Mazama High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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B 0 Y S T E N N 1 S As seniors and team co-captains, Time Cone and I have been asked to describe our experiences on the MHS Boys Tennis Team. Both of us have been part of the team the last three years. Personally I feel I’ve learned a lot about myself as an athlete and what it is like to play competitive tennis. To be honest, I feel that my temper had been a problem, and through tennis I’ve learned to mellow-out and to use my energy to win points, games, and matches. Everything I know about the game of tennis was taught to me by Mr. Bob Zumbo. He is a good coach. His ability to see an error, think about it and then explain where the error began, has rea- ly helped me to improve each year. If I were to grade the coaching, Mr. Zumbo and Mr. Rod Scher would get “A + ’s”. Practice was always aimed at improv- ing strokes and patterns. Through drills, praise and sometimes extra con- ditioning, Mr. Zumbo taught us the dif- ference between recreational and com- petitive tennis. With Zumbo hitting from the right; Scher from the left; and the stupid ball machine pushing shots down the middle, you get in shape fast. With players like Tom Keller, Dan Paugstat, Juan Perez and Matt Ostrom returning to the Varsity and with help from Darrell Fuller and the other JV players the Mazama tennis team has a bright future. I only wish I could be a part of it. I’ve enjoyed working with and playing tennis for Mr. Zumbo and MHS. I will miss both. Mike Bentley Co-Captain Girls Coaches: Monte Dehlinger, Maureen Dehlinger, Ed Miller Tim Cone, Juan Perez, Matt Ostrom, Darrell Fuller, Dean Heze, Dan Paugstat, Tom Keller, Mike Bentley, Jeff Butler. TENNIS 143

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GIRLS Kelly Beyer, Joanie Spoon, Leslie Cole, Jennifer Bavarskas ret Bailo, Ronda Gibson, Paula Mulendore, Julie Nelson, Cara gan, J a Red a Webb. Marga Mor TENNIS As team captain of the 1982 girls ten- nis team, 1 have been given the privi- lege of summarizing our successful sea- son. We finished our season with an overall record of 6-4, a SOC record of 5- 4, and captured third place in District. We were very fortunate to have 3 out- standing coaches: Mr. Mrs. Dehlinger and Ed Miller. They all worked very hard during the season trying to devel- op our game as well as patience, and also the mental aspect of the game. We owe them a great deal for the time and devotion they have given to us and we say a special “Thank You”. It is very hard to recognize any indi- vidual efforts, every member on our team did an outstanding job and de- serve congratualtions. Our team has shown great improvement over the past three years, and I am sure that next year will be no exception. I would like to wish next years tennis team good luck, and I hope that they will enjoy the 1983 season as much as I have enjoyed this one. Julie Nelson Team Captain

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THE MAGNUM FORCE The track season at Mazama High School this year began with a turn- out of nearly 100 people. But lousy weather forced very short practices both outdoors and indoors. Al- though, when the season rolled around everyone was in shape. The coaches did a fine job with Sam Houston coaching the jumpers, Mike Kern controlling the weight event people, Merlin Reynolds pre- siding over the distance runners, and Head Coach Larry Wagner babysit- ting the sprinters and also trying to keep an eye on everyone else. 144 TRACK