Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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!! TWO FOR THE SHOW. Rachel Butler, (left) the teams starting shortstop was the team's leading hitter with a hatting average of .597. Her teammate. Shelly Johnson, was an all around player, playing any position her coached asked her to. The Upper — By a miraculous twist of fate, both JV baseball and softball teams took second place finishes the the Vestaburg Invitational. The Downer — Possibly by the same twist of fate, both teams lost their last games of the season by about 10 runs each. Both losses were to Central Mont- calm. The Red Streak — After going 2 for 4 in their first four games, the JV girls won a total of five games in a row against Montabella, Belding and Lakeview. The Embarrassment — After losing two games in a row, the JV boys went overboard in an embarrassing 19-1 loss to Portland. ------------------------------Ups and Downs — !! HERE WE GO NOW, ROB. BASE HIT NOW, CRACK! Left handed batter Rob Hanes singles to right field during the second game of the double header against Central Moncalm. JV BASEBALL — FRONT ROW: James Traynor, Rob Hanes. Larry Ozment, Eric Vitz. Troy Grahm, Trevor McCormick. Dan VanPlew. MIDDLE ROW: Jay Janofski. Dan Scott. Corey Ferguson. Steve Lott. BACK ROW: Coach Scott Marshall. Dave Freeman. Brian Bowser. Aaron Carr, Leroy Benavidez, assistant coach Brent Bissell. JV SOFTBALL — FRONT ROW: Melissa Beard. Faye DePue, Jenny Bissell, Linette Stratton. MIDDLE ROW: Jeannie Bush. Rachel Butler, Michelle Keeler. Pam Martin. Shawn Antes. Kristy Kloeckner. BACK ROW: Assistant coach Katie Brantley. Shannon Kloeckner. Shelly Johnson. Leilani Jenison. Lori Anna. Rikki Steele, Coach Cheryl McClellan. Sports ! 29a

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JV Softball Baseball Guys Girls Coleman 9- 2 8- 3 Shepherd 1-10 Montabella 1-14 Saranac 4- 2 18-13 Saranac 15- 8 10-11 Carson City 3- 6 14- 1 Carson City 3-13 10-12 Portland 3-11 12- 8 Portland 1-19 8- 9 Montabella 9- 8 10- 9 Montabella 7- 8 13- 3 Belding 1- 2 16- 3 Lakeview 5- 6 13- 3 Lakeview 9-16 17- 3 Central Montcalm 0- 1 7- 8 Central Montcalm 0-11 7-18 Overall: 4-11 9- 6 !! SAFE! After getting the first base hit of the game, Tim Parrish dives back to first safely, against Central Moncalm's lefthander during the first game of the last double header of the season. Kecords not vital; EXPERIENCE WANTED by Tim Parrish and Faye DePue After identical 2nd place finishes in the Vestaburg Invitational, the JV softball and baseball teams had little in common. The boys managed to win only four of their 15 games while the girls won nine. From the invitationals, on, it was an up season for the girls. Coached by Cheryl McClellan and assisted by Katie Brantley, the team began their regular season by splitting their first four games. They finally broke out of their rut by winning five in a row. That win streak was ended by Central Moncalm in an extra innings loss, 8-7. Extra innings plagued the girls a second time as they lost to Central Montcalm 7-18 in the season finale. The girls were able to avenge an earlier Montabella drubbing, 1-14, as they defeat- ed them in both games of a double header played later in the season. The team was led in pitching by Rikki Steele with five wins and Cathy DeShano with four. Rachel Butler, with a batting average of .597, led the girls with three home runs. Steele, DeShano and Jeannie Bush all moved up to varsity for pre-districts and districts, where DeShano played second base and the other two were sent in to pinch hit. “Break” was the theme of the season for the JV boys. Unfortunately, they wer- en’t breaking records. Trevor McCormick, found out what gets broken when you show off your knuckleball and it doesn’t drop. Instead it went through the locker room window. Tim Parrish was the second “break” of the season as his nose got on the wrong end of a throw from sophomore Chad Palmer and he needed to have surgery. Rich Fisk was forced to invest in some sunglasses after he broke his nose trying to catch a pop up in the bright sun. Although they weren’t breaking re- cords, the team did experience some tri- umphs. In the double header victories over Saranac, the team was hitting well against their slow pitchers and also committed few errors. After being down 5-1 against Monta- bella, a seventh inning rally put the team in the win column, 9-8. The second game of the double header was a complete turn around, as the Wolverines saw their 7-1 lead end in a 7-8 loss. In the team’s loss to Belding, Tim Par- rish threw a one-hitter; however, an error scored the winning run for the Redskins. The team was coached by Scott Mar- shall, who was the former JV girls’ softball coach. With four of the boys’ 11 losses being only by one run and with an experienced team returning next season, the errors may be fewer and the victories more. 28a ! JV Softball Baseball

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 The Big One 19 inch bass Dan VanPlew 245 bowling Harold Franks 8 point buck Rick Hartman Detroit Marathon Steve Kidwell Old Kent Run George Showers Steve Kidwell Assistant Life guard Karen Monroe 37 fish in one day Andy Frost First place — dance contest Karen Hansel Mowed yard in 30 minutes Patti Marshall Champion sunbather Jenny Bigelow !! SHRED, SHRED, SHRED . .. Kelly Vitz, veteran of the radical skateboard, gets a fast run, as he attempts to leap a large pothole during 2nd hour Wood class. !! KEEPING THE FLOCK. Certified life- guard Karen Monroe keeps a watchful eye over the younger kids swimming below. AVE OUR KIDS SAVE OUR SPORTS by Harold Franks When one ponders the issues of teenage sports, one thinks of a gym packed to the rafters with screaming fans, or a baseball field full of players weighted down with tension in the final inning. But this isn’t always the case. Stemming from school sports like the branches of a tree are “oth- er sports”. These other sports are made up of things that are done away from that large cement building that we all love to call school. Other sports are played mostly by those who do not revel in the idea of being coached, as is the case in high school sports. These people would rather do their own thing, on their own, with no restrictions or commands from anyone, such as with Kelly Vitz who plays the gui- tar. “1 enjoy playing guitar because it is something I can do on my own. It is also something 1 can create whatever I want to on, and there is nothing that can hold me back,” said Vitz, who also enjoyed skate- 30a ! Other Sports boarding. These other sports can be a wide vari- ety of things, ranging from the common, such as bowling, to the more diverse and extreme such as juggling 17 running chain- saws while watching “I Love Lucy.” “I like to ride skateboard in my off time,” said Troy Graham. “When I used to go to my friends’ house, all we would do was ‘shred’. When I ride 1 feel like I’m challenging the pavement, daring it to rip me to shreds when I wipe out. Fortunately that hasn’t happened yet.” Other sports can be very relaxing and satisfying to those who want to reach a personal goal or perhaps just relax and relieve the pressures of a hard day. “I go golfing because it goes with the surrounding atmosphere and simply lets me feel relaxed and free,” said Ike King. “I like to go fishing because it’s kind of like my intelligence against the fish,” said Dan VanPlew. “You try to outsmart the fish. I’ve limited out quite a few times.” When one decides to become an “other sports” participant, he she must realize that there are certain hardships involved as there are in any sport. The person must first purchase their equipment with money from their own pockets. Then, they must also be willing to travel to the far corners of the earth, if necessary, to find the resort that offers their sport. Before you decide to leap headlong into the brandless pleasures of other sports, you must realize that it is the same as any other thing in life; there is work involved, but if you enjoy yourself, it is all worth it. 1! FLYING HIGH AGAIN. Shay Throop master of the art of four-wheeling, makes an in- credible leap over one of the many jumps in the gravel pit near his home.