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

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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

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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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any varieties of team sports and par- ticipants were a part of in- tramural SpOrtS. After a hard day at school, students can unwind and partake in sports such as softball, volleyball, basketball, ping pong, and softball. In in- tramural spotts, students Derek Lewis Cseniorj. Part of the lure of in- tramural sports was organizer and director of in- tramural sports jerry Ses- sions. Besides teaching Biology and Physiology, Mr. Sessions spent many long hours of hard work and dedication after school. Get- participate in interschool sports or have a job a chance. For almost 12 years, Mr. Sessions has been the direc- tor of intramural sports and he says it seems to get big- ger every year. Participation varies from year to year but I think we have had a great Participation key to success: Good times had by all could display their athletic talents and abilities. In- tramural sports gave me the chance to play other sports like football and volleyball besides my school sport, baseball, commented At 3:45, Intramural Basketball starts off. Relieving school pressure and strain, students partake in sports. Scott Bowman Cseniorj shoots for two points. Photo by Doug Wallare 1 2 Design by Andy Dodson ting to know students and being friends with students is important to Mr. Sessions sponsor of the intramural program. I enjoy sports myself. It gives kids that don't have time or cannot year so far. Some of the sports are more popular than others so we have highs and lows in attendance, said Mr. Sessions Ccopy con- tinued on page 1275. Attempting a shot, jimmy Strain fjuniorj goes up for two points but is blocked by Scott Bowman Cseniorj. Pboto by Doug Wallace Quarterback Darrell Barrow Cseniorj of Enuff StufF', attempts a long bomb as Alana Curtis fseniorj attempts to stop play. Pbazo by An- dy Dodson -M4