Haltom High School - Buffalo Yearbook (Haltom City, TX)

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The Batter ' s Out! This was a phrase heard many times by Rider batters as pitcher Gary Drain struck out twelve and allowed only two hits to power the Buffs over the Raiders 1-0. Our only run was supplied by Gary Dunn in the fifth on a Rider error. With the win, we were on our way to dis- trict. Hungry for our second win, we hosted arch-rival Rich- land on the Buff diamond. Again Gary Drain carried the mound honors but had to be relieved by Joe Carl- son after giving up back to back doubles and three runs. In turn. Rebel pitchers allowed only two Buffs, John Creecy and Phil Haily, to swat the ball. Final Score: Rebs 3 - HHS 0. Senior first baseman Tommy Hardin pre- pares to tag the bag for an out against Rider. Reserve catcher Ricky Cyr draws a bead on the runner. Sports 89

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■ ' . ' First Row: Andy Zwaicher, Dare Weihs, Phil Hailey, Tim Stout, Gary Bunn, Mike Houser. Second Row: Rickey Hill, Paul Gamble, Tommy Hardin, David White, Ricky Cyr, Bob Ranelle. Third Row: Coach Blailock Strichland, Lloyd Sizemore, Ricky Evans, Barry Davis, Steve Frair, Joel Carlson, John Creecy, Gary Drain. Pre-Geason was a grand-slam smash . . . for the Buffs as we posted an eager 8-7 mark and took sixth place in the Cowtown Invitational Tournament during the Easter holidays. District play, however, proved to be a disappointment as we came out ahead in only two tilts and a fifth place finish for the year. Coach Blailock Strickland Baseball Schedule Haltom 1 Rider Haltom Richland 3 Haltom 3 Castleberry 4 Haltom Wichita Falls 1 Haltom Mineral Wells 7 Haltom 5 Rider 6 Haltom 2 Richland 4 Haltom 5 Wichita Falls 8 Haltom Castleberry 6 Haltom 5 Mineral Wells 1 88 Sports

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Power hitters are rare, and Tim Stout and Wcky Hill proved it right as they hit back to back homeruns over the Castlebexry left field walls to give Haltom a quick 3-0 lead. This lead, how- ever, was slowly chipped away as the Lions roared back with two runs in the fourth and fifth to secure a 4-3 district win. This loss dropped our record to 1-3 along with hopei for a district crown. The Haltom-Wichita Falls game proved to be a pitcher ' s duel with Gary Drain winning the contest eleven strike outs to eight, but losing the game 1-0 in the fifth inning on an error. Our only hits of the day were supplied by Gary Bunn, Paul Gamble, Phil Hailey, and Archie White, all of whom had singles. Once again, a good per- formance was overshadowed by a loss. Starting catcher John Creecy awaits action against Castleberry. Southpaw hurler Gary Drain, doing what he does best, throws a strike against Falls, Sports