Benicia High School - Panther Yearbook (Benicia, CA)

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The 1981 Benicia High School Tennis Team showed great strength and ability on the courts. Their successful nonleague matches against Hogan and College Park began the rewarding season. lVlr. Doug '!Devo Houser coached the 1981 Panther Team which consisted of 18 players, He believed that after years of building and re-building the team, the dedication of hours of practice and conditioning resulted on one fine team. There were nine returning Varsity Players which included: Arnold Abansado, lVlary lVlonzon, Jason Chan, Adam lVlcNulty, Howard Jenkins, Brian Nishuimura, Jim Dunlop, Joey Segura, and Rhoda Chua. Jill Porath, Steve Bortolazzo, Cindy Christensen, arshawn Woods, Nancy Kim, Lynn Nishuimura, Amy Russell, Sean English, William lVlurtey, and Sheila Williams were the new members ofthe Panther Team. Their talent of playing consistant tennis proved to be dominant. Each of these players were essential ingredients in making the team as one. Not only did the team work as a unit on the courts but also off the courts by raising money to purchase new and better equipment for the team. As of the 1980-81 year Arnold Abansado was nominated lVlost Valuable Player for the third year. The team worked together to lead themselves to victory!! 1. Mary Nlonzon is determined to return the ball over the net. 2. Andrea Jaegar and Tracy Austin you better watch out 'cause Jill Porath is Moving Up. 3, Everyone say cheese!! 4. Jason Chan and Nancy Kim team up for Mixed Doubles . 5. Cindy Christensen prepares herself for a hit. 6. Arnold Abansado, third time Varsity lVlVP, returns a good solid hit to his opponent. 7. Adam lVlcNulty, our strong singles player, is one tough cookie. 8. Darshan Woods goes for a rare slow ball. 9. Steve Bortalazzo awaits for his serve. 10. Joey Segura leaps for a slam. mmm ED LBJEDIIII TENNI TEAM 19 1 ' 5 'xr 1-Q u? 1 ,wr 'V'- Fw.. ' 4 'in lA'u.f'r 5 'l 1 bv x X ' X ' '1' I 1 'f ' ' ' ' 'Q I I c ' ' 1 I Y ' E' 'Quin QM! 1 4' Yr.: I-fax EHLITQ J4v'1 vii 't L'- li- 'W .fftlt .1 N' A X , if -N K IM ,,q. 5 .Q-JQQQVJ 'r J- XIA l C 7' iff- Q-.2 i V. .Q fam! QQQLLQI . I gum. .rj A v . l 1 '- ,. Ii L i vfwii . , Qi . A --.l ,cifll '-Q 100-Tennis ,I A .A lvg-'U .av U' Ji I A I 1 , I I I I fn, I 1 1. .l, L u ' l suv-

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Tack-tack-tack-: the sounds of spikes are all you hear now, coming up to the ppoint where you can leave your lane and break to the pole. You throw in a burst of speed and settle in behind the runner from Justin-Sienna, always tough, but the Vanden runner has maintained the lead going into the break, and as you fly down the back- stretch into the 330 mark, Vanden has nearly live yards on you. Clang! a pole-vaulter knocks off the cross-bar and thumps into the pit as you stride into the second curve. The field is beginning to string-out now. You come out of the turn and enter the straight in front of the stands, and you concentrate on keeping your stride smooth, your face, neck and shoulders relaxed. You very gradually accelerate again until you're only one stride behind the Justin-Sienna runner, about three yards behind Vanden, and you check your body for the hrst indications of fatigue, and you allow part of your mind to feel pleased that nothing hurts yet, not even the ankle you sprained two weeks ago . . . Past the stands and the welter of sound that inundates you like waves breaking on a beach, the sudden chlorophyl smell of newly-mown grass clogs your nostrils sweetly. HFifty-eight, fifty-nine, the timer yells at you as you float past him in a blur, clearly aware you are running faster than you've ever done the 880 before and you fight back the first insidious feelings of fear . . . what if I'm going too fast? , . . Around the turn again, and you brace yourself for a supreme effort, because the third 220 is the tricky one, the key to this race, because if a mental letdown is going to occur it will be here, where you are tempted to save yourself for the last sprint to the tape, so you dig in, lengthening your stride again, the air beginning to sear your lungs now. Ahead of you, as you come out of the turn, the Justin runner seems to falter and break stride, and you get a tremendously savage lift and are past Justin in a burst, willing yourself to stay smooth, ignoring the muscles of you chest and shoulders that are beginning to burn, ignoring the sudden weight that seems to have jumped on your back. You imitate the Vanden runner, dropping your arms by your sides, one, two, for a stride, and when you pull them back up to belt level it feels as though someone gave you an energy pill. You and Vanden head into the hnal turn, less than two strides between you now, and then you're coming out of the last turn, and ... Your head is roaring aand you're running in quick sand and you scream deep in your mind dig dig and your body is one vast ache your legs like lead like butter and all sound is gone all feeling all pain and you drive yourself even with Vanden half- a step ahead the tape! . .. You won! There is a vast roaring in your head, You feel as if every muscle is on ire. You feel great! HNice race, you croak at the Vanden runner as you stand side-by-side, bent over, hands on your knees, your lungs pumping like bellows. li Good jump lVlr Vault Fraiser. 21 T.C. Coats, Romantic Shack, David Soper, Dwight Smiley race for the finish line. 33 The Varsity Track team. 47 Albert Carinio Pushes the shot. 55 Betsy Brom, and Sonia Reuter take a break from the panther workout. 61 The Frosh-Soph Track Team. 75 Carla Williams, Cheri Bailey, Stephanie Simmons, Donna Ziegler, Janet Best, Shelly Robinson, and Kim Cherry practice for the big event. 85 The girls track team. FROSHISOPH: Roland Flores X, Glenn Stoops X, Mark Sinnons, Russ Dunaway Randy Santos, Tom White, John lVlcFadden, Eryke Broome, Alex Hill, Randy Huntimer, John 0'DeIl, Robert Baker, Jam Harder, Steve Schissler, Sevastia Goodrich, Miles Goodrich, Doug Snowder, Darrick Trammel, Chris Sans, Lan Ford, Dan Dressler X: Team Captains l l l fmtqgl ,. A ,,.. f 'VVA if f Panther

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