Douglas County High School - Huskie Highlights Yearbook (Castle Rock, CO)

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as TENNIS Players Lack Competitive Edge Sometimes it's more accurate to describe a season by what it lacked rather than what it had. Rigorous conditioning and serious atti- tudes were not prevalent on the tennis team. One individual summed up their performance by commenting, The team lacked enthusiasm and motivation for a winning season, but had a great time just playing the game! They finished their season with a disappoint- ing record of one win and eight losses. I had hoped to improve our 3-6 record from last year, testified coach Bill Sample. He felt the lack of competitive experience was a factor hindering their performance. Coach Sample agreed the team had fun, participated without fail in practices and matches, and thoroughly enjoyed the season. While enthusiasm may not have been at its peak and talent not up to par, team members felt that they were capable tennis players. We lost when we should have won. We have fairly talented players but players didn't win at the same time, explained Brian Gaboriau. Brian remembered matches lost by one point. Certain players had a good match one day when other players had a bad match, robbing them of a team victory. Andy Middleton went on to state, Practices weren't structured enough, we didn't do enough drills. Sophomore Jeff Holmes ex- pressed, We didn't learn as much as we thought we should have, the other teams were more advanced in their play. The majority of players agreed that, had their season been long- er, they might have accomplished more. One player, Jim Carpenter, did very well. Jim was our bright spot! exclaimed Coach Sample. Jim finished the season with a 5-4 record. In addition, Jim saw drastic improve- ment in his abilities. It got exciting once I started getting better, he explained. This sea- son helped him decide to pursue tennis mo' seriously. During a practice drill, junior Mike Meyer executes a half- volley. Although the team lost the match to Highland by a 4, score of 4-3, Mke stressed, Team members were support- ive of each other in every situation. FRONT ROW: Jeff Holmes, Andy Middleton, Jim Carpen- ter, Craig Denkler. BACK ROW: Coach Bill Sample, Brian Gaboriau, Mke Meyer, Robert Creagor, Chad Bryan, Kevin Lynch, Kyle Lynch, Jeff Quinn. s. g . .K K. Perfecting his backhand, Robert Creagor slices the ball. Robert and partner Kevin Lynch play number three dou- bles. Robert, a new student from Alameda, remarked, lt was incredible the differences in the coaching techniques.

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T ll Golf Expectations Over Par- We were disappointed. Disappointing is definitely the way to describe our season, ju- nior Bart Holt explained. The golf team finished first in the Skyline League Tournament, quali- fied four team members for the State Tourna- ment, and finished fifth at state. Yet, they still felt let-down with the season. The players attributed their disappointment to the team's finish at state. After last year's season, lthe team took a first place finish at the League Tournament and a fourth place finish at the State Tournamentl, we were confident, too confident. We thought it was going to be easy, junior Hank Hough commented. We put too much pressure on ourselves and shot poorly, Bart Holt observed. Despite the high scores, one team member did place in the top ten. defending state champion Scott Ahlers placed sixth. Although the team was disappointed with their season, Hank felt that the season did have some high points. The League Tournament was probably our best team showing, Hank explained. The team finished 24 strokes below their closest competition, Ponderosa. Scott and Hank posted scores of 74, which tied them for top league honors Bart scored a 79, tying him for a third place finish and teammate junior Mike Henritze finished with an 82 and tied with five other players for fourth place league finish. Hank and Bart agreed that this season's frus- tration will also help them. It was disappoint- ing, but it was a good experience for us. We were just too successful and this will prepare us for the next year, Bart explained. Coach Gary McKinster expressed his feelings about the season, We really had a good sea- son, but the tendency is to remember the last match. It was not quite what we expected, but as a whole we had a good year. Although the team did not achieve their goals, Coach McKinster felt that it would be a good experience in the long run. In this season we've grown up some and we realized everyth- ing does not come that easy. We matured as players and as a team. Now what we must do is allow our downfalls to become assets, Coach McKinster explained. The JV team members finished their season impressively they won all four meets in which they competed. They also played in two other tournaments where they placed 23 out of 27 teams and 12 out of 20. JV team members included junior Brian Schesser, sophomores Troy Parson, Kevin Holm, and Jeff Riek. Ju- niors Todd Weiand and Daryl Dinkel played both JV and varsity matches. Todd played three varsity tournaments where he posted scores of 88 at Perry Park, 84 at Applewood, and a 90 at the Pinery. Daryl also played three varsity matches where he compiled scores of 96 at Riverdale, 95 at Lake Valley, and a 112 at Perry Park. JV and varsity team member Todd Weiand chips on to tl green at the Perry Park Tournament. Todd scored an 8. the team 's fourth lowest score. if Second year competitor, Mike Henritze, keeps his head down and steady as he follows through on a put. Mike scored an 84 which contributed to a second place team finish. 26 FRONT ROW' Hank Hough, Mike Henritze, Scott Bart Holt. BACK ROW: Brian Schesser, Jeff Riek, Parson, Coach Gary McKinster, Todd Weiand, Daryl kel, Jeff Holm.