Lloyd Campbell Bird High School - Talon Yearbook (Chesterfield, VA)

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Waiting for the pitch, tri-captain, Ai- mee Honeycutt watches for the Front: Jeanie Ryals, MaryBeth Hen- shaw, Janet Newcomb. Second Kow: Rebecca dilcott, Coach; Tanya Wile, Diana Maxwell, Robin Rich, Aimee Honeycutt, Tina Lowry, Donna New- comb, Mgr. Third Row: Rob Thomp- son, Coach; Melissa Sutton, Michelle Ladies Learn To Win n the 66 Sky- hawks’ side- line,’ read the media ac- count, ‘Rob Thompson wore the satisfied expres- sion of a coach whose team is playing to its po- tential.”’ Jeff White of the Chesterfield Plus wrote of the lady Skyhawks’ most outstanding contest of the season against Monacan. Starting three freshmen, two sophomores, two ju- niors and two seniors in the 5-0 win as well as through most of the sea- son, the young squad managed to be the district Little, Jenny Stevens, Cindy Osborne, Terri Stevens, Tonya Setzer, Julie Wil- derman, Mar. Right: As one of three outstanding freshman starters, Mi- chelle Little shows promise at the plate. 132 Varsity Softball leader through the first half of the season. The Monacan game fea- tured hitting by Henshaw, Honeycutt, Sutton and Maxwell. Jenny Stevens iced the game by pitching a no-hitter for the record books. Another exciting win was the 8-7 victory against Clover Hill. Down 0-5, the game could have been disastrous but the girls had other ideas and clawed their way back into the game. Trailing 7- 6 in the last inning, Tonya Setzer hit a line drive to score two runs. Right: Diana Maxwell at work. se

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Game Situations Teach J.V. be oung, , yes, ju- nior varsity teams usually feature youn- ger players and Skyhawks were no excep- tion. With few sophomores to serve as leaders, captains, Billy Poh and Matt LaMack took the leadership role seri- ously. The outstanding win came against Matoaca 9- behind the strong pitching effort of Matt LaMack. Inex- perience from insufficient play time took its toll for the team who managed to post a 3-12 season record. Front: Jack Dickerson, Mike Hazelett, ad Burnett, Eddie Moore, Robby Boden- Jaye Arnold, Josh Naeger, Jason Wil- hamer, Quincey Waller, Matt LaMack, liams. Second Row: Chad Honeycutt, Junior Burr, Scott Preskitt, Coach. Travis Hutton, Junior Sams, Billy Poh, Above: Matt LaMack, left: Robby Bo- Johnny Irizarry, Starell Cox. Third Row: denhamer on the mound. Nancy Deaton, Mgr, Scott Tingen, Ken- J.V. Baseball 131

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‘Dispatching one batter after another,’ Jenny Stevens en- joyed media attention after a NO-HITTER against Mono- can. Tri-captain, Mary Beth Hen- shaw may appear at rest, but she is planning where to place her next hit. ¥ b eos i ee cree eee ee wens SE oe at “Q.K., win this and we stay number Aimee Honeycutt, Michelle Little or Tri-captain, Jeanie Ryals helps with hits well too... one.”’ Coach doesn’t want to pressure Jenny Stevens. the leadership of this young team. She Varsity Softball 133