Penn High School - Bittersweet Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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Returning lettermen make future promising With only two seniors on the entire team, coach Bob Brady's tennis squad was young and a bit inexperienced this year as they ended their season at 4-11 Steve Bigler, who was 4-13 for the year and seeded first in singles play, and dou- bles player Tom Henry, 4-10, are the only graduating seniors on the team Sophomore Dave Fritz, voted most val- uable at the Fall Sports Banquet, was 4- jetting the ball up, Steve Bigler mah ig serve. Right Senior Tom Henry st jorm as he practices 11 and seeded second. Fellow classmate Ken Katz ended his season at 0-5 in sin- gle action Juniors on the squad were Mike Chris- tofeno, voted most improved and next year's captain at 6-6, and Jerry Sanders with an 0-2 singles mark. Seeded first in doubles were Jerry San- ders and Mike Chrisofeno who played three matches and fell in all three con- tests. Sanders also teamed with Katz and compiled a 2-7 record. Bob Hatfield and Tom Henry managed a 3-10 mark There will be six returning players to next year's team plus a fine B-team. “Penn has the best young tennis play- ers ever returning,’ commented Coach Brady.

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Season Record Opponent We They Jimtown 15 50 Westview 18 45 Northwood 24 3 LaVille 15 50 Marian 19 43 LaSalle 28 31 Elkhart Memorial 18 45 New Prairie Inv. 184 (5th place) Northridge 22 39 West Noble 27 29 Adams 21 40 Mishawaka 29 29 St. Joseph 15 48 Riley 16 45 Washington 15 50 Clay 26 33 Elkhart Central 50 15 Mich. City Elston 21 40 Goshen 39 18 Sectionals 119 (8rd place) LaPorte 157 (thplace) Regionals 214 (8th place) Top Flow Mike Nottsinger, Ouane Myers, Murray Seaman, Dave Snyder, Kerry Cotter Row 2 Mike Haag, Bob Troup, Kevin Keeps, George Bachman, Doug Miller, Jim Himes, John Sheets Left Approaching the finish line, Sophomore Mike Haag gives it everything he has, Bottom Senior Kerry Cot- ter sets the pace for those who fallow. 93

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SEASON RECORD Opponent We Elkhart Central New Prairie Adams LaSalle Mich. City Elston Mishawaka Clay Elkhart Memorial Northwood Riley Washington Marian Jimtown ORNAAHAARAMNYHAAYW SECTIONALS LaVille 4 | Adams le) 5 Top Row 1 Bob Hatfield, Steve Bigler. Mike Chisto- feno, Gary Bruggeman Row 2 Coach Bob Brady, Dave Fritz, Ken Katz, Tom Henry, Jerry Sanders Center Sophomore Dave Fritz stretches for a play on a hard fo reach ball, Bottom Jeft Smashing the ball across the net Fritz makes the winning point Below Katz and Sanders team up for a doubles match