Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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cl v hat's Your Racquet? colored strings to long bermuda shorts. An unfamiliar sight appeared on the courts this spring. Six freshmen came over from Rhodes and Hendrix to join the boys on varsity. With all this exper- tise. who could go wrong? The addi- tional talent of the freshmen combined with the already skilled sophomores, juniors and seniors, boys’ tennis could Not only did they look good perfor- mancewise, but fashion-wise, too. Their love for style (no pun intended) was seen on the courts through hip tennis accessories ranging from pastel- amount to only one thing: a premier package of power which had every- thing wrapped up—game, set and match. With a well-placed backhand, Chris Capabna claims victory by sailing the ball over the net, just out of his oppo- nent’s reach. Scenes like these were familiar this spring, made possible by the boys’ ten- nis team. They spent hours and hours in the hot sun perfecting serves, fore- hand and overhead smashes. Junior Rick Jurgens is not showing everyone his latest dance step. He has just made a difficult return to his oppo- nent. Design by Wendy Wright and Marc Stenoien. Photos by Ashley Towne. John Belkis is thrilled as he hits the With a bit of playful sarcasm, John ball just past his competitor to win the Bono remarks. “1 don’t know, it must match. be the hat!” ports 147

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Successfully completing a polished forehand, Alex Price wears a look of concentration. With the sun in his eyes Chuck Watkin momentarily loses sight of the ball. Boys’ Tennis. Front row: Chris Nguyen, Chuck Watkin. Matt Bustamonte, Alex Mueller, Bret Huth, David Bayha, Brian Cheney, Rick Jurgens. Back Row: Coach Crabtree, Ho Nguyen, Jim Rees, Alex Price, Chris Capadona. John Bono, Jon Belkis, Jeff Hare, Jeff Cald- well. 146 S oys’ Tennis

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Giving a spirited yell, Tami Rodden chants with perfect form. Mindy Nicks captures the crowd’s at- tention before taking a flying leap at an assembly. One of the reasons for condens- ing pom and cheer, said Ms. Col- bern, was crown involve- ment. Organization was also a factor in the merg- er. An image of organiza- tion persuaded the usual- ly distracte crowd to fol- low the cheers and focus on the dance routines. Compared to two groups competing against one another, the spiritline became one united front centering on convincing the crowd to become more spirited. After all, they weren’t called the spiritline for nothing. Said Lisa Colligen. “The cre- ation of the Spiritline gen- erated much more spirit on campus and for the school as a whole.” 148 S piritline