Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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LEFT FIELDER JOHN Kreitz throws home for a closely contested out at the plate. SHOWING THE WINNING Maple form, Tom Nolan Ryan Gault lets one ily during pre-game warm-ups. X if ,A H 5 . . . . ,X , , 5' ,w ' I A X L5 ' i ,, I I - Q ' 5 E FABULOUS TEAMWORK shows rough as John Kreitz and Tom Gault i rform an easy double play against JW9 BASEBALL 209 rndale.

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ONE OF SEAHOLM'S finest batters, Jeff Peterson shows his defensive talent as a fine up and coming Seaholm pitcher. PITCHER TOM GAULT puts everything into it and sends yet another one out of the park. J V. Tokes Third in SMA Frosh Record o Winning Record he Junior Varsity Baseball Team set a precedent for the years to come with a fine record of 14 wins and 8 losses. Previous years set the Maples in a mediocre position in regard to the SMA standings. Highlights of the season were: the outstanding team batting average of .340. Major contributors to it's great success were jeff Peterson with a .485 average and 15 doubles. Sophomore Tony Purther at .380, Junior john Kreitz at .340 and Mark Spencer, Matt Aljian and Donald Righter all surging on a .350 mark. Also an outstanding defense kept the Maples in every game until the final out. A bull-pen of Peterson, Tom Gault and Sophomore David Kuhn led the Maples in the humming department. Throughout a season of close games 208 jvfo BASEBALL and a number of letdowns, this years ninth grade baseball team walks away proud with a 6 and 2 season. The season was originally scheduled for twelve games but according to coach Jim Smith, the team held together impressively through a stretch of canceled games due to cold and wet weather. Unlike past seasons, this years' squad did not have any elected captains and the coach credited the teams success to the participation and effort of the entire team. Mike Kauth's outstanding performance at the mound as well as batting earned him the Most Valuable Player award. Mr. Smith and the entire team expect better results as they enter the Junior Varsity level next year. O

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DURING WARM-UP before a meet at Kimball, Patty Mills and Kim Morton tape their hands in preparation for their performances on the balance beam. Y Anne Carroll CONCENTRATING DEEPLY, Pam Tanase begins execution of a tuck jump and dismount. Her performance earned Seaholm 7.1 points. 210 GYMNASTICF' SWINGING INTO POSITION on the balance beam, co-captain Patty Mills warms up for the Ferndale meet. Seaholm won the contest by a Wide margin. IN HER DEBUT on the balance beam, Sarah Cairns displays grace and style and earns Seaholm the points needed to beat Kimball. 3 . if Anne Carrol I I S I 1 3 S 2