Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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hejunior Var- sity Baseball team had one of its best seasons ever. Even their outstanding record C12-SJ did not indicate their potential as a team. The team maintained their winning season through fast aggressive base-running and good, solid hitting. year with a victory over Arl- ington 8-4. Leading the teams batting at- tack was Todd Higgs MOOD, followed by Kyle Anz C5671 Scott Thoma C3501 and Mike Erickson Q.527j. As for pitching, the Rebs had an ample supply of strong pitchers. Kevin Boyd, team and continued for half the season. But, Caruthers was pull- ed up to help with the varsity team. For the rest of the season, Coaches Gary Pewitt and Richard Bryant stepped in to help keep the winning streak alive. The team's goal To play JV EXPERIENCE 'the more the better' The Rebels opened their season against Brewer and allowed them to score only one run C12-11. From there, the Rebels went on to defeat LD. Bell, Lamar, and Sam Houston in the following weeks. The team topped off a fantastic After a failed bunt attempt, catcher Steve Crone C18j watches the Haltom batterjeff McKittrick. Photo by Courtney Puckett Kenneth Britches, and Brian Tarbet were able to supply the needed winning edge whenever pitching was crucial. The Rebels also had several coaching changes during their 17 game season. Coach jerry Caruthers started out with the Q L: .gi .k.VV wr,-E ,LLK . r,,,., ,pa .t 'K with enthusiasm was definitely accomplished by the young team, which consisted of most. ly sophomores. Their goal next year is to win district and get in- to the playoffs. With the ex- perience gained this year, that goal may become a possible reality. - Andy Dodson 1 irtrr 1 :fates rr, gas- -:- ff , - -Q: sawn., .. X t r , . . gear.--5: is .. vfrsrmfa 1- .L - Iariaviff wif -. it sf., ..,,. .. ti . . 1 ,,, W, ..,,.,, 1 ....,...,.. 1. . . . e a tariff, . , t , - - .f , - , Q-X030 5 ' oi ' 2- fix I I-'WWFFFIP-.zeefr 7 H 5 , . 1-:.'1.y1.i gf ,sir 7 11. trr' is -12. ,g .-...... . A - r ,,,,, . ' - Qff-1' . Q '-ff- it ' 5 H rr I ' , ,,,.,.... .ga .- ki - seat ease ' 11 ef Ms?fTMwWWMWT3EQ1T . ' . ,.. . - ' ' 12 Design by Kent Serrart junior Varsitj Baseball Scoreboard Rebs Ot 12 Brewer 7 Martin 2 Eastern Hills 11 Lamar 8 Burleson 8 Bowie 4 L.D. Bell 2 Sam Houston 2 Arlington 4 Halcom 6 Martin 10 Lamar 2 Bowie 5 Sam Houston 19 Burleson 1 Haltom 8 Arlington 12-5

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he seasons of both junior Varsity Golf and Soccer could easily be described as building years. Inexperience and pressure troubled both teams equally. This year, the golf team were hampered by this lack of experience. The season was definitely a learning ex- perience for the golfers, but the lessons learned were in- valuable. Coach Randy has high hopes for next year's team. Grissom led his team through game after game. Each time, the players and coach learned a little more about strategy. So far, Coach Grissom feels that response from players, fans, and parents has JV EXPERIENCE 'the more the better' was unusually young. The team had several problems, mainly being unused to tournament pressure. Also, the team consisted of mostly sophomores which had not been playing long. Tourna- ment play and performance In their difficult first season, the soccer team played with dedication and pride. Soccer was started in the BISD after the com- munity and parents ex- pressed their support. As Head Soccer Coach, Steve - ' , I ' X' :, , ...... , ...f ... . . ..-fi Y f. N X ...- N .W ' Q Y' x 3 E rr Qs 'f sw X Q I Xvivhnl , ti -.r...,.N .... - ..,... .N , . W' :gl Ki Q ' Q ' - I K .M .... Q - Tis : g I. K f r 1 Q M -4 M V .. ,, M 1 . 3, E 5 P' O K 1 mor Varsity Golf Team john McWilliams Mitch Gtogg Larry Snow Gary Snow. been very positive. Since soccer is new to Richland, building skills and com- petiveness is a main goal. The Rebels should be able to continue their progress and be a contender next season. - Andy Dodson Receiving a pass from john Miller, Danny Boggs takes control of the ball, This Haltom-Richland game, like the first, ended in a 0-0 tie. Pbotn by Doug Wallau. junior Varsity 121

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Pulling in close, first baseman Todd Higgs readies himself for a possible sacrifice bunt. Photo by Courtney Puckett if 1 LN, t Pitching a strike, Ken Britches C75 shows his form in the Haltom game. The game ended in a 4-8 Rebel loss. Photo by Courtney Purkett just in time to beat the pickoff throw, Pat Kelley C171 dives back to first base. Photo by Courtney Puckett t A iiso ' V in .. R .ua-n-J A A... 3 I . .W ' A 'uh t 'ii' Q -......1-out First baseman Todd Higgs 4217 stretches for the ball to get the Haltom runner out. The Rebels lost 1-4. Pboto by Courtney Puckett unior Varsity 125