Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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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

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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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J.V. Softball, Varsity Baseball Slide Through This year ' s J.V. softball team was led by a new coach Mr. Kirk Turnbull. Their practices consisted of a lot of hard work and discipline. Their mam drills were fielding and batting. They also spent a tremendous amount of time working on new defensive skills. The strong points proved to be hitting and base running. One ma|or setback which appeared near the beginning of the season was the loss of two important players who were moved up to varsity Despite this setback, the players were always eager to begin practice and improve on errors made m former games. Coach Turnbull re- marked, All players had a winning attitude and were willing to work hard. The team consisted of fifteen players, seven of whom were freshmen, eight of whom were sophomores. The outstanding players who came through in tough situa- tions were Susan Hernandez {3rd base), Debbie Beatty (catcher), Michelle Lemelle (pitcher), and Karen Kon- koleski (outfield). Due to inexperience, the J.V. softball team had diffi- culty with a few basic plays, such as fielding and knowing where the play would take place. Throughout the season, whether winning or losing, the team kept spirits high. Finishing out his first season coaching J.V. softball. Coach Turnbull proved to be successful in the ' 86 season. ] V SOFTBALL FRONT ROW; Susan Hernandez. Lisa Valdez. Rachel Delgadillo, Andrea Burnett SECOND ROW Tammy Strickland, Karen Konkoleski, Mictielle Lemelle, Anita Radnguez, Carmen Aceves BACK ROW: Coacti Turnbull, Rtionda Ttiompson, Stacey Mikesell, Debbie Beatty, Jodi Stowell, Danette Zuniga fciilF»T ' ' Yit.-Mio. ' is ■ ft-;(. -., -. Fielding ttie ball, Susan Hernandez has a look of Waiting for the pitcher to release the ball, sheer determination as she awaits the swing of the Andrea Burnett prepares to steal second base, batter. 186 J.V. Softball I.V. Softball I.V. Softball J.V. Softball J.V. Softball