Quincy High School - Goldenrod Yearbook (Quincy, MA)

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TENNIS, ANYONE? Thai is how the Girl's Tennis Team has felt for four years. To say the least the team has been sparce but in the spring of '86, we discovered some new talent in a number of newcomers to the team. Tricia Flaherty and Mary Vo showed promise for becoming our doubles team for the future, whereas, the old doubles pros of Kim Litterio and Karen Zupkofska strongly competed for the singles spot. Thank goodness they remained friendly. Maura Garrity, in her first year on the team, strutted her stuff on the varsity team. Where was she the last few years when we really needed her? Kim, Karen, and Maura will be the only returning seniors in 1987. With junior Wendy Stirling and only sophomores filling the remaining spots. With the majority of the team being filled by the uinderclassmen, it can easily be seen that this a team for the future. Everyone will ad- mit that we did not have a winning season, but it was far from a losing one. All the members of the team had a great time. It may have been only a fair season, but it was made up of the best bunch of kids we've ever assembled in one team. Mrs. Laine is looking forward to one of our best seasons in 1987. 1. Kim Litterio and Karen Zupkofska join forces dur- ing a doubles match. 2. Maura Garrity slams the ball down the throat of her opponent. 3. Wendy Stirling gets one down the line. 4. Karen Zupkofska drives the ball. 5. Maura Garrity lobs a long ball over her opponent. Morv bv Kj'en ZupkdiU pholn bv )Ull 25

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WHAT IS LOVE? The QHS Boy's Tennis Team consisted of seven members, three singles and four doubles players. They were as follows; Tom Savoie, Topspin”; Dave Bouley, The Rave”; and Patrick Finnigan, The Forehand”. These three young athleltes proved to be the wiley veterans Coach Dana Jones had always hoped for, when he acquired the pains-taking duties of head coach in '84. Filling in the rest of the roster are; Darren Murphy, Steve Dicenso, Mike Boyce, and the freshman star Oscar Jara. Coach Jones, aided by Asst, coach Ron Martin, knew they had their work cut out for them when they saw the three young men outplaying most of the seniors. Starting out as freshman under the direction of Coach Fishman, they knew that they wanted to make tennis their game. During their free time they worked on their topspin forehands, slice backhands, overheads and lobs down to the graphite in their rackets. As members of the Quincy Tennis Club (the oldest in the nation, established in 1887), they prac- ticed for an average of four hours a day to become what they are today, the first, se- cond and third singles players. One embar- rassing situation that the players found themselves in during away matches, was their arrival in the O.D. green Suburban, otherwise known as The Urban Assault Vehicle”. While most of the opposing teams arrived in Greyhound charter busses! So,if you ever decide to meander over to ye olde QHS-QVTS tennis courts, you may see Coach Jones embracing himself!? However, don't be alarmed, he's just giving his players the sign to, Play within themselves”. cg 1. Seniors Tom Savoie manages to keep a straight face while Pat Finnigan and Dave Bouley mug for the cameraman. 3. Photo at left: The magnificent service form of Pat Finnigan mystifies his opponents every time. They can't figure out how he managed to make contact with the tennis ball. 2. Standing for the team photograph, L to R: Tom Savoie, Oscar Jara, Dave Bouley, Mike Gray, and Coach Dana Jones. Kneeling are: Pat Finnigan, Darren Murphy, Steve DiCenso, and Mike 8oyce 24 ttory by K rl lohnton. photot by Lincoln Slodoi

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OVER THE RIVER AND These are the long distance runners, sometimes called harriers. These are the people who train hard to be able to run a 2.5 mile course without having to stop and gasp for breath. These are the people about whom the book, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner was intended. Running cross country is a very lonely race once the contestants break loose from the large starting field. Running 2.5 miles, the competitotrs stretch out over a distance of perhaps a half mile or more before they reach the finish line. Often times, on a hilly or winding course, the runner is totally alone unable to see anyone ahead or behind. It is at that point where the real harrier appears. It takes a great deal of self determination to keep pushing oneself when there is no one around to see the effort. The girls have been continuing such an effort for a number of years and they have been doing it alone. There just weren't enough boys to make up a team. This year the boys came out and Quincy fielded both a boys and a girls team for the first in many years. Cross Country just doesn't have the glamor associated with other sports. Seniors Steve Sullivan and Tom Logan came out and joined senior girls Sarah Lemos, Deanna Crespi, Kim Ellis, and Julie Coste. Over the years the girls have always faired well and this year the boys demonstrated that they will become a force with which to be reckoned. Coach John Franceschini actually got more boys to become harriers than he had girls on the team. That was totally unex- pected but a wonderful surprise. He hopes that next year the numbers will equalize. 1. Sarah Lemos races across an open part of the course. 2. Julie Coste manages a smile as she notices the camera ahead. 3. Standing. L to R: Coach John Franceschini, Willy Murphy, Dan Biagini, Tom Logan, Steve Davis, Scott Logan, Mike Scolaro, Jim Sugrue, and Nick Dragone. Kneeling: Mark Gunther, Peter Whyte, Kim Ellis, Julie Coste, Deanna Crespi, Teresa Kenney, Debby Thompson, Joe Russell, and Steve Sullivan, missing is Sarah Lemos. 4. Dan Biagini and Tom Logan move ahead of the pack. 5. The starting line is probably the only crowded area. 26 photo» by Lincoln Studto». twy by tutf