Novi High School - Reflections Yearbook (Novi, MI)

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L T we . .. , 92 TRUE GRIT VersaTiliTy mighf be The besT word To describe The l'-779 JV baseball Team. For example, allhough Joe Meo frequenily occupied The pifchers' mound, ScoH Quinn, Jeff Szuma and Ray Sailus also piiched some. And, with changes of pifchers, There were changes in ofher posifions, especially in The infield. Generally, Gary Phillips played TirsT baseg PaT Bulo- liTs caughf, Ray Sailus covered second: Jim Chiclcowslri was shorl sTop and Mille Sarlzissian played Third base. Tom O'Connell played iusT abouT everyThing and was The D H. The JV club had some Trouble geTTing sTarTed losing The firsl Three in a row. However, They were able To Turn iT around and Take The nexT Tour. By The end of The season They were able To posT a record of nine wins and six losses in league play, and a .500 season overeall. 1 . v.f:': if ' T522 Amie., fwmdvrof ' ' ' of '- -ff 'ilf , li ? ' .e ,,'-v 'T 1: T if ., 1 , N X 35-1wigv,,e rpm, fa' . f f - 1. - . - - 94 ,J w- is an ,af'..1 .. 'T-. f Y ' eg., nl: f-M wir - '1,'?af'ff-T 'ig wmwff 25:7 f..,!ggQgy, . Kzw fgfg ,M.,.tZ. JL.- ,yhaf Q. At QQ 4 A Jr, gn W. j g . T y 4 was M Q.. I. 2. , y . A 4 ' Y! 4. . 5 , . , ' A ..: . f 'K .- f, Q . . i , v K we , 1 .1 , N, an X, X . Q. 5 Xy.. 6 . V Ag I I' ' X , ., i .... a , N iq. ' g W s - , 3 T T '. ' . Ta 5' - fs ff T' . ' 1 -5 iiii ' , f V -,.. X K .V ,. V , far ' 191. . -. - T 1 5 aa? P f A, ' f K It ' K f . I 2 . of gfgsj, N 'R A If . I z B W TK. -T , L. :W 'f i - .as T . 1 A' r 'T 4. fl! 4 Q .mn ,f .. 93' 9' ,M .Q 'YK , , i' ' ' f gf. , U . , 2 ? T 7 a - of ser' Wifi? ' ., ?'l M 2 T ' -U ' W, M' wwf: lrrrr f T Tv A wa' f - 7 M ' w-wx. ' ' . J l. .O'Connell 8.8. Phillips T 2. P. BuzoliTs 9. S. WrighT 3 J.Meo IO.T.Gilliclc 5. .Szuma .J.Chickowski P. Deline I3. Mr. Howard .M. Sarlrisslan 6. 7 4:R.Sailus i1.s.ouam ! l?li5l , J I2 4, Sophomore Joe lvleo winds up Tor The piTch in The game againsT Milan. Jim Chiclcowslci Takes a Tew swings beTore going To baT. Tvlilce Sarlcissian, aT double play depTh. PaT BuzoliTz geTs a Tew words Trom Coach Howard as Todd Gilliclc and The Team Talce The Tield againsT Milan. 1 - qgzq . f. R384 ' . . - K L iii' Ti 5. ..,, . T sss 321. J 1 - .. '.,, Q . ,.. ,L . , . Q Tsi' I ' e -f-1-sn..,c-1 3.

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LUV Alfhough fhe iunior varsify +ennis Team as a li++le on fhe shakey side a+ +he sfarf of he season, fhe players improved as fhey ained more confidence and experience. In pile of fheir l-9 season record, many of +he eam showed greal individual improvement l Many members of fhe feam were preHy new fo fhe game of +ennis and had liH'le previous experience in compe+i+ion. Buf lxQYl .3 .lilksl under fhe coaching of Mr. Day, who will nof be wi+h us nexl year, +hey learned a lo+. Some had learned so much fhal' fhey some+imes played wi+h +he varsi+y +eam -- especially Mike McKay and Mike Frilz. Special nofe should be faken of 'Phe facl +ha+ half 'fhe JV squad were girls. Maybe someday soon we'll have a girls' fennis feaml gcc f z s K 9l Coach Day gives l-lolly her cerlilicale af The spring Sporfs Banquel while Teammales Tom Bafes, Mike Frifz, and Elizabefh Jordan look on. Mike McKay goes +o rhe nel. Freshman Mike lzrilz gels oil fhe bus pleased al qelfing fo play wilh The varsify squad. Wayne H l,K.Wilke 9.T.l'lenry 2.J.Balogh IO.M.McKay 3. K. rogue II.D. Ruflan g 9 7 1 72 75 'I 4 4. B.Jordan l2.F.Samson ' 5. G. Peferson I3. J. Quiroz 6. H. Heupel I4, T. Bafes 7.J. Lawrence l5. B.Jordan B. M. Frilz lb, Mr. Day

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--we Xf-'- I . -919-H .M. Grimm .Buzohfs .Maiors .M.Moran . .Weber T D. I-Ieinz .B. Calco .K. Nichols . .S. Kramer . 5. .Parsons I4. .J. Demoresl I5.J. While E P. Smilh 6 7. .Porfer Ib. 8. J. Filzqerald I7. T. Lee 9. T. Faulkner I8. Mr. Emerson 4' . Q K M iiiiili f Q. X .Q M. '- ek of 1 , N If T ,. ,... A A 4 I II X .. WHERE THE BOYS ARE The firsf 'Four games of 'Ihe freshman baseball feam's schedule were washed ou+, Ieaving Coach Bob Emerson 'Io wonder if his Flulbi would ever ge+ a chance +o fake +he ie . Alfhough 'Ihe feam had an over-aII losing season, fheir record in conference play was seven wins 'ro four losses - noi' foo shabby! Keifh Nichols and Todd Faulkner gener- ally shared 'rhe pifching chores while Jim Weber hung around home pIa+e cafching whaiever came his way. The mosf exciiing game of fhe iunior WiIdca+ schedule proved Io be an away game againsf Brighlon where 'rhe lead see- sawed back and forih. Their 7-4 season record was enough +o give fhem second place in Ihe league. ...nausea K I. Todd Parsons heads Tor home plafe and his reammafes handshake. 2. Todd slugs one for a hir midsf encouragemenl from The bench. 3. Safe af iirs+I 4. Todd Faulkner on The piIcher's mound Tor The Freshman Wildcals. 5. Firsi baseman Dave I-Ieinz keep: his eye on fhe play. ym ...si 93