Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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In his first year as boys ' tennis coach, Pool In his first year as DHS boys ' tennis coach. Dick Pool led his varsity netters to a 2-2 district record in dual matches. Senior Jimmy Leupold held the number one position in singles, and in doubles it was Juniors Coy Speer and Billy Chaires. Eighth grader Tony Cle- mente held the fourth position while Juniors James Benzie and Cliff Heller held positions five and six. In district play the Wildcats came out on top. In boys ' singles, Leupold defeated three opponents to capture the district title. In boys ' doubles, Speer and Chaires also took the champion- ship. All three boys then traveled to Albuquerque to compete in the State tournament. At State play in singles competition, Leupold defeated Mark Salazar of Raton in the quarter finals, but lost in the semi-finals to Ben Sparkman of NMMI. He lost to Garon Fulgenzie of Las Vegas Robertson to place fourth in the state. Speer and Chaires lost in the quarter finals to a team from Sante Fe but gained experience that will be valu- able for next year ' s competition. j B W ' ■i H 3 11 ■ H b---- - -•— ■ Imm rrnr ' ::::: i I 1. Standing; Jimmy Leupold, Billy Chaires, Dick Pool, Coy Speer, James Benzie. Kneeling: James Teran, Tony Clemente, Cliff Heller. 2. Jimmy Leupold shakes hands with an opponent after a match. 116 t-n

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1. Charlene Bowman gets ready to return the ball in the match held during the Cobre Invitational in Bayard. 2. Linda Cole swings at the oncoming ball during a Deming match. 3. The girls ' tennis team includes: standing: Coach Dick Pool. Deb- bie Newman. Becky Brown. Can Hams. Linda Cole. Susan Sayre. Manager. Kneeling: Mary Graves. Anne Knoop. Charlene Bowman, and Kathv Taylor. 115

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sends three netters to State Tournament. -t: W- ' ' i m %■ I. Returning senior letterman Jimmy Leupold displays his serving technique. 2. Cov Speer prepares to return a serve as spectators watch closely. 3. Junior Btl ' ly Chaires waits for the serve from his opponent. 4. Junior doubles pair. Coy Speer and Billy Chaires. work together to make it to state. 117