Salinas Junior College - La Reata Yearbook (Salinas, CA)

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i) i) s }1 £ T i! }) I I Garci. Head, McLean, Carlson, Stokes, Paine Mnilo I. C. In the closest battle of the season, the Varsity eked out a 41-40 victory over Menlo Jaysee in the last game of the 37-38 season. Henderson, Vosti, and Sorensen scored 9, 8, and 7 points respectively. Captain Vosti was the most consistent scorer on the team. Playing in twenty of the twenty-one games, Vosti never once failed to score, having as a season ' s total 96 points. Henderson and Storm, the sophomore scoring twins, tied for all-season high score honors with 124 points apiece. Others who scored high were Sorensen and McLean with 101 and 81 points respectively. At the close of the season, Bob Henderson was presented with the Sproles inspirational trophy for his athletic prowess and sports- manship. With new players entering and others dropping out, the season ' s total of players numbered about twenty-one. Those who finished the season were Storm, Henderson, Sorensen, Paine, and Vosti of Salinas; Head of Spreckels ; Carlson of Alameda ; Stokes of Grant ' s Pass, Oregon; Eaton of Watsonville : Linteo of Oakland; Garcia of King City; McLean of Pacific Grove; and Johnson of Alameda.

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u; ' }) s ii £ r ij ii I I In the second conference victory, the Maroon and Gold basketeers took a hard- fought contest over the Armstrong Junior College five, 30-27. Coach Adams experi- mented with several new combinations in order to discover the smoothest working quintet. Bill McLean led the Panther attack with 7 points to his credit. Suffering their first league defeat in three (Starts, the Salinas Varsity bowed to the Placer Junior College team from Auburn. Captain Vosti led the Panthers in scoring with 9 points followed closely by Hender- • on with 7 points. In their se:ond encounter, the Yuba Jay- see quintet, the Panthers again emerged victorious, winning, 38-3 5. Henderson led the attack with 1 5 points followed by Cap- tain Vosti and Storm. Far off form, the Varsity lost to Arm- strong Jaysee from Berkeley, 42-27. Displaying smooth passing and fine team- work as well as an air-tight defense, the Panthers defeated the Menlo Junior College basketball team 43-38. With Storm and McLean tanking their shots from all angles, the Panthers couldn ' t be defeated.

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i) i) D 11 I I This year marked the entry of the Salinas Junior College Panthers in the Northern California Junior College Baseball Confer- ence. Although a few members w ere stars in high school, the team as a whole lacked experience due to inadequate equipment and lack of practice field the first season proved rather unsuccessful. However the boys re- ceived valuable experience this year and with more material and better equipment the out- look for next season is very bright. Following is a list of players and their positions: Catcher — Don Coover, from Fresno, a sophomore, leading in batting with .342. Judged by many opponents as one of the best catchers in the league — if not the best. Pitcher — Bob Coover, from Fresno, a freshman, received credit for the only two Panther victories this season. However, in his best performance, a two-hit game, he was beaten 4-1. Bob won 12 games and lost 3 last season in the Fresno Twilight League. First baseman — Tony Amaya, from Gon- zales, a sophomore, was second in batting with .303. Tony was a star on his high school team before coming to this alma mater.