George Dewey High School - Seaborne Yearbook (Subic Bay, Philippines)

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MAN OVERBOARD. Crightj Willie Pasco was one of the most improved players. Bringing in supporters from my family usually helps me play better, he commented. N 'QQ' fl Sm.: gf ,,,,,, 4 U . tsW..,,W. .l,s t A...., OUT OF BOUNDS. labovej. Freshman Philip Ajcro displays the winning followrthrough that helped him maintain his alfl position on the team despite constant attempts to unseed him. A tip from Phil, To become a good tennis player you should practice 3 hours daily. THE COAST IS CLEAR. irightj. Taking prac- tice seriously is a necessity. As they stand alert for the next ball, Robia Semkow and Keith Fernan- dez prepare for another match. lfyou don't take practice like the real thing, you won't be ready for actual competition, advised Robia. reif, Q. , ly S51 . gs-ax is wEfW.if,je,3,

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SCOREBOARD OVERALL PLACES MEN SCHOOL WOMEN 2 I ISM x 4 4 fl ELE 5 4E 4 X 4 X 4 x ALL STARSH PAUL PLANK PAUL GRIFFIN IIO x-3 RUNNERS ONLY MOST VALUABLE: MAE MANGOHIG, PAUL PLANK MOST IMPROVED: LEXTER ILOG, JOHN REDMOND, DEBBI VILAYPHANH FUTURE STARS: TERRY COATES, MARY MANINGAS, ARTHUR PEREZ MOST SPIRITED: .IONAS BARNES MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY TEAM: FRONT: John Redmond, Mary Manin- gas, Debbi Vilayphanh, Mae Mangohig, Lexter llog. BACK: Arthur Perez, .lon Burgess, Paul Griffin, Paul Plank, Aron Schatz, Terry Coates. NOT PICTURED: Jonas Barnes, Melchor Fa- billar. COMEBACK. Suffering an injury during the sea- son, Aron was back in two weeks ready to go. lt was an all or nothing attitude which led the men's team to a lst place finish at the Kalayaan meet.

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CRGSSING THE LI -- .. ft K.-.greg - -I s- at - i 1. -1 s.. BALL BASHERS SUR VIVE WITH STYLE Rat infested living quarters, poverty, ex- posure to the elements, harassment by local police. Are these the hardships only street people must face? No, these are some of the dilemmas suffered by the l987-88 tennis teams at the Far East tournament, in Japan tFeb. 6-13.5 Despite the setbacks the future Navratilovas and Beckers competed against I2 other schools throughout the Pacific Re- gion, bringing in the 7th place title. Shelley Kroeger made it to the quarter finals. Robia Semkow took the women's consolation title by defeating Misawa's ifl. In the P.S.S.A.A. tournament against Faith, Wagner, and I.S. the men's and wom- en's teams placed third and fourth respec- tively. Their disappointing outcome wasn't due to the lack of practice. Almost 2 V2 months before tennis season started, the ball bashers were hitting the courts. A sense of rivalry seemed to plague the team during the first part of the season. As soon as we saw how tough the competition was we pulled togeth- ON WATCH. tabovej. .leanie Fisher awaits her Faith opponents serve. She stated, liven though tennis is a competitive sport, I try not to be too competitive. I like to have fun at the same time. er and there was finally a team spiritf' com- mented Wendy Bogan. Rookie coach Linda Glenn exercised the girls with tennis and running drills which built skill and stamina. Ms. Glenn com- mented, I wanted my girls to perform at their best level. The practices were defi- nitely exhausting. I never thought I'd live through the season, said Timmy Mendoza. An accomplished player of 25 years, coach Mike Sullivan gave the men incentive with grueling workouts, and matches be- tween his players and himself. Practice ses- sions should reflect actual game situations as much as possible, he added. Although some ofthe players didn't reach a point in the ladder to play in league com- petition, it didn't really bother them. Chris Cedo said, I knew that it was really impor- tant to goto practice, even if I couldn't play. I enjoyed the training. Anne Macapagal summed up this year's tennis team as 'fun and style'. .X iie 'L .. I .t 5 q ., - Sf i Ng. N.. , .fag c ti wsssaaa- ---- . .. .. - if .ea-as ss3g,-gr.3...- M. , F gi. K, . I.. twig 3, .. ' K S f sf-ASIS' 1 ., ,:,, il X T x 'RN XXX RN AX NX X N keg smXis sf , 5 X t , , N, t N gf' s gm ks st X X X o If is X I XX SNS, F ,rxxfxx X st X X, s i s t s-- a s .' a s - K Xl X RQXX SXXyxssN J ss at .Tessa X X ig... X. . . K gk: gs-::::, Y airy, 3 - 3 . ik H S iir sg.. 0-6 GDHS Q ISM ,035 6-0. FA Q GDI-IS 5-I FS CQ GDHS 4-2 ISM C2 GDPSS S 4- I QD WHS 3r X PSSAA Q WHS an Far East LL, film A Japan 1 , ...ig X i ' 5335: s ..'. .t , Q Xl: X7 kktt . fiiif.f..-:e'F?f5i' Vf.gQ..- : ' . 1 t ..... ,.... . TIIE ADMIRAL'S TENNIS TEAM. KNEEL- Sullivan leoachj, Philip Ajero, Jim Morris, .lohn ING: Robia Semkow, Wendy Hogan, .leanie Nichols, Chris Smythe, Keith Fernandez. R..l. Fisher, Shelley Kroegcr, Anne Maeapagal, Dinah Smith, Mark Samara, Willie Pasco. Cayabyab, Timm - I STANDING: Dr. XIX