Paul M Dorman High School - Vanguard Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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GIRLS’ TENNIS: Front: Dawn Soad. Lisa McGurk. Laura Downs. Lilban Martin. Chrissie O'Toole. An- gela Casey, Kelly Lancaster. Renee St Clair Back: Anja Krammer. Crystal Fowler. Gaby Baumgartner. Lauri Austin. Dee Alexander. Dany Baumgartner. Melissa Bagwell Second-seed Laura Downs concentrates on her backhand during the Spartan High match Awaiting the serve. Melissa Bagwell reaches her form tor an accurate return 20 Glrls’ Tennis

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Better In The Long Run Cross Country 25-12 At Dorman DORMAN 4th Eojtside DORMAN 3rd Dorman DORMAN 2nd Wode Hampton DORMAN 1st Dorman DORMAN 2nd Dorman DORMAN 1st Union DORMAN 1st Lancaster DORMAN 1st Rock Hi DORMAN 2nd Boing Springs DORMAN 2nd U. Hanna DORMAN 1st Northwestern DORMAN 2nd S.C.S.D.B DORMAN 3rd S.C.S.D.B DORMAN 1st Behind the strength of a senior domi- nated team. Dorman's cross country team ran its way to a 25-12 overall record. The team led behind captain and No. 1 runner Steve Traynham. Chris Smutzer. Hal Anderson. Darrell Barnes, and Brad Harley rounded out the top five runners. The cross country team started out the season slowly as they never fin- ished as high as they expected to. However, the Northwestern High School Shootout proved to be a turning point. Dorman's team was not expected to do well in this meet since many of the teams competing had al- ready beaten them. The team ran ex- tremely well and placed second in the meet. A slow start but a strong finish was the story for the cross country team. They posted a second-place finish in the region and fourth in the state. The outlook on next year's season is grim. There will only be three returning starters on next year's team. However, with improvement between now and next year, the cross country team will surely be off and running. Brent Bishop and Brad Harley lead a pack of runners through the stretch With concentration on his face. Stephen Truluck runs by himself. Dorman's top runner. Steve Traynham shows drive and determination as he runs for it all DarreH Barnes and Greg Catalano are shown running in front of a tight pack of runners Cross Country 19

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Serving Up Notice Of Big Things To Come Number one seed Gaby Baumgartner perfects her forehand during a summer practice. Finishing the season with a 2-8 re- cord may not seem successful to most people, but. considering that there were only three returning lettermen. the girls' tennis team shows promise for next season. The weakness of the team was its inexperience. Potential and determi- nation became the strengths of the team. Each week as the team gained experience, they also improved in their game. Top-seed Gaby Baumgartner states. This year was pretty hard on us because two of our best players graduated, causing the few left to move up. Also, most of the team con- sisted of new players. I feel next year should be much better since we plan to practice constantly during the sum- mer. The top seeds on the team were, in order. Gaby Baumgartner. Laura Downs. Crystal Fowler, Melissa Bagwell. Lauri Austin, Lillian Martin, and Angela Casey. Coach Doug Bishop says about the season. I feel optimistic about next season. This team has a lot of po- tential, character, and athletic ability. All of the girls gained experience in match play this season and are looking forward to working hard in preparation for next fall. GW Tennis 2-0 Sport antxrg 9 DORMAN 0 Landrum 7 DORMAN 2 Landrum 3 DORMAN 6 Union 9 DORMAN 0 Boflng Springs 8 DORMAN 1 Rock Hi 6 DORMAN 3 Northwestern 8 DORMAN 1 Gaffney 2 DORMAN 7 Union 8 DORMAN 1 Bottng Springs 8 DORMAN 1 Lauri Austin concentrates on her follow-through at the Spartan High match Girls’ Tennls 21