Apache Junction High School - Prospector Yearbook (Apache Junction, AZ)

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Smashing, slicin , duecing, acln . seep athletes top 111 then' flelds Smashing, slicing, duecing, losing and winning are all adjec- tives that tell the tale of tennis. Over the period of time from 1976 untiltoday, tennis has become a well-known and often played sport. If there is another player on an opposing team that is better than Karolette Bumpas, she doesn't, psyche herself out, according to Coach AI Cramner. She stays in there and tries as hard as she can to win. Karolette has been ranked first for two years in a- row, and has received the Most Valuable Player Award her sophomore and junior years. She feels Coach Cramneris the onbfcoach who putsthe most time and effort into his job. She also said, He is the most patient person I know, and he cares a lot about his players? During the trials of her junior year. she went to State with her doubles partner Debra Carr. They were bounced out before they eliminated all others. Another outstanding player, Dean Dryer, goes out for the sport for many reasons. A few arei he enjoys the sport. He likes the people who get involved in it. It also gets him outdoors and moving. In the 1975-76 Division- als Dean was a semi-finalist with his doubles partner Dennis Doerfler. Proceeding that sea- son. he took'Third Place in State with Chris Barwick during 1976- 77. Dean likes all sports, but he feels tennis requires a lot of practice. He thinks the most important difference is the fact that you have to lovef' tennis in order to do very good, you just can't play at it. The only enjoy- ment should bejust playing ten- nis. not messing around. - Kalia Bumpas Take I I2 Stop action II KEN RHEIM. JUNIOR. said. I decided to go out for tennis on my own. when I was in the seventh grade. I took junior high tennis from Coach Cranmer and he inspired me and got me interested in tennis. I give all the credit to him. Zi DENNIS DOERFLER. JUNIOR. practices his backhand during tennis practice which is held after school. 33 'il LIKE PLAYING tennis because I like the people that go out for the sport. I also enjoy play- ing tennis with Coach Cranmerf' said Glen Bow- ers.junior. I 4ITERRIE RIDDLE. SOPHOMORE said. I would encourage other people to go out for ten- enjoy it 16s 312 - -K ,YW .. 3!23 - 3127 2199, i Coolidge y lysart iihifini 7 Mingus Mingus i Miami-,,, I A f Buckeye ' A nis because I think it is a fun sport and I really. 'V , I T -1 at l 1 ' ef f , - . . Y . ji: ,Q .. ' :if '4 ' 'Sf , , . X , I V ch ' 1 ..i -l 'vi f - si , b A l I . t W 4 it 3 I ,j I iq V-M fffsmf .. 5.4113 gf If ,W -, ' It .... T J fifibfence 'Ray e 4118 jjj. ' Gitberi 4120 tr ' Coolidge 41 2? Phx. Ind. 1 . -qquqw

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ll SOFTBALL TEAM - FRONT ROW: Laurie Karkos. Belinda Haines. Theresa Mayes. Karla Bing. and Lori Stacher. SEC- OND ROW: Karen Mazzoli. Lynn Mayers. Tina Webb Denise Cox. Ma-ureen McGuckin. BACK ROW: Pearl Staples. Coach Rick Donnelly. Terry Mazzoli. and Margie Paskel. Z .,y g W 5 L ! 't if H. 1 1 4 21 I LIKE MY GIRLS to be aggressive and have the desire to work, said Rick Donnelly, Girls' Softball coach. 33 KAREN MAZZOLI, SOPHOMORE. gets ready to catch a ball at Girls' Softball practice after school. 43 KARLA BING, SOPHOMORE, said, I enjoy softball. and I've played it for a long time. lt's fantastic. 57 MY BEST STRENGTH in softball is throwing. catching and playing outfield, said Maureen McGuckin,junior. ' . Take l l l Stop action

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Ni...4. r .4 AA as 'iii L. if . K mf 5 if 5 I s-.2 , va . . S in ' ' km: ' kt. ' . -A fa H 1 if It , lf I gg A , .,,, ,5 . I FEEL TENNIS isn't a well recognized sport. because people aren't interested in it, and they don't understand the game. said Karolette Bumpas, sen- lor. 21 TENNIS IS A sport I enjoy very much. There is an increasing number of young people who are learning tennis and wish to represent our school in competition matches. I feel I can contribute to the development of young people in the field of tennis and help the program to grow, said Coach Al Cramner. 33 JV TENNIS TEAM: FRONT ROW: Denise Giese, Mary Jane Presley, Gene I-Iutto. David Frances. and .Ioan Alfers. BACK ROW: Deb- bie Daugherty. Dean Haws. Colette Lemmon. David Lemmon. Scott Deming, and Coach Marita Royere. 49 VARSITY TENNISTEAM: FRONT ROW: Lynn Henderson. Terrie Riddle, Julie Cayer, and Karolette Bumpas. SEND ROW: Fred Eddy. Dean Dryer, Gretchen Sullivan, David Crumby, Ken Rheim, and Chuck Ehmann. BACK ROW: Coach Al Cramner. Take l I3 Stop action fs