Pflugerville High School - Panther Paw Yearbook (Pflugerville, TX)

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 It was a great year for us because we improved in all aspects and had a winning record for the first time in two seasons. — Jeff Garner Confidence Leads To District Title The Panther baseball team knew that if it wanted to be a competitor in the '86 season it would have to play better than its fan's expectations. People seemed very skeptical before the beginning of the season, espe- cially after what turned out to be a disap- pointing season the previous year. The Panthers knew that the season could be a success if everyone played hard. The desire was there, but the confidence was low. After the first few wins the confidence be- came visible in more aggressive play. In district, the main threat seemed to be LaGrange. The Panthers were faced with playing the Leopards three times and the third time, confident after their two pre- vious victories, the Panthers came out ready to play and defeated LaGrange. The win gave them the district championship. The season proved to be a good one with both excellent coaching and playing. The exciting season came to an end when the Panthers faced Columbus in Bi-District play-offs and were defeated 3-1. Junior Na- than Minchey was voted District Most Valuable Player and many of the other players were awarded various honors. 1. Nathan Minchey, junior, was named District Most Valuable Player. 2. junior Alen Cameron watches the game and waits patiently for his turn to bat.

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Front row: James Graves, Shawn Brown, Tres Odgen, Tim Faulk, Jeff Markert, John Olsen, Talley Muery, Craig Martinez. Second row: Kevin Taylor, Jeff Crawford, Brent Wood. James Gray, Gabriel Rodriguez, Matt Eisenbren- ner, Tyrone Wright, Trent Epperson, Bobby Lee. Third row: Ranee Rogers, Craig Pellar, Darren Lopez, Lee Sand- ers, Mark Brand, Chris Kasparzyk, Ricky Chavez, Brad Farr, Troy Roberts. 2. James Grave » talks to Coach Bill Var- ian about the next key play. 3. Gabe Ro- driguez breaks around the corner while Jeff Smith blocks. 4. Trent Epperson pauses while looking for a receiver. 5. Gave Rodriguez races for the end zone with only one defender left. —Football 75—

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1. Coach Knox gives a pep talk to the team before a game. 2. Senior Andy Donelson gets advice from Coach Knox about leaving third base. 3. Junior Andrew O'Neil strives to get to first base before the ball does. 4. Jeff Garner, senior, waits on deck eager to knock one out of the park. 5.1985-8o varsity baseball team: front row-Andrew O’Neil, Jeff Jacques, Paul Redden, Rick Perez, Anthony Wilke, Benette Zivley; middle row- Kevin Parma, Anrew Donelson, Scott Eilliott, Hugo Llorens, Ron Dur- ham, David Huffstutler, Alan Cameron; back row-coach Tommy Knox, Jeff Garner, Brad Tighe, Woody Patrick. Nathan Minchey, Damon Massey, Mitch Krivokucha, coach Steve Drury. —Baseball 77—