John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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I FN s, JV pitcher Adam Ortega practices his pitching before a game Ortega was also the relief pitcher for the varsity team. CO -D O C 5 CO 0) CO -. L V aDt ©[Ai©[r Before taking his turn at bat at the Travis game, Andy Atkins prac- Elliott Hill .ititmpis to tag tices his swinging. Atkins, according to C!oach Pennington, was one of the team ' s outstanding players. Round Rock player in a nondistrut game. Reagan won the game 8-5. 62

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©K Reagan ' s other team sports also had somewhat successful seasons. The (golf) season was fun. W e didn ' t win often, but we tried, commented James Fedro. After playing in tournaments in Seguin and San Antonio, the golf team played at the district competition April 26 and 27, where Fedro placed seventh. James is just as good as the top golfers in the district. We ' ve improved since last year, stated Coach Duane Moore. The girls golf team consisted of two members. They ' re both freshman and are learning the game, so we ' re looking for- ward to next year, added Coach Moore. The wrestling team managed a 4-2 record, putting them in second place district-wise. November 24, Reagan met Anderson in a wrestling meet and was defeated by the Trojans 14-27. Top performers for Reagan were Dan Loiacono and Tim Rathke. The squad also entered a meet November 13 and 14 at the University of Texas. They competed with eight of the top 10 teams in the state, including the defend- ing state champs. Reagan finished 16 out of the 39 teams entered and set a new school record for most points scored in a meet. The underclassmen did remarkably well, commented Loiacono. The team has grown. We won some matches as a team. It was a lot of fun. The team was real close, like a family. We all learned a lot. We had some outstanding wrestlers. CD CO O o CD n a urestling meet against Lanier. Lance Birdsong struggles to pin down his oppo- second-place finish with a 4-2 district record, nent. Lanier won the meet as well as the district title, but Reagan accomplished a 61

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' ©My Although the varsity baseball team did not wifi district, Coach Pat Pennington felt his team did better than expected. We had a better season than was ex- pected, Coach Pennington said. We only had two returning starters, so we didn ' t ex- pect to win as many games as we did. It was predicted that the varsity baseball team would finish the season near the bot- tom of the district standings, but the baseball team proved the prediction wrong as they finished the year with a season record of 18 wins and nine losses. The baseball team finished third in the first and second halves of district play. According to Coach Pennington, the team ' s best game was against the Lanier Vikings. Lanier won the first-half cham- pionship, but Reagan was able to beat them in an impressive game. It was the first time in playing them that the team beat them, Coach Pen- nington said. Sophomore pitcher Don McCoy had an impressive season with a pitching record of nine wins and four losses. Other players who had outstanding years, according to Coach Pennington, were Doug Fletcher, Jon Paul Trial, and Gerald Wright. And as far as next year is concerned. Coach Pennington says things look good. We ' re expecting good things from the JV team, he said. Varsity baseball (firsi row) James Maiihews, George Resendez, Jon Paul Trial, Steve Spinn, Orsby Crenshaw, Andy Aikins, Billy Seeds; (second row) Gerald Wright. Buddy Hughes, Dennis Fleicher, Adam Onega, Derron Mirisching, Brian Marak, Lee Reznicek, Billy Whiiely (trainer); (third row) Coach Dale Rebold. Mike Gibson (manager), Eddie Rivas, Don McCoy. Dennis Janda, Doug Fletcher. Elliott Hill, Edward Fleming, Coach Pat Pennington. fid CO CO 0) CO CD O SO Coaches Dale Rock game. RehoUJ and Pat Pennington fire up the team before the Round Don McCoy keeps his eye on the pitcher as he tries to send the ball out of the h. McCoy, a sophomore, was Reagan ' s pitcher. ill park. 63