Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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Varsity Softball Portrays Successful VARSITY SOFTBALL FRONT ROW Diana Walker, Cici Morris, Chaunette Anas, Susan Mendez, Anne Otto, BACK ROW: Coach Lori Kildal, Kasandra Vitacca, llleen Szuder. Tina Tan, Kelly Yager Danielle Landreth, Cindy Lockwood, Kelly Sarmiento, Vickie Salazar Thlrdbaseman Susan Mende: is down and ready for the play to occur. M B v 184 Girls ' Varsity Softball

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Necessary Experience For Trying Season After signaling for an inside pitcfi, Kassandra Vi- tacca, witf) all concentration, waits for the oncom- ing ball. Kelly Yeager, after drilling a line drive, anxiously awaits the next pitch that might just take her home, adding another Viking point to the scoreboard. Chaunette Arias, after catching the ball, prepares herself to tag out the runner and complete the inning. irsity Softball Varsity Softball Varsity Softball Varsity Softball Varsity Softball J85

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Season With Will To Win, Dedication Youth and inexperience played a big role in the success of the 1986 girls ' varsity softball team. With the maionty of the team consisting of freshmen and sopho mores, discipline and hard work were common factors during the season: 1986 was considered a building year. The Lady Vikings had long practices, hard work, and a great deal of dedication One of the problems for the girls was carrying the burden from previous years of being considered los ers . The girls ' had a big |ob ahead of them. One of the advantages of such a young team was that It was easier to teach new things such as diving, sliding, and new batting techniques. Some of the team ' s strengths in the year was their hitting, base-running, and most importantly their deter- mination to win. According to Coach Lori Kildal, The team had a great winning attitude Coach Kildal also had a few players that she felt would be a special asset to the team: Cici Morris, Tina Tan, Vickie Salazar, Cindy Lockwood, Anne Otto, and Kasandra Vitacca. These girls ' were the only returning players and held the team together whenever a problem occurred. In the beginning of the season injuries were a big problem. Some of the more ma|or m|uries were Pam Leftrict (broken wrist) and llleen Szuder (knee in|ury). Minor injuries included jammed fingers, sore elbows, pulled muscles, and a sore back. A big improvement from previous years was the team ' s confidence. In the beginning the team had a tendency to get down after a bad play or loss of a game. In the middle of the season though a big change took place the girls supported each other, cheered each other on, and worked together. The Lady Vikings were taught that Softball was a team sport, not an individual effort. Coach Lori Kildal stated that her reason for deciding to coach Softball again was because she felt that last year ' s coach, Ranae Ikerd, had laid a good foundation and she wanted to continue to build and develop the team. Coach Kildal had faith in the team and they believed in themselves. Cici Morris in her first baseman ' s squat prepares lierselt lor the liit. Witli a iooii of determination on her lace Anne Otto pitches a strike. Softball Girls ' Varsity Gci-Dall 185