Woodbridge High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Woodbridge, VA)

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Ranking High Ahhh! Spring, the season of sunshine, melred snow, ond worm weorher. Spring, also o season of hard work, rebuilding, transitions, ond adjustments, or in o word — BASEBALL. This post year the courageous Viking sluggers went through all these aspects of spring and many many more. With the loss of eight players to graduation, there wos o void waiting to be filled. With eight veteran players returning, six J.V. players were promoted to the ranks of Varsity. Together they formed the mighty Viking defense. Interrupted in the middle of the season with the switching of coaches, the Vikes hod to work harder than ever to maintain stability among their ranks. It wos kind of hard to switch coaches in the mid dle of the Awww c ' mon guys. Junior Steve Swortwood woits patiently for his turn at bot. Steve wos only one of the six Junior Varsity team members to be promoted to the Varsity ranks. These promotions were to be o wise move on everyone ' s port. I gotta get to base!” Senior David Blevins puts forth his best effort to reach first base. David ' s ability to always be or his best proved on asset to his team. A proud Woodbridge is losing David to West Point Military Academy after graduation. season like rhar bur they kept us going so we didn ' r fall opart ' commented senior David Blevins. Attitudes were o major factor in the smooth transition between coaches. The ream wos ready, willing, and psyched to accept Mr. Doug Dean and his ideas towards baseball. Coach Dean hod coach¬ ed baseball for many years when he ac¬ cepted this responsibility and worked well with oil the players. And work they did. Teamwork become the key word among the Varsity Vikes. The vets worked with the new os well os with each other, striving for a fantastic season, and with everyone ' s help this goal wos achieved. Coach Williams summed the year up in o simple way, but in o way understood by oil, he stored, They did fine. Mighty Fine! Conference time. Pitcher Mike Scharf and veteran cat¬ cher Joey Troia discuss their next plan of action. Through their combined efforts on the bollfield, Mike ond Joey contributed to create a tough Viking team. 1982 Varsity Doseboll — Front Row: Steve Swart- wood, Don Celoro, Fred Schmeid, Bunky Burton, Todd Pierce, Joey Lloyd, David Michelow, Scotr Page, Bock Row: Cooch Doug Deon, John Cook, Joey Rroia, David Blevins, Scort Rollison, Tony Organr, Mike Scharf, John Helmondollor, Cooch Charles Calloway Not Pictured: Coach Jerry Williams. 24 Sports

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Don ' t foil over, now . .. Sophomore David Michelow uses his pitching power to throw o fast-ball to the waiting opposing player of bat. The pitcher ployed o main port in the gome, because it was possible for him to strike the batter out. Hey guys, watch this! Coach Dob Everton takes some time to do o little practicing of his own. As coach, Mr. Everton had the responsibilities of nor only helping the team with their practicing but also to know how to master the skills himself. Datter-up? Sophomore Robert Hunter concentrates on hitting the boll while Tony Blevins watches from behind the fence. It was always a tense moment when a player went up to bat, and when a game meant as much as this one did, it was even worse. VCin.ma4- Front Row: Chris Moessner, Darrin Keeton, Robert Hunter, Albe Rodenas, Mart Floyd, Mike Hall. Back Row: Chris Burton, John Marlowe, Tommy Belcher, Tony Blevins, Lewis Vogler, Todd Mumby, Steve Belcher, Coach Bob Everton. Not pictured: Paul Michelow, Tim Greening, Jon Raines (Manager), Michelle Williams (Manager). 1982 J.V. Boys ' Baseball WSHS 15 N. Stafford 4 WSHS 4 Stafford 18 WSHS 10 Potomoc 8 WSHS 2 Gar-field 3 WSHS 6 Stonewall 10 WSHS 2 N. Stafford 0 WSHS 2 Stonewall 4 WSHS 9 Stafford 5 WSHS 8 Gar-field 9 WSHS 11 Gar-field 6 WSHS 4 Potomac 6 WSHS 8 Gar-field 9 WINS: 5 LOSSES:? J. V. Boys ' Baseball

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Look of thot throw. First-bosemon, Bunky Burton worms up before o gome by moking a powerful throw bock to his pitcher. Warm-ups proved to be o great way to psyche the other teom out. A good mental attitude was key to ony good team ' s success. Alright, let ' s go!” Seniors Cheryl Phillips and Lisa Dunoy find a couple of players to put extra support behind. School support also added extra incentive for oil players to show their stuff. Support this year hos sur¬ passed thot of any other. Covering up dork circles? Not exactly. Senior Joey Lloyd sits patiently as Joey Troio applies block-out ' ' beneath his eyes. This special stuff helped block the sun from the players ' eyes. The sun often became a major hinderance for the players. Varsity Baseball 25