Elkhart Memorial High School - Monolith Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Sally Haile, only senior on the team, struck out 15 batters during the regular season. Pam Stines hits a ground ball eae middle un ene a game in whic e h the Chargers feated Central 9-8. Softball: A season for learning When the girls' softball team yelled, Fire up, that's exactly what we did. We said this before every game and when we were really down. Junior Kelly Huneryager, co-captain, said, I know we lost some seniors, but we're still a tough team and we're going to be even better next year with 16 returning lettermen! The bench was alive with spirit during a game. Coach Cindy Davenport claimed, The team's enthusiasm was the strongest asset. Our biggest win of the season waS due mostly to our enthusiasm. The game was against Central and we were down by four runs in the fourth inning. The team got really fired up because we were determined to beat our biggest rival. The team came back to win in the seventh inning by one run. In fact, Memorial beat Central both times we played them. Our record of 4-10 isn't quite what we expected it to be, but with only one person graduating, the team will have its fire burning next year and the season record will be much higher. —-Sally Haile I was very excited to be elected team captain, and I was really shocked when our coach told us. I'm really glad that I was picked. --Yvette Luttrel WON SOFTBALL OPPONENT 10-3 SB Riley Mishawaka Marian SB Washington SB St. Joe Elkhart Central Concord SB Adams Mishawaka SB Clay Elkhart Central Penn MC Elston Northridge SB LaSalle RECORD 4-10 Softball 9

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Yvette Luttrel slides into second base with a successful steal against Central. ang Chargers won the game FRONT ROW: Kim Snellenberger, Yvette Luttrel, Tricia Plank, Tammy Willard. MIDDLE ROW: Coach Cindy Davenport, Lori Harris, Jodi Horner, Wendi Wagner, Shelly Valdez, Dee Gatto, assistant coach. THIRD ROW: Pam Stines, Sally Haile, Tammy Wells, Melissa ikens, Patty Stines, Heather Smith. BACK ROW: Rochelle Gubi, Connie Smead, Kelly Huneryager. 8 Softball {| ee - Ne. Pam Stines and Connie Smead are on a collision course as they both attempt to catch a fly ball during the second game against Central.

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TOP ROW: Beth Fortino, Debbie Milas, Karin Borchert, Todd Tharp. SECOND ROW: Angie West, Elizabeth Werner, Jim Peterman. THIRD ROW: Jenni Boling, Kathy Lundquist Claire Hartman, Naryan S010w Polly Carl, Lisa Clark, Sarah Nickel, Shonne Slack. FOURTH ROW: Julie Stewart, Am Rediger, Tina Nix, Michelle Reames. LAST ROW: eet Sa- rantos, Andrea Howard errye paReony Jeana Crain, Kelly McFarlin. Positive attitudeswork Emotional highs and lows characterized most of the 1984 season. There were times at the beginning of the season when we felt like we would never play tennis, and times near the end when we felt like we would all have nervous breakdowns because we had six matches in a row. In between, we shared more laughs, tears, hugs and handshakes than any other team I've been on. Performance-wise, our team surprised a lot of people. Last year's team graduated five seniors, so this year's team lacked experience, but we made up for it with positive attit- udes. Motivated by our only seniors, Polly Carl and Karin Borchert, who served as co- captains, we proved thzt we deserved our state ran ing by winning our own invit .tional, finishing second at tne Munster Invitational, establishing a 15-5 record overall, and losing 10 Tennis “Yy only to third-ranked Central in the conference to become con- ference runners-up. Off the court, we had our accomplishments, too. Ifa survey were taken, we probably would have eaten more, per match, than any other team in FMHS history. On one team- mate's birthday, we devoured 30 cupcakes and two 8x10 cakes before we even played! Despite all the fun, I think I'll remember the long rides in the van the most. For some reason, riding in a van with the same people for a few hours makes you feel like you could talk about anything, and we did (much to the embarrassment of our two male coaches) ! Long after we forget the individual records we each established this year, we will remember the friends we made and the laughs we shared, and that's what being on a team is all about. —Debbie Milas a ‘AO on AEM