Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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The JV players stretch out before their afternoon game. Robert Plarski loosens up in the on-deck circle. l P .'i l g'?!? J Q, , f 1 Qi? Q wwf! iff' , ' 9 tr-- whirl . .X :J 7 .P . sf' IRE . 4 .kk. .,4',,n.X-- , eg, -W I ya., .5 , - 'Wg Aw.-K, ...1 f' I 74 'f- ' if W rw aa . . . ,fe A sta. .Q J ii' X 'W , if , , . QQQmL' f'.uX3.wf . H .J Top: L to R - E. Reid, P. Potiera, D. Jones. B. Marsh R, Plarski. M. Kelly. B. Rarity. C. Meehan. T. Fisher. M. Fletcher. Mid: L to R - M. Bourgeois. D, Ols Vewski. A. Proclivo. M. Sanders. R. Hernandez. C Jervis, J. Meadows, S. Boyle, B. Primavera, Bottom: L to R - Coach Lekvold. E. Thompson. N. Elder. R. Clark, M. Wuchner. M. Amodeo. S, McLeod, Gilbert. Not pictured: J. Bookataub JV ond Frosh Boseboll 279

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' ' BASEBALL Hitting the Top by Traci McClellan 6'We have equal abilities and perform on the same level. Our second string is just as good as our first, commented Mike Pe- drotti about his JV baseball teammates. Troy Nichols commented, f'We want to play for everyone, not just ourselvesf' This attitude let the players come together and work on perfecting their technique. They strove to better themselves and encourage one another. Under new Head JV Coach, Ed Nelson, the players became deter- mined to rise to the challenge. Scott McMahon described him this way, f'He doesn't say a lot, but when he does, it really means some- thing. The coach and play- ers working together trav- eled on the path of success this season. It's the bottom of the ninth, two outs, and a full count on the batter. He looks nervous as the pitcher winds up. He hits the fast ball, and a resounding thud in the first base- man's glove assures the last out. A cheer rises from the crowd as the fate of another Frosh game is determined. As usual, the Poway team wins again. The stiff competi- tion to make this yearis team, 60 boys tried out, allowed the team to be bigger than usual with 27 members. Coach Lekvold commented, It was a real shock to see so many go out, and I know we have a high skill levelf' Dan Olszewski concluded, 'fWe win because we have a system and know each other's movesf' and their season proved it. Top: L to R - S. Vaserling, G. Atherton, M. Miller, T. Cella, D. Perdue, M. Orr, K. Ma gruder, Bottom: L to R - F Wolinski, C. Rzewuski, B Matthes, B. Gillespie, S McMahon, M. Pedrotti, T. Ni chols, R. Cummings, Not pic tured: Coach Nelson, T. Peter- Coach Nelson jots down valuable information about his JV players. SOD l 5 1 . Matt Orr fires the ball toward the plate, hoping to beat the run- ner. 278 Eric Reid catches the ball to hand offto Coach Lekvold who hits a few balls to the Frosh team before the game.

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B A S E B A L L Bill Bertsch prepares to hit a homerun and empty the A Spirited Revival by Traci McClellan Throwing practice balls and warming up signified the start of another Varsity base- ball game at Poway High. The guys strove to reach their goal of attaining the CIF championship by working together. Pat Vinoni commented, uWe,re like one big family. We really enjoy playing together. This thought was also shared by Alon Banks who stated, '6We all work well to- gether because we're on the same skill lev- el. as 'greally impressed with his leadership and motivational techniques. While Chris McDermott felt, He really cares about the individual as well as the teamf' The players thought Coach Casciato to be an added in- centive to playing baseball at Poway High School. The many years of playing experience contributed to the team's success as wellg they spanned from nine to thirteen years on the field. This made the competition to Not only did they work together, but the did it successfully under the new head coach, Rudy Cas- ciato. Steve Wrenn was reach the Varsity level more intense, assuring only the most talented and hard working ball players a spot on this dynamic team. Todd Waters tags the runner out at third with ease. Paul Scolari throws the ball forcefully to beat the runner home. 280 bases. Chris McDermott, the shortstop. hurls the ball toward first for the easy out.