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

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Frosh Baseballers Learned Advanced Skills FROSH BASEBALL TEAM1FRONT ROW: Mike Mullaney, Mike Marsh, Kim Robinson, David Denomy, Steve Vasey, Jim Sealy, Gary Lombardo. SECOND ROW: Mgr. Kim Varvir, Mgr. Bill Lacy, Dan Handt, Ric Ranne, Randy McNeil, Coach of the freshmen basbeall team, Mr. Ed Baron, ex- pected PV to have a strong hitting and defensive team this season. Practice started February 5 and the first game was March 9 against Rincon. Starting line-up was Steve Filia as catcher, pitchers David Payne and Bob Lacy, Ralph Matthews as first baseman, John Lacagnia at second and Doug Eichner at third base. Randy McNiel played at shortstop and fielders were Steve Vassey, Mike Kee and Don Kwart, All players on the freshman baseball team added to the success of the team. A member of the freshman baseball team slid into home base. The team played practice games daily to improve their hitting and defensive skills. Steve Fila, Don Kwart, Mark Olbin, Mgr. Gordon Vernon. BACK ROW: Mgr. Pat Wells, Ken Romero, Ralph Matthews, Bill Biggs, John Lacagnina, Mike Kee, Doug Eichner, Fred Brahms, Mgr. Jim Zimmerman. A freshman baseball team member hit fly balls and grounders to give the defense a work out. The team practiced each morning during baseball season. l P 5 5 - ..smn +s ' , 7 sw-vfwmiw H, 4- r,,3 , .4 A f. .419 . -7:

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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.

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