Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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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?

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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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K x . J .. 'Jin t ha-3. ..f..,..,..'t..... .., W fu- H X . Y., ,ts,,.,,-u- 'Vs' . I g, '- x-.f'v.-M-ff'r+ X N' . , .J . ,W . 1. Senior Debbie Tirey pumps a winger before an inning of fun and frolic. Q. Junior, Denise Dyer, Senior Jeannette Striplin, Junior, Jessica Medieros march out of the dug out to Iimber up their arms while assistant coach, John Gam- blin jokes with a player, 3. Sopho- more, Rachelle Davis connects the bat with the ball to give it a ride over the defense. Davis is another power hitter on the team. 4, Left- fielder, Latesa Denkins makes a shoe string catch. Denkins is a speedy baserunner. 5. Junior, Li- dia Stiglich attempts to gun down a runner. Stiglich's strong arm and power hitting allow her to be the starting catcher. 6. Senior, Nina Trias scoops up a ground ball. Trias is the starting second baseman. IJ i.LLLtL'L S, hLL1, LLLLI.