Miami Norland High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Miami, FL)

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1962 BASEBALL SCOREBOARD NORLAND OPPONENT . . Miami High . . . . . . McArthur . . . . . . . Fort: Lauderdale . . . . . North Miami . . . . . . Stranahan . . . . . St. Thomas Aquinas . . . . South Broward . . . . . Edison . . . . . . . . McArthur . . . '. . . . South Broward . . . QQTOTr-ngb-IOQOQO OHONOOOSMHNQ HERALD TOURNAMENT 2 . . North Miami . . . . l 0 . . Hialeah . . . . . . 6 4 . . Stranahan . . . . . 2 3 . . Pompano . . . . . 4 0 . . Palm Beach . . . . 5 Beaten by half a step, gritting Thornton Rogers steams into first base a,xplz't second after the ball arrived from third. Having kept tight rein on the runner, Viking Mst baseman Thornton Rogers prepares to act quickly as the ball approaches the batter. 169 Leaning into the pitch, Norm K017 serves a lazy curve ball. The fluidity of K0173 delivery results in good control.

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Their right fielder is playing too close to the line-what a Thereis nothing as exciting as a bunt to get men into scoring ,1; gap in right center reflects john Reed, seeing opportunity. position. Here, a Viking batsman digs after laying one down With a sharp eye and quick reflexes, Don Tarter and draws a walk. Don knows, as does a major manages to check his swing on an outside curve league hitter, that a walk is as good as a single. 168

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Expert timing and that extra ounce of egort enable jirst baseman George Torres to snag this line drive for the out. Hustling Baseball Team Makes A Big Hit Mid-February marked the reawakening 0f the base- ball spirit at Norland, and the sounds of leather on leather and the crack of the bat again rattled off the west side of the building. Under the management of coaches Harvey James and Phil Alexander, the squad began to shape up for their forthcoming contests with Gold Coast Rivals. Being a team sport, baseball calls for the complete integration of the talents of each individual with the rest of the team, thus making the standards for participation as varsity players extremely selective. Norland is traditionally a strong baseball school and racked up a 10-5 record during the 62363 season while advancing to the second round in the Miami Herald Tournament by defeating North Miami 2-1. As in past years, the baseball team is expected to have a successful season. With the return of many from last yearis start- ing lineup, the new squad is a balance of new talent and seasoned veterans, and should go far in county and highly competitive state play. 1963 BASEBALL TEAMv-Bottom Row: A. Holt, L. Robies, D. Tarter, W. Whitaker, M. Berenbaum, A. Levine. Middle Row: W. Max- well, W. Schmid, N. Nicosia, j. Shamres, G. Torres, M. McDonald, J. Reed. Top Row: B. Baskind, D. Wilson, G. Barnes, J. Lasseter, T. Rogers, C. McCall, M. Giles, R. Max.