Morro Bay High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Morro Bay, CA)

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atural Blend Creates Success oach Jim Perry thinks that eliminating mental blocks and play- ing fundamental baseball will help this year's teams average three runs or better per inning or better. This will give them a chance to finish the season well above .500. Even though this is Coach Perry's first year at MBHS, he has coached for two years and taught in Cincinnati, Ohio for three. With concentration and a great attitude there's a good possibility that the team could go to CIF. The coach expects Jon Dodson to be the number one pitcher and Randy Ubay, Mark Tabares, and Clayton Shong to be outstanding hitters. In the first game of the season the Pirates outscored San Luis Obispo by ten runs, winning fifteen to five. Fans, students, and parents alike, not only appreciated the action packed game, but felt the same tension that the players did. With Robert Ruppert on the pitching mound, Kreg Kowarsh behind the plate and Josh Vasquez on first base, San Luis didn't have a chance of getting on base much less scoring any runs. Frosh-Soph baseball coach, Dick Headley, also comes to MBHS for the first time. Coach Headley has had experience in playing during high school and college, as well as coaching college teams. Headley thinks that the team has a natural blend and will have a successful season. The team has a sound defense and a good running offense. The leading players are sophomores Paul Patti in center field and Gino Barrett at first base. They led the team proudly to victory with a nine to eight win over traditional rival San Luis Obispo. Anytime MBHS beats the Tigers, the season has to be considered a success. an-suuunh Mi 'il lin 'nil' fy.- 1 16 Baseball 4' ag: , '

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Veteran Players Encourage Unity his year's softball teams had an unusual start. Four of the starting players weren't able to participate at the begining of the season, because they were competing in CIF basketball. CIF play offs overlapped the softball season by three weeks, so Coach Goodman used freshmen and sopho- mores to fill in. Although the new players were young and unexperienced, they had natural talent that made them look good. Staci Roll- son played catcher for the first time in the game against San Luis and she played exceptionally well, helping her team win. Deanne Bodenbender, whose speed and consistancy improved with each game, played first base and back-up pitcher. Ninth- grader, Angela West, played third base and was known for throwing out many of her opponents on first base. Right field- er, Darla Curry, did a great job backing up first base and making sure that no one stole second on an overthrow. Becky Grimes, also one of the players brought up to help the varsity team, was a versatile player used in many different positions. The varsity had eight returning players including Vicki Skiba, Kim Knestrick, Ginny Falsetti, Jill Allison, Katia Kowarsch, Ai- mee Wong, and Denise Moore. Having so many returning play- ers really helped the team and Coach Goodman. They were familiar with the plays, the coach, and each other. This cre- ated team unity. They also helped the new players learn the fT.gp ' Q1p plays and feel a part of the team. This year's team had a l ,,yyrs at , ,y ii'tt i transfer from Coast Union, Kim Henslin, who was one of the ' T -T , ,. ' , A f 9 1' HF- ' 'V f ,,, I T' . if-4' , ' ,,-'f A 'E ' ,,' top hlttel'S. -T l it . Vii fi s The 'unior varsit was made u of fourteen freshmen and it ,,,,, K,,, , , TT one sophomore. For being such a young team, first year - ' Tf L, ,T TTT ' A ' .,' Lf' ,, - - - - - ' D A , A v 4 coach, Dennis Daniels, was proud of his team for winning their T 'ii IT 'A ,,i f fr ' H if , first game. Coach Daniels said his players were good and will- T , ,, or riir , ityif in to work hard. He thou ht b midseason the would domi- , ., ,K , ff If itii f nate the league. He looked forward to a strong season. i ' T X' ,, I ' tl ,m.,,,,.., W' ' 'V I ,,,.,' WMM , Q WV 'K f 1iMT-.- ' 'T' f ' I ' 1:1s'. ssgff 'ff- tzi- riirr ,ff fr iT ,a s sgg?-W .-Ws , .cccc -T .ag fe T ,151 , T? 'tg' i E 'lt' a n sf, T V, I g r A fa ,,, T' I n VV I -f :: V ,..r. , Vkrrr 'Z' VI I X ' V g 'zz . Y tl. , T T ,f T l , T ff T may T r l illl l F 'WW 'Q T t' ' A f ,, ,r ' A T if TTTTTT1 1'.f 1'ff'tt wi- i f. T ,T f i 1 ,itl f f ir G' , ' ' ff .T i: T -- TT T Q , i TiT-TT i M T k ,,, Tit ' ,,,,. f' J s,T Q 1 T' ,,V,,, , ' ll TT A A 'V w 5 Y V t qyy, yy ,T . VVA, If-0 a Y' H V V V VV V , f..,,,Tw.., -?.TQ...T,,M V 'Tj T MMM' A , V ,,,- T . 1-, TT , 'i We K T 7, T T rssl A iiisi ' Q -T, f' .. T Softball 115 Q4 M 2 I V,,' ' , -

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NSN ws -.', 2- - ' 1 XJ V40 f if , ,Q , 'i T Page 116. 1. Beside teaching skills and organiz- ing practices, there are a thousand details to be taken care of. Coach Jim Perry takes time out to make plans for his team's next game. 2. Varsity Baseball: FRONT ROW: J. Zavala, K. Barry, C. Mulligan, R. Ruppert, J. Carrasco, D. Franco, J. Dodson, J. Kiyama, C. Shong. BACK ROW: J. Vasquez, M. Tabares, R. Ubay, K. Kowarsch, D. Myrick. 3. Josh Vasquez performs the usual stretching excercises before batting. lt's better than aerobics for loosening tight muscles. Page 117. 1. Mark Tabares, varsity player for two years, leads off from first base, while his team mates yell to encourage him. 2.Frosh-Soph Baseball: FRONT ROW: P. Fleenor, M. Moss. SEC- OND ROW: M. Brockman, S. Cobb, D. Smith. THIRD ROW: J. Daugherty, J. Pettit, P. Patti, S. Fee. BACK ROW: M. Elmore, S. Wiley, J. Sey- mour, M. Kay, G. Barrett, D. Karthauser, J. Fur- long, Coach Dick Headley. 3. Jon Dodson con- centrates on his pitching during the warm up before the game against San Luis Obispo. He participates in sports throughout the year. Baseball 117