Exira High School - Exiran Yearbook (Exira, IA)

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Baseball - 5-7 in Conference Kevin, James Aaron Honored The Exira Vikings baseball squad finished the year with an overall record of seven wins and seventeen loses. In conference play they were 5 - 7. The team began practice in early May by Roger Mathias. Their first game was May 29 against Adair. Coach Mathias said, “Offensively we need to leave fewer people stranded on base and we need to develop more hitters in the line-up. Exira was a good defensive team by the season’s end. We will have to shut down the base stealers. Our pitchers and catchers will work hard in this area. With pitching and catching improvement we should be a good team next year. The Vikings fell to the Walnut Warriors in the first round of the sectional tournament with a score of five to zero. Steve Jacobsen's most memorable moment (shared by most of the play- ers) was coming back in the top of the seventh inning to go ahead of Guthrie Center twelve to eleven and then holding them for the win. When the season ended, the players and their families gathered at the Legion Park for ice- cream. Some of the special awards went to James Paige who received second team infielder. Aaron Paulsen got third team infielder also. Kevin Laurid- sen as a first baseman and Aaron Paulsen as a short stop were named to the Elk Horn all-tourna- ment team. By Aaron Paulsen 1. Aaron Paulsen awaits the arrival of the ball! 2. 1986 baseball tem: Back rowfleft to right)- Coach Mathias, Chad Jorgensen. Steve Jacobsen. Mike Venteicher. Mike Luft. Dana Hess. Front row- Matt Petersen. Aaron Paulsen. Todd Sonntag. Kevin Lauridsen. and James Paige. Not Pictured Jeff Paige. Joe Jessen. Brent Brinkmeier. and Jeremie Faga Adair Urbandale Atlantic Lewis Central Anita Audubon B-F Walnut Guthrie Center O-M Elk Horn C M Guthrie Center Dunlap Anita Walnut O-M C M B-F P-L Elk Horn Walnut 2-11 (W) 0-19 (L) 2-12 (L) 3-24 (L) 10- 3 (W) 0-16 (L) 6- 5 (W) 6- 2 (W) 12-11 (W) 1- 5 (L) 0-22 (L) 4-20 (L) 9-11 (L) 0-17 (L) 11- 6 (W) 1-12 (L) 17-10 (W) 2-12 (L) 0-10 (L) 1-13 (L) 0-12 (L) 0- 5 (L)