Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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Season, Gaining Experience, Confidence • ' - ' ■ ' ' ' ;. . i J x r: : ' ■■:P, . ' dj di . Waiting to see If tlie smog alert would be called off, Tim Lechuga and Dan Gustavson kick back and relai. Bringing in the winning run, Bill Gallls slides witti determination. ' arsity Baseball Varsity Baseball Varsity Baseball Varsity Baseball Varsity Baseball 18

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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

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Varsity Baseball Strengthens Abilities I Vansty baseball began the season with young, spirit- ed players, tive of whom were sophomores. The stron- gest players proved to be luniors Jeff Stallmgs, Ruben Ybarra, Brent Dolan, Mike Catania, and sophomore Sean Hutchinson. Early in the season the team suffered lack of varsity experience (only two returning players) and untested pitchers. They were able to overcome these weaknesses through their optimistic attitude and hard work. Head Coach Mark Cemceros remarked, I almost had to chase them off the field. An addition to the staff this year was Mike Muraca, the new assistant coach, who graduated from Gladstone in 1982 and attended Citrus College in ' 83- ' 84, where he was team captain of their baseball team. While there, he set the record for all-time batting average of .461 for the ' 84 season. Due to his expertise in batting, he was a great influence for the players this year. The players ' practices ran from two to five- thirty each weekday on which there wasn ' t a game. They started out by stretching and running a couple of sprints. Next, they went on to practice different drills in hitting, catching, and throwing: skills which helped them to prepare for their next games. All in all, the team proved to be tough. Strike three was the call the umpire yelled after Fred Olsen released his fast ball. k ' mm»t- Tony Martinez receives the ball just in lime to tag out his opponent. Being an agile 3rd baseman. Albert Acosta quickly throws out a runner who was attempting to reach first base. Je3(fr 4 ' i Ba-. ' ' riall Varsity Baseball Varsity Baseball Varsity Baseball