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

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RITA MULLINS, winner of an all tournament medal, catches a pop fly at her position as shortstop. 1978 SOFTBALL TEAM. Back row-Kim Axsom, Kris Miller, Rita Ambroso, Laurie Golladay, Kim Duddles, Coach Davis, Diane Jarvis, Maureen Drummond manager, Rita Mullins, Lynda Axsom. Front Row-Lori Olson, Terese Vezina, Peggy Gallaher, Cheryl Griem, Julie Jarvis, Chris Daugherty. mg -.NNN THREE YEAR PITCHER Chris Daugherty pitches a fast one for a strike. THE DRAGONS watch closely as Rita Am- broso is up at bat with two outs. FIRST BASEMAN Lynda Axsom is ready for anything that comes her way. RITA MULLINS is safe at second after attempting to steal. 1

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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

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0 ver . forty glffSH turned out for the fifteen positions the Junior Varsity softball team had open. The softball team was unofficial and played in an unauthorized league, explained coach David Malone. Dave Malone coached the team in his own spare time, and was not paid. Harold Carlin, Athetic Director, provided the team with baseballs. We all had a lot of fun. Everyone got to play quite a bit, no one was ever left out, added Coach Malone. . r' The team placed very high among their competitors, finishing with six wins and three losses. According to Kim Vollmer, Since the team was unof- ficial, we only played 9 games but it was still great! Next year Lake Orion will hopefully have an official Junior Varsity softball team. GIRLS JV SOFTBALL TEAM, lback rowl Coach Dave Malone, Lisa Morrow, Dawn Johnston, Kim Payne, Fran Stoner, Debbie Lowery, Cindy Hanson, Cheryl Gibbons, manager Linda Decker. lfront rowt Sue Hughes, Charna Stone, Kim Price, Jacque Holden, Bonnie Rebel, Karen Duddles, Kim Vollmer, Carol Wells, and Barb Lafnear. CATCHEFI BAFlB LAFNEAR anticipates a strike. 90 J.v. softball a Baseball