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

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 Hey batter! Story Collings. set in her batting position, waits for the ball fromthe pitching machine during batting BB tmg practice gives players sharpen and perfect their battin HrisT Practice ss really fun it gives us time to enhance the skills we have already learned ' stated Story. Photo by Shmoo Grace. Stopping the run After catching the ball thrown from the out- field. Jennifer Callahan tnes to tag her team- mate Story Colling utboforo she can make it home. as the team leader by Mr iatabfag Tiry to help ©v erybody understanc Wiat to do so there will not be many errors during the game. re- plied Jennifer. Photo by Shmoo Grace. They were a team whose hard work and dedication payed off when they started . . . 0he frosh soph softball teams bats were really not at the beginning of the season, scoring 102 runs in their first five games. Their strong batting and defense helped them win four of their first five games put- ting them in a tie for first place, but they still had the rest of the season. They knew it was not going to be easy especially after a loss to Indepen- dence by a score of 4 -10. 'After the Independence game the girls decided they should not lose again and by playing harder and not being lazy they could accomplish their goal,” stated coach Kathie Scialabba. The Saints started off their season with an impressive 22-8 win over Andrew Hill. They then played a tough Piedmont Hill team who kept it close until the last inning when the Saints broke it open with seven hits to win the game by a score of 1 -2. Allyson Cain had a strong performance as pitcher with seven strikeouts in the game. Next the Saints moved on to crush James Lick by a score of 42-2. Julie Sesslar hit a home run in the game, and Stacy Reed slammed a bases loaded triple driving in three runs. Their other victory was a 23-9 win over overfelt. With five freshman starters, the team is young but very skilled. Even the non-starters could be starters on another team in the league, stated Mrs. Scialabba. Almost every member of the team has played softball in youth leagues and has ac- quired experience that is helpful for playing high school softball. The team really came together to the point where most of them were friends. They were there for each other to sup- port and lend a helping hand. If somebody would make a mistake the girls would help her out and explain what she did wrong, stated Mrs. Scialabba. Another thing that al- lowed the team to get along so great was the fact that most of them had played together before on youth leagues. Individuals such as pitcher Allyson Cain, catcher Jennifer Callahan, centerfielder Holly Brink, shortstop Julie Sesslar. and third baseman Julie Bermudez helped the team with excellent fielding and hitting skills. Most of all, what made this team so great was the teamwork. By Shmoo Grace. Frosh Soph Soltball 93 V

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Winding up Pitcher Allyson Cain warms up between in- nings at the game against Independence. Allyson won throe out ot the four games m which she was the starting pitcher. My pitching has been improving every year and hopefully I'll be able to pitch for a major col- lege team. stated Allyson. Photo by Shmoo Grace. Pep talk Mrs. Scialabba explains to her team how much they need hitsJhe explanation did not seem to work as tho team lost the game 10-4. We have a lot of strong hitters but just couldn't get many nSn gainst Indepen- dence. stated Mrs. Scialabba. Photo by Shmoo Grace. Frosh Soph Softball Team Front row: Tami Decker. Allyson Cain. Iuli Kalman, lulie Sesslec-Shari Rubino. Second row ; ijglund. Julie i -rmudez. Lind- say Wood. Gtn«le Nemier Third row: Sto- ry Colling. JenniferCratlkey. Knstina Nelson. Jennifer Callahan. Stacey Reed. Not pic- tured: Amy Green. Holly Brink. Photo by Western School Portraits. Ready for anything Third baseman lulie Bermudez crouches down waiting for any action that comes her way. Julie was a | fefcldcr and accord- ing to Mrs. Scialabba was the t.est hitter on the team. ‘T think w SraTa great team and we have the capability to win our league. replied Julie. Photo by Shmoo Grace.

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Meet after meet, victory after victory, it became ever so clear that this season was . . . OFF TO A GOOD Skat he Santa Teresa boys swim team once again had another successful season. Sen- iors, Jason Townsend, Mark Sand, and Alan Klenk along with juniors, Mitch Smerson and Matt Ritchie were key swim- mers this year who time and time again took the team to victory. Going into the season, feelings were mixed about how things would go. Alan Klenk said he was concerned because so many of their best swimmers had graduated but Jason Townsend felt that they would have no problems during the season and he was quite sure they could take MHAL championships. Every day after school, when most students get to go home for the day, the dedicated members of the swim team report to the various schools where they practice for hours to perfect their technique and improve their speed. Most swimmers practice here but there are quite a few that are members of other swimming clubs such as South Valley and San Jose Aquatics, and they are required to practice with those teams. When asked if this divided the team into groups, most felt it didn’t because Lepherz coaches South Valley and McKenna coaches San Jose; there is still a team feeling. Over the last several years, according to Mark Sand, there has been no real competition and the same applied to this year. Bellarmine being the only team coming close to matching their skill. Coach Tom Lepherz once said, I know you can't get pumped up for these meets, but just go out and race. This year's diving team was also very good, and they have one very good thing going for them they’re young. This gives them a lot of time to improve and become a strong part of the team in the coming years. Next year's team will have to work hard to keep up with the excellent tradition of the Santa Teresa boy's swim team, but with the help of Coach Lepherz with the swim team and McKenna with the diving team, they shouldn't have a prob- lem. By Jason Townsend and Heather Conley. Taking his turn. Diving into the water. Mark Sand begins his leg of the relay un the t.rst meet of the sea son. Mark is also a membo of San Jose Aquatics and hatruB wimming for ap- proximately twelve years. Photo by Darin Walker. At the sound of the gun. The start of a race being very crucial, all these swimmemar trying to get as far as they can before they hit the water. A good start was definitr-iy wfedrtiplished in this meet it was one of many easy victories for Santa Teresa. Photo by Darin Walker.