Gross High School - Heard The Latest Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS: Front Row: Karen Reilly, Debbie Martin, Nancy Kantor, Michelle D'Er- cole, Colleen Leahy, Fr. Fernando Benlirog Second Row: Angie Ananid, Lisa Tonkin, Kdnako Ishii, Tracey Rybisky, Anne Connolly BOYS VARSITY TENNIS: Tom Muhlbauer, Kenneth Dann, Tim Powers, Doug Welsh, Matt Ware, Dan Mickells, Brian Urban, Fr. Fernando Benliro Surprise tennis sends players to state he boys varsity tennis team end the season with a record-of four and five losses. Though the de- outweighed the victories, Fa- Fernando Benliro, varsity tennis , felt that the team did well. won more than l thought we said Fr. Benliro. Fr. Benliro said that the loss of gra- Mike Morgan left an opening on the team which was difficult to fill. Added to the team's victories was a quarterfinal match at state for Matt Ware. Besides winning many matches, the team members had a good time. Dan Mickells '87 said he had a successful season playing doubles with partner Ken Dann. lt was my first year, but I found it very interest- ing and a lot of fun, said Dan. The girls varsity tennis team had a successful year, finishing with a re- cord of seven wins and five losses. Fr. Benliro felt that although the sea- son was successful it could have been better. This has been a win- ning season, but we could have had a record of nine wins and three losses if players were not absent, said Fr. Benliro. The high point of the season was Lisa Tonkin's performance in the Metro tournament. Lisa went into the tournament seeded third. Lisa lost in the semifinals to the number one seeded player. varsity tennis f 4 34

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Senior Lisa Tonkin demonsiraies her power- ful serving form. Lisa was seeded Third in The State Tennis Tournameni. Senior Doug Welsh displays his iniensiiy as pariner Mah Ware jumps To reiurn The serve. Mari and Doug were one of The Top seeded Teams This year in doubles compefiiion. 4 arf' 'W

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The record of The varsiTy boys The high poinT of The season was D C' Q D Working his way down The courf, John Pivo- var plans his nexT move. BaskeTball was jusT one of Three sporTs in which John has sTarTed and leTTered. UnpredicTable close games dominaTe season baskeTball Team was 6-44 buT ThaT didn'T reflecT The number of close games. Such schools as Bellevue WesT, NorTh and WesTside won by only .a couple of poinTs. AgainsT oTh- er schools, Gross was sTill in The game unTil The very lasT minuTes. 132 fvarsiTy boys baskeTbaIl defeaTing The Top raTed Burke, 42- 44. The ball bounced our way for once, said John Pivorar '87 abouT The upseT. Gross didn'T have much luck againsT oTher schools. They played as hard as They could buT The shoTs weren'T falIing, said sTudenT ager Ken Dann '86. One of The reasons The was noT as successful as was, according To John Pivorar, lack of leadership. BuT Dan KrafT said ThaT by The er of The season, TogeTherness wc whaT The Team improved in mosT. Ken Dann said ThaT The number c sophomores on The varsiTy level wc a sTrengTh as well as a weaknes lT's a weakness because of The ir experience, buT a sTrong poinT in Th building ofa good Team, Ken said