Hopewell High School - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Hopewell, VA)

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Fleet Feet. Dinwiddie third baseman, Parkinson, waits for a belated throw from the outfield as Johnny Bollinger rounds third and later scores in the 7-3 rout over Dinwiddie. Devils SMASH Royals— 9th Inning GRUDGE Win! Weather conditions were perfect that day of the game with Prince George. The game was at home and the team was ready. With one loss already to Prince George they needed the win to keep the lead in the Central District. It was so quiet in the locker room before the game — no playing or talking — everyone just dressed and looked serious. Nervousness lasted through warm¬ up and the first inning — then the team calmed down and concentrated on winning. In the ninth inning the Royals led 3-2. The last of the Devil line-up was at bat. Everyone on the field and in the stands thought it was all over. There were two outs and the Headed for Home. Joey Mann scores on a Tim Jones sacrifice fly in the 2-0 squeaker over Manchester. Mann pitched a one-hitter, his sixth straight win. Defending are catcher Bill Rawes and pitcher Mike Collins. Clutch Come-Through. Robin Moore’s face registers triumph after his last inning hit scored Tim Jones to give Hopewell a 4-3 win over Prince George. bases were loaded. Ronnie Stidham singled to left and Danny Stidham scored to make it 3-3. Robin Moore came to bat. The count was 3-2 when he singled to center and Tim Jones scored to make it 4-3. Team effort won that grudge game. Devils finished the season in a tie for the district championship with Thomas Dale only to lose 6-1 to the Knights in the play offs. Baseball Team. Front row: John Koren, Danny Stidham. Second row: Rex Sharp, Joey Mann, Ronnie Stidham, Mike Stanley, Mitch Hobbs, Robin Moore, Coach Stuart Driscoll. Back row: Allen Manning, John Bollinger, Kevin Howlett, Mayes Marks, Bobby Bradshaw, Tim Jones, Don Karabaich. Baseball 11

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;acrifices to center field, scoring Ronnie jam in the first inning of the 2-0 win over 4;ter. Manchester catcher is Bill Rawes. • fr ' tqj • s y a i ; rs , 1 « V. Y. atraok . fv i 4 jk v S . - mm m? ]j| r - 4 ' ,4 ,1 ' Bgnio ' ' V A to,- , } ? !» - V ' j 1 v x a t £SL 1 1 BP WP . l , r .. i v mff. . SSMT- ' f. ■ • % r Allnn VARSITY BASEBALL HHS 5 Midlothian 1 HHS 8 Thomas Dake 3 HHS 2 Meadowbrook 0 HHS 8 Petersburg 1 HHS 4 Dinwiddie 3 HHS 0 Prince George 6 HHS 0 Thomas Dale 0 HHS 4 Colonial Heights 2 HHS 7 Dinwiddie 3 HHS 4 Prince George 4 . HHS 4 Petersburg 5 HHS 4 Colonial Heights 7J HHS 9 Manchester 1 1 HHS 10 Meadowbrook 0 HHS 2 Manchester 0 HHS 1 Thomas Dale 6 WON 13 LOST 3 TIE 1 Stirring up a Cloud. Colonial Heights catcher Chuck Aters waits in vain for the throw from center field as Allen Manning scores from third base on Danny Stidham’s hit. This action came in the third inning of a 4-2 win over Colonial Heights. Adding ' em Up. Ronnie Stidham streaks behind Dinwiddie third baseman Parkinson and decides to hold at third as Tim Jones scores on Johnny Bollinger’s sacrifice fly. Devils smashed Dinwiddie 7-3. Most Valuable Player — John Koren Player of the Year — Allen Manning Golden Glove Award —Tim Jones Rookie of the Year — Joe Mann All Tri-City John Koren Allen Manning Tim Jones 10 Baseball

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Enthusiastic and eager were the words first year Coach Carolyn Boone used to describe the softball team. She commented, “I made them sweat a lot! I didn’t put up with any fooling around! I play to win — and they really wanted to win. There were only two regular season losses and the one to Dinwiddie was the roughest. Hopewell stayed behind until the seventh inning when they tied the score at 8-8, only to have Dinwiddie come back in the eighth inning to win it 16-8. The Devilettes finished the season in third place in the district and lost the championship game to Petersburg 5- 3 at Sheppard Stadium in Colonial Heights. Bonner Power. Norma Bonner smacks a base hit against Prince George. She later scored in the 11-2 Hopewell victory. SOFTBALL HHS 27 Midlothian 4 HHS 36 Manchester 12 HHS 11 Prince George 2 HHS 4 Thomas Dale 7 HHS 24 Colonial Heights 2 HHS 8 Dinwiddie 16 HHS 10 Gibbons 3 HHS 9 Petersburg 5 HHS 9 Meadowbrook 5 HHS 21 Sussex 4 WON 8 LOST 2 M Winner Style Stance. Ready for the ball, Vicki Chiarky bats against Prince George. The ball she hit landed in center for a double in the 11- 2 win. Stretchin ' . Louwanna Coleman stretches for an out in the game with Colonial Heights. Hopewell pulverized the Colonials 24-2. 12 Softball