Braintree High School - Wampatuck Yearbook (Braintree, MA)

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WOUND UP Minh Tron woired for rhe boll ro drifr ro jusr rhe righr spor before slamming ir SERVE Reaching up inro rhe air, Sracey Hamel burg readied o srrong serve. READY Sracey Bloom srood poised for acrion as she woired for her opponenr ro serve REACHING Marr Whire backhands a shor from rhe orher end of rhe court Marr was ream caprain and one of rhe mosr consisrenr producers for rhe Wamps. ON THE REDOUND I r wasn ' r exacrly o banner yeor for Qrainrree ' s tennis reams, bur no one gor a John McEnroe complex over ir The season wos disoppoinring re cord wise. admirred Coach Carson, bur rhe furure looks encouraging One musr be parienr wirh youg athletes 1967 was definireiy a year of rebuilding, os yourh reploced rhe posirions of rhose who had graduared Kevin Burns, Rob Kilgore, Bob Moriarry, and Jeff Whire are sure ro be names ro warch for in rhe years ro come Despire rheir 5-13 record, more esrab- lished players srill managed ro rurn in a superb individual efforr, especially Marr Whire (team caprain), Srefan Reinmurh, Jeff Hamilton, Tom Gunn, and Rob Ma har The girls ' side of rhe courr fared much berrer, finishing wirh a record of 9-9 Coach Mahar explained, Before rhe season began, rhe ream decided rhar reaching rhe 500 mark would be our goal for rhe year We made ir, and had a good season, mainly because of our doubles play Co captains Sracey Bloom and Sracey Homelburg played 1 dou bles, wirh Jayne Riley and Ann O ' Brien ar 2 Those players alone accounted for half rhe ream ' s wins. The coach was very specific about rhe rype of player she wanrs for her ream. She elaborated, I like ro have hard-working young lodies who aren ' t afraid ro swead By getting rhem this yeor, we hod grear strength in our sin- gles ployers Amy Airken ( 1) and Minh Tran (A 2). They are young and improv- ing all rhe rime. We had a lor of good momenrs. Amy Airken was named ro rhe BSL all- srar ream and Sracey Bloom won rhe rrophy for oursrondmg sportsmanship Freshman Minh Tran made rhe varsity ream and managed ro bear a rival after fighting for three hours and ten min- ures, Coach Mohar conrinued Our record of 9-9 was rhe best for rhe girls’ ream in recenr years, she conduded CONCENTRATION Ann O ' Brien watched rhe opposlre side of rhe courr inrenrly, waiting for her op- ponenr ro serve rhe ball. VARSITY BOYS TENNIS Dedham 4-1.- 3-2 Milton 4-1; 3-2 Walpole 0-5; 1-4 Natick 0-5; 1-4 Framingham South 0-5; 1-4 Framingham North 0-5; 0-5 Needham 1-4; 1-4 Norwood 3-2; 2-3 Wellesley 0-5; 0-5 Dirs and Pieces VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS Framingham South 3-2; 4-1 Needham 1-4; 0-5 Framingham North 3-2; 1-4 Norwood 5-0; 5-0 Wellesley 0-5; 1-4 Dedham 3-2; 3-2 Walpole 0-5; 0-5 Natick 2-3; 4-1 Milton 2-3; 3-2 I A 20 Varsity Boys and Girls Tennis

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PACK Reaching for some extra power in rhe lasr lap of rhe mile, Lisa Fasano sryed close ro her NoricK opponent WARMUP Cindy Bonner got ready ro raise a war mup lap around rhe rrack while Mi chelle Curler and Coach Chure con- ferred on rhe meet CONSULTATION Looking closely or rhe rimes and rhe poinr rorals in rhe meer were Coach Chure and Nicole Fiorenrino STRIDE Concentrating on rhe finish line, Sheila Thompson held her pace as she began rhe lost lap. ALMOST PERFECT usr one victory away from a perfecr season. They would always remember rhar when rhey talked abour rhe 1987 season. The ralenr-loden rrack reom held irs own against ail of rhe powers in rhe league excepr for Ded- ham and ended wirh an 8-1 record Since rhe ream was staffed by many sophomores and underclassmen, rhe experience gained in rhe 1987 season would be useful in future years. The reom was srrong in many areas wirh new records ser in field and track events. Bur ir was rhe deprh in all areas which allowed rhe Womps ro pile up win afrer win against orher BSL reams Coach Chure hod rhe luxury rhis year of allowing his ream members ro prac- tice their primary evenrs rather rhan swirching rhe lineup depending on rhe srrengrh of rhe opposing reams The deprh of ralenr in all oreas and rhe large ream were a definite plus. Bramrree ' s JV rrack squad led by Mr POWER Her power was a help in gymnastics and Karhy Blake ' s grace as a hurdler was clear as she easily cleared rhe bar- rier in rhe meer warmups Swanron piled up a grea r record Wirh rwo qualiry comperirors in each event ir was on easy season for rhe Wamps. Coach Swanron commenred, Be- cause our ream consisted of girls who compered or rhe varsity level, individ- uals could parriclpore in evenrs orher rhan rheir speciolry. Thar ' s called FUN 1 ! He expanded, All of our JV ' s were inregra! members sof rhe varsiry ream. I used many of these meets as workouts The milers would run rhe 880, 880 run- ners would run rhe 440 and mile. We mixed versatility and hardwork with smiling faces ' ' The grear preparation rhar rhe JV rrackies gor certainly helped rhem when rhey compered or rhe varsity lev- el ! i I Varsity Girls Track M

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Bouncing Bock TILT Rob Kilgore Keeps rhe boll in ploy by slicing upward wirh his rocker Though only o sophomore, he monoged ro moke o good impression on Coach Cor- son, DOUBLES Rob Mohor readied ro serve while Tom Esper backed him up in o gome ogomsr Framingham Norrh VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS Front row, Amy Airken, Julie Fiore, Sue Srorlazzi Dock row; Ann O ' Brien, Su- zanne Bloom, Coach Mahar, Sracey Walker, Sracey Bloom. This year I learned fo lose with persever- ance.” Coach Carson VARSITY BOYS TENNIS Front row. Bill Walker, Mark Dolan, Jeff White, Bob Moriarry, Tom Esper, Rob Kilgore, Tom Gunn. Back row. Coach Carson, Brion Heanue, Marr White, Rob Mahar, Kevin Burns, Jeff Hamilton, Ashvin Pande, Stefan Remmuth, Jason McNamora. i V Varsity Boys and Girls Tennis 21