C E Ellison High School - Free Spirit Yearbook (Killeen, TX)

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X L. i ,g-pnivlif 1.0.-Fit to Hit! Determination was one of the most important ingredients needed to play tennis, an the l.V. proved they had it! Tennis took dedication, practice, time, and skill. The team proved they had the time. They practiced every day two to three hours. Some of the practice was during sixth period while the rest was after school. Most of the practices includ- Q MBERS of the l.V. tennis team are ffront vj Trish Emery, Sherrie Bates, Kristen gione, Flo McDonald, Cynthia Lisenbe, di Toutant, Lenora Foster, Qnd rowj n Gilmore, leff Oberillig, Pat Trela, lohn Dungo, loe Boyd, Ganu Kaushik, Steve Mulligan, and Brian Evans. DURING his sixth period practice, Steve Mulligan puts much concentration into returning the ball to his opponent in hopes of gaining a point. ed running, hitting, serving, and challenge matches. Their hard work was seen as in- dividuals and the team lobbed and smashed their way to the end of the season. AT an afternoon practice Sherrie Bates concentrates on placing her serve. RUSHING forward to hit the ball with a backhand is Pat Trela. ,,,.----' i -il 1 I l.V. Tennis 229

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PUTTING much effort into returning the ball is Kristen Forgione. MAKING a supreme effort to make the point is John Gilmore. 1- AFTER returning the ball to her opponent, Pat Trela, Sherri Bates laughs at a joke they shared. JOHN DUNGO practices on perfecting his serve. DEVELOPING a strong backhand is Flo McDonald. 228 - Tennis Copy and layout by Lisa Anker i

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Choose Your Own Style UBackstroke, freestyle, butterfly, or breastsroke-which am l best at? Maybe l should try Water Polo or dive. These questions were answered during the first weeks that swimming practices started. Coach Kelly had to work individually with members to see which events they were best in. The people who chose water polo did well. Steve Karney said, 'll played water polo, and the best thing I liked about it was the roughness, the physical contact. Mike Stockman and Kathy DeCoursey were honored with All State awards in water polo when both the boys and girls teams went to state competitions. KATHY DECOURSEY readys herself for a back dive. BALANCINC himself before a back flip is Tony Maskunas. LISTENING at- tentively to their coach during a practice are Mike Stockman, Kathy DeCoursey, and Mike Cowden. MEMBERS of the swim team are ifront rowj Kathy DeCoursey, Kristen Peterson, Toni Sortino, and Kim DeCoursey. fback rowl Coach Robert Kel- ly, Mike Stockman, Steve Karney, Tony Maskunas, Robert Marin, and Mike Cowden. 230 Swimming opy l1yVicky H g After the excitement of water polo, the swim team concentrated on individual events. Many members grumbled about the prac- tices held every day before and after school. Duringm the early part of the year when t e weather was still warm, the swimmers practiced at Long Branch swimming pool. When it started turning cooler, they swam at the H1 pool at Fort Hood. Practice started with a hundred warm up laps, and then the swimmers work- ed on improving their times and fast starts. No one is ever too good for more practice, said Coach Kelly. Qnd this is what the swim team lived y. V. 5 3 LA 'X 3 4- xl. f if , , ,F , .3 'N