Neptune High School - Trident Yearbook (Neptune, NJ)

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Top left: Dominic Napolitani goes for a breakaway. Top right: Mike Radwanski sets up the ball for a Rainbow Kick. Middle left: Wendell Muldrow sends the ball ahead to his team. Middle right: Tommy Boykin goes up for a head ball. Right: Doug Martin makes a save. if 'sift g Q , uf a i 5 aaa , 2, 5525 if

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The Neptune Varsity Girls Tennis Team pulled off another enthusiastic season by following tradition and defeat- ing Long Branch by an overwhelming victory of four to one. For the second consecutive year, the team, under the guidance of Coach Sal Busacca, can boast itself as being one of the most enthusias- tic, energetic, and determined girls ten- nis teams around. This year the two top- scorers were once again Michelle Schooley and Michele Parreott who just happen to be Co-Captains of the team. Serving The Ace Although unable to beat last year's historic seasonal record, the girls were certainly proud of themselves for notici- bly improving their overall skills and companionship while breaking in, so to speak, five new players of whom several were Freshman. Other veterans of the team have shown continual improve- ment this year in specific areas of skill, which include the building of more pow- erful and solid serves and improving the quality and accuracy of their backhands. Noteworthy doubles partners include Front row: jennifer Gralewicz, Wendy Fisher, Shannon Monroe, Jing-jing Yang, and Nancy Lee. Back row: Coach Busacca, Carolyn Furbeck, Nancy Beling, Jackie Carcich, Michele Parreott, Jennifer Strassburger, and Melissa Matthews. Top right: Michelle Schooley attempts to Ace her opponent. Right: Michele Parreott successfully volleys the ball against her Long Branch opponent. 'fillin- the team of Nancy Beling and Nancy Lee who have proven their skill and team work on the court for the past two years. The girls have made it clear that they owe it all to Coach Busacca and that they couldn't have remained such an enthusi- astic team without his constant support and guidance. The girls also said that they are eagerly looking forward to a more successful season next year and are encouraging all to join in the fun. 121

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Neptune's Scarlet Fliers passed a mile- stone as they made it to the semi-finals. Outstanding players like Wendell Mul- drow and John Barone led the team to its final record of 12-6-2. The first game of the season in the Wall Festival played against St. Rose resulted in one of the team's two tie games of the season, While several players felt this was the season's toughest game, others felt that C.B.A., who handed them a 3-1 loss, dealt the strongest blow to the team's efforts. Back row: Coach Hogan, Duncan Brown, John Gluckow, Andy Bosko, Todd Scottson, Kyle Peters, john Barone, Coach Persson. Middle row: Dominic Napolitani, Wendell Mu1drow,John Lopez, Richie Dodd, Tommy Boykin, Mike Radwanski, Paul Wyman, Kurt Daffledecker. Front row: Mike Paduano, Chris Atkins, Doug Martin, Dave Durkac, Robert Wiggins, Dennis Pappas, Keith Brown. f. ',' I-LE' ,.,4 A if 42.3-12:4 .1.,A'-, 21? - l Back row: Dwight McFadden, Barth Pontecorvo, Jimmy Imperial, Anthony Crego, Kevin Henry, Kenny Orr, john jackson. Middle row: Warrick Muldrow, Roger Kremen, Eric Horner, Mike D'Amico, Pete Passalacqua, Tom Zakerowski. Front row: A just For Kicks ' All the games, however, will be remem- bered by the players, and memorable moments ranged from Dave Durkac's concussion to Tommy Boykin's first as- sist in the St. Rose game. While getting to the semi-finals was a goal in itself, disappointment at not win- ning the title was hard for the team to accept. Goalie Dave Durkac noted, My biggest disappointment of this season had to be the fact that we didn't win anything, even though we had the skill . . Xsrurz. gy, 1,8 by V' J '- ,H saw., Carrie Andresen, Jill Blecki, Mike Orlando, Chip Schmidt, Almar Ortiz, Tracy Reinhart. , f . level to. Those same skills did, however, keep the team going and allowed them to rise to the level of the competition. Some players felt that the toughest game of the season was played against East Brunswick during the semi-finals. The Pliers, defeated by a narrow 1-O mar- gin, played hard in spite of the intense pressure. All in all, it was a fairly good season with lots of support coming from coach- es, friends and family. Top right: Team captains Kyle Peters, John Gluckow and john Barone. Above: The senior players. 123