - MacArtair Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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At With concentration and other skills, batter Richard Rodriguez waits anxiously for a pitch in the Galena Park game. itopl After a homerun smash, Generals' catcher Jimmy Hamilton congratulates Mike Bradberry while o disappointed rival catcher looks on. lbelowt With the infield to back him up, Pitcher Ace Oswell throws hard for a win. BasebaHlconLj Mike Bradberry had the highest batting average with a 327. Outlook for next year is good with Ace, Mike and first baseman and outfielder Lee Fitch returning. The baseball team worked hard for their wins, practicing from 2:00 to 4:30 every day from Feb. 1 to May 7. At practice they went over all game situations including the run down, double steal and infield play. 1. E 5 3. W L .V k , . .VMI tr- swgzlzt .f-t fu 7.13-.., f. ff. -X .lq . ,- ft h 21 2 Maha - , . ve x,:ggsx.p . kk,-, l -. . fa, W, .- rf- i 1.-gf s1,Q,f?fa'F vt, an - .Wsm,f,,' . . . 1 I , , . .,, ,, .e.,,.,f.tss,, ,, 1 fum - .Mgr V f. 4 - f'T 5'i' K . K ' 'WW7 - -1ff? ?f?i '31if?.if -fs: ii 'f fm- t ' ' i 'i 'Lf'1'-Svsvf 'K' .2 ...V .. . - . . -I 1 1- K- . ' -I I 1 -1 1

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unc rtis Branham, Van Langen lead golf team in strokes The 1976 varsity golf team con- sisted of seniors Brian Van Langen, Mel Oller and Sandy Johnson, iunior David Valdivia and sophomores David Branham, Joey Branham and Ronnie Oller. Led by Coach Charlie Patterson, MacArthur started the season at the Clear Lake Invitational and turned in a disappointing 353. The golfers then went to the Westchester Invita- tional at Inwood Forest and turned in an even more disappointing 363. The Madison Invitational at Glen- brook came next. After a month's work, the golfers came in with a 328, their lowest score in two years. They then followed that up with a 214 goH 326 at the Oshman's Invitational at Teias Golf Club. It was in this tour- nament that Van Langen shot a 76 and came in fifth place. At the district tournament la two day competitionl MacArthur finished second after the first round but a controversial disqualification knocked out David Valdivia and caused MacArthur to fall to a fourth place finish. Leaders for the team were Joey Branham who averaged 81.6 strokes per round, Brian Van Langen averaging 82, David Branham aver- aging 84.8Aand David Valdivia aver- aging 87.