Stroman High School - RoundUp Yearbook (Victoria, TX)

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E fforts Rewarded Twelve members of the girls track team qualified for the Region IV-5A Track and Field meet at San An- tonio ' s Northside Stadium. I think the team has exceeded its own expectations, said Coach Judy Linville. Everybody ' s excited. Tammy Coleman placed second in the triple jump with a leap of 37-6 and, therefore, qualified for the state meet. ' Coleman competed in the 400 Doing the triple jump daily is important to Pearl Dean. meter dash and the 400 meter relay with Carla Bankhead, Tammi Davis and Pam Garley. The 1600 meter relay team was Coleman, Lisa Wells, Jana Kobza and Judy Barth. Tresa Hermes competed in the 3,200 meter race, Becky Barfield in shot put, Lydia Hobbs in discus, Janice Davis in the long jump and Vera Johnson in the 100 meter hurdles. Bankhead, Garley and Tammi and Janice Davis competed in the 800 meter relay. Junior Varsity: First row: Sharon Whitby, Rachel Brown, Dana Mathis. Yolanda Williams, Pearl Dean, Tammi Marshall. Second row: Charlotte Herman, Nikki Mathis, Crystal Wotipka, Stacie Fillmore, Michelle Ramos. Third row: Glenda Kitchens, Kathy Mulstein, Yolanda Brown. Fourth row: Hope Mancillas, Tammi Ocker, Danielle Powell, Kelli George. Fifth row: Coach Denise Fedderman, Coach Judy Linville and Coach Carolyn Dornak. Waiting for their events at the district track meet are Nikki Mathis, RaeJean Estrada, Tracy Johnson and Audrey King. Stacey Fillmore completes her jump. Girls Track 173

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JTTodie ball a swinging success Members of the Raider baseball team took firm control of their destiny from the beginning of the season through the final victory ' in Disch-Falk Field on ilie campus of The University of Texas at Austin on June 7. With a season record of 29-7, the Raiders, under the guidance of Coach Hodie Garcia, wanted to win district, bi-district, area, regional semi-finals, state semi-finals, and, most of all, the state 5-A championship. They did. The kids believe they can win and know they can win, said Coach Garcia, i feel like we can play against anybody. If we get beat by somebody, we want to get beat by the best. When the season officially opened in February, Coach Garcia said that he felt it would be a good season. He said that the team was fundamentally sound. During the regular season, the Raiders were notorious for their ability to steal bases, averaging nearly five steals a game during the regular season. The team had a .300 team average and Edwin Bell boasted a .405 average, in- cluding six doubles, one triple and 22 runs batted in. Other leading hitters were Manuel Rodriguez (.348), Manuel Alvarado (.346), Ross Grones (.329), David Hawkins (.32 1 ), Randy Torrence (.321), and Norris Hill (.315). The game plan, dubbed Hodie Ball, worked. Coach Garcia, known for his aggressive, no-nonsense coaching, ex- pected discipline from his team. He ex- uded confidence in his players ' abilities as well as his own. When the team had to play Moody for the district championship. Coach Gar- cia said, I like the playoff because I want to know if we ' re the best team in district. I know that we ' re the two top teams in the district, but I want to know if Stroman is the best. It was. The team enjoyed playing at River- side Stadium for their fans. We like playing before the home crowd, Coach Garcia said. There ' s nothing like that It ' s so much fun and there ' s not so much pressure, he said. The only thing that stopped the; ' Raiders for a time was the UIL postponement of the 5-A basebali - playoffs following a pair of court ruling; concerning the controversial no-pass no-play rule. However, even the dela didn ' t stop the team. We ' re just going to keep on practic- ' ing, even if there ' s a delay, Coach Gar- cia said. We just want to play. And play, they did, right to the top. From Day One I told them they were the best team I ' ve ever coached, said Coach Garcia. It was a team effort all the way, he said. Coach Garcia was selected as Coach of the Year by the coaches in District 3 1-5 A and Edwin Bell was selected to play on the South All-Star team at the annual Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star game in the Astrodome in Houston. Varsity Baseball: Sitting: Edwin Bell, Billy Tipton, Manuel Rodriguez, Mike Yates, Norns Hill, David Hawkins. Kneeling: Rudy Vasquez, Chris Walker, Randy Torrence, Gary Moore. Ralph Escalona, John Hill. Manuel Alvarado. Standing: Keith Ellis, Jeff Sparkman. Richard Garza, Ray Luna, Gaylen Younublood, Michael Ruiz. Head Coach Hodie Garcia. Back row: Assistant Coach Dave Evans, Richard Valenzuela, Wrennie Wickliffe, Greg Kobza, Ross Grones, Richard Delgado, Rudy Longoria, Donny Moya, Assistant Coach James Robey and Jon Grones 174 Varsity Baseball