John Marshall High School - Lex Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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JV 0 Frosh Baseball 'sing teams have good ear The JV Baseball team rallied to an successful season with 8 wins and 2 losses. Their ability as a team was clearly demonstrated as they battled through every contest. The JV's built up a record streak of six wins, one loss, two wins, one loss, and ended the season tied for first in the PIL West. The team outscored their opponents 110 to 57, and averaged ll runs per game compared to the oppositions' 5.7 run average. ' r The team showed consistent hit-. ing, pitching, and boasted a knowl- edgeable coaching staff. lt was a super season. We had a good atti- tude, and overall l had a lot of fun, stated Tom Mays. The team had a never-give-up atti- tude. This was illustrated by their comeback victory over Jackson, lO- 9. They came from behind to score three different timesfaind finally clinched the game in the bottom of the fifth with two runs. Overall, the team performed well, considering the record for the year. l would say that the year was a success, stated Coach Rurey. Good defense, coupled with a team batting average of 299, contri- buted to the Freshmen Baseball .teams successful 916 season. We beat every PIL team except Benson and Cleveland, boasted Coach Randy Holland. The season went really great. One of the season's highlights was playing Wilson on their home turf and coming away with a win. Mentally, the kids were ready. We won even though we were missing two players, stated Holland. Outstanding. players included Jeff Key, Terry Gentry, Mike Brill, and Steve Jackson offensively, while Gentry and Jackson also added a boost to the defensive side of the game. Due to good weather, the fresh- men played more games compared to only five played last year. The season went well and we had a lot of fun playing, concluded Darren Dryden. xi. il. :LKL i. LKLL 2 .s ..-. ,.,. , i N s . its L. ei .,,. , . X . . it W 'i e . or at x it--v . DEMONSTRA TING his devastating pitching abilities, Miko Montoya helps win a game against Lincoln, 22-O. 132 JV ' Frosh Baseball .

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Softball Young exhibit am it Playing strongly throughout the season, the M'Maids fought hard and were in the running for the state championship playoffs up until the last game. The girls' Varsity Softball team' tallied up a successful record of 13-5-1, an accomplishment that was third best in the PIL. Although hampered bye bad weather and a lack of senior leader' ship, their willingness to play ball and their all-around ability to work well together as a team proved to be the key to their successful season record, We had a pretty young team, but worked well together, We had disci- pline and overall abilitylas a team. stated Freshman Rosalynnl Hortsch. Teamwork and a strong defense have been the abilities that kept us going strong throughout the sea- son, claimed Senior Kathleen Shen man. The entire team performed well. Although we lacked leader- ship, an extraordinary performance by Kathleen kept the team together because she made the other teams think when she was on both offense and defense, commented Coach Ken Trapp. The JV teams compiled a record of 9 wins and 7 losses for the season. 'fThe performance of the team was excellent. Consistently high batting averages proved to be the strongest point of the game. As a team they hit over .500 and eight girls hit over .600 throughout the season, stated Coach Jim McCallister. We worked well together and learned a lot along the way, claimed Sophomore Shei- ley Frank. i g Although the JV team moved many players up to Varsity, their determination and ability to play led them to complete a respectable sea- son, Freshman Tiifiailfosterman cone cluded, My first year of softball at Marshal! was great. I learned many new skills and our team was out- standing in spirit. 5 E A . l swf Z K, it wk., , , ,rf 'fag umm or jg s we -' r. ,df , A 5 MAKING TRACKS around the bases on her way to an , undisputed home run is Junior Belinda Noguez. Her consistent batting and base running were major fac- tors in the team's success. 134 Softball Somali ,