Santa Teresa High School - Compendium Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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W«h all of the girl's hard work, the track team is helping to PASS ON A he girls' track team opened up the season by defeating all of their league opponents. The ST runners also won the Watsonville Invitational meet. Later, the two-mile med- ley team of Kama Sooy, Khristina Berquist, Evie Barry, and Keri Sanchez sprinted to a first place finish at the Stanford Invitational meet. Top runners for the Saints were Kama Sooy. and Khris- tina Berquist who both ran the quarter and half mile, Evie Barry who ran the mile and two mile, and Keri Sanchez who could be seen competing in hurdles, 200 and 400 meter run, long jump, and triple jump. Keri could easily take CCS in triple jump this year, and many other events in the future.” stated Kama Sooy. Other jumpers included Wendy Kohler and Renee Caparelli who competed in the high, long, and triple jump. Also helping to round out the already strong Saints team were laura Jenkins running the two mile, Tonja Daniels and Terri Pashoin who ran the quarter and hall mile, and Erika Lampe who competed in the shot put and discus. The ST track team is expected to do well in CCS. Kama Sooy felt that CCS is going to be great. Most of the really tough teams that we will be against in CCS are ones that we have not gone up against in league meets. Los Gatos and Independence are usually tough schools, so we won't get to compete against them until CCS.” Coaching of the athletes helped the runners, sprinters, and jumpers to greatly improve throughout the year. With only a few of the competitors graduating this year. Santa Teresa is insured to be a major threat in the future. By Laura Geer. Putting her best foot forward Freshman Keri Sanchez practices hurdles before the race. Ken competed in about sev- en different ever fljfciahout the year. Ken also was a rm'mber of the volleyball, cross- country. and soc WBWis this year. Kama Sooy felt that. Keri is a great athlete. She seems to be good at every sport that she tries. Photo by Kama Sooy Handing off Sophomore Khristina Berquist and junior Evie Barry hanc WfcKjton during a relay race. Both represented ST during the cr Brontry season. Photo provided by Kama Sooy Girls Track V 35

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Track Team Front row: Trevor Mercure. Grant Simpson. Billy Johnson. Billy Jeffreys. Ja- son Brach. Kevin Smith. Darren Love. Dave Kawamoto. Lenny Luscher. Geoff Keller. Second row: Wendy Kohler. Gre 3 Fitzgerald. Bnan Hughes, Ryan Sharrot, Joe DiSalvo. Pat Malone. Craig Magncss. Tim PMfttouse. Renee Ca- parelii. Third row: AmyJ£»owdery. Chris Sharp, Mark DiSalvo. Terry Pashoin. Khristina Berquist. Brian Rores, Bismark Torres, Tonja Daniels. Fourth row: Da- vid Aalles. Robbie Dodge. Evie Barry, Laura Jenkins. Erika Lampe. Mike Men- dez. Ken Sanchez. Filth row: Tina Con- rad, Nlk-kt Ogunupi. Teresa Rury. I oni Gozzo. Stephanie Petralia Photo by West- ern School Portraits. Coming from behind. Senior Kama Sooy makes her move and passes the Los Gatos runner in the two mile medley race at StodJ jCarna explained that. It was really great to vfln that race be- cause most of the TfSjgSmipettticn that we don’t see at league meets wore thorc. Kama was also a member of CSF this year. Photo provided by Kama Sooy. Taking a leap. Nikki Ogunupi pertoflma jump at the meet against YerL : buena. Nikki was also a mem- ber of the soccerW Hnsyear. Photo by Ralph Drendel. Air born Junior Wendy Kohler completes her triple jump at the meet agamtjames Lick. Wendy was an lmportai of thu.ST track team this year. Wendy was aboa member of the volleyball team, as werasthe basketball team where she received all-league honors. Photo by Kama Sooy. r Sports i V 34

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It was a love affair. The boys' tennis team endured a shaky season stepping . . . OVER THE mash! The bright yellow ball zips across the court. A merciless Wilson Pro smashes it. An onlooker sees only in- tense concentration on the ST player's face. He looks like he's winning! Only after the players shake hands does the onlooker change his mind. Good game, they say. But the person outside the court notices that the ST player walks from the court with a little slump and slightly disconsolate eyes. Unfortunately, for the boys' tennis team, this scenario was replayed over and over again throughout the sea- son. At press time, the team had won only one game, and the rest of the season looked grim. Injuries and other problems plagued the team. As Duy Nguyen stated, “Three of our top players had injuries, and two had to leave the team because of them. More- over, several members of the team weren't playing to their full potential. Nevertheless, the team tried hard and had a lot of fun. On a happier note, Duy continued, It’s possible that two players from our team will play doubles in the MHAL Championships this year! In addition to this accomplish- ment, individuals matured and further developed their talents with the practice and the experience. “With every match, each individual improved, and therefore the team as a whole improved, explained Viet Nguyen. After each game, our confidence and abilities were greater than they were in the past, which is a defi- nite boost. Guided by coach Chris Tsuji, the team put in hours of practice perfecting volleys, serves, and backhands after school and in their spare time. The team's devotion to the sport strengthened them as a group as well as prepared them for competition as individuals. With the experience they gained from this season be- hind them and a little practice over the summer, the boys' tennis team will have the potential for a smashing season next year. In any case, they'll be back with that famous question ... Tennis, anyone? By Terri Lin. I got it! Sophomore Vidor Greco steps in to save a high speed ball durin natch versus Inde- pendence. Botl m g brother Lance, who temp8lffljBffif lav due to in- jury. are excellent pla rs. Next year, they will return to the team and are bound to do well. Photo by Terri Lin. Concentration. Skillfully using a backhand motion, Manuel Cacoilo focuses ail hifegiergy on an oncom- ing ball on home courts. This v- Manuel's second year on ttw fflflsplaying exhibits the potential and ability that will make him a strength on next year's team. Photo by Terri Lin.