Morro Bay High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Morro Bay, CA)

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Girls Capture CIF Crown his year's girls' cross country team was very young, but the rookies gained confidence and became more competitive with every meet. They are im- proving by leaps and bounds, Mr. Nerelli said of them early in the season. Shannon Egan, the only senior on the team helped guide the young team. The depth of the team came from veterans, Stephanie Krouse, Kristy Whitten and freshmen Cheryl Rodenhi, Meg George, Amuah Torres and Shana Jordan. Ashley Orton, a junior, was also a strong runner but was out most of the season due to illness. The different levels of experience gave the team a unique character that helped earn them first place in league and put them on their way to CIF. CIF competition took place in November at Mount San Antonio College in southern California. With the help of Ashley Orton, who was finally well enough to compete, the girls captured first place over many more mature and experienced teams. All of the cross country teams had excellent seasons this year upholding a long-standing tradition that goes back to the early days of the school's history. Page 96. 1. Disappointed about not going to CIF, the boys gave all their support to the girls. Dave Lilly delivers a gift prior to their departure. 2. Cheryl Rodenhi and Shannon Egan receive their roses with glee. The boys' varsity cross country team bought roses for all the girls to wish them good luck. 3. Along with her enthusiasm for running, Stephanie Krouse also puts a good amount of time into art, another of her favorite activities. Page 97. 1. Although Shannon Egan's first priority is running, she also loves to travel. She has been to Taiwan and will be going to France and Spain after graduation. 2. Maneuvering to the front posi- tions and keeping them after a tense start of a race takes a lot of concentration for Ashley Orton and Shannon Egan. 3. Morro Bay High School gave the girls a special send off for CIF. Many classmates crowd- ed around during an extended passing period to cheer them on. The send-off was made even more dramatic when the van sputtered and died three times before roaring off in a cloud of smoke. ' 4:1 Ullfs -. as , I ' .L .... x O X x . . Mm ' .,.. 5 ng. , s . , f s

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New Coach Inspires Young Team ed by coach Paul Fiala, the girl's tennis team has improved immensely. Despite the disappointing win-loss record the girls were not discouraged. The team's attitude , according to Elvie Tomacder, is so positive it makes work a pleasure. The girls' winning attitude, especially that of number one singles player Vinh Pham surprised many of their opponents. Vinh consistently inspired the young team with her confidence and playing skills. Tomacder and Diana Osborn teamed up late in the season and made an impressive display of skills in the difficult doubles competition. El- vie and Diana were awesome according to coach Fiala. Fiala, a newcomer as coach, is not new to tennis or MBHS. The 1975 graduate knows the kind of hard work and time it takes to build a winning team. During his years on the Pirate tennis squad he saw the team, under the direction of coach Norm Geiger, go from a group of relatively unskilled individuals to a team of skilled and disciplined league champions and ClF contenders. With time and effort Fiala sees MBHS once again as champions. Page 98. 1. Many players are confused and intimidated when they face a left-handed opponent, Cassie Kubiak uses this to her advantage to devastate her opponents. 2. Girls Tennis Team. FRONT ROW: E. Tomacder, A. Gallo, S. Gonzales, V. Pham, L. Franco, J. Cahill, C. Kubiak. BACK ROW: E. Heronen, D. Heronen, Coach P. Fiala, D. Osborn, P. Kane. Page 99. 1. The dynamic duo of Diana Osborn and Elvie Tomacder are a bright spot. Combining as the number one doubles team, their performance was good enough to earn them a berth in league finals. 2. Vinh Pham the number one single player and the steadying influence of a young team was nominated as prep athlete of the week by the Telegram-Tribune. 3. Sylvia Gonzales who also excels in two other sports, has shown much improvement over last season in her doubles play. aw-