Wilbur D Mills High School - Comet Yearbook (Little Rock, AR)

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William Huffman warms up his arm by throwing the ball back and forth with some of the other players before a prac- tice session. jimmy Lawhon gets some extra help on his batting technique by using the bat- ting machine during practice. Ros ly G t Staff Baseball is a game of coordination, concentra- tion, and eye contact. It takes getting one foot in front of the other to get to first base. I like to play baseball because of the sense of competition you feel. lt's fun because almost any- one can participate, . . . in which he can excel, Mike Horton said. Sometimes the most in- teresting part of the game isn't always on the field. The dug out can be a hu- morous place because players express a lot of their feelings there. I think that the dug out 40 Sports Baseball 'wah NW. Ai traditional sport of skilled and spirited players is a really good place to bring someone up when they are down because players sometimes get an- gry or down about being taken off the field. He may go into the dug out and someone may crack jokes about him and he may laugh or make another joke, Mike Murphy said. The sporting atmo- sphere on the field attracts players. Players enjoy competing for the spirit of success. Baseball builds com- petitive spirit. We try to give Mills something to be proud of. We have good student support and that makes us play better, Brad Marshall said. Being the batter up is a sensational feeling. lt's the feeling that you know you are going to hit a home run. What l feel when l am the batter up is like all eyes are on me. When l bat, l need to clear all bases and try to bring myself in also. When anyone is at bat, we know that we mustn't strike out. lt's like being the star of the show, jeff johnson said. Perfect pitching form comes from hard practice. Erin Wilkerson works hard on his pitching to improve the team's per- formance.

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'AL w vfmf ff We 1 --. ' a V hx 1 l I J I 1 ar .. A 3 I. ' f ,, , .W W I 1 - Q, ,, MW, Robbie Kelly really aims for the goal as she tries to get some points for the lady Comets against Hall High School. Andrea Rainey looks wildly at the ball as a fellow teammate gives it her all to get the ball through the hoop for the points. ' KITR H W' , W-me i Brian Coach Walker gives very direct direc- tions to the lady Comets on the floor. This is Coach Walker's first year as C-irls' Basketball coach. Linn Gobrielle Fair looks happily and enthu- siasticly on as the lady Comets get the ball and score the needed points to win the game. Girls Basketball 39 ...B

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