Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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Junior doubles player Mary Napier concentrates on FRONT ROW: Sara Starkel Amy Hentgen. Mary sustematicalty retrieving the tenms balls from the net in Napier. Ml Link. Vmme Vanevery. SECOND order to continue rallying with her practice partner ROW: Coach Bob London. Nancy Murphy. Ahson before a match phoio by Paul Donar Forslund. Elizabeth Hughes. Amy Self. During a hot early season practice, freshman While viciously returning a serve into the advan- Alison Forslund drills her smashing crosscourt tage court, freshman Jill Link strategically plans return in order to startle her upcoming opponent to rush the net in hopes of gaining a lead in this from Lahser. photo by Paul Donat match. p -m v Pa ' Do ' GIRLS ' J.V. TENNIS 189

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OL IL ' - i T i2.y €dSr . liJe a (: Ty ounding out an excellent season, ' Team, coached by Bob London, won a lYl(20 C •HTC S I nq I ctliLtZ-lc majority of its matches by maintaining .c . ' ron n- a?e:ect: r;i2 ::ot hd 4iiosc Depth, Oh -hos r - krnJJ-c e(ir ichfQ o ooiHatch Point T reail h pc YOX JV Tennis Team f- . The JV Tennis Team worked hard to improve their skill and excelled in competition. COACH BOB LONDON JV TENNIS OPPONENT SHS OPP CM loA ; 6-4 4-3 4-5 8-2 5-7 6-4 7-6 9-1 ■t n l- - ' ll ■ ml fj-n — wtvp 188 GIRLS ' JV TENNIS being defeated only by Kingswood and Marian. Freshman Nancy Murphy cited that the team ' s highest quality was its singu- lar identity. The whole team stuck together as one unit and we did the best we possibly could with the support given from the other members and our friends. Unity becomes a key element in a sport such as tennis, which combines individual effort, as well as team results. Amy Self, a highly improved freshman, commented, The strength of our team lies in our support for one another. In an early season match against Marian High School, the Junior Varsity Girls played their toughest in hopes of overcoming this difficult opponent. De- spite their strong effort, the Maples fell to Marian, 4 to 5. The Girls Junior Varsity Tennis Team consisted of eleven strong players. Freshman Elizabeth Hughes, seeded at the number one singles position, played an excellent season, achieving eight wins. The number two singles position was held by freshman Nancy Murphy. She demonstrated explicit skill in over- coming six opponents. Sophomore Vin- nie Vanevery controlled the third singles position, with a final record of 6-2. Alison Forslund, playing the number four singles position, displayed her strong ability in defeating her toughest oppo- nent from Lahser. This year ' s doubles positions were held by Amy Hentgen, Sara Starkel, Mary Napier, Amy Self, Jill Link, Delynne Vail, and Sarah Loose. These girls all gained the chance to compete with a partner and work together to complete a rewarding season. I feel that tennis was meant to be played with a doubles partner as a social sport, commented Napier. To sum up the season, Vanevery stated, Our team had great depth and a super final record. iO,

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Even though we had a disappointing season, the Seaholm football pro- gram is getting bigger and better. COACH CHUCK SKINNER VARSITY FOOTBALL OPPONENT SHS OPP Lahser Southfield Berkley Hazel Park Kimball Andover Troy Ferndale Groves 6-10 14-27 3-6 7-10 0-6 13-7 0-21 16-21 17-0 Maples Fall To Injuries, Opponents In 2-7 Season Freshly recruited from the JV team, sophomore Matt Hepfer proves that his tremendous kicking skills and talents will come in handy to the varsity players. pholo bv Bob Matz In a push to bring the Maples closer to victory for the September 27th game against Hazel Park. senior Walt Heil snatches the ball from George Ztegler. pholo by Peter Aiaimo by Paul Newton and Bob Matz In the shadow of last year ' s undefeated season, the 1985 varsity football team fell prey to injuries and well-prepared opponents for a final record of two wins and seven losses. With the senior members of the SMA championship team gone, the enormous task of repeating last year ' s amazing feat landed in the arms of only a few seasoned players. The extremely over- whelming offensive talents of George Ziegler, Mike Kauth, and Walt Heil held the Maples in close view of a very promising season, while on the defensive angle, All-American Marc Spencer and Scott Tjaden offered a virtually impene- trable brick wall. However, the Maples ' massive tower was no match for the lingering danger of sickness and injury that hurig hauntingly over the football field. Soon even the most experienced players were burdened by the casualty list. One case of mononucleosis, one sprained knee, and one injured hip had taken their toll. The injuries and illnesses took away a great deal of talent. Because of this. even though the team pride and spirit were high, we just couldn ' t get the victories, revealed senior safety George Work. One victory that was regarded as the highlight of the season, however, was the Seaholm Groves game. All players got a chance to participate for the first time in the season and the team unity and pride were highly noticeable. The action started with a 73-yard run into the end zone by Heil. From there, the close battle lasted until the fourth quarter when Matt Hepfer kicked an amazing field goal for a 10-0 lead over the fighting Falcons. Then, the fabulous talents of senior Kauth took over. He intercepted a Groves pass and returned it to the third yard line to lead the Maples to a tremendous 17-0 win. Though the season had more disap- pointments and frustrations than high- lights, the pride and determination of the mighty Maples could not be injured. As center Scott Keough towers over the line of scrimmage, his determination is evident. However the gridders soon fell to Southfield by a final score of 27-14. photo by Pclcr Alaimo 190 BOYS ' VARSITY FOOTBALL