Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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we gave it our best shot -buddy sumner Look, it ' s a birdie! No, not in the sky, but on the Longmeadow Country Club golf course. Here, our talented Lancer golf team claimed many victories, ending the season with a 10-5-1 record. Looking back, both the team and Coach Mannheim consider their victory over Minnechaug, their greatest rival, the highlight of the season. Finishing fourth in the league, they attended the West- ern Mass. Golf Championships. The team, however, was disap- pointed with the outcome be- cause the Lancer golfers missed a 3-way tie for first place by only a few points. This year ' s team, according to Coach Mannheim, had a very unique feature. Seniors Buddy I Sumner and Scott Mackintosh joined the team in their freshman year as the top two players and remained at that level through all ! four years of high school. Al- though the team will be losing these two players to graduation, along with Seniors Charles Gales and Dean Tufts, Coach Mannheim feels a good nucleus remains. The team will be returning next year with high expectations for a great season! i Below: Ralph Loos concentrates on his putt. Right: Varsity golf team with Coach Mann- = heim. Upper left: Dean Tufts plans his approach. ■ Upper right: Buddy Sumner thinks about his next shot. RECORD: 10-5-1 X I Jp A !

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Top: Varsity Baseball takes time out for a pic- ture. Middle: The Junior Varsity Baseball team lead by Coach Gary O ' Sullivan. Bottom: Freshman Baseball looking adorable. 1 « H r U ! w ' ■ I

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we did it with style -jen cummmgs Determination pays off. This year ' s varsity softball team never gave up when they fell behind. This was the key to their successful season. New to the team this year, Coach Ann Simons was pleased with the re- sults of the season. Led by Coach Si- mons and senior co-captains Lori Pi- card and May Briones, the team used their hitting strength to carry them into the tournament. Outstanding players this year in- cluded seniors Lori Picard at short- stop, May Briones at first base, and Outfielder Karen Flaherty, along with juniors Joanne Kotwicki at sec- ond base, Amy Blanchard at center- field, Kate Boehm at catcher, and sophomore pitcher Carol Meador. Joanne Kotwicki also led the team in runs batted-in. J.V. softball also enjoyed a success- ful season. Denise Cardona coached this year ' s team with Barbara Nardi, Mary Capers, and Chris Rovelli as captains. Key players included soph- omore Barbara Nardi at first base, freshmen Mary Capers at third base and Tanya Alsberg at short stop. With talented underclassmen on both the J.V. and Varsity teams, Coach Simons anticipates- another strong team next year. Top left: Karen Flaherty hits a homerun. Top right: Carol Meador strikes out another opponent. Middle: Lori Picard awaits the pitch. Bottom: The Longmeadow Varsity Softball team. RECORD: 11-3