Flushing High School - Gargoyle Yearbook (Flushing, NY)

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Girls Volleyball For most of the girls this was their first year and they worked very hard, said Wendy Trontz, coach of F.H.S.'s Volleyball team. Unfortu- nately, it takes about three years to build a good volleyball team. The team was led by seniors Den- ise Sumpter, Denise Hawkins, Vickie Coumnas, and Luz Rojas. Standout juniors were Chris Matthews, Zena Rebacoff, and captain Laura Sheer. The loss of junior jackie Sifflet due to a knee injury was a severe blow to the squad's aspirations to a playoff berth. . k I . Back rowlL-RJ: Candy Esposito, Judy Bauding, Captain Laura Scheer, Denise Hawkins, Zena Rebakoff, Sue McEntee, Carla Nasso, Denise Sumpter, Carrol McKay, loan Cosme, jackie Sifflet. Middle row: Co-captain Sandy Ayala, Chris Matheow, Vicky Columnas Front row: Luz Rojas, Lisa Siminetti, loanne Pace, Beth Applebaum

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Swimmers Go Co-Ed For the first time in FHS history, the swimming team was coed. We didn't know how the season would turn out, but we were very optimis- tic, explained Coach james Shevlin. In light of this development, there was fierce competition for po- sitions on the team. Excelling in their performances were Robert Levine, lavier Montalvo, and Alex Perillo. Our main problem was to devel- op coordination in the medley relay, where we have two girls and two boys dividing strokes in the course, commented Coach Shevlin. Practice was held at Bayside High School every Tuesday and Friday. Despite the distance involved in traveling between FHS and Bayside, members of the team declared their optimism openly. Although we have to travel a good distance for our practice meets, I feel this helped us in overcoming many obstacles and mentally prepared us for the ac- tual meets, stated Robert Levine. Top Right: Back rowlL-RJ Coach james Shev- g lin, Mike Rivadeneyta, Phil Shneiderman, la- vier Mantalvo, Eric Berlin, Middle row lL-RJ lack Josef, Cathi Ryan, Delores Olivier, Denise Markbreit, Artie Kaas, Front rowiL-RJ Henry Marquez, Eddie Saa, Mike Thompson, Mike O'Connor. 3 and 4 Bottom right: Cathi Ryan, Denise Markbreit, and Delores Olivieri repre- sent a break with tradition by performing on F.H.S.'s swim team. Right: Mike Thompson prepares to launch a dive. Far right: Mike Rivadeneyra commences a race. Q...l4 ws, - ' lisa . .1 4 .. -gs., - 4 4 Xiiiki fl 4 A af 'tn mmm 'il . 93 sv .Q li-ve 1 l l ai 'XS Q Q

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Soccer Squad Left: Front row KL-RJ: Randy Scott, Jorge Anchundim, joey Cappaso, Greg Lascelles, Richie Holguin, Val Guerra, Dexter Bradbury, Danny Dovocet, Mario Alvarenga, john Koutras. Back row: Coach Tom Mullen, lohn Bradbury, joey Starrantino, Dellille Thomas, Rupert Miller, Reggie King, Adriano Bortolin, Paul Llewellyn, Efrain Palencia, Clem Nicholas, Steve Grgas, Wil- liam Ilorente, Edwin Avelar, Asst. coach joe Dellino. Below left: Randy Scott dribbles past defense. Bottom left: lorge Anchundim streaks toward the enemy goal on a breakaway. This was one of my best squads ever, commented Coach Tom Mul- len, on the success of this years' Soc- cer team. Experience proved to be an im- portant factor in the team's winning spree, with eight starters returning from the previous year. Greg Las- seles, center forward and a leading scorer in the division, paced the team by tallying 12 goals. Lasseles, an all-city candidate, controlled the tempo of the game while halfback Randy Scott helped carry the offen- sive load. Directing the defense were fullbacks Adriano Bortolin and Reggie King. Goalie Val Guerra was responsible for many key saves and numerous shutouts. Also contribut- ing toward victories were Edwin Gurelar, lorge Anchundim forwards, and fullback Efrain Palencia. The rise in soccer's nationwide popularity this year was evidenced by the great turnout in team tryouts. This was a plus for the Red Devils, because it added depth to the bench and secured all positions with strong personnel.