Alief Elsik High School - Ramblings Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Chris Meineckc follows through on a volley while his doubles partner R.J. Harr gets ready for a possible return. We had a kind of chemistry and worked well together, said Harr. Photo by M. Spiller R.J. Harr prepares to hit an overhead smash. Harr has played tennis since he was elghtand plans tocontinue play in college. Photo by t Spiller Boys Tennis Places 3rd During Erratic Season Harr-Meineke Semi-Finalists at District Meet This match will decide it all for us,” explained R.J. Harr as he prepared to warm up for the District 17-5A Doubles Final. R.J. and his partner Chris Meinecke battled to an early 2-1 lead in the first set. During the remainder of the match tense nerves caused a few minor disputes on line calls and services. Despite a consistent game and skillful maneuvers, they lost the match 6-3, 6-3. This loss placed Elsik 3rd in district. The loss of several key players led to a lower ranking than the previous year. Graduating seniors, ineligible players, and other problems affected a downturn. ”We had two of our best players leave the team right before the district tournament, commented R.J. Harr. Pat Brogan and Philip Mann were the first and second seeds respectively and quit the team. This was Coach Gwynn's last year coaching. She enjoyed tennis and looked on her years of coaching as fun because I enjoy working with young people.” she remarked. She will continue to teach while obtaining a masters degree. She feels that the team has a lot of potential for the following years. They’ll be fresh with a new coach. By E. Hudson. Reporter Pat Brogan returns a ball seed on the team. Photo by during a practice match. Spiller Brogan was the numbor one 100 Boys Tennis

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Girls Golf Team Girls Golf: Front: A. Stohle, C. Lengyel. Back: D. Hund, P. Bell, C. Lay. Not Pictured: T. Packard. Photo by V. Pal. Girls Discover Experience Key To Consistent Scores After Debra Massop graduated, five returning lettermen had to improve their skills, and improve they did. ‘‘Our season wasn’t that great, but we did improve some After learning to play golf only two years ago, So- phomore Andrea Stohle has become one of the top five golfers on the team and qualified for every tournament. Photo by V. Pal FirstyearmcmberChristl Lay didn’t get to many tournaments, but the skills she learned will make her a much improved golfer next year when she is one of the four returning lettermen. Photo by V. Pal to where we consistently shot good scores,” commented Sophomore Christina Lengyel. The scores improved so much that the girls finished as high as third place in their own tournament at Green Meadows Golf Course. “Our tournament was great. We all just played super and it showed in the score we shot and the place we came in,” said Senior Debbie Hund. The district tournament wasn’t that successful for the team considering it was at the same course for the Alief tournament. They finished fourth with a score of 460 which was considerably more than last year's tournament. We should've done a lot better but I think that we were too nervous trying to repeat the Alief tournament scores,” said Senior Terry Packard. By B. Payne. Reporter Girls Varsity Golf 99

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Most Valuable Player Chris Meinecke Boys Tennis Team: Front: Coach C. Gwynn, R. J. Harr, D. Nguyen, T. Trinh. Back: C. Meinecke. R. Roy. Chris Meinecke follows through on a volley while his doubles partner R.J. Harr returns a volley In the semi-final match at the district tournament. Harr-Mcincckc won the match but lost to the Stratford team, in the background, in the finals match. Photo by M. Splller Boys Tennis District: 3rd Opp. Score Northbrook 90 Westchester 6-3 Spring Branch 7-2 Stratford 5-4 Memorial 90 Spring Woods 8-1 Hastings 8-1 Spring Branch 3-1 Wostchcster 2-2 Northbrook 4-0 Memorial 3-0 Spring Woods 2-2 Stratford 1-2 Boys Tennis 101