Cave Spring High School - Accolade Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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Getting smashed Tracey Krupski reaches for the ball on tiptoes to meet it with a smash. A different 8 Some people play baseball, football, or soccer. But some search for a more unique game with which to test their skills. Mike Guilfoyle was such an individual. Lacrosse was his game. Mike got his start in lacrosse in the second grade as a ball boy. When Mike was at Roanoke Catholic, he was a member of the school's lacrosse 48 - Girls' Tennis team. Unfortunately, Catholic stopped offering lacrosse during his eighth grade year. Two years later, as a sophomore, Mike played in the summer league, but there were few teams to compete against. He finally found a place to play with some more varied, but still limited, competition. Roanoke Collegeis coaches helped Gettin set Christie unter moves in to set up a return to her Salem opponent. The Knights lost 6-3. Sky high! Jodi Daner sends a high lob across the court to a Salem player at the home rematch against the Spartans. ort several young men of college age, as well as Mike, to organize a sort of rec league and to schedule games among themselves. The Roanoke team traveled all over the state to play at such places as Charlottesville and Lynchburg. Even though the game was not widely played, many schools offered scholarships for lacrosse. Mikeis David Michie brother went to Notre Dame on a lacrosse scholarship, and Mike had similar plans. iTll try to go to William and Mary and get some playing time, and hopefully some kind of scholarship? said Mike. Carrying a big stick During a lacrosse game in Lynchburg, Mike Guilfoyie brandishes his stick. eager to face some much-desired competition.

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All alone Wlth little pressure from the defense. quarterback Teague Allen looks down- field. The Knights won , a7gainst Franklin County 26- 1,4memv , 1 47;le , 7,. , , ' , .. -W , . , . . , . Lookingfora hole ' 1 , ' 'V ' John Palmer 1231 follows Eddie Dooley 1571 for a short gain. In a tough ground game, the Knights lost 14-0. .5912; .2. V E 5 r: m D ,1: .15 m D Watchful 6 es Coach Chris herrill and Coach Don Oakes keep track of the Patrick Henry game. The Knights won 13- 12. David D ntzler David Dahtz1er F ace to face Robbie Tennant 1861 lines up to intimidate Pulaski's Brian Clark 1851. The Knights lost to Pulaski 14-0. David Dantzler J V. Football .. 47

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It struck like clockwork. Rain clouds covered the setting sun and poured their contents upon the tennis courts. From August 14 when the team started practices, rain-outs had become common place. If it didnlt rain, then the team often prac- ticed in the muggy late summer nights until after dark from 4:30 to 7, the only time that Coach Kyle Langill was available to work with them. Despite these factors, the girls tennis team didnlt stop striving to win. The seasonts progress could, in part, be attrib- uted to Coach Langillts use of training techniques different than those used by other coaches in years past. He tried to train the girls more as professionals than high school players. The team spent practice doing a variety of things. Of prac- tices, Christie Hunter said, itWe ran a lot of sprints. He taught about doubles strategy and the g psychology of tennisfi - Intense training paid off for the team. They easily crushed William Fleming, a team with only '2 '0 S m D OPPONENT Pulaski Patrick Henry William Fleming E.C. Glass Invitational Salem Pulaski Franklin County Patrick Henry William Fleming Salem :0 0 O :0 rn WGBNHO'HONNO Season Record: 8-1 Even rained-out practices couldnlt douse the flames on the teams Watching the ball Jodi Daner watches the ball fly into her Salem oppo- nentis court during a warm- up session before the match. The Knights lost the match 3- 6, but settled up in their second meeting 6-3. five players, by a score of 9-0. The girls made it to the semi-finals and beat Patrick Henry, only to fizzle in District play. With only one of last years starters and two seniors on the team, they werenit unhappy about this, however. Girlsl tennis wasn't all work and no play. On the way to tournaments, the team found ways to break the tension and monotony. During their bus trips they often sang, told jokes, slept, and most importantly, ate. ttWe stopped at Wendyls a lotfl said Lena Donatelli. The year was one of firsts and accomplish- ments. It was the first time that the girls tennis team had been trained by a male coach and the first time that coach Langill had coached at Cave Spring. The season also held one of the few times that the team had beaten Salem, their toughest competition in years past, with a team score of 6- 3. Regular season closed for the Knights in one of the best ways the season could end - with a win. t rt oumoyer GIRLS, TENNIS TEAM. Front Row: Jennifer Elias, Jodi Daner Back Row: Janet Masters. Shannon Dowdey, Tracey Krupski, Sharon Carter, Christie Hunter. Amy Garlowr Lon Moms, Lena Donatelli. Girls Tennis e 49