Great Valley High School - Musket Yearbook (Malvern, PA)

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Diamondmen Field Second Place Finish Brian Stackhouse holds his swing on a low pitch. The 1977 baseball season was crammed with both success and fl IStration for Hal Honig ' s GV squad. The Patriot diamondmen led the Ches-Mont League ' s Southern Division throughout most of the year, but two late-season losses forced a play-off for the di- vision title with the Downingtown Whippets. The Whippets won the game, so Great Vailed ended up a close second with a 13-3 league record. Again there were no stars in the Valley attack- -a well-bal- anced team was the key to victory. The Patriot batters hit a hefty .305 for the season, with Randy Stone, co- captain Rich DeRafelo, Terry Skahan, and co-captain Steve Dixon sporting the top indivi- dual averages. Stone also led the pitching staff with a 7-3 count, while Mike Cola was 5-1, and DeRafelo was 3-0. Ken Liskey, Larry Barker, Brian Stackhouse, and Dave McDonnell were the other regulars in the line-up. Steve Dixon tried to check, but the ball still hit his bat. Rich DeRafelo reaches out and strokes a base hit. ' 4 ' jS .. ji J. i if ,T1 . ATlf =A..- -jU A Dave McDonnell lets the bat fly as he takes off for first base. It looks like bad news for Great Valley. Dave McDonnell, Brian Stackhouse, and Coach Honig appear none too happy as relief pitcher Brett Donbach warms up. 148 Baseball

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T ' Goalie Aime Madarasz directs the defense. The Patriot stickgals gather in the traditional pre- game huddle and psyche their way to the Ches-Mont title (and ice cream and jackets! ! ) Junior center Shari Marshall bends low to challenge an East opponent for a pick-up-- a difficult and extremely important skill. Junior Kim Lowe, called up from the JV in the middle of a varsity game, looks for an open cutter. Co-captain Donna Quay demonstrates the skill and style that won her All Ches-Mont second team honors. ■ f ji ai. Ik . ' - X i Senior defender Ann Voltz shows her disgust over an opponent ' s score. 9 t ;. 147

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ff ' 4 1 m - % 1977 BASEBALL TEAM: STANDING: Coach Honig, Joe Brown, Larry Barker, Randy Stone, Mike Cola, Brett Donbach, Jim Barling, Rich DeRafelo, Steve Dixon; KNEELING: John Hagee, Jerry Ramsey, Rick Rohall, Larr - Skahan, Jim Kehr, Brian Stackhouse, Ter- ry Skahan, Dave McDonnell, Ken Liskey m.. ; ««3is-.«iiS5?j-: ? ' . ;, - Ken Liskey starts to step off his lead . . . second. but Larry Skahan is ready to steal V Terry Skahan takes the throw, but it looks like it ' s too late. Fireballer Mike Cola is ready to release another heater. Randy Stone, who played first when not on the mound, makes the put out. Baseball 149