Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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999929nnnT19m9m9929 Owensboro High School breezed through the semi-state baseball tour- nament after barely surviving the re- gional play. OHS beat Murray by the football score of 21-14 and defeated Paducah St. Mary's 6-0 in the finals of the semi-state. Regional action found OHS beating Providence 11-1 and South Hopkins 16-1 before the dramatic 9-8 victory over Henderson County in the region- al finals. In the semi-state, OHS scored 12 runs in the first inning to beat Mur- ray. Keith Anderson had a grand slam four-base error as the outfielder got his glove on the ball but dropped it over the fence for an error. Anderson had five RBI's. He also picked up the mound victory. Val Norris' pitching and home runs by Mark Rickard and Keith Anderson helped OHS beat Paducah St. Mary's. OHS used the combination of 10 hits and a three-hitter by Barr Gordon to wallop Providence. Val Norris hit two homers and had five RBI's in the win over South Hop- kins. OHS sent 14 batters to the plate in the fourth inning and scored nine times. Against Henderson County, OHS grabbed a quick 7-1 lead after four innings on Keith Anderson's grand- slam. Henderson County battled back to tie the score at 7-7 as the Colonels came up with their own grand-slam artist. OHS led at 8-7 before Hender- son came back to tie it again at 8-8. OHS grabbed a 9-8 lead and Val Norris came in from the outfield to save the game and regional title. The victory over Henderson Coun- ty put the Red Devils in the state tour- nament for the third straight year. - By Steve Mclntyre 801 Varsity Baseball f, .gjv , S J V x raw -ff ,A . 5- 'L ' 'C W j g were - Coach lack Hicks and the members of the base- al to win the right to participate in the four- ball team displayed restrained enthusiasm team state tournament. after beating Paducah St. Mary's in the section- , .L A - --sur .. . .,,,. ek 'I 9- Q .. r ' W'-fi 8 Q V- f- 8 ' sf ? 'rw g .t f. iff .., 4 9 , at ww ' it f 1 1 is 1 M X I tr fitgitv K 4 I Q S 5 gif' f 'J 1 N 'fr' .rrfffwgw 3 Q.. x .v l 2 mrs k fx? ll ivwva -. A 1- s wf ? f 7 - . s.,tf'.t'rif 11, A Q.. 7 V f g . 4 . Q In 1 5 .vm K 'K .' 1 - . .,. -W2 , X- t 5 -1 fi fr iq. -' .'f1f-23-j..: . if 1 2 ,, r x vii, L. pete ,wt -,gr 9 g t- . i 1 - .1 - t-il' ' ,IQ i ' .eggui -ns' t silt 4, h ,Nr . S3 , X -A . I f Pi- 2 gg. A , -r VH, 5 V M J., 1 ,gi . 'Q 45' -L QXQQ ,pq XM 4? ag N WU! i- rg 1' Y x 3 5' 4 75, 3 le. 'Q' . 15, 9 3 . A ' 2' lwwff I W. .. ' J 9 . ' 4 zljlw'-.f ' 1' f wt' alta'-Q T fi 'Kilt fir? Af' . if , qt,1Q3 af FQ f P. ii'f9ffJqf,ffQ4f il ' i 1 is Mr .1 ' ifttfiw ' P L A 'P Watching his baseball team perform in his final happy group as the Red Devils face Murray in season as coach, Jack Hicks has an apprehen- the opening round of the sectional. sive look while the dugout appears to be a

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lack Hicks spent most of the night on the mound maneuvering pitchers in the state tournament game with Tates Creek. Ted Belcher and Eric Ander- son are waiting at the mound as Hicks is bringing in Keith Anderson to 'MTR' iiii Y Bl. replace Val Norris. This was Hicks' final game as OHS baseball coach. AMark Rickard fat leftj gets a handshake from a Tates Creek player as he completes his career as a baseball player at OHS. Rickard played on two state championship baseball teams and was a four-year regular. CTHE The end of a career and a year Owensboro's bid for a third straight state baseball championship went down the Creek. A Lexington school named Tates Creek ended the OHS season one game short of the championship. After beating Tates Creek 4-3 and 5-2 in regular season meetings and 16- 5 in the state finals last year, Owens- boro fell 2-1 in the opening round of the four-team state finals held at Chautauqua Park in Owensboro. Tony Mack Q9-11 went the distance on the mound for Lexington Tates Creek as he struck-out four Red Devil 1' ,Ulilgg zdlffw r, Eg IL, batters. Val Norris was the tough-luck mound loser for OHS as he took his second loss in 10 outings. The win- ning run came when Norris forced in a run as he hit a batter making it 2-1. OHS had a chance to win the game in the third .inning as Steve Sheldon and Barr Gordon singled with one out. Eric Anderson lined out to centerfield and Sheldon was doubled up, think- ing it would drop in for a base hit. Phil Hyland grounded out to the pitcher and the dreams of winning an- other state title went down the mcll-061 A fu' U creek. OHS finished the year at 24-12 in Iack Hicks' final year as coach of the baseball team. OHS, which had scored over 60 runs in the last six games, could hard- ly buy a run against Tates Creek. OHS had only four hits off Mack's pitch- ing. Owensboro, which had started the 1978 season losing six of eight games, came on late in the season to reach the state finals, but could not get by Tates Creek, the eventual state champs. - By Steve McIntyre ,1 TI-S40 Gtyulifgulc .f ,ftltlm ., so fbi.. up 2 x H ., if . elif-walk .17 Members of the 1978 baseball team that reached the opening round of the and Val Norris. Back row: Assistant Coach Larry Bruce, Assistant Coach state tournament include: ffront rowj Manager Greg McGehee - Mike Mischel, ,Tony-Jamgs, Chuck Rileylllalph Mollgtt, Phil Hyland, shaw, ' Bart rederick, Mark Douglas, batboys Brad Ander- Keith Anderson, Mark Rickard, Robbie Hudsii, Kevin Ancl-ersgg, Tend, son and Iracane, Second row: Jef Roach, 1 e night, C y, Belcher and Coa si'i 'T' ' 'N' K 'A K 7' Iared Elliot, Eric An erson, Barr Gordon, Steve Sheldon, Scott Niswonger, .i--.sM.y1 Varsity Baseball!

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