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

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S THn ffracc mCS -r T- SOFTBALL ■ 2 25-2J Preseason Toiirn. Uh ■ ! Seminole .w ' 3 5 3 7 Northeast i 3 12 Northeast 4 3 13 BocaCiega 3 15 St. Pete 3 19 Countryside 3 20 Osceola 3 22 Tarpon Springs 3 26 Seminole 3 27 Clearwater 3 29 Countryside .,■ Dunedin % ' tk io Largo 4 11 DixiaHollins A 4 16 Lakewood , ' ., ,4 17 .■ Dunedin jSlri|: 4 19 Gibbs ... . Senior Debbie Layfield, a fourth year player, pitches the ball over the plate. Kris Friend, junior, throws the ball in- field looking to tag a runner out. i1 F 5 5! jm Junior Joan Freeland, a third year player throws the ball into second base. 222 SOFTBAl.l, ,Jj i

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DOVS IKNNIS ROW 1: Juhn Moore. Grey CimninHhiim, Jaimi: HaHiK ro, Marty Hansen: ROW 2: Dave Forshiji;. Chris Torgenson. Ned Davis. Michael Enf li.sch, (Jlonn Hamilton. Bob Sl.Mght; NOT PICTURED: Sean Poteel. Daryl li.ikiM, .Slrvr V,is()ui-z, [) I Hill Putting topspin on his forehand, freshman Bob Sleight prepares himself for an upcoming match. Reaching back for a difficuh shot, sophomore Grey Cunningham keeps his eye on the ball. I W TENNW 2 19 Diinedinj 2 21 Lakev 2 26— — Ji orth 2 28 q 3 5 ' 3 7 Clearwater 3 11 Dixie Holllns 3 J3 V Gibbs ' 3 19 flf Largo 3 21 V Tarpon Springs 3 26 W St. Pete 3 28 J Boca Ciega 4 9 ♦ Countryside 4 17-20 Disf. Tourn. -a«e « ' ' TENNIS 221

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ositive attitude takes Bading role in softball X AXiJ Batting skills, fielding abilities, and having a positive attitude all took a part in the Patriot softball team. Sportsmanship and hard work were the key [)ri(jrities that I looked for in every girl, ex- plained Coach Darius Holtzclaw. He added, Each girl had to have confidence in herself because that ' s what it took on the field to have a winning season. Before the season began, try- outs consisted of four straight weeks of continuous softball drills such as batting, fielding grounders and popflies, and run- ning bases. Thereafter, continued drills on the basics gave the players the grace to perform under high pressure situations. The Patriots ' toughest rivals this vear were Clearwater and SOFTB.ALL — ROW 1: Beth Kawalec, Carla Har- rington, Amy Dorton, Kris Friend; ROW 2: Stephani Mugavero. Ronnet Graham, |oan Freeland, Susan Falcon, |amie Dorton; ROW 3: Coach Toni Brandes. Kendra Dorton. Linda Piver. Trilby Mallard, Debbie Layfield. Coach Darius Holtzclaw Jamie Dorton, a sophomore returner, fields a grounder with great attention to the ball ' s motion. Seminole. During district tour- naments, the Patriots faced East Bay, Plant, Jefferson, and Robin- son without seeing those teams perform during regular season games. With seniors Carla Harrington, Lynn Collins, and Debbie Layfield, and junior Kris Friend being the only returning starting players, the Patriots mixed old experience with new zeal to have a rewarding year. SOFTBALL 223