Archbishop Mitty High School - Excalibur Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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No picnicking here , S Girls' varsity starts slowly but ends on winning note This season was not exactly a picnic for the Girls Varsity Volley- ball team. They finished 6-ll in league, winning three of their last four games. The year, though, was frustrating. But even with the bad times, the girls looked for the silver lining behind their gray cloud. At practice they put forth the dedication to improve their standing. During practice Alyns pushed us to the limit. We kept up the good spirits and tried to do the school proud, stated Akiko Murphy, senior. All teams have their stars, and volleyball was no exception. One was Susie Phillips, ajunior, the main setter for the team. She also showed leadership and gave encourage- ment. Seniors Murphy and Lynette Soares were the key servers. Heather Hale and Lisa Raiola, juni- ors, were strong hitters and blockers alike, moving well in their positions. At the season's close, the team improved its style and skill as in the Westmont games. The Monarchs lost two games in twenty minutes to Westmont their first time out. The next time they met, they lost one game and won one but lost the third game. The final score of the third game was 15-l 1, and the game lasted one hour and forty-five min- utes. ln between, the girls improved enough to keep Westmont at bay for almost two hours. This was the first year Alyns Squire coached Volleyball. l was happy with the improvement and with the hard workg everyday at practice they worked hard, stated Squire. She hopes for a great season next year and more height so they have great blockers as well as spikers. Squire felt she brought the team a different understanding of the game both in precision and team interaction. -Edrice Angry- Q. it 5 'Q ... .,. Coach Alyns Squier Rx: N' I First Row: Sara Hansell, Susan Phillips, Judy Doti, Sue Austin, Akiko Murphy, Soares Second Row: Lisa Raiola, Kathy Nino, Heather Hale, .Jill Walker, Dawn . i H 4 .

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JV, frosh meet team goals, spirit and pride prevail Our first goal was to train them to be Varsity Players, explained Junior Varsity Football Coach Bill Hutton. 'Our second goal was to teach them to uphold high academic and moral standards. Finally, our third goal was to win games. The clear highlight ofthe JV's 2-8 sea- son was the defeat ofBellarmine, l4-O. lt was the first game that the Bellarmine Junior Varsity had lost in two years. They had a 25-game winning streak until we beat them. That was definitely the best part of the season, recalled Hutton. De- spite having soundly trounced Mountain View with a score of 20-O. the season ended with a string of loses: St. Francis, 28-Og Sacred Heart 3-O: and St. lgnatius. 7-6. The team elected Erik Coca as Best Lineman, Matt Morrison as Best Back, and Todd Engstrom as Most Improved. Sean Stevenson and Chris Flocchini were awarded for their performances by making All-League. Hutton has high expectations for the future of this team of players. As a group, they were the greatest kids. l dont think Mitty's had a group of kids as well behaved and ambitious as these. With added weight and strength, their next season will be great, he concluded. -- Shana Waarich - 0 lf you go by records, we had a terrible season. But, if you go by our goals, we had a great season, commented coach Dan McCrone on Freshmen Football. The first game of the season started with a l2-O win over Peterson. The rest of the year was downhill with a 28-6 loss to Bellarmine and a 41-6 defeat to the Saint Francis Lancers. The season ended with a win-loss record of l-6. The team credits their unfortunate sea- son to inexperience. We werent experi- enced and we didn't know how to execute plays, said Scott Green, quarterback. Other players agreed. McCrone and the players did not let their spirit down. Jay Wischmann, Bobby Lopez, McCrone, and others claimed the enthusiasm was always present. McCrone noted that unity and willingness were some of the teams strong points, Jeff Sakamoto. Stevenson. fiidgell, Lopez, and Green all agreed that next years goals are to win, improve, and have more fun. - Hiyo Kachalia - Brent Atkins ffar leftl beats an offensive tackle. Erik Coca tleftl fires a quick shot over the middle for a quick Mitty gain of 10 yards, - nf yy SQ- t Row: Manager Paul Gurries, Gary Kidgell, Sal Herrera, John Ortiz, Aaron Rosales, Rob Floyd, Matt Gundersen, Stevenson, Kevin McMullen, Jay Wischman, Allen Lawrence Second Row: Mike Denato, Jeff Sakamoto, Marty Brian Russell, Mike Ellison, Derrick White, Loren Street, Tom Myers, Kevin Scott, Donn Byrne, Chris Nunzir, Enfantino, Coach Third Row: Brent Atkins, Scott Green, Steve Sousa, David Gaspar, Scott Rees, Carl Cornell, Valdivia, Pete DeSimone, Jason Ayers, Steve Lo, Mark Donati, Coach Tom Fahrner Fourth Row: Head Coach an McCrone, Bob Lopez, John Banta, Steve Lo, Dan Fernandez, Rob Kerr, Rich Sherman, Mark Ryan, Jarod iddleton, Jeff Christian, Joe Faylor, John Dentino. K . l . K 'Gui' John Dentino sets as David Gaspar kicks off. f .Freshmen f T , Peterson , N Bellarmine Riordan Saint Francis Serra Sacred Heart Saint Ignatius Awards A Dan Fernandez 12-0 28-6 24-8 41-6 12-7 7-6 4-0 Most Improved: Paul Hough Win Loss Loss Loss Loss Loss Loss

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Llsa Raiola fleftl blocks and drives the ball down in from of the opponents first row The Varsity Volleyball team Cbelowl huddles to discuss strategies for a victory Jill Walker ffar belowl bumps the ball 2 , 8 Leigh Win Prospect 9-15,14-16,15-5 Loss Westmont 4-15,5-15 Loss Los Gatos 10-15,5-15 Loss Blackford 11-15,9-15 Loss Del Mar 15-8,13-15,11-15 Loss Branham 11-15,12-13 Loss Leigh 15-10,16-14 Win Prospect 11-14,3-15 Loss Westmont 15-17,13-15 Loss Lost Gatos 0-15,1-15 1 Loss Blackford 10-15,15-12,15-11 Win Del Mar 15-9,15-13 Win Branham 15-8 Loss Awards MVP: Susie Phillips Most inspirational: Susie Phillips Most improved: Kathy Nino Coach's Award: Lisa Raiola