This document summarizes the 2015 season for the North Hills Club Softball team through a slideshow. It highlights the qualities of commitment, focus, confidence, and teamwork that define a club softball athlete. It introduces the six senior players, sharing memories and highlights for each. It includes action photos from games, practices, and pep rallies that season, and recognizes the contributions of coaches and photographers. The slideshow aims to celebrate the leadership of the seniors and the accomplishments of the 2015 season.

1. North Hills Club Softball - 2015

2. What makes a Club
Softball athlete?

3. COMMITMENT
There's a difference
between interest and
commitment.
When you're interested in
doing something, you do it
only when circumstances
permit.

4. COMMITMENT
When you're committed to
something, you accept no
excuses, only results.

5. COMMITMENT
Remember
“frying like
bacon” in
August?

7. COMMITMENT
And
freezing
like a
popsicle in
October?
37 degrees
at game
time.

8. COMMITMENT

9. Commitment

10. Commitment

11. Commitment also means standing
your ground when the runner is
bearing down on you.

14. And sliding hard on a cold day.

15. Nice slide
Bella!

16. And chasing a ball into the stands.

17. FOCUS
Concentration and
mental toughness are the
margins of victory.
Bill Russell

18. FOCUS

19. FOCUS

20. FOCUS

21. FOCUS

22. FOCUS

23. FOCUS

24. FOCUS
Toughness is in the soul
and spirit, not in muscles.
Alex Karras

25. FOCUS

26. FOCUS

27. FOCUS

28. FOCUS

29. FOCUS

30. FOCUS

31. FOCUS

32. It’s not the will to win
that matters—everyone
has that. It’s the will to
prepare to win that
matters.
– Paul “Bear” Bryant

33. FOCUS

34. FOCUS

35. FOCUS

36. FOCUS

37. FOCUS

38. FOCUS

39. CONFIDENCE
Confidence comes not
from always being
right.

40. CONFIDENCE
Confidence comes
from not fearing to be
wrong.
Peter T. Mcintyre

41. CONFIDENCE

42. CONFIDENCE

43. CONFIDENCE

44. CONFIDENCE

45. CONFIDENCE

46. No one can make you
feel inferior without
your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt

47. CONFIDENCE

48. CONFIDENCE

49. CONFIDENCE

50. CONFIDENCE

51. If you don’t have
confidence, you’ll
always find a
way not to win.
Carl Lewis

52. CONFIDENCE

53. CONFIDENCE

54. CONFIDENCE

55. CONFIDENCE

56. CONFIDENCE

57. What else makes a
Club Softball athlete?
TEAMWORK!

58. TEAMWORK
Teamwork is what the
Green Bay Packers were
all about.

59. TEAMWORK
They didn't do it for
individual glory.
They did it because they
loved one another.
Vince Lombardi

60. TEAMWORK
Justine gets a
little help from
her friends
after twisting
her ankle in
the playoffs.

62. Sharing a
blanket and a
hot drink on
a cold day.

63. TEAMWORK

64. TEAMWORK

65. TEAMWORK

66. TEAMWORK

67. TEAMWORK

68. TEAMWORK

69. I am a member of a
team, and I rely on the
team.

70. I defer to it and
sacrifice for it, because
the team, not the
individual, is the
ultimate champion.
Mia Hamm

71. TEAMWORK

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74. TEAMWORK

75. TEAMWORK

76. TEAMWORK

77. Play for the name on the
front of the jersey, not
the back.

78. TEAMWORK

79. TEAMWORK

80. TEAMWORK

81. TEAMWORK

82. TEAMWORK

83. TEAMWORK

84. TEAMWORK
Talent wins games, but
teamwork and
intelligence wins
championships.
Michael Jordan

85. TEAMWORK

86. TEAMWORK
Left fielder backing up
3rd base

87. TEAMWORK

88. Sometimes teamwork occurs off
the field…like holding up the arch!

89. Who inspires Club
Softball players to
strive for these high
ideals?
Who leads by example,
and motivates others
to follow?

90. The varsity coaches, with their
one armed pushups?
Not quite…

91. SENIORS!!

92. The Seniors have
maturity and experience.
Younger players look up
to them.
Let’s meet these veteran
leaders.

93. Justine Bohn

94. Katie Cotton

95. Victoria Kotwica

96. Alexis Leech

97. Colleen McCarthy

98. Sarah Whelan

99. Ok, let’s take a closer
look at each Senior.

100. Justine
Bohn

101. Justine Bohn

102. Justine Bohn
One of Justine’s
memorable
athletic moments
was hitting her
first homerun over
the fence.

103. Justine Bohn
Another memorable
moment was
getting hit in the
head with the ball,
and her dad falling
over the fence
trying to help her.
Good focus and
commitment by dad
- but poor
execution.

104. Justine Bohn

105. Katie
Cotton

106. Katie Cotton

107. Katie Cotton
Katie’s favorite
athletic moment
was the team
winning the
championship in
2011.

108. Katie Cotton

109. Katie Cotton

110. Katie Cotton

111. Victoria
Kotwica

112. Victoria Kotwica

113. Victoria Kotwica
One of Vic’s
most memorable
athletic
moments was
running into
Kelly catching a
fly ball.

114. Victoria Kotwica
You held
onto the ball,
right Vic?

115. Victoria Kotwica
Vic is also well
known for her
conservative
choice in shoe
color.

116. Alexis
Leech

117. Alexis Leech

118. Alexis Leech
Alexis’ favorite
memory is
spending time
with her
teammates.

119. Alexis Leech

120. Alexis Leech

121. Alexis Leech

122. Colleen
McCarthy

123. Colleen McCarthy

124. Colleen McCarthy
Colleen’s most
memorable
athletic moment
was hitting a
grand slam during
freshman
playoffs.

125. Colleen McCarthy

126. Colleen McCarthy

127. Colleen
McCarthy

128. Sarah
Whelan

129. Sarah Whelan

130. Sarah Whelan
Sarah’s most memorable moment
was when a boy on a big wheel
ran over his friend during the
Baurerstown tournament….

131. Sarah Whelan

132. Sarah Whelan
Club Softball
Homecoming
Rep

133. Sarah
Whelan

134. Sarah Whelan

135. We would also like to
recognize a former Club
Softball player – and
current coach – who
never had the “benefit”
of a slide show.
Honorary Senior

136. Liz Bright
Liz as a senior
in her letter
jacket, a very
nice picture.
Now let’s enter
the Way Back
machine.

139. This purple jeep was last seen leaving the
Bauerstown softball complex…

140. Power
Ranger
karate
chop!

144. Love the
shades!

145. JV Coach - 2015

146. The Season in Pictures
Club Softball 2015

147. Pep Rally 2015

148. Tension built as the games
were about to begin…

151. Finally, the athletes sprang
into action!

156. Photo courtesy of Louis Raggiunti | Trib Total Media

158. The limbo competition
was particularly intense.
The Club Softball reps
gave their all…

162. And the crowd roared its approval!

164. The crowd roared its approval!

165. Let’s take a
look at the
Varsity girls.

190. Photos from the
lighter side

191. Liz makes a fashion statement with
sunglasses over her ear warmer.

192. Sofia, sorry if we interrupted your
nap with a softball game.

193. Do you think
Emma is going
to swing at
this pitch?
Even if the
count is 3 – 0?

194. Is Tabby
trying to
distract the
pitcher?
Gum!

195. Madi swung so hard her lips couldn’t
keep up with the rest of her face!

196. Do you think Lauren was happy with
this hit?

197. Different day, same smile!

198. Another fashion statement with
sunglasses.

199. Junior
Varsity

202. Ball

226. More Photos
from the Lighter
Side

227. Izzy zeroes in on a fly ball…

228. Makes the catch…

229. And celebrates with a ballet move.

230. The scoreboard tells the story as
Sydney celebrates.

231. In what appears to be an
annual tradition, the girls
borrowed Coach Mike’s
phone and took a few
selfies…

242. Junior High

273. The Coaches
Varsity

277. The Coaches
JV

283. The Coaches
Junior High

288. Thanks to
the Seniors
for their
commitment
and
leadership…

289. BEST OF LUCK!!

290. Special thanks to:
• Photographers:
• Chip Groff
• Frank Caloiero
• Phil Zarone
• Jim Scott (Senior portraits)
• Senior girls (with Coach Mike’s iPhone!)
• Advice, encouragement, and
Herculean efforts on past shows:
• John Eberle
• All-around assistance:
• Ed Vesely
• Lisa Bowen

291. THANK YOU!