Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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SOFTBALL ' ' 'l l Une Big Stride to Success NWhat can I say, we're awesome! was the general consensus on the Varsity Soft- ball team. Our defense was strong enough that with our accurate pitchers we could field almost anything! explained Mrs. Barker-Ball, the Varsity coach. Because the team was very young, consisting of mostly Sophomores and Juniors plus one Freshman and three Seniors, Jennifer Shuey saw that f'the Varsity team will con- tinue to be awesome in the coming years because most of us will be working and practicing for three yearsf, Another plus for the team was its over- whelmingly positive attitude. The basis for Mrs. B's philosophy was that 'fconstant communication will greatly improve the ef- fectiveness of each and will Jennifer Shuey mentally prepares for a hitting streak in the upcoming game. 284 Vorsity Softball strengthen the morale of the team. Heather Kritzer commented that, ffthe en- couragement was great, and when someone felt down because of a bad play, everyone helped bring her up! Debbie Guer- ena and Tiffany Schafer agreed foundations proved strong and extremely effective throughout the obvious in Lisa Palmer's observation that ifthe friendship on the team is so incredible that even if we lost the game, we ended up winningli' Q Lynell Stokes knows that reaching that extra inch can make the difference between victory defeat. Debbie Guerena and Stephanie Toumi synchronize their throwing forms to increase accur E l E f that a positive attitude, Q adedication and deter- , mination were the foun- i dations for our teamf, These E SCHSOH. 5 The essence of last year's Varsity team is , S

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ball back to a teammate. BK: L-R: Sonia Pomiak, Billie Macuse, Jen Gon- Monahan, Sunny Frith, Kelly Dudek, Beth LaR- zalez, Christina Adams, Coach Lynn Leger, ocque, Mariah Youngkin, Christi Regard, Su- MID: Robin Miller. FRONT: L-R: Kathleen zanne Escobar. Not pictured: Jenny Jaro. Christina Adams wills the linedrive ball into her glove for a stylish out. Kathy Suszko fires another strike past an un- suspecting batter at Poway Lake. if ' , iii ' -- fn ,,E' I i t s K L i B i f V , ., sf ,--, 5 L' 1, ,f ,z ' 5. Julie Schwan cracks through the ba ll, maintaining good concentration. .IV ond Frosh Softboll 283

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SK: l.-R: Carrie Poynter, Jennifer George, Coach Lynell Stokes, Heather Kritzcr, Sheila Kearns, Alli- Earker-Ball. Jennifer Shuey, Debbie Guerena. MID: son Gibson. FRONT: Jen Guerena, Christy Fortney, --R: Lisa Palmer, Stephanie Toumi. Betsy Simmons, Tiffany Schafer. CAPTAINS ., ,, '2f'w,::: at., .1 , Infield captain, Lynell Stokes and outfield captain, Tiffany Schafer both strengthened the Poway Varsity team by encouraging them to do their best and by assuming a leadership role during practices. Both girls are seniors and will be missed in future years. Lynell and Tiffany both con- tributed a great deal to the success of the Poway Varsity Softball team! T at Ag. mf., fsLS5tW,+--1 Q W sw. W.. .igf if ,t-, 4. if 't.- . v g P f Hillt urnament Fallbrdink ty Tefrefftneslti T J ,,,., T Heather Kritzer effectively fields a bunt down the first base line for an easy out at first. Betsy Simmons puts all her strength into a powerful throw to first base, ,M - Vorsity Softball 285