Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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cvene 6a£te t he 1985 baseball team had their share of ups and downs. Even though their record was 10 and 16 with two ties, it was pretty good for first year coaches. After the retirement of Mr. Strater, Mr. Buckley took over the varsity team and Mr. Malis was his assistant. The Wildcats beat the Indiana Lake Shore Conference rivals, Morton, Gavit, Whiting, Clark, and Roosevelt, and tied Bishop Noll for the conference championship. Team captain Tom Dorton earned conference infielder and M.V.P. He ended his outstand- ing senior year by hitting two back to back homeruns. Regardless of Tom ' s and fellow teammates efforts, they lost to Clark and were eliminated from the state play-offs. The Junior Varsity had a record of 4 wins and 3 losses. Considering the young players and new coach, they were very successful. OPPONENT HHS OPP. Portage 1 3 Calumet S 1 Crown Pt. 2 12 Noll 2 2 Clark 6 6 ECR 0 2 Morton 12 2 Merr ' vle 3 6 Gavit 3 1 Whiting 2 0 ECW 0 10 Highland 3 11 Highland 2 12 Clark 3 2 ECW 2 7 ECR 11 1 Morton 4 0 Gavit 2 7 Munster 2 5 Calumet 16 10 Whiting 7 3 Noll 2 3 Noll 3 7 Clark 0 8 Andrean 1 6 Andrean 10 4 Sectional 4 14 Rich Spisak attempts to throw a fireball strike past the opponent. Top: Mr. Buckley, T. Dorton, T. Fisher, M. Stringer, ). Jancich, R. Sanders, Mr. Malis Middle: S. Long, T. Young, M. Lamont Sitting: R. Spisak, ). Casillas, J. Klen, M. Siedentopf, M. Brown.

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s4CC yotc need 6e Cove he girl ' s tennis team started off with 20 girls in the beginning of the season and finished off with 14 girls. There were four returning players from last years ' team and two of them were seniors, Diane Ginther and Lila March. The varsity team consisted of: No. one singles, Diane Ginther; no. two singles, Barbara March; no. three singles Tracy Price; first doubles, Lila March and Cara Ovstrovsky; and second doubles, Nora Cardenas and Nancy Pena. Diane Ginther and Barbara March both came in second place in the Lake Shore Con- ference while the whole team came in second. The team reached the semi-finals in sec- tionals. Diane Ginther and Bar- bara March both won the Grif- fith Invitational and the team came in second. Who ' s making a face? Why it ' s Cara Ostrovsky putting all of her energies into hit- ting the ball. OPPONENT HHS Highland Lost Clark Lost ECW Lost Noll Lost Clark Lost Morton Lost Griffith Lost Gavit Won LS Conf. 2nd Griffith Inv. 2nd Sectionals Beat Gavit lost to Lake Central TOP: C. Young, S. Smith, M. Hill, B. March, D. Gin- ther, T. Price, D. Mess- inger, Coach R. Kitchell BOTTOM: S. Smith, C. Ostrovsky, L. March, C. Lakatos, M. Maar, S. Grados, not pictured N. Cardenas. The no. 1 singles player (Diane Ginter) gives her opponent a big smile with her return shot. Spring Girls Tennis

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' ZOctdcafo Stni6e out ayaiu he 1985 Lady Wildcats softball team will have to try again next year for a winning season. The Lady Wildcats started remarkably well, then fell into a slump near the end of the season. Although their record may not show it, much improvement has been made such as, batting and fielding averages have increased and the teams attitude has improved. Even though the team has few wins the Lady Wildcats were pleased because they defeated some of the top teams in their conference. The 1985 season also brought about the first I.H.S.A.A. Softball Sectionals, which Hammond High hosted. The team captain for the 1985 season was D. Ball and M.V.P. was Bonnie Kizman. OPPONENT HHS OPP. Noll 4 13 Cavil 5 11 Morton 3 12 Munster 2 11 Whiting 1 b ECW 22 7 Gavit 20 5 Whiting 3 13 Clark 5 b ECU 21 9 Noll 7 8 Morton 4 10 Clark 2 1b ECR 3 5 ECW 15 0 Relieved the inning is over the pitcher Sue Sanders converses with her catcher Christine Gramhofer. TOP: B. Kizman, C. Gramhofer, L. Fladeland, A. Haslerig, D. Black, C. Chism, MIDDLE: C. Guest, D. Ball, J. Enriquez, J. Chism. BOTTOM: K. Lamont, S. Sanders, K. Haney. Coaches: Mr. Serafin and Mr. Schneider. Spring Softball 17