Richmond Heights High School - Yearbook (Richmond Heights, OH)

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Organization? The junior varsity team just finished shaking hands with the Newbury Black Knights. The girls lost this hard fought game 2-7. JV Powerl Freshman Lesley Witherite pitched regu- larly for the junior varsity squad. The team was not very successful, but gained much experience. In full strength! Kathi Kelly hits a single to help the Spartans beat Beachwood 5-4: Kathi had six hits-; and five RBI ' s for the season. l-s [ 1983 GIrU Softball Team: Front Row: Jenny Varga, Cathy Diane DelBalsc Rossoll, Chris Bill, Sue DlFrancisco, Sharon Distler. Middle Row: Norm Maneri. Barb Penny, Kim Meyer, Sue Haas. Michelle Hoffman. Back Row: Kim Markusic, Peggy Brown, Kathlcnc Kelly, Coach 1983 Girls Softball 9-9-0 RHHS Opp 6 Chardon 3 6 Solon 18 20 Cardinal 8 6 Andrews 7 8 Solon 14 2 Kirtland 15 9 Beachwood 5 15 Cardinal 4 9 Chardon 10 1 Hawkcn 8 5 Beachwood 4 4 Newbury 3 12 Newbury 10 6 Kirtland 7 6 Berkshire 9 4 Berkshire 6 12 Cuy Hts. 2 17 Warrensville Tournament 2 11 Grand Valley 23 11 Hathaway Brown 14 19 Warrensville 14 2 Kirtland 15 3 Beachwood 17 Softball 87

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Action . . . Sophomore Jenny Varga starts the girls Softball season off with a win over Chardon 6-3. This is also Jenny ' s second year on varsity. JMtt 0H6. ol A v tedte efy Looking at the finish on the aluminum bat used by the girls softball team, one could see the effort put forth. A total of 194 hits were accomplished in the 1983 year. The team consisted of six seniors which benefitted the team greatly from their experience, stated sopho- more Chris Bill. Sue Haas, Sue DiFran- cisco, and Sharon Distler all took first team in the ESC. This selection showed the strength and experience of the senior Spartenettes. The most valuable player was Sharon Distler, defensive player was Barb Penny, and offensive player was Sue Haas. The highlight of the girls year was in the Northeast Ohio slowpitch tournament at Painsville. The Spartans beat Hathaway Brown then went on that night to beat Warrensville under the lights. I n the second round, the girls were defeated. Another successful mo- ment was when the girls beat Beachwood, home and away. The girls softball team entered a fast pitch tournament at Richmond Heights and lost 23-1 to Grand Valley. The game was not heartbreaking, it was a lot of fun, and a change of pace from all of our other games. ex- claimed junior Cathy Rossoll. Many casualties were ac- counted for this season: jammed fingers, skinned knees from sliding to bases, ruins with other players, a nice black eye for Jenny Varga, were all exper- ienced. Along with the pain was an over all ESC score of 7-5 which put the Spar- tans in second place. — J.V. 86 Softball

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V Waiting. Thrc a members of the Spartans t after a, nee, wfiile the final rtajH emerged victorious 2 « ESPECTABILITY, now Iiere A growing sport in our country is running, and likewise the sport of cross country is becoming a respectable sport at Richmond Heights. Throughout the 1983-84 season the Spartans were paced by captains Joe Gorup and Kevin Smyth. Gorup a return- ing state qualifier, led the Spartans by fin- ishing first in nine of eleven races run during the season. The season began slowly with four losses in a row. The Spartans then defeated Cardinal to notch their first win of the season. The runners then lost the next three to make their record 1-7. The team then came to life , stated first year coach Kevin Derrick. The cross country won their final three matches to finish 4-7 for the season. Captain Joe Gorup was the mainstay of the Spartan cross country team. Joe was selected to the first team ESC, and was also selected as News Herald runner of the week. Among some of Joe ' s other ac- complishments was setting a new home course record of 17:24, which broke the old record by more than one minute. Considered a serious threat to repeat his | state appearance, Joe did not do well in postseason tournaments because of illness. ! The Spartans second man was captain ; Kevin Smyth, a returning letterman from last year. Mark Bremic a sophomore run- ner for the Spartans said, Kevin was our : emotional leader, he was always the one to push us all just a little harder . The team consisted of seven members, five of them being returning lettermen. There were also five seniors on the team. Joining the two captains were seniors Jim Pawlowski, Fred Buck, and Steve Organiscak. —C.C. 88 Cross Country