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

The Cardinal Comet Baseball Team became the first Cardinal team ever to reach a state title game in any sport. This wae accomplished by defeat- ing Van Buren, Harmony, and Wapello in the districts and advancing to substate. They edged English Valley 9-7 and Center Point 4-3 to gain a state tournament berth. In the opening game of the state tournament the Comets defeated Granville-Spalding 8-4 with the aid of Dave Huffman's homerun and Rob Moore's three singles and a double. The victory allowed the Comets to advance to the championship game against Kee of Lansing 1. Mark McCleary proudly hold the tate runner-up trophy above his head after losing the tate champion hip game. 2. Dave Huffman i congratulated by a teammate after slugging a homerun in the semi -final game. 3. Var ity Team-(Row 1:) -Tim Droz, Mark Kent, Rob Moore, Kevin William , Darryl Lile , Bryan Marlay, Greg Greiner, Kevin Campbell. (Row 2:)-Head Coach John on, Mark McCleary, Ryan McCarroll, Jupe Farley, manager, Rick Metcalf, Rick Heller, Dave Huff- man, Tracey Fligg, A istant Coach Frisch. 44 Baseball COMETS