Lake Braddock Secondary School - Lair Yearbook (Burke, VA)

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The J.V. Baseball coach J.R. Mathews was quoted as say- ing that he wanted to achieve three goals. “First and foremost, the boys should have fun. Secondly, the players should learn baseball skills. The third objective was to win more games than they lost. To achieve these goals, the team members practiced from 3:30 to 5:30 everyday Monday through Friday doing everything from running to bunting. Mike Frigault who helped lead the bruins to a successful season summed it up well, “Simple fundamentals and lots of practice really did pay off. Shawn Stofko and Everette Russel think about warmer weather as they warm up before prac- tice. J.V. BASEBALL: Team: Craig Alden. Paul Bischoff. Bill Carter. Jim Cudahy, Mike F'rigault. Dirk Heiser. David LaTour, Eric Panzer, Doug Reber. Scott Leonard. Shawn Stofko, David Thomas. Scott Vogel. Stu Whitten. Coach: J.R. Mathews. FRESHMAN BASEBALL: Team: Matt Arnold. Gil Buitrago. Scott Carlisle. Robert Cook. Shawn Haggarty, Pat Kiely. James McClellan. Jerry McFarland, Mark Masey, Ken Nehilla. Frank Pez- zorello, Scott Thompson. Joe Ball, Everette Russel. Coach: J.R. Mathews. practice. Trying to stay warm and loosen up at the same time was a skill the J.V. team picked up early during the month of February. Sports 266

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Pwpj} he optimism was high for this I year’s Girls Varsity Softball Team. Over thirty girls tried out, nine of them returning from last season. The six returning lettermen were Wendi Burgess, Tisha McKay. Ann Marie Hall, Stephanie McKay, Virginia Medeiros, and Kelly Walsh. The positions of catcher and shortstop had to be replaced. Coach Norton stated,“If we get a good performance in these positions, with what is ex- pected from the rest of the team, we could go all the way to State. The coach expected the experienced players to lead the team to victory. The overall feeling was very positive. Last year, the Girls Varsity Softball Team placed second in the District and Regional Championships to West Spr- ingfield both times. The team and coach both had high hopes for an outstanding season. During practice. Coach Norton displays the pro- per position for swinging the bat. Senior Tisha Carey practices throwing a fastball -Ifi Kelly Walsh. GIRLS VARSITY SOFTBALL TEAM: Kim Buser. Wendi Burgess. Tisha Carey. Melinda Cole, Ann Marie Hall. Jennifer Mafewski. Dawn Mayfield, Stephanie McKay. Virginia Medeiros. Pam Owens. Paige Schanky. Kathy Stauden- wayer, Kelly Walsh. Kim Wright. Coach: Kay Norton. After receiving a catch. Pamela Owens returns the ball. In preparation of returning the ball. Dawn Mayfield steps back to throw. Varsity Baseball and Varsity Softball 265

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tchen Bagent easily catches the ball thrown fellow teammate. Strong friendships arc formed on a team as Yana Hudson. Nina Brent. Trisha Jureling, Susie Han- cock demonstrate. [■j n softball this year, the girls faced I many obstacles. The first problem Jj was 70 girls trying out for only 15 positions. To qualify for the team, the girls had very strenuous tryouts. Early and late practices concentrated on base running, fielding, pitching, and hitting techniques. To add to the tensions of tryouts, the girls had to adapt to the coaching style of a new coach, Gayle Doane. In spite of all these tensions, the team reaped many rewards. Manager Alison Conley commented, We have a strong team and working together paid off.” To assure that the ball does not get away. Beth Rows leans over the baseline. J.V. SOPTBALL:Team: Lisa Anthony. Nina Brent. Becky Edwards, Angie Hancock. Susie Hancock, Sharon Hmara. Kim Haynes. Noel Hobey. Yana Hudson. Trisha Jureling. Karen Kwihikowski. Lori Lea. Beth Rows. Becky Scnil- cker. Shawna Sexton. Manager: Alison Conley. Coach: Gayle Doane. J.V. Baseball and J.V. Softball 267