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

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Girls' cross country blossoms, moves to fifth place in CCS Like many things, Varsity Girlls Cross Country grows better with time. The team pulled last year's eighth ranking in CCS to a solid fifth. The team began its season with a burst of energy, winning both of their pre- season games against Lick and Aragon High Schools. This vitality remained throughout their league play where they were unbeatable except against Los Gatos, Saint Francis and Leigh. Varsity went on to CCS finals where their team spirit and their running strength enabled them to place fifth. lt was a really special feeling to win both of the invitationals. The Granada invitational was the best, however, be- cause we placed first out of twenty-seven other schools, stated junior Kitty O'Doherty. During the season we had a great deal of team spirit which raised throughout the ranks, added Kim Kistler. Many of the members of this closeknit team plan to return to continue their climb up the CCS rankings. We have really improved. We only have a few more tough competitors left, and when they are gone we will go straight to the top, exclaimed sopho- more Deirdre Kelly. They thought they could, they knew they could. And Girl's Junior Varsity Cross Country team went all the way to second place in their league. The young Junior Varsity team, com- posed of mostly freshmen and sopho- mores, trained strenuously so that their pre-season wins over Lick and Aragon High Schools served as fair notice of the team's winning style. They won all of their 13 meets except for those run against Los Gatos High School. This record gave the Junior Var- sity second place in their league, second only to the Los Gatos team. The team also competed in several in- vitationals, the most notable one being the Crystal Springs Invitational where they placed third. Other aspects of the team were their pride and spirit. As a young team they showed great vitality and unity. Everyone on the team was working together to do the best they could. Of course there was internal competitive- ness, but it was all very friendly, ex- plained sophomore Cathy Norbutas. They matured throughout the season and by the end were a first-rate team, concluded Coach Marty Procaccio. They have a great deal to be proud of. -- Lori Weichenthal - S 5' Y . . vi Kim Kistler ducks under a bush as she rounds the bend, attempting to keep her balance on the sloping terrain tabovej. 'inrrrr MITTY MITTY S Coach Marty Procaccio. MITTY Varsity Cross Country First Row: Kim Kistler, Deirdre Kelly, Jenny Downs, Kitty O'Doherty, Patti Corsiglia. Row: Coach Michael Fallon, Wendy lnouye, Julie Johnston, Kim Throndson, Therese LoBue, Gina

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Girls Varsity clinches second in WCALg JV's set up for first year The team had more depth than it's ever had in the past four years l've been here, stated senior Lisa Malzone, reflecting on the Girl's Varsity team's 6-1 league record. The talent was extremely deep, and that explains our record, stated Head Coach Joan Sullivan. For the first time Mitty took second clearly by themselves with no ties. lt was a gratifying season for me in spite of the fact that l had surgery. Kevin Pacheco, assistant coach during Sullivan's medical absence, stepped in and took over the Varsity team. Outstanding wins were made by all four singles players: Lynn Gohmann, Elizabeth Nichols, Lisa Malzone, and Candy Plevyak. The number one doubles team con- sisted ofthe Alberto sisters: Monica and Denise were undefeated. Still, the overall record of 6-1 was not enough to make CCS. The doubles team of Plevyak and Ni- chols took the bronze medal in league playoffs and won the con- solation round. A silver medal would have taken them to CCS. The year was also marked by a thaw in realtions with long-time rival Los Gatos. Now the two teams root for each other, and the Albertos practiced with the Los Gatos team. Sullivan is optimistic about next season, hoping to qualify for CCS. They were the most talented group of tennis players we've ever had at Mitty, she reflected. -Theresa Banchero- Considering we didn't have a full-time coach, we had a good year, commented Karen Leigh on the Girls Junior Varsity Tennis Team. With Joan Sullivan, Varsity Ten- nis Coach, out for so long, and JV Coach Kevin Pacheco replacing her, the JV girls were left out in the cold. This, however, did not stop them. For only having a little time to practice, l think we did well, and l know we had fun, agreed sopho- more Julie Mills. Sullivan was pleased with the progress the team made since this was the first year there was a Junior Varsity team. Mills, sophomore Grace Tai, and freshman Maria Gu- zik were noted as the best players, though Sullivan noted that the whole team did well. -Niyo Kachalia- s Varsity and J.V. Tennis First Row: Denise Alberto, Laura Calmes, Elizabeth Nichols, Lisa Malzone, Karin Leigh, Weisberg, Maria Guzik Second Row: Grace Tai, Tonja Chi, Margaret Piumarta, Karen Ross, Gayle Jennings, Wiggins, Candy Plevyak, Julie Mills Third Row: J.V. Coach Kevin Pacheco, Monica Alberto, Kelly Rogers, Bannon, Kirsten Kaercher, Lynn Gohmann, Kristy Koberlein, Orysia Zubrycky, Bronwyn Ruddy, Dana Clark M o n i c a Al b e r t o waits pa- tiently with racket posi- tioned for a powerhouse return. idlm-QQ I .ghi 'h