Canterbury High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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GIRLS ' VOLLEYBALL Another first for Canterbury Athletics: Varsity and Junior Varsity Volleyball teams! These teams experienced incredible improvement (not to mention fun) under the tough, dedicated, and expert coaching of Jill Burnett with much help from Rice University ' s ex-assistant coach, Ann Comparet. Being the first year with all four high school grade levels, the teams consisted of players from different grades as well as dif- ferent volleyball levels. We arrived at our first practice in late August, tan, lazy and excited, and Coach Burnett, who returned for the second season as a Cavalier Volleyball Coach, was ready to make volleyball come alive for us all. Coach must have cringed at the sight of us two years ago — Volleyball players who swung their arms frantically at a foreign white object in hope to get it somewhere. After coaching us, some for one year others for two, she saw great improvements. Coach had become a volleyball scholar over the summer — reading literature, attending camps, practicing — all which paid off. Ann Comparet came to us teaching us how to move to hit the ball. What started out as crash and burn ended up in expert dives, rolls and jumps, all of which were necessary in playing our hard game of volleyball. As we came into practice, all the girls would do laps, but not ordinary, run-of-the-mill laps; these were neat and exciting as well as helpful for our volleyball skills. Original and different they were — boring and a waste they were definitely not. We brushed up on the fundamentals, learned different set ups to be on the defensive or the offensive, which needed various skills of the game. All the joy, sorrow, and pain most definitely paid off for the hard-working coaches and athletes. The last varsity match was a tournament which was a finale of all the skills and hard work coming together. Fired up playing the best ever volleyball games, we filed into the locker room, exclaiming, We just want to play just a few more games ! ! At any time, a practice or a game, calls of, I ' ve got it! or Mine! were heard just as often as words of encouragement such as Good Job! and Keep it up! Truly working as a team, the season was hard work, excit- ing and rewarding. We saw that hard work paid off and the im- provements were a joy to all of us! Suzanne Summers on the attack! The J-V Team struts their stuff. Cathy Carder and Anne Hayhurst check i The Varsity Team takes time to pose after a game.

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Boys ' Tennis The tennis team ended the season with a 3-3 record. The team was greatly assisted by Coach Greg Hershberger, who is a fair player in his own right. Seniors Peter Hershberger and David Sessions played first and second singles, helping the team with con- sistent play. The season ended on a high note as Canterbury defeated South Side in a close match, by a score of 3-2. Two other victories were against Howe Mihtary. The future of the tennis program is bright, as only two players will not return. The win over South Side will give the team confidence going into next sea- son. Best wishes to Coach Hershberger and the rest of the program. Thanks for a great season! (above) Peter Hershberger .searche.s for the ball in the (left) Sophomore Brandon Miller hits an ofiF-balance fore- hand. r TC CT (above) Dave Sessions unleashes his pow erftil serve. (right) Here ' s Dave again, crisping out on a hot day between sets. 92

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Left to right, top row: Manager, Pfenne Cantrell; Sean Eviston, Shaun Graham, Ted Lamm. Mike Powell, Orfej Nadjeski. Middle row: John Paflas, Aaron Sanders, Nick Paflas, Jonathan Beams, Marcos Torres. Bottom row: Assistant Coach, Jim Huth; Henry Nadjeski, Shawn Brooks, Tom Casaburo, Chris Casaburo, Head Coach Joe Santa. BOYS ' BASKETBALL Here ' s Coach Santa, probably talking to Bob Knight. Finally, a real basketball team, and with a real coach. Joe Santa led the crusade for respectability and the Cavaliers ended the season playing for the Midland Athletic Conference title. No more run- ning endless laps or going winless. Students actually began to show some support for the team, even showing up for games. The team never failed to delight the fans. Led by Shawn Brooks, high scorer, the team was helped by seniors T. Casaburo, Sean Eviston, Orfej Nadjeski, and John Paflas. The fans were delighted by the excellent season. A last refer- ence must be made to the UNLV-Air Gumby-rim- hugging Banana Slugs, everyone ' s favorite cheering section. ' ».