San Leandro High School - Anchors Aweigh Yearbook (San Leandro, CA)

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Girls' Athletic Awards Make History at Annual Sports Banquet For the first time ever in SLHS history, the girl athletes were recognized at the annual sports award banquet. In the 1972-73 school year, the Girls' Athletic Program participated in five competitive sports: volleyball, tennis, swimming, gymnastics, and badminton. Each team was entered into the Hayward Area Athletic League. One team, the tennis team, received the H.A.A.L. championship award; Karen Donaldson was selected as the tennis team's most outstanding player. Outstanding players of the other fourxsports were Sandy Biagi, Swimming; Doreen Cooper, Gymnastics; Lynne Amaral, Volleyball; and Lisa Killough, Badminton. The receipt of these awards and the outstanding quality of the teams undoubtedly had an influence on the school board's decision to grant girls' athletic teams in the district a sum of $10,000 for the next school year, to further their participation in competitive sports on a basis more nearly equal to that of boys' sports. 7 er. Williams makes a presentation. ZrGymnastics: Val Francisco-Most Improved, Doreen Cooper-Most Vaiuable. 3Nennis: Wendy Woerner-Most InspirationaI, Karen Donaldson-Most Valuable, Monica Schimmels-Most lmpro ved, 4rSwimming: Kathy Reed-Most lnspirationaI, Sandy Biagi-Most ValuabIe. 5rVolleyball: Sue Blevins-Most Inspirational, L ynne Amaral-Most VaIuable, Dawn Kalua-Most Improved. 6rBadmI'nton: Sue Blevins-Most Inspirational, Lisa Kilrough-Most Valuable, Evelia Herrera- Most Improved. Girls' Championship Tennis Team Mun y: . D. : mmamr , . V

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Top Team PicturelTop row 0, to U, Coach Hull, Mark Brusco, Mark Ghigll'one, Ron Taylor, Don Kezar, John Acosta, Craig Bettencourl, Alan Ward, Keith Warwick! Jim Econome, Bill Manuel, Bab Beamon, Larry Nuenschwander, Ron Prettyman, Bottom row fl. t0 rJ, Greg Dix, Marc DeCoulode, Kent Hasel, Neal F0ng,Joe Morrison, Dan Thayer, Rod Herman, and David Flory. Tennis Team Takes Second Despite dire preseason predictions by various coaches, the Varsity Tennis team performed admirably, earning a 2nd place in league finals. Throughout the season the team showed flashes of brilliance, such as their 6-1 victory over top-rated Encinal. But after this they never quite put it all together until the A.C.A.L. Championships. There, spurred on by great matches from Greg Dix, Larry Nuenschwander, Ron Prettyman, Marc DeCoqude, Craig Bettencourt, and John Acosta, the Pirates Above;MammCoumdesewesand. H came closer than other S.L. teams in recent years to Aboven'ghtr.-.RonPrenymanrezurns. capturing the championship. But tennis is also an individual sport, and San Leandro had its superstars. Ron Prettyman and Larry Nuenschwander qualified for the North Coast doubles championships for the second straight year. At North Coast, M.V.P Greg Dix did equally as well in singles competition.

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