Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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■■ MB H MBBMa II » ' - fV . - Right: J.V. Softball. Left: No one can steal third from Amy Blanchard : Kim Roberts in action, ina Rusiecki on a nice spring day. The Girls Varsity soft- ball team, led by coach Ann Simons, played well this year with a record of 1 1 wins, 7 losses. The strength of this year ' s team seemed to be its defense. Its weakness, according to coach Si- mons, was in the team ' s mental toughness . The Varsity Team had some outstanding play- ers such as senior Joanne Kotwicki who was strong on offense, senior Amy Blanchard who had a great record of RBI ' s and junior Carol Meador, one of the best pitchers in the league. Other senior players in- cluded Kate Boehm, Heather Anderson, and Patty Mentor. Junior Ma- ria Sicliano said although they, will be losing some good players the team should do well next year! Under the leadership of coach Denise Cardona and with able players such as Tanya Alsberg at shortstop, Amy Rickless as pitcher, and Stacy Si- mons as catcher, the young J.V. team gained the experience and learned the skills which will enable it to be an even better, stronger team for next season.

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LU CO CO o DC O CO l DC O This year was a new begin- ning for the girls ' Varsity la- crosse team. After losing six seniors, the team made a great effort to rebuild. The players had to change into new positions, and adjust to a new setup. Returning seniors were cap- tains Melanie Wass, Abby Roth, and Chris Atkins. Under their leadership and that of fifth year coach Kathy Parker, the team improved tremen- dously. Two key players were Chris Atkins as attack wing and Kiara McGuinness on de- fense. Hillary Stone and Cathy Moran should also strengthen the team in future years. The final record was 4-10. Joleen Carey summed up the season: Our team had a lot of fun and spirit throughout the whole season no matter what hap- pened. The junior Varsity team, un- der the supervision of coach Maureen Parker, finished with a record of 5-8. One team member felt they improved steadily from the beginning. The strength and dedication of the J.V. members should be welcomed by the varsity team next year. Look for the girls ' lax team to uphold the tradi- tion of excellence in Long- meadow lacrosse. . Upper left: The 1986 Girls ' Lacrosse Team. Upper right: The 1986 J.V. girls ' Lacrosse Team. Above: Team Spirit. Left: Amy Sheehan goes for goal. SOFTBALL

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That great American pas- time — baseball — was back again at LHS. Led by coach Michael Deary, the boys ' team finished the season with a 13- 5 record, thus qualifying for the Western Mass. tourna- ment. The strong pitching of sen- ior members Steve Grippo, Glen Godin, and Tim Wright proved to be an asset this year. Juniors adding strength to the team were second baseman Erik Mandell and pitcher Cliff Soukup. Favoring defense, they tried to put the best nine players out on the field. The team also concentrated on the mental aspect of the game. Deary de- scribed them as a close knit team. They all pulled for each other; no one was selfish. J. V., coached by Mr. Gary O ' Sullivan, wrapped up the year with a 15-3 record. One team member commented, Because we were a very loose and easy team, we were able to win under pressure . Coach Roger LeBlanc felt three wins at the end of the season showed what the freshmen were capable of . They finished with a 7-6 re- cord. Top: The 1986 Varsity Baseball team. Above: Dave Resnic in action. Left: Teammates congratulate Kerry Hanni-