Cardinal High School 1982 Yearbook (Eldon, IA) - Full Access

COMETTES WIN The 1981 Cardinal Summer Softball season began at Danville on May 23, where the Comettes won the tournament championship. The following week they were runner-up in the Sigourney Tournament where Debb Swanson, one of the Cornette's leading hitters for the season, was injured in the championship game against Sigourney. "The Comettes avenged this loss on June 26 by beating Sigourney 3-0 in an outstanding team effort!" An unforgettable game was against the highly ranked Ottumwa Bulldogs, where the Comettes were ahead 6-5 after six innings. They lost in the seventh inning by a home run 7-6. Cardinal defeated Pekin in sectionals to qualify for Districts, where the Comettes lost to Mid-Prarie on July 24. "The overall record of 21-8 and a Blackhawk Conference record of 10-1 is indicative of a very exciting season." The only conference loss was against Harmony in the last conference game of the season. The Comettes won their third Blackhawk Conference Championship in five years, but the first one they have not shared. The 21 wins made the 1981 season the third one in a row of over 20 wins. Individual honors: Blackhawk Conference: First team-Jody Teninty, Frances Gray, Shannon Streeby, Debb Swanson. Second team-Martha Simmons, Lisa Yochum. Honorable Mention-Kim Knapp All-State: Special Mention-Jody Teninty. Honorable Mention- Frances Gray, Debb Swanson, Markay Winston. (Above:) 1981 CARDINAL SUMMER SOFTBALL TEAM: (Row 1:) Chris Eklofe, Deanna Bickford, Deb Peters, Chris Leedom, Shannon Streeby, Jody Teninty, Lisa Yochum. (Row 2:) Joyce Witzenburg, Head Coach; Frances Gray, Debb Swanson, Amy Cope, Markay Win ton, Martha Simmons, Kim Knapp, Robin Roe, Steve Rohach, A istant Coach. 1) Graduate Jody Teninty concentrates on catcher Frances Gray's signal during the Waco game. Jody was the Cornette's leading pitcher with a 12-5 record. 2) Freshman Lisa Yochum, who was the Cornette's leader in triples, hits a single against Waco in a Blackhawk Conference game. 40 Summer Softball