Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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aseball. Front row: Shawn Shrum, Tab Cannady, Vincie Morrison, Josh Parsons, April Bethea, Jay Hixon, Robbie McFall, Brent Brewer, Lori Whitten. Second row: Dana Dixson, Jackie Stafford, Ritchie Smith, Joe Purvine, Mickey Brown, Ronnie Short, Witek Bycko, Price Rogers, Mickey Smith, April Waldroop. Third row: Coaches David Hinckley and Fred Christian, Rhett Tumbow, Brent Bohrofen, Steve Avent, Ronnie Spitler, Tom Crawford, Jason Crouch, Mike Gleim, Coaches John Marren and Dennis Morgan. elebration. Lions rejoice as a home run is hit, knocking in three runs in a game against Choctaw. The team was a particularly strong power-hitting ball club. winging Through. Senior Tab Cannady follows through on his swing after doubling to left field. Tab was named to the all- conference and all-metro teams. 1 1' . 1 . ff.-4. ia Z .seized as . ,... , . . B V X Zii v loi A eef . e-t' p . I .... ittt L, Baseball players strive to attain that extra '?5. 'E'e .,. ' Y The attitude was really good. It helped a lot. Everybody helped each other. 'J - junior Ricky Fair Power hitting became the most characteristic trademark on the baseball team. Junior Witek Bycko, junior Brent Bohrofen and senior Ritchie Smith, who batted third, fourth and fifth in the lineup respectively, provided a majority of the power. Witek and Brent both hit six homeruns during the season and Ritchie hit nine. Witek led the team in runs batted in. Like the major leagues, high school baseball provided a space in the lineup for a designated hitter instead of the pitcher. This aspect of the game enabled the Lions to strengthen both their hitting and pitching. Ritchie Smith, Brent l OO efeisiifs' Bohrofen and senior Joe Purvine traded places in the designated hitter spot throughout the year. Joe and Brent were the only two of the seven pitchers to hit. The other five pitchers, seniors Josh Parsons and Jason Crouch and juniors Ronnie Spitler, Mike Gleim and Rhett Tumbow didnlt bat. Seniors Tab Cannady, Mickey Smith and Tom Crawford, along with juniors Todd Mack and Jackie Stafford, provided solid support in the outfield. Infielders included Ritchie Smith, juniors Brent Brewer, Vincie Morrison, Mickey Brown and Witek Bycko. f 3 '.-, 75255 '-. x -.-. his '1--1-C5522 - K' rr .lffifiiigfl-L 2' f . zu ime Out. After successfully reaching third base on a triple, junior Mickey Brown sits and waits for the opponents to change pitchers. Mickey played on the in- field. Seniors Robbie McFall and Steve Avent were the teachers. Witek Bycko led the team in RBI's with 35 and batting with a .382 average. Tab Cannady led in runs scored with 38 and Ritchie Smith hit eight homeruns to lead that category. In pitching, Josh Parsons had the best win-loss record with a 7-2 season. He also had the most strikeouts with 52. Rhett Tumbow led the team in ERA with a 1.31 average. :aswell ans., f fm . ms -waz . ,,,.. 5 ,W ,,,,,, .ziggy , .ft ,. wfezv Q we .... , J, f ..1. ' ,, qt, ,,, , , ,,,,5,, . jW.,!,9,Q as rfb , W,

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With all the talent and dedication, they became BEST its . N A 1 played against all the girls on the team all my We and now I get to play with them. - senior Patti Heavener In regionals, they gave up three runs, in state, they allowed none. Playing a total of four games in those two toumaments, the softball team outscored its opponents 55-3 en route to the third state champi- onship in as many years. With their third consecutive state title, they established a tradition of excellence and left no doubt as to who was the most dominant team in Oklahoma high school slow-pitch softball. After the first five games, the chances for a repeat of last year's championship season looked dim. The Lady Lions were 2-3 and hadn't yet dis- played winning form. A lot of us hadn't played with each other before, said senior Mimi Fitzgerald. We really didn't have a set lineup until later in the yearf' Everything straightened out, however, and the team lost only one other game for the remainder of the season. Because only a handful of schools in the immediate area played slow-pitch softball, the Lady Lions competed in all of their regular season games against just four other teams, Blanchard, Bethel, Washington and Grant. After sweeping through these opponents to a 16-4 season, the softball team carried un- stoppable momentum into the playoffs. The district game took place in Tecumseh where the Lady Lions destroyed the host team 17-0 to advance to the regional toumament. Regionals were held in Moore's Dairy Queen Park. Davis, the first victim, became the only team to score on the Lady Lions in the playoffs. Three runs by the Davis team, however, was not enough as they were beaten 17-3. Perry, the next opponent, tumed out to be just as easy as the team swept them 16-0. The state toumament came next. The same 16-0 score resulted in the first game against Red Oak. The champi- as , 9 ju 4 vi V1 ictory! Softball players celebrate just after winning the state championship for the third consecu- tive year. The Lady Lions beat Bethel 6-0, in the championship game. onship game opponent was Bethel, the host of the touma- ment. The home-field advantage never materialized and the Lady Lions concluded their season with a 6-0 victory and the state title. On their way to an outstand- ing season, the softball team put up outstanding numbers as well. No member batted below .300 and the team average was an incredible .454. The defense gave up an average of just two runs per game in the last 12 con- tests while scoring an average of 13 runs. As a result, twenty girls combined to leave behind a path of destruction for their opponents and a legacy of ex- cellence for their followers, ,aw V oftball. Front row: Patti Heavener, Paige Thomas, Marcy Chapman, Tamara Hankins, Christie Scolield, Christie Miller. Second row: Michelle Meek, Kristi Stroud, Bobbi Purvine, Kim Cook, Mimi Fitzgerald, Rhonda Bussey, Tracy Hanson. Third row: Coach Sam McElvany, Wendi Keahey, Suzanne Henry, Shawna Young, Susan McLaughlin, Christi Wattie, Amy Long, Christi Campbell. 102 ?S