Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Victory Hungry Team Ploys With Full Heorr Even when rhey ger be- hind, players pull Through. T I hose kids may hove driven me holf crozy during some procrices, bur rhey never gave up. They were hungry for victories ond gor our rhere ro ploy rheir hearts out, commenred fresh baseboll coach, Bob Popeck. The ream recalled vividly irs fourrh gome of the seosonogoinst Palm Springs. Ramon Molina remembers rhar, Ir was rhe firsr gome rhor we gor behind in and hod to moke o comeback. And comeback rhey did! WHS appeared ro hove rhe gome completely under conrrol, bur shorrly ofrer the sixth inning Palm Springs ot- toined a leod of one run. Our reom, uninrimidot- ed by rhis odvonce, conquered irs opponent by a margin of four runs. Five members who virruolly creored the es- sence of rhe ream were Randy Wedertz, Ro- mon Molina, Art Volencio, Roy Grace and Tim Williams. ■ 50 Rubldoux ' s LIFE

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-= V. 1. Randy Simpson goes for a ground boll. 2. Varsity ployers cheer on tneir batting teammate. 3. Warming up before a gome. Dole Olive winds up for a pitch. 4. Vorslty Baseball: top row: Coach Pfelffer, Jim Lowery, Pat Dutts, Craig Adams, Brian Smith. Dllly Agulrre, Coach Kose. Middle row: Sam Mendozo. David LIddell, Steve Schulze. Bob Heldle, Ellas RIvero. Bottom row: Dale Olive, Rob Ranler, RondySkngsonJImmy Crow, ford. Marty RIvero. 5. Pat Butts burns one In. 6. On the verge of scoring a run. Pot Butts slams one to the outfield. 7. Bob Heldle stretches for the ball, while ploying first base. Sports 49

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:Jm i ■ I ♦ ' • - ' tyf? y i ' I M ■ - Surprises Come From I Encouraged JV Team Winning orrirude is dis- played rhroughour. I he whole sofrboll program hos done o complere rurn around. I rhink we will surprise a lor of people, excloimed Coach Martinez. The JV Sofrboll reom consisted of many young players. Dur, wirh Coach Morrinez ' s pa- rienr encourogemenr, rhe ream displayed po- renriol ond c winning orrirude rhroughour rheir seoson. Coach Marrinez was enrhusiosric obour coaching rhe ream and reaching rhem rhe complicored rules and srroregies of sofrboll. I like working wirh rhe ployers; rhey have a good orrirude ond enjoy ploying sofrboll, commenr- ed Coach Morrinez. The ream proved rhor rhey were o rruly comperirive group and, os represenrarives of RHS, rhey excelled. | 1. Freshmen Daseball; sWnding: Cooch Popeck, Chris Folson, Rondy Wedertz, Art Volencio, Romon Molina, Dob Scorbrough, David Robles, Coach Alexander. Kneeling: Roy Grace, Louie Tapla, Don Cunningham, Eddie Rivero, Tom Aguilor, Wayne Stallworfh, Tim Wll- Moms, Mike Allen, Stafant Smith. 2. Eddie Rivero awaits the pitch. 3. Art Valencia fires one to home plote. 4. Alona Merho releases the ball. 5. Cheryl Peters blasts one outfield. 6. JV Softball; stonding: Dor- ine Uribe, Mary Martinez, Teresa Summers, Rosalie Clampltt, Michelle Ynostroza, Korlo Limon, Coach Lane. Kneeling: Cheryl Peters, Anna Zamoro, Jenny Duszka, Melissa Delgado, Donnle Holdon, Alana ' °- Sports 51