Avon High School - Nova Yearbook (Avon, CT)

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91 Fxrst row left to rrght Mr Newberry Herrera Robrnson W Toogood Attrrde Beatson Mr Johnson Second row left to rrght Robrnson J Smxth G Lormg Mr Tongue Gordon W N Trerney M Chambers Thrrd row left to rrght Wyatt Merrrll McShane Sredel Plel Dodd TENNIS SEASON Although the 1958 tennxs team had only one re turnxng letterman from last year there was the largest turnout for thxs sport ln the hrstory of the school By arranglng several fllght tournaments durmg the sprmg students had for thls sport Unlxke last year there were no really outstanding players The strength of the team lay rn rts depth The top ten men thns year ranged from Senlors to Second Formers We had Austm Chambers Graf Cook and jeff Sellon from the Senror Class The Junrors were the appoxnted Captam Fernando Herrera wlth B111 Beatson Matt Trerney and B111 N Gordon The most promrsmg members of the team were nts Sopho mores and Freshmen From the former group we had Roy Attrrde Rxcky Ayres Chuck Lormg Steve Mer rrll and Champ Roblnson The freshman members were Granny Toogood and Wrlson Wyatt and our one second form representatlve was George Smlth In addmon to the thrrteen scheduled varsrty and srx V games the team members had the advantage of recervmg baslc mstructlon from representatlves of the Wrlson Sportrng Goods Company who held therr tennrs cl1n1c at Avon durmg the sprmg The team was drvrded mto four H1gl'lIS thxs year class or age they were the Begmner and Intermedrate Flrghts and Fllght One and Two respectrvely As the posrtxons rn these flxghts were marked on ladders each player had the opportunrty to rmprove hrs status A great deal of the success of thrs year s squad of fifty erght boys can be attrlbuted to the line plannrng and efhcrency of the coaches Mr Tongue assrsted by Mr Newberry and Mr johnson always kept rnterest alrve from the top member of Flrght One to the low man rn the Beglnner Flrght Tom Prel was always on hand to help and made an excellent manager Thrs first tennls season on our new courts well demonstrated therr value Avons tennrs team may rlghtfully look forward to successful years 1n the future for the teams strength thrs year lay 1n lts younger members S, ,sv 'V . 3 , -, . , 1 , , , , , - 9 the coaches sustamed the or1g1na1 enthusrasm that the These drvrsrons were made accordrng to ab111ty, not - S , . . . , l ' , . . v . . , , . . . . . , .- , . . . , ' I s . I 1 . Q ' ' , . . J . . . . , , , . . . . . , . 134 -