Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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i VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM-FRONT ROW: Jerry Carrillo, Mike Wilner, Art Allen, Dan Huggins, Steve Smith, Keith Ridgeway, Gary Perkins, Todd Sim- mons. SECOND TEAM: Ted Phillips, Tim Walsh, Jack Gardner, Bob Valenzuela, Harry Lodge, Tim Murphy, Jeff Lovin, John Polaski. BACK ROW: Mgr. Dennis Second baseman Randy Hirschman reached for a fly ball over second base. The varsity team played against the Tucson High Badgers on Mar. 12. Marsh, Dave McNeal, Richard Smith, Mike Bingham, Morris Lorrey, Andy Hass- Ier, Bill Bavaro, Randy Hirschman, Mgr. Tom Dietzman, Mgr. Steve Eddy Mgr. John Norine. Dave McNeal, pitcher on the varsity baseball team, demonstrated a wind-up during practice. Style and hard work was important in pitching winning games. I

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Junior Varsity Team Faced Stiff Competition in Fred Free, iunior varsity baseball player, worked on his fielding during an afternoon practice. The team looked forward to a successful season. A JV second baseman tried to tag a baserunner on an attempted steal from first base. Practice games were played before other school competition was met. JV Titans opened the baseball season with a home game against Rincon. Coach Lynn Kanouse hoped for as successful a season as the previous one in which the JV team made the city championship. Catchers included Dan Couturier, Dan Fer- guson and Dan Long. Marc Richardson, Don Fehr, Whit Weeks, Tom Fitzgerald, Joe Smith and Fred Free were the JV pitchers. Playing infield were Jon Finclley, Dana Wohlers, Rene Ruiz, Bob Clark, Jack Feret, Ken Zobel, Martin Reed and Steve Gil- man. Outfielders were Steve Casey, Bill Casey, Pat Hubble, Dave Elliot, Steve Knox, Carl Lopez, Jett Rein, Rusty Spillers and Tom Paul. Junior Varsity Coach Freshman Coach Lynn Kanouse Ed Baron JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM-FRONT ROW: Ken Zobel, Dan Couturier, Rene Ruiz, Dan Long, Steve Jennings, Jack Theuret, Mgr. Jeff Rein. SECOND ROW: Pat Hubbell, Dun Ferguson, Steve Casey, Tom Paul, Bill Casey, Rusty Spillers, Marty Reid, Mgr. John Splane. BACK ROW: Steve Knox, Whit Weeks, Carl Lopez, Mark Richardson, Joe Estep, Don Fehr, Dana Wohlers, Fred Free.