Richfield High School - Aurean Yearbook (Richfield, MN)

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TENNIS Back in the heat of August, the girls started tennis and continued daily practice until October. With a young varsity team, including two sophomores, the season went well. New coach, Mr. Wayne Danielson, worked with both the boys and the girls. He said he enjoyed his new position and appreciated the help he received from the Co-Captains, Leslie Sachs and Sue Eggleston. Most of the team was strong in fundamental skills, but needed more practice with advanced players. The coach commented that this was the key to success for the team. Many of the matches were close and were lost by only a couple of games. The team enjoyed its banquet at The Anchor Inn Restaurant on October 18. With most of the varsity team coming back, the team is looking forward to the coming season. 1. Co-Captains I.e lie Sachs and Sue Eggleston. 2. Pam Naslund returns a shot. 3. VARSITY-FRONT ROW: P. Naslund. C. Amos. L. Sachs, L. Pavlicek. K. Stark. ROW TWO: S. Eggleston, G. Graham, D. Circle. J. Swanson. Coach W. Danielson. 4. Diane Circle follows through on a forehand shot 5. Lisa Pavlicek concentrates on her serve. 6. JUNIOR VARSITY-FRONT ROW: E. Arnold. C. Shauer, V. Stone. M. Hirmer, J. Anderson. ROW TWO: B. Olsen. B. Douden. R. Doll. L. Nervick. C. Schuler. P. Ekholm. ROW THREE: Student Coach C. Edmuns, E. Rogers, L. Jette. B. Alifano, B. Krueger, Assistant Coach T. Oldham. Girls’ Tennis 29

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CROSS COUNTRY This year was one of the best ever for cross-country at RHS. Coached by Jim Grimmer, the team seemed to get better every week. The team captains were Beth Wald for the girls, and Bob Gardner for the guys. The Spartan boys crew did produce some creditable individual performances, but they were generally disappointed with their season record. It was the girls’ team that really stole the show. This year was the first time in RHS history that the girls’ team qualified to go to State. They did it with an incredible second-place performance in the Region 6AA race at Lake Nokomis. All seven girls ran under 13:30, all dropping 30 to 60 seconds from their previous best times. Sophomore Kim Case led Richfield with a spectacular time of 11:25, breaking her old record by 70 seconds. This gave her second place in the field of 105 girls. As for the boys’ team in the regionals, they beat their first foes of the season. Mound and Orono, to place 13th in the region. In the state race at the U. of M. golf course, the girls’ team did very well and placed sixth. Kim Case again led the Spartans with a 12:00 time that placed her third among 173 runners. As head coach Grimmer put it, “In 15 years of coaching I’ve never had a team with such a good attitude toward competition.” He felt this was a key factor in their success. “We had a super team this year,” commented Grimmer, “and I can foresee many years of excellant cross-country running at RHS.” 30 Cross Country