Lake Orion High School - Dragon Yearbook (Lake Orion, MI)

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JUNIOR SECOND BASEMAN, Von Gallaherg second leading hitter for Orion. VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM: coach, Mr. Holcomb, Ed Gillis, Greg Bowman, Scott Ar- nold, Bret Hall, Clark Bushman, Fton Olds, Doug Henderson, John Boyd, Bart Griffith, Fton Sampson, Bob Watson, Tim Davis, Kevin Lamb, Mike Stevens, Phil D'Onofrio, Jeff Grif- fith, Kevin Blake, Von Gallaher, Bill Olson. This years statisticians are Penny Gladstone and Karen Fthinehardt. MWWHY mi The '78 campaign was one filled with 'Hur I frustra tion, 5 ...J 3 'E ,. . but left bright hope for the future, I G ' according to Doug Holcomb. The G - team finished fourth in the North O ' Division of the Oakland 'A' and f S A- .ap seventh overall. ffl ? is y ' The team was lead by juniors in Y , Q X, Q ., , ,,.., almost every offensive and defensive XS . ff , 1 'I f o A y. statistical category. Seniors Kevin ' qjjtff t,y ' Q' Lamb, Greg Bowman, Scott Arnold E V M S . 3 Q : 5 . g s: f ,:Llln and Brett Hall made strong con- 'tlk tributions to the squad, but it was the E A I 5, '.-f' Z 1 'o 3' gt younger players who carried the g W , -,L season's efforts. h I 1 K., ttt 1 ff 'V of 'Q .. , ,N Q The MVP on the team was first 'oo. wk! Swv? 6 .P '55 59,5 ff if ' ' NE 1 QVSN' ,,,,, team all-state designated hitter, Bill Catan vu if 'nf ' 'ff 3 s.z.t0n' ' Olson. Bill mt .516 on the year. ilq. q,s,,.. esf U, Junior second baseman Von , T Q hk L W ,pf bwfma- gg arf,-,551 ,e g g,, U Gallaher was the second leading A - hitter for Orion, and was named to g the all-league team and honorable mention all-state squad. Q 86 V. Guys Baseball

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FIRST YEAR COACH Mr. Davis yells en- couragement as he paces along the field. KIM AXSOM, the Dragon's second baseman waits for her turn at bat. 'wg--Q : , ' SQL ' .-A.-Q They had a slow beginning bu 1' picked up, stated Coach Denny Davis concer- ning the 1978 softball team's record of 3-3. But the girls came through strong to finish third in Oakland-A and second in the North Division with their 14-7 record. Diane Jarvis, at third base felt, We had strong pitching and infield, with pretty good hitting. Outfielder Rita Ambroso was pleased, saying, We got along great. We had good team atmosphere! Four individuals played an out- standing seasong Lynda Axsom, Rita Mullins, Diane Jarvis, and Chris Daugherty received All League honors. Chris was also named third Most Valuable Player in the league. With only losing one starter, Nlr. Davis is looking forward to his se- cond season of coaching. Were the girls pleased with his coaching? 88 v. Softball ll Yes, replied Julie Jarvis. He was a lot of fun. lt was a great year, stated one team member, We got new un- iforms and didn't have to wear the pickle uniforms' , at 2 M l 5