Longmeadow High School - Masacksic Yearbook (Longmeadow, MA)

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! 4 Nr . ;i3 1 in b . %- j I g 1 my ; For the boys ' tennis team, this season ' s effort paid off. Under the guidance of coach William Kirkpatrick, they made an outstanding showing this year. Their 10-1 record was the best in Western Mas- sachusetts. While all 14 play- ers played in at least one match, the top players were freshmen Daryl Ruark and Josh Shifrin. The doubles teams, which never lost during the entire season, were a ma- jor strength. The most suc- cessful pair was junior Steve Titus and senior Dan Teree. The girls ' Varsity team, coached by David Daniels, ex- celled again this year. The girls were undefeated in every match! The top singles player this year was senior foreign exchange student, Katya Sa- gowski, who played consis- tently well. Second year Varsi- ty player, sophomore Maria Cacciaputi added strength to the team. Sophomores Neela Thakur and Sharon Rencus filled the position of number one doubles team. Although there was a junior Varsity team at Longmeadow High School, most of the schools in the surrounding area did not have one. The members, therefore, played practice matches against low- er ranked Varsity players in or- der to gain experience. Upper Left - Girls ' J.V. Tennis team. Upper Right - Boys ' J.V. Tennis team. Left: Sophomore Charlie Gilman follows through on a perfect swing. Above: Coach Daniels instructs his girls.

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LL O CD When one thinks of golf one generally pictures a few el- derly men put-putting around a country club golf course either with a golf cart or a caddy trailing behind in the hot sun. At LHS, however, the scene is not so stereo- typical. Under the exper- ienced guidance of Coach Manheim the team excelled this season. The coach said that al- though they were a young team they were very hard- working. Pat Mills was their number one player. Seniors Ralph Loss and Scott Gales were the two other key play- ers. The team consisted of four freshmen and four upper- classmen. They ended the season with a 12-4 record and placed fifth at Western Mass. So in the future look out for the LHS golf team. The GHO better keep a good watch on them too, because one of these golfers may be ready for the Open - next year. Top: The 1986 Golf team. Left: Senior Scott Gales tees off Above: Come on ball, fall in!