Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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Sophomore, Danny Stidham, tags third base on a homer during the Matoaca game. Ricky Burnette ' s no-hitter in the second game of the season started the year right for the Varsity Baseball team. We ended capturing the hotly contested Central District Championship over Prince George. It was just a young group of guys, said Coach Stuart Driscoll, that with a lot of work, improved steadily. They were lucky enough to have good leaders in Mike Toner, Ricky Burnette, and Jim Eure, three seniors who were good all around. Versatility was another major reason for the success of the team. When asked about next season, Coach Driscoll was optimistic but cautious. After all, he said, those three seniors are a lot to have to lose, but I think team work and experience will get i us through. Devils Top Royals 1 -0 Win District Title Above: Varsity Baseball Team: Front Row: Kenny Rice, Gary Bilyeu, Bernard Toner, Ricky Burnette, Jim Eure, Mike Toner, John Koren, Frank Vergara. Second Row: Mike Crampton, Allen Manning, Tim Jones, Big C Tolbert. Third Row: Coach Stuart Driscoll, Wayne Daniels, John Talley, Danny Stidham. Fourth Row: Mike Blythe, Tom Bell, manager. Right: Ricky Burnette proudly holds the Most Valuable Player Trophy. His sportsmanship won a scholarship to the University ot Tennessee. Baseball 28

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Freshmen and sophomore boys made up the JV Baseball team. The first game with Peabody and a I 2-2 victory gave us too much confidence. In our next game Meadowbrook slaughtered us 12- 5. Learning our lesson, we went on to pull off a 7-5 season. The most outstanding games were victories over Prince George, Colonial Heights, and Peabody. Still, we could not beat Meadowbrook, though. JV Baseball Scores: Team: Front Row: John Bollinger, Mayes Marks, Tim Blount, David Elmore, Bobby Witherow, Dan Harlan, Donald Mueller. Second Row: Bart Nicholson, Brian Rice Eddie Garrett, Mike Stanley, Trip Wilson, Tom Pierce, Vincent Brown, Coach Balderson. In the 6th inning of the Dinwiddie game, David Elmore fouls back to make the count 2 and I. •v- .. .• -fcv- • W If , ..V , ?. • f ,r,j d ■ - 4 .. i-- S ' : t2C8r!0SBS0 ' G ' TTtWM « ' w V V- • ' - ...jxfi ,4 v.y -tfirzitr ?v-i -C jBSHk, ■ Overconfidence Perils JVs JV Baseball Scores HHS 12 Peabody 2 HHS 5 Meadowbrook 12 HHS 2 Dinwiddie 4 HHS 7 Prince George 3 HHS 15 Colonial Heights 2 HHS 9 Manchester 7 HHS 1 Dinwiddie 4 HHS 0 Meadowbrook 15 HHS 9 Prince George 7 HHS 6 Colonial Heights 4 HHS 4 Manchester 8 HHS 12 Peabody 1 In the first few moments of the second Dinwiddie game, Vincent Brown connects with a grounder to third base. Hopewell finally wins the game 9-7. JV Baseball 27

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IVainer Tommy Bell, Coach Stuart Driscoll and ' Big C Tolbert review the team ' s statistics oefore the Petersburg game. Crack, a Dinwiddie batter connects as Wayne Daniels throws the ball. Varsity Baseball Scores HHS 4 Petersburg 0 HHS HHS 7 Dinwiddie Thomas Dale (Forfeit) 0 HHS 3 Meadowbrook 4 HHS 4 Prince George 2 HHS 4 Colonial Heights 3 HHS 7 Manchester 2 HHS 7 Midlothian 4 HHS 14 Thomas Dale 2 HHS 5 Dinwiddie 2 HHS 1 Petersburg 4 HHS 2 Meadowbrook 1 HHS 7 Prince George 3 HHS 2 Colonial Heights 3 HHS 2 Manchester 1 HHS 7 Midlothian 1 John Talley spots for Bernard Toner as he rounds first base in the game against Thomas Dale. Baseball