Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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7 3 Q as my 1. Head coach John Abono con- templates over the up-coming sea- son. While his team spruces up on some fundamentals. Q. Pitcher Buddy Solis stretches out for a hot shot as he makes the play single- handedly. 3. Going down-town demonstrated by Nick Sivil, Rico- cheting a deep drive off the fence for a stand up double. 4. AI Acuna and Tom Nicolosi yak it up on the bench between innings. 5. Craig Billeci takes a break from his home run swing. The second team all- league DH was a dominate force for the Pirates. IJLLI-tEI.'L'Sf MLEUELLLL

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Varsity Has High Potential by: Ron Polk The Varsity baseball team felt it could go a long way with its many talented players. The league is a lot tougher this year, but so are we, replied head coach John Abono. The team must follow up their previous season in order to make it to the N.C.S. play-offs again. The pirates had several returnees which made their squad complete. Seniors Tom Nicolosi, Lee Dongallo, Al Acuna, Johnny Suarez, Phil Layfield, and Ron Polk were among the few which made up almost of the almost all senior team. Nick Sivil and Craig Billeci have also helped the team with their extra added hitting power. One more big plus for the varsity squad would be the J.V.'s coming up like Ed Bokinski, Bobby Johnson, and Kevin Coston. Don Hines will add that little extra spark, along with Dan Arroyo and Buddy Solis. Last season's team did a spectacular job by achieving a play-off berth at the N.C.S. finals, something it hasn't done in years. Hopefully they can repeat. ' 4 . Q R+-X .. M .W M, ,, , MYQV g - JHJAQU ' 'T .ff wc..r , . ,. k J haf! 'Q,,lLfvfr .. gfQyi1?i,u,.J,+rW ' V,,,,w-'ff' ' -4 . 1. WW f, H mt' . 'Wwwkfav ' ...V f -. .. . f f .. l . H' x.',..', .V , 1 .. -' M K ,...i ' M' Q' W.. f - 5454 ,Q Q J ff ,,,,, , ..,.. T fa , .. W . . -fm .A . . .f 7 fr ' ,.,. ' M' H' ' .n.al,1iM...,. f .w ' EE uqusitt uasumtt

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Experience Pays Price by: Nina Trias Team unity, good speed, hard hitting bats, excellent attitudes, and a knowledge of the game is what any coach looks for in a team. The varsity softball team practically handed all of those qualities on a silver platter to Coach James McClennan who was in his third season of coaching the varsity squad. With 11 returning players, the Lady Pirates showed no mercy when they pounded Fairfield in a pre-season opener, 9-Q. When the girls weren't playing a game, they practiced for Q hours after school. Technique and form were stressed the most during practices. The workout consist- ed of running bases, fielding practice, and, of course, batting practice. Coach McClennan felt that the team had enough potential to take the league again, however, lt is up to them if they want to be champions this year. One thing that McClennan looked forward to was, Just winning - one game at a time. f if ' W X ii. mwflffi' if r ,V ',,,,.,, , f' iw f t.' --,' Q ., ,hi my A., + v,Waf W my, V , , rrrr rrtr ralfrl r 4 if ,, at , E ULLLLELTQ EILL L'I:Ll,LL QW?