Sammamish High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Bellevue, WA)

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Phil Parsons doubles off the center Held wall. With a football player's strength and an outfield- er's nonchalance, R. J. Williams strolls up to the plate. He steps into the batter's box, takes a few practice swings and calmly awaits the pitch. The pitcher winds up and delivers. Once again, R.J. connects. As he casually trots around the bases, the ball sails over the ditch for another home run. R. J. hit eight home runs in the first ten games of the season. Scouts from the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros expressed an interest in R.J.'s baseball talents. He has been approached to play football for the U of W, WSU and all but one of the colleges in the state of Washington. Outfielder Williams led the return of eight of last year's regulars: Don Gonzales, Dan Leber, Phil Parsons, Jerry Berges, Bill Thomas, Chuck Joines and Mike Jones. Third year letterman and batting champ R.J. led the '66 squad to second place in the KingCo League. R. J., Kummer, Berges, Bever, and Hiles warm up before a game. Bob LaCount makes the putout. Last year's junior varsity contributed Bob La- Count, Gil Hiles, Greg Kummer and Ray Pace. Bradd Bever came on as a double threat both at the plate and on the mound. Sophomore Tommy .lull rounded the varsity roster. Managers were Vance Woodard and Greg Bafus. In their drive for the league championship, coach Ed Romeo's nine won all but one of their league games. The lone defeat came against the Lake Washington Kangaroos. The Totems won a total of fourteen games, losing only two against high schools. They suffered two setbacks in a double header with the U of W frosh team. Outstanding pitching came from Joines, Pace, Bever and Thomas. Parsons, Bever, Williams, Hiles, Leber and LaCount all hit well over .320 making the team batting average about .300. R.J. Williams, hitting over .500, supplied most of the RBI's and home runs. 9

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'-Q-...., M-Q-......,,w-Q -e-...... -.....,,,, MINMWMMA 7. ,,.. A k . Arne Larsen moves fast to make the retum. Gary Air en slices one WI TWO His body tense, he moves slowly forward. With a swift movement he lifts the racket, pauses for a split second and serves the ball. The ball flies, is caught by the opponent and sent hurtling back. Lunging, he watches the ball with a quick and well trained eye, swings the racket and sends the ball with a loud crack to the other side. Sweat trickles down his face. The ball comes flying back again. He moves across the court with animal swiftnessg the ball meets the racket with a final violent blow and smashes over the net. The opponent fumbles, misses, loses. The game is over and the Sammamish Totem 'Tennis Team has won another game. This year, Sammamish's Tennis Coach, Ron Andresen, predicted a successful season and his team made good the prediction by capturing first place in the King Co conference, and undefeated. KingCo Champs '67 After a first game win over Lake Washington, victories followed such schools as Newport, Bothell, Issaquah, and a major win over a tough Bellevue team. The consistent resistance of John Bartholomew, Dave Smith, Gary Aitkin, and Tom Kuhns tseniorsl and Bob Mechauer, Arne Larsen, Bill Lane, and Dale Krueger ljuniorsl reaped a record nine out of nine victories. Bob Meckauer displays his backhand.