Douglas MacArthur High School - Itella Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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Another Successful Season Goes B 1st in Conference, 1ST in Regifmal 128,fBoys Tennis S ince 1968 Douglas MacArthur has won seventeen consecutive times in the White Pine Conference. They have also won six Regional Titles in the past eight years. The Boys Tennis Team had another successful season in spite of the hard competition. At the State meet in Kalamazoo the boys finished seventh. The high finishers were Kurt Hammerschmidt at num- ber two singles, Tom Basil number three singles, and the number three doubles team with a duo of Tim Royle and Mike Basil. The 1984 squad was captained by Pat lohnson and Tom Basil. Team awards: Most Valuable Player, Pat Iohnsong Most Improved Player, Mike Connolly: Coaches Award, Tom Basil: and Tom Basil made the DMHS All-Star Team. The team was under the able di- rection of coach Bob Quinn. OPP Iohn Glenn Bridgeport Iohn Glenn Eisenhower Bridgeport Flint Carmen Mt Pleasant Mt Pleasant Garber Grand Blanc Eisenhower Midland Ion the bottom leftl Mike Basil shows the backhand style lon the bottom rightl Mike Price and Mike Kline wait patiently to return a ball pg 129 lon the top leftl Practice pays off Ion the top rightl Tim serves another ace lM1ddle leftl lohn Garber hits a winning backhand at state his match at state lBottoml Mike Kline prepares for a smashing SSFVG lT0pl Back Row Coach Quinn Kurt Hammerschmidt Pat lohnson Tim Burns Mike Connolly Tim Royle Front Row Tom Basil William Cho Mike Price Mike Basil Iohn Garber DM 17 0 7 ' 0 7 0 7 ' 0 7 ' 0 2 ' 0 7 . 0 6 . 1 4 3 3 4 1 ' 0 2 I 5 lMiddle rightl Tom Basil warms up before

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New HS Record Set in llite Pine 5 Make All-Conference Iohn Glenn Bridgeport Mt Pleasant Flint Powers Eisenhower Fenton Iohn Glenn Bridgeport Midland Dow Mt. Pleasant Eisenhower Grand Blanc OPP 0 0 3 0 0 4 Dedication,Determination,and De- sire are the top three priorities of Coach Quinn. This and the long, hard hours of practice paid off for the 1983 Girls Varsity Tennis Team. Girls Tennis Teams at DMHS have set record after record over the years, but 1983 topped it all offzthe netters were never scored against in White Pine dual meets during the entire season. At the White Pine Conference Meet Mac- Arthur won every event-once again,their opponents were unable to score a single point. They also set a new consecutive wins record for White Pine,when the girls brought the record up to a remarkable 27 consecutive wins in one season. The team ended up with an 8-0 record in the Conference and an 11-0 record for all dual meets. For the third year in a row the girls won the Regional Championship, by winning every seed but one- 4 singles. They also ended up with a 5'th place finish in the State Meet which topped off another sensation- al season. Two team members achieved election to the All-State Team: Amy Lichon and Shireen Akhtar. DMH dominated selections for the All- Conference Team with Amy Lichon, Shireen Akhtar, Pam Gomez, Beth Pruitt, and Kerry Muehlenbeck being chosen. Honor- able mentions went to Ann McKin- ley and Karen Pfander. Team awards: Most Valuable, Amy Lichon: Most Improved, Kerry Muehlenbeck and Cathy Crimminsg Coach's Award, Pam Gomez. The All-Star Team was Amy Lichon, Pam Gomez, and Beth Pruitt.