Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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LEFI': Returning a serve, Senior Tanya Schilpp uses her backhand. The girls' tennis team finished in fifth place. TOP CENTER: Senior Mike Rogers prac- tices on the Northwest tennis courts as Coach Art Louvar watches his performance. BOYS' TENNIS TEAM: fFront Rowj Burke jones, Devan Padmanabhan, jeff Walker. fSecond Rowj Mark Strickland, Gordon Bedichek, Troy Manzie, Randy james, james Trobe. fBackJ Coach Art Louvar, Greg Sutcliffe, Alan Young, Chris Meeks, john Holm, jeff Schwiethale, and Mark Vanderveen. GIRLS' TENNIS TEAM: fFront Rowj Laura Fisk, Jody Brown, Tracy Malcolm, Michelle Gates, Tracy johnson, Thu Ha Mickel. CBack Rowj Tanya Schilpp, Dawn Agee, Lori Hole, Sara Vermillion, Barbara Dulohery, Tricia Gates, Laura Lacey, Coach Betty jo Krobot. 'femiefw

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NW tennis teams finish in 5th place With a City League record of four wins and four losses the boys' tennis team finished fifth in the City League stan- dings. Victories were against Bishop Carroll 5-2, East 9-0, South 9-0, and West 8-1g losses were to Southeast, Heights, Ka- paun and North. At the Ark City Tri- State Tournament in April the team placed sixth. During the season, practices after school frequently had to be called off or held in the gym because of poor condi- tions on the court resulting from the rain and bad weather. Lettermen included Greg Sutcliffe, Alan Young, Mike Rogers, Bud Thorn- ton, Mark Strickland and Devan Pad- manabhan. GIRLS' TENNIS Under the leadership of Coach Betty jo Krobot the girls' tennis team achieved a record of three wins and five losses. The team placed fifth in the City League standings, tied with Heights. Of the 15 girls on the team, only four players were from last year's team: Tanya Schilpp, Lori Hole, Tracy Malcolm and Sarah Vermillion. Even though most of the players were new to the team, they were cooperative, had spirit and played hard, according to Coach Krobot. 'iff Using her forehand, Senior Sarah Vermillion returns the ball to her opponent. 66 0 Tennis

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RIGHT: Playing golf is just one way Senior Todd Fugate can spend time with his friends and relax as well as practice for the up coming duals against other Wichita schools, Entire golf team qualifies for State For the second time, the girls' team went to State and finished in 12th place. The Grizzlies finished second in City League competition, just behind Kapaun, and finished third in a field of eight teams at the Regional meet held in Great Bend. The team also placed fourth in the Ark City Tournament. janet Shaver, a volunteer coach for the team, and jerry Goodmon, assistant prin- cipal, co-coached the team. The effort to go to State was a team effort and everyone contributed, said Goodmon. There was not really one golfer better than the other, they each did very well and alternated in regard to who was the top golfer. The girls practiced as a unit, played as a unit and received their awards as a unit, said Shaver. By being able to work with the girls, I saw a side of them I would not have seen otherwise. It truly was an ex- perience, said Goodmon. Throughout the season, several golfers received individual awards. At Regionals, Seniors Heidi Prior and Nola Gutzman finished fourth and eighth respectively, and junior Robyn Shaver finished ninth. BOYS' GOLF The boys' golf team finished the season with three wins and five losses, and a sixth place finish in the City League ahead of North, West, and South. Retired Air Force Colonel Gerald FitzGerald, another volunteer coach, said it did not bother him that his first coaching experience was not a winning one. I think these kids were just terrific! he said. You just have to give them a little understanding and respect. Talk about dedication and hard work! Those kids were out on the. golf course every night, and even when it was taining. I have a lot of respect for them, he commented. Of the 12 that composed the team, only Freshman Darrin Looper came within one stroke of qualifying for the State tourna- ment. Tiff 68'Go1f GIRLS' GOLF TEAM: fFrontJ Staci Shaver, Michelle Fuchs. fBackj Heidi Prior Nola Gutzman, Kristi Clubine and Robyn Shaver. ABOVE: Concentration is the key to being a good golfer. As Sophomore Gary Clothier attempts to putt the ball in to the last hole ofthe green, he carefully keeps a close eye on the ball and hopes he will finish under par. RIGHT: Making sure that you are directly lined up with the ball is important when putting. junior Michelle Fuchs carefully makes sure she is at the proper angle and hopes the ball will go into the hole.