Palo Verde High School - Olympian Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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arsity Netters Opened Season With Win With a midseason record of 4-3 the 1967 varsity tennis team had expectations of finishing with an outstanding season record. Only Catalina and Rincon had a chance to beat the Titans or finish ahead of them in the divisional race, stated Coach Melvin Karrle. He felt the team was the strongest ever ff at Palo Verde. Holding the top eight positions and iudged equal in skill were senior captain Kevin Oleksy, senior Bruce Armstrong, iuniors Jerry Jones, Hogan Smelker, Chuck Schwartzmann, Jim Skevington, Dan Turner and sophomore Mike Jones. 1 Ei- ., N Q ,. vffifi K - Varsity tennis team member Jerry Jones stepped into a forehand drive during Junior Hogan Smelker used a backhand stroke during a varsity tennis game a match with Pueblo. With the help of his win, Titans gained another victory. against Tucson. Smelker won the only singles match at the February I4 game. VARSITY TENNIS SCHEDULE . February 4 Casa Grande mm.-M'-M February 7 Pueblo rg.,-vw... ..,, ,. - s-fs- ----e-- s'Nrrs F 'Mi' FW ii ' it February 'I4 Tucson ' g February 17 Amphi A ' February 25 Cosa Grande March 3 Catalina le ll , , March 4 Douglas 1 R' sl' ' March 7 Salpointe . March 'I4 Pueblo A A March 'I7 Blsbee March 21 Tucson March 31 Amphi April 'l Bisbee April 7 Douglas April 1 'I Catalina April 14 Salpointe X gl April is nimn r fryirl 1 r 1 X VARSITY TENNIS TEAM-FRONT ROWr Mike Clif- Rust, Mike Jones, Charles Schwartzmann, Dan chall, Hogan Smelker, Jim Skevington, Kevin Oleksy, Turner, Jerry Jones. BACK ROW: Bruce Armstrong, Dennis COACH Melvin Korrle

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FRESHMAN WRESTLING TEAM-FRONT ROW: Rusty Spillers, Marshall Colter, Dennis Pike, Khris Schottleutner, Ron Winger, Mike Schultz, Steve Schull, Gary Bob Metz, Joe Hart, Bill Wright, Mark- Muse, David Brahms, Gene Valdez, Gary Pope. BACK ROW: Carl Gaidarus, Mike Miller, Greg Roetteis, Steve Knox, Bob Welch, Andy Kleiman, Mark McDonald. SECOND TEAM: Rene Ruiz, Larry Leg- Hawkins, Andy Davis, Eric Krutzsch, Bob Morris, Eric Schrader, Joe Arriaga, Bob gett, Jim Henken, Charlie Liccoine, Joe Hartnett, Ken Zobel, Charlie Campos, Eppstein, Bob Wright, Charles Simmons, Larry Simms, Mgr. Jim Pratt. Frosh Matmen Learned Better Technique Under The coaching of Edward Baron, The freshman wresfling Team equalled Their previous year's record of seven wins and one loss. The Team was victorious in games againsT SaIpoinTe, Tucson, Amphi, Sunnyside, CaTalina, Flowing Wells and Rin- con. Through many hours of pracTice, The members of The squad developed individual wresTling skills. MosT of The frosh wresTlers were awarded Their class leTTer. The TorTy wres- Tlers who finished The season showed poTenTial Tor The iunior vamhy and vamhy Teanw in connng yeam. Another victory was added by the freshman wrestling team to their record of seven wins and one loss. Amphi was defeated 32-19 in a match on January 9. COACH Ed Baron Frosh president, Bill Ramos, moved to pin down his opponent from Flowing Wells. The Palo Verde-Flowing Wells frosh match took place on January 28.

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Tennis Team Practiced Daily for Matche Seniors Kevin Oleksy and Bruce Armstrong, varsity tennis players, aided the team in defeating Pueblo by winning both their singles and doubles matches. ss..-. .. JAN Oleksy returned the ball with a backhand swing, one of the harder movements to execute. Armstrong, wearing a cast, was not hindered in playing. Junior Jerry Jones has been a member of the varsity tennis team for three years. He used the overhand drive in delivering a serve to an opposing player. Q 0 0 Q X 4 ., Q-slow t -vm. Jerry Jones anticipated the volley from his teammate during the game against Pueblo. He won his singles match to help boost Titans to another victory.