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

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Diana Spencer returns a pop fly while Mamie Vaiko watches during warm-up practice prior to the Kimball game. Spencer usually played right field, and VaIko played third base. photo by Mike Rafferty Rapping it up in the last inning, first baseman Crissy Miller takes a practice swing before stepping into the batter ' s box during the game against Kimball. photo by Mik e Rallcrty Waiting for yet another strike-out by pitcher Debbie Michelson, Stephanie Bearden keeps a close eye on the ball. Bearden rarely let a base be stolen. photo by Mike Rafferty FRONT ROW: Debbie Michelson. Mamie VaIko, Norma Blasnich, Jennifer Rishel. Alison Andreae. SECOND ROW: Stephanie Bearden. Sara Starkle. Ginny Kemp. Diana Spencer. Tricia Roddy. THIRD ROW: Carta Hay. Kelly Holden. Kelly Cronin. Crissy Miller. Coach Bill Schmidt. GIRLS ' FRESHMEN SOFTBALL 247

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... We did not have any one star They ail compli- s merited each other. COACH BILL SCHMIDT FRESHMAN SOFTBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Berkley 19-6 Andover 31-2 Webb 21-10 Ferndale 17-6 Kimball 18-9 Beecher 22-7 Southfield Lathrup 23-8 | Marian 16-4 Troy 12-2 Berkley 17-4 Southfield 33-4 Andover 27-5 Webb 16-5 Ferndale 15-5 Kimball 13-4 Teamwork Contributes To Undefeated Season Striking it rich- the Ninth Grade Girls ' Softball Team hit it off from start to finish. With coaching by Bill Schmidt, the team was strong without individual leaders. By sportsmanship and team unity, we all work together, said Debbie Michelson. Their power as a team showed at the end of their season with a 14-0 record. They scored a whopping 203 runs to the opposition ' s 84 tallies. This was primarily due to excellent fielding. The team ' s greatest strength was their ability to come from behind. They were an exceptionally good team. When they fell behind, they really started to play. And after they did - look out! said Coach Schmidt. There were, however, the individ- uals that contributed to the team ' s success. The league learned early in the season that they could not steal bases on catcher Stephanie Bearden. Managers Carla Hay and Stephanie Spellman also contributed to the team. Being a manag- er involves dedication. Making sure the score is kept correctly and every play is recorded are two important duties. Fortunately, the team had only one major injury the whole season. During a game at Berkley, second baseman Alison Andreae injured her knee when a Berkley player slid into her. Alison sat on the bench or in her wheelchair for the rest of the season. Out of the fourteen victorious games played, the team mercied twelve of them. This was the second year in a row that the freshman Softball team went undefeated. Since this was only a ninth grade team, they did not go to any regionals or playoff games; but their teamwork and dedication paid off. They saw their results in an undefeated season. by Libble Wilson 246 GIRLS ' FRESHMEN SOFTBALL Second baseman Tricia Roddy anxiously a waits for a line drive to come her way in the game against Southfield. pholo by Mike Rafferly

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Senior captain Doug Summers flies over the bar and into the record books, breaking the previous pole-vaulting record by one inch, held by the team ' s assistant coach. photo by Mike Rafferty FRONT ROW: Jack Mosses. Bill Pettibone. Dan Rang. Aram Agbabian. Jell Knappe, Chris Niely. Larry Sage, Jim Feiste. Mike Adelman. Ken Brown. John Soloczuk. Kelly Kebl. SECOND ROW: Steve Wadle, Charles Johnson. John Caray. Andy Song. Tom Corej. Bill Stewart. Dan Johnson. Matt Murvey. Phil Hanak. Steve Perry. Mike Walter. Jason Downey. Stephen Robertson THIRD ROW: Jim Decker. Alex Morton. Scott Marshall. Brad Shively, Rob Slucky. Jeff Turczyn. Simon Tomlinson. David Marsoncowski. John Marshall. Scott Tjaden. Paul Dain. Glen Cosine. Coach Shively. FOURTH ROW: Derik Montgomery. John Debbrecht. Tom Werth- man. Brad Mackler. Tim Song. Dave Williams. Howard Cooper. Scott Confer. Peter Roberts, Ted Barry. Walt Heil. Tom Schreur. Gary Feiten. During the final moments of practice before a competi- tion, senior Alex Morton gets the adrenalirr pumping while polishing the fine points of his pole-vaulting techniques. photo by Mike Rafferty In the last few yards of the quarter mile run. senior Peter Roberts digs toward the finish line during a meet against Ferndale. Seaholm destroyed Ferndale by a score of 124-13 photo by Mike Rafferty 248 BOYS ' TRACK