Loara High School - Seaxe Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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W4 :'1u.u.x:. .ik , 64, jv softball THE JV GIRLS' SOFTBALL TEAM BEGAN THE YEAR WITH SEVERAL CHANGES AND CHAL- LENGES.' A NEW COACH INEXPERIENCED PLAY- ERS AND PLAYERS UNACCUSTOMED TO EACH OTHER. THE FIRST-YEAR COACH MISS WEELER BE- LIE VED THE TEAM HAD PROMISE AND EACH PLAYER GA VE HER BEST TO HELP THE IV TEAM SUCCEED. AT THE END OF THE SEASON COACH WEELER STA TED THAT EACH GIRL WOULD MAKE A GREAT CONTRIBUTION WHEN SHE WAS MOVED UP TO NEXT YEAR'S VARSITY TEAM IN ORDER TO GAIN THE NEEDED SKILL AND EXPERIENCE THE TEAM PRACTICED EVERY DAY EXCEPT GAME DA YS. EVERY PRACTICE LASTED FOR FOUR HOURS. DURING THESE PRACTICES THE PLAYERS RAN INFIELD DRILLS, PRACTICED RUNNING AROUND BASES, AND VISITED THE BA TTING CAGES. THE GIRLS' HARD WORK, PRIDE. AND SPIRIT WERE E VEDENT ALL YEAR. 1. Ka yIan makes a great play to tag out the runner trying to advance. 2. Bottom: Sparks, Hutson, Branden, Zenna, Roundtree. Middle: Millen Cornelt Crucit Nonweiler. Top: Kish, Ban- agas, Kaylan. trptop: Whittaker. 3. Deanna Whittaker throws the pitcher the bait forcing the runners back to their bases. 4. Sonia Branden throws out the runner at hrst base. 5. Kaylan tags the runner out at third base. 6. The !Vs success was due to their great pitching 'FH .fc A . I-t three in i V ,