Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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BASEBALL 2 X 24 Largo 3! 2 Countryside 313 Clearwater 315 St. Pete. Catholic 3X9 Seminole S! 10 Dunedin S! 12 St. Pete. 3116 Boca Ciego SX17 Dixie Hollins 3!19 Lakewood 3120 Hudson 3123 Gibbs 3 f 24 Largo 3 f 26 Countryside 3130 Clearwater 0131 Osceola 4 X 2 Seminole 419 Osceola 4 f 14 Northeast 4116 Dunedin 13-10 STAYING AHEAD of the runners is a responsibility of Rodney Page. Getting the ball to the base quickly and ac- curately is essential in baseball. W si, M H E! we R I in X D' CHASE AND CATCH, is a game playe everyday, but on the baseball field thi object to chase is small and round. e object escapes E, J. Fowler, ir coul n o winning run for his opponents, 2. 218 I BASEBALL hvifthin Although one would ex- pect bat girls to take care of the bats, they were relied on for a lot more. Eight girls were chosen by the baseball team. Jobs divided among themselves were working the concession stand, retrieving foul balls, collecting bats, keeping the score and a scrapbook. The girls were chosen for their in- terest in baseball, reliability, and punctuolity. The girls were: Fone Feldt, April Schouer, Carolyn Yosel, Dana Green, Kelly Addison, Kim Green, Tracy Wheats, Maryanne Svoboda, and Sandra Bradbury.

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V ' sw . ,,.-1 , .N i,... SPOTTING THE WATER, ahead of him Jeff Purves concentrates on a smooth entry into the water during an after school diving practice. GOOD FORM, and skill enabled Cindy Mullins to perfect some of the most dif- ficult dives, DIVING: Front Row: Michaela Harbold, Laura Flessner, Mary Dalyg Row Two: Julie Fentress, Cindy Mullins, Row Three: Jeff Purves, Bob Olive. 'IG THE STROKE, Joan Cummings wares for the winter meet in rama in which she took second e in the 100 yard breaststroke. Sixth period was endless. The day, Feb. 4 - was never en- ding. The night before had been spent packing and the day had been spent pondering over the next three days event. The swimming and div- ing team were psyching themselves up for their first pre-season meet at the Univer- sity of Alabama. They had been practicing hard six days a week. The bags were packed, cars were loaded and jobs were made to crack the tension. Sixteen out of 40 swimmers and divers were chosen to go. The few were selected by those posting the best times and best dives and a swimathon was held to pay for expenses. The results of the meet turn- ed out good for both the girls' and boys' team. Out of 36 teams from Mississippi, Ten- nessee, Alabama and Florida, the girls finished fourth and the boys took sixth. GIRLS Swimming and Diving 3 f 2 Dunedin W 319 Countryside W SMS Seminole lnv, 2nd 8116 Osceola W 3118 Dixie Hollins W 3128 Lakewood W CU30 Clearwater L 413 Clearwater Inv. 3rd 4113 Boca Ciega W 4115 Seminole W 4120 Largo L 4f 27 Northeast 4!24 Conference 4th 7-2 DIVING I 217

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IBALL: Front Row: Ron Spyker, Todd Suchy, Steve Grover, Reid Goulding, Bobby Feldt, E. J. Fowler, Row Two: Marc Young, 9 Wuthrich, Eric Cullens, Greg Gervato, Bob Flndley, Dave Young, Tim Bader, Rod Page, Phil Mugovero, Row Three: Joe :att, Dean Gardella, Walt Schumacher, Scott Keyes, Louls Banks, Doug Albers, Dovld Mass. Cnot pictured: Stacey Burdick, Mallard, Dave Schulenbergl. 5 THE 'OLE BALL GAME had a lot of mean- ing for Coach Lee Byers this past year. Once again, he spent long hours preparing the baseball team to be ln form for competition. xx. . , ,,,,,, S , ,, A ,, V x tv .' ' '.'llY' .X N Comin 9 back It was a year of rebuilding. Graduation had taken more than 15 seniors. Only three seniors remained. Because of the severe loss of experienced baseball players, it became a year of rebuilding and it was a very competitive season. One hundred-fifteen young men showed up on January 4 for the first tryout of the season. Team members began several weeks of batting, fielding, base running, and catching. Because of the large number of young men trying out, Coaches Lee Byers and Tom Kurant admitted to having a difficult time choosing the most talented. After several weeks, and two cuts, the team number was down to 25. The men that A LONELY POSITION, was being in the outfield, but Reid Goulding knew that in order to ensure a win, he had to keep up with what was happening in the game. made it past the two cuts were the ones that were in the best shape, and had noticable skills in baseball. Many weeks of conditioning, training, and body building were in store for the players. Each day after school, the team ran several laps, did many exercises, and tried their best to become ex- pert baseball players. The main goal the coaches had in mind for the team was to teach players to play the best baseball they are capable of playing, and at the same time to develop them into young men. The competitors like Coun- tryside, Seminole, and Dunedin made the team join forces and work to their fullest to make a mark in the baseball field. BASEBALL I 219