Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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Tennis Plans To Score Big As varsity coach Art Jenkins popped open tilt First tennis ball cans of ' 87 his team prepared to open new doors in school history. Their goal: to win the CIF 4- A championship. Featuring all but two members of the ' 86 team which climbed all the way to the CIF finals, the team, led by seniors Andy Taylor, Gavin Fenske, and Jeft Meredith, looked torward to a third consecutive year of domination in the South Coast League. Sophomores Ryan Gately (the number one player as a freshman) and Steve Saba also returned, along with the redoubtable doubles team of juniors Neel Grover and Stan Sanders. Coach Jenkins stated, As always, we ' ll be challenged by the likes of Capo Valley and Mission Viejo. However, we have no weaknesses, and we are looking at being ranked in the top two of the division. Added Grover, We would have won the championship if we hadn ' t had a bad day last year. The junior varsity team had an equally optimistic outlook. They, too, were defending champions. With seven of twelve players returning. Coach Stephens ' team boasted the talents of ' 86 league singles champion John Simon. Said Stephens. Our major goal at the J.V. level is to prepare for varsity competition and, in doing so, learn how to work and win. A winning attitude is essential to maintaining a successful program, and it starts at the JV level. He added that quality play should come from Troy Geisler and Caine Moss in singles, and Tim Sosnowski and Ryan Norgren in doubles. To see if either team came through, please look up the results in the Sprint; Supplement. -e.y. 1. VARSITY TENNIS-(fr( nt) Mr. Jenkins, Jeff Meredith. Andy Taylor, Stan Sanders, Scott Dale. Ryan Gately, Neel Grover, Steve Saba. Gavin Fenske, Chris Stevens, Tim Potter, Kurt Reiner. Bill Shipman. 2. Precision hitting is what Neel Grover strives for against Mission Viejo. V Practice makes perfect, as sophomore Marc Gunther illustrates by working on his backhand 4, Top-ranked Ryan Gately hoped to lead the team to C.I.F. finals tor a second straight year, 5. JUNIOR VARSITY TKNNIS-( front ) Came Moss, Troy Geisler, John Simon, Tim Sosnowski, Mike Lynch, Roger Hayes, Marc Gunther, (back) Ryan Norgren, Kurt Reiner, Bill Shipman, Dusty Collins, Scott Knutzen. Ryan Robinett, David Wolfe, Mr Stephens. 6. John Simon, Caine Moss, and Andy Taylor break from practice. 7, Stan Sanders learn from fell Meredith during a scrimmage Some of the competition thought they were good, but it was in vain. -Andy Taylor % MWrU poach move your feet • grove

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are you serious? • chuck an duck • more poles! D.H. Has Talent, Lacks Experience Before the varsity league opener against Katella, an astute reporter noticed that the roster featured only three returning starters from last year ' s 12-10-1 team. Gonna be a long season, coach? he asked Coach Canary. I really don ' t think that the youth on our team can be considered a weakness. They may be young, but thev are all good, quality athletes, the optimistic coach replied. The hard-workmg Dolphin team looked to its few veterans to lead it to a CIF birth and possibly a league title. Greg Erickson, a first-team all league selection last year with a .382 batting average, was counted on tor solid offense and defense in the lead-off and shortstop position, respectively. According to Canary, He is the complete player. There is just nothing he can ' t do well. In addition, Bryan Hatch, coming off a 6-4 record, looked to be the top pitcher. Jay HoUis, the third of the returning starters, was expected to do some strong pitching and to lead the Dolphin outfield. The remainder of the starting line up was Jeff Mote at pitcher, Ron Openshaw at catcher, Denny Papp at first, Mike Oetinger at second, and Chris Delfs at third. The Dolphins ' toughest competition was expected to come from the Diablos and the Cougars. However, Canary added, I ' m not conceding anything to either Mission or Capo because I think we have a real good shot at being a contender. That ' s just the way it stacks up on paper. To see it the Dolphins ' lack of experience was overshadowed by a plethora of talent in league play, see the Spring Supplement. -t.h. 1. Caccher Ron Openshaw receiv es a high, inside corner strike from his pitcher. 2 BASEBALL-( front) C. Lombard!, T, Rochford, P Kent-aly, S, Barrett. M. Occmger. M. Kania. S Crosby, (back) Coach Canary, R Openshaw. D. Papp, G, Mote. G. Frickson, C(jach Camel. J Hoiiis. C. Delfs. B, Hatch. Coach Ferguson. 5. Coach Canary hits infield practice prior to the season -opener against Katella. an mtegral part of prc-game preparation A. Short-stop Greg Frickson, coming off a .382 batting season, connects for a line double against Mission. I feel that what we lack in experience will be more than overcome with quality players. -Coach Canary i0! % I