Hirschi High School - Husky Yearbook (Wichita Falls, TX)

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Defending Champions Play Ball. 4-.E 41 ani Coach Paul Lance, an avid baseball fan, is enthu- siastic about the '78 season. Practice began in February with two and a half hour sessions to prepare the players for district competition. According to Coach Don Hatcher, approxi- mately four dozen bats were used until the wooden bats were replaced with aluminum ones. Now the team uses a dozen wooden and four aluminum bats. All equipment is provided with the exception of the player's glove which he must furnish for himself. Travel to the district games on the home field and in nearby cities is by the familiar Yellow Hammerp but out of town games are by char- tered bus. All games are climaxed with the fa- vorite menu of chicken fried steak with all the trimmings! When the dust settled, Bobby Hall knew he was safe at third againl Coach Lance holds a mid-game conference at the mound with pitcher Eric jones. Coaches Hatcher and Lance act as substitute pitching ma- chines before the game. Baseball 29

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3 ,,,, Huskies Are Tagged For District Honors. Four members of the baseball team received dis- trict honors: Mark Andrus, Sophomore of the Yearg Bobby Hall, All District Honorable Mention, Senior David Beckham, All District Second Team, leading hitter in the city, and Senior Eric jones, All District Second Team, the city's top RBI man. - :lf-lt V , 'ttf Tfiiffjii-' Eric lones delivers the pitch to make it 1 three out for the Raiders! al vi., ' Mt , ,qs r , JFS .' 5' N A f :Wx N 4, ' Y tr Ansett, :shit-,A g k 1 x 'MXN ' -t 'QF ' f ' X QQ ' w ' xii X Y Q r is 'm 2 V' ,tg , . 'Z' . si? -I-'ffi swf Q lg: N Q -1i'Itllf if . iig' x ,Q aw X A ,Jn g . 4.x A ' L .ff H+., x ' an ..- ts I ' 'U Scott West warms up in the bullpen in we Q an . ,I ,,., anticipation of relieving pitcher Eric ff ' ' ,lit 2 5- ' A T 1 lones' T ' 'T' fi'-ami-' ,sc Qampqgl D Q ' Phil Smith makes a tag-out at first! si-wi-ifff.,,,t,,,,,,, S V 4 'K W , ,J ' H .. T we 4 , 'ww .' T T ., .4 . A.: U gf 'nl' S' , slyftv v! f' twgfw - GL, D X I S i.' A ,1 f T D' in l'iWMf'1 is ' 3 iii 4,1-s t.:f,.w'-uni 94 M kg Amijyasu' M T' . .4 n ,.g..vl,, .Z-Q., gf, 'wt '-'fs va- ' '. 1 A - 4' 'v,g, , ...M 'Q'-o-.e.f.l b. ' ' -V L ,, i' I ' -if' . -' ,f ,, .x ' , . . 1 X . -fl-: f' 71 ' if f:?l ' ei N 'Tvf' A 'Q '9frP.dnp ' 28 Baseball 1 L il if: fm, M , A, V 1 QM A ' 'V' f at U ., sw ' 4 . , - J ' 4 'V - ,. ,' 1,f:Mf3'5f is . hr , , A, fan' .- n - 9 . ng, ' S r . fl A, - , 1 S. W I 4 I I F .Is 5. ,, lv, .,', '-at v, vi-,Ati , mi ' 1' - Nj' , '- ' ' 'V ' f -i '. K ' , T , as N? '5-fi, wail, . - , s-aft , w 1, . .. . . 4 A, , 1 L4 - . . iv- an s ' '

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Young Men Respond To Pressure A game of agility and speed re- quiring physical and mental skills is the pressure sport of basket- ball! And responding to the call is an average of fifteen to twenty- two young men who want to be a part of this pressure situation. When asked why one would want to play this game, Coach Frank Airington said: Because it helps the player to build a self- image, it teaches him to have confidence to work with a group of men for that one common goal of winningl The 1977-78 varsity squad includes Coach Frank Airington, Artis Rankin,Pat Elmore, Michael Calhoun, Kelley Ed- wards, Larry Mergerson, james White, james Perkins, lake Franklin, Mickey Rangel, Manager, front: Charles Shi- lanski, Manager, Connie Palmer, R. L. Harris, Freddie Franklin, joe Mosley, jeff Tesney, Manager. Huskies give encouragement to each other before the game begins. Laramie Mergerson controls the tip-off for the Huskies! Game. ' s f 4, , lj.. 1, : - V 1 1 30 Basketball 4- Rn X ....,.-.d..,--f X S