Northside High School - Aquila Yearbook (Warner Robins, GA)

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While the ball is thrown, Don Hudson looks for a chance to sneak off base. Jason Duke Billy Laseter John Dehart Jeff Sans Mark Thompson Chris McDowell Don Hudson Bryan Jeffreys Coach Eldridge Mitch Britt Lem Clark NHS 11 NHS 9 NHS 6 Sub-Region NHS 23 NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS NHS eB MDOfFANAAVUOWUWW —ae Dexter Copeland Troy Bassett Craig Thomas Derek Harnage Mike Lee Sascha Willis Barry Robinson Mark Bigley Mitch Horton Darius Solomon Baldwin WRHS Southwest Perry WRHS Central Southwest Dublin Dublin Baldwin Northeast WRHS Central Perry Southwest Baldwin Peach Co. Peach Co. Northeast Region Play-Offs WRHS NHS 6 Although the sun is bright, Jeff Sans keeps a sharp eye on the ball After an outstanding catch, Mitch Britt returns the ball to the pitcher. Showing his skill, Jay Hellwig winds up for a super pitch against Warner Robins.

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At the beginning of the season, the only thing that was needed to have a winning baseball team was a pitching staff. Coach Eldridge soon found a combination with sophomore Mitch Horton and junior Mike Lee. The defense was in good shape with five returning players who had playing ex- perience. Jeff Sans controlled the position of catcher while Derrick Harnage, shortshop, had played errorless defense for the J. V. Team last year. For the first half of the season, the Ea- gles were 8-0. The last half of the season was played with determination but bad luck. The first sub-region loss was to Warner Robins. The next was lost to Southwest. This put Northside and Warner Robins in a tie for first. The next game was a heart- breaker loss to Northeast, but luck gave Northside some advantage when Warner Robins lost to Central to again be in a tie for first. The region game meant life or death to both of the teams. The winner would come out as the sub-region champs and continue in the region play-offs. The game had been close until the first baseman for Warner Robins hit a grandslam to give Warner Rob- ins a 10-6 win. Senior, Dexter Copeland, puts three years of experience be hind the bat for the Eagles. A new addition to the baseball team, John Stillwell learns quickly to keep an eye on per- spective ‘base-stealers’.

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Second baseman, John Dehart leaps into the air to make an outstanding defensive play. John Stillwell David Shephard Chuck Lanier Mike Singletary Kevin Bryant Steve Parrish Brian Hill Jay Hellwig Johnny Bagley Heath Martin Isaac Ferrell Coach C. Eldridge