East Bay High School - Warrior Yearbook (Gibsonton, FL)

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OPPONENT Tampa Bay Tech Robinson King lefferson Plant City Hillsborough Leto Chamberlain Plant Brandon Tampa Bay Tech Robinson King lefferson Plant City Hillsborough Leto Chamberlain Plant Brandon PLACE HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY AWAY AWAY AWAY HOME AWAY HOME HOME HOME AWAY HOME DATE Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr Apr 28 3 6 7 10 13 14 17 21 24 27 28 31 3 4 7 10 11 21 24 East Bay WON WON WON WON LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST WON WON LOST WON LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST LOST e,,, Top left: Coach Gil Bennett set the pace of the game. Middle left: Assistant Coach Larry Hood flashed another victory grin for the girls' softball team. Middle right: Seniors - tRow 72 Beth Parker, Elizabeth Moss. tRow 21 Sandy Wilson, Rhonda Green, Kathy Brown. lNot pictured? Dee White. Bottom left: Kathy Brown awaited the pitch. Bottom right: Lori Collins tagged out Karen Belisle during a practice game. Softball: Sp ortsf21 9

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Going Batty For many, try-outs started january 5, 1981. Each girl, that attended try-outs, was very eager to make the team. One week before the first game, eliminations were made. Only eigh- teen girls were to dress in uniform for each game. Beforethefirstgame, the East Bay High School Girls' Softball team spent many hours practicing in weather ranging from wintery breezes to summer heat. Finally, February 28th Top right: Dafney Sauls got ready to bat. Middle left: Beth Parker scooped one up at the fence. Middle right: During a practice game, Lisa Moss tagged out Beth Parker at home plate. Bottom: tRow 12 Helen O'Neill, Teresa Cooper, jill Lopresto, Margie Clark tROW 22 Lisa Moss, Beth Parker, Tammy Roberts, Lori Collins, Elizabeth Moss, Dafney Sauls tRow 32 Sandy Wilson, Coach Gil Bennett, jan Ledford, Kathy Brown, Rhonda Green, Essie Brinson, Karen Belisle, Cheryl Tillman, manager - Laurie Adams. tNot pictured? Coach Larry Hood, Tami Davis, Wendi Goodson, jan Mahoney, joy Mahoney, Dee White 218fSports: Softball arrived, the day of the first game. lt was a home game played at the Beaudette Field in Ruskin. With the com- bination of enthusiasm and spirit, the East Bay Girls' softball team defeated the Tampa Bay Tech Titans. Later in the season, the Tampa Bay Tech Titans dropped out of the line-up giving East Bay their second win over Tampa Bay Tech by for- feit. Coach Gil Bennett and assistant Coach Larry Hood were ' ,f',, pleased with the progress of the team. The girls proved to be an outstanding group by winning the open- ing four games against: Tampa Bay Tech, Robinson, King and lef- ferson. Although East Bay was a 3A school, they played all 4A schools. Returning to the team were five seniors: Dee White, Rhonda Green, Elizabeth Moss, Sandy Wilson and Beth Parker. It took a lot of stamina and endurance for the girls to play one to three games a week. This was a true example of the enthusiasm and dedication needed for girls' softball. ,, s . g..,3,,,B Kits ,,. 8,1

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Match Point Of The Season The Boys' Tennis team had one of the best records in East Bay High School's tennis record books. With a record of 5-8, the team felt it could have achieved even more. A few remarks came from player Guy C-ash, I think we were better than our record showed. We had in- itiative and we had Tom Hecker and Chris Corr, the number one seeded doubles at Western Conference. Guy also added, Ms. Bonnie O'Brien gave everyone a fair chance to play. Through her continued guidance, we were able to reach many goalsff The team consisted of: Tom Hecker, Chris Corr, Doug Hecker, Guy Gash, Keith johnson and Dann Strickland. Keith johnson and Danny Strickland bat- tled for the fifth singles position, while Guy Gash and future tennis hopeful, Doug Hecker, battled for third singles. The team ferlt they did not pla tot eir poten- tial at cgstricts, but their overall season was a success. The players ,. i-.,'... y . wmv I .V gf with the best records were: Guy Gash and Tom Hecker Cwho finished with six wins and seven lossesi. The number one doubles of Tom Hecker Cfirst singlesi and Chris Corr tsecond singlesi ended their season with seven wins and three losses. Western Conference and districts were held at Riverfront Park, where the team finished eighth in Western Conference. In addition, C-uy Crash added, ... the team had excellent coaching, great potential and the desire to win. The season ended with seniors Guy Gash, Chris Corr and Tom Hecker playing their last matches as fighting ln- dians. r X X I 1 .xi 1 1 I tl. sg, ,- X 4 , X.. t . . ,', fl , X ' 1ws 'sl fix 1, A 1 1 S X! X 'fx .X 1 1- 3, Y Y Y XX :rt if ll' L uf uf Top right: Boys' Tennis coach - Bonnie O'Brien Middle left: Chris Corr hit a backhand volley. Center left: Chris Corr readied himself for a ffxfllfll. Center right: Tom Hecker swung for a line ball. Middle right: Tom Hecker served a hot shot. Bottom left: Danny Strickland waited for a return. Bottom right: Doug Hecker aCed his opponent. 220fSports: Boys' Tennis