Sayreville War Memorial High School - Quo Vadis Yearbook (Parlin, NJ)

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SPRING SPORTS 26 Spring Sports

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Moving Up A storm cloud with bad timing forced the gradu- ating class of 1983 indoors on June 20th. The decision to hold the commencement ceremony inside was made at 1:15 p.m.-just hours before the event, and senior advisors Mrs. Moore. Mrs. Lasko, Mrs. Gola, and Mrs. Groncki with the ex- perienced aid of Miss Lamprecht and Miss Sunski had to rush to get everything set up. Mrs. Moore summed the evening up: “It was an experience . . . but not a terribly negative one. Speechwise, this commencement ceremony was a very positive one. While salutatorian Carol Kowzan looked back on the past and thanked parents and teachers, valedictorian Matt Pach- kowski focused on the future. Administrators and board members also commented on the many strengths of the class and hopes for the future. The members of the class of 1983 had other things on its mind, though, as they batted aroung beach balls and balloons. Some of the boys gave standing ovations to singers Judy Berardicelli and Melanie Fallon; or was that because there weren’t enough chairs? Like the helium-filled bouquet of balloons that one family presented their daughter, or the hot- air balloon another family set up on the practice football field, the Class of '83 was looking forward to moving up. Graduation 25

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GOLF: Front: Rob DelGesso, Paul Platkin, Ken Kurc- zeski, Joe Mascali. Mike Eckstrom, Anthony Danella. Back: Ivan Ferro. Brian Stollar, Bill Cleverley, Bill Peschler. Steve Hollender. Chris Dieker. Coach Helwig. Unsure of his success, Steve Hollander squints at the results of his swing. GOLF SWMHS OPPONENT 249 Colonia 225 248 East Brunswick 222 263 St. Joseph's 248 215 East Brunswick 226 246 Cedar Ridge 268 246 South Plainfield 219 226 Edison 234 226 Woodbridge 270 238 South River 223 209 J.P. Stevens 197 237 Colonia 231 226 Madison Cen- tral 222 238 Carteret 256 244 Madison Cen- tral 236 244 Woodbridge 266 230 St. Thomas Aquinas 223 217 Carteret 237 217 St. Joseph's 213 237 Edison 227 237 South River 207 229 Cedar Ridge 302 247 J.P. Stevens 235 V 8-14 1983 ✓ Purr-ing Up To Par Fantastic Follow Through Even though the 1983 season started in April the Boys Tennis team got into “the swing of things” in May and rebounded with an 8-16 re- cord. For freshman Eddie Chin, being the youngest member of the team was to his “advantage”. He not only gained experience but became the sec- ond best player on the team, causing top rated Steve DiAngelis to work even harder. Along with some new faces came wins against tough SWMHS opponents. One team, Madison Central, had earlier beaten SWMHS 5-0. Sayre- ville, though, “bounced back” successfully with a 3-2 win. Although several of the starting players gradu- ated, Coach Nicoliason is confident that he has enough talented players returning to produce a 1984 season full of “aces.” t BOYS VARSITY TENNIS SWMHS OPPONENT 0 East Brunswick 5 0 Madison Central 5 1 Woodbridge 4 1 St. Mary's S.A. 4 1 South River 4 1 St. Mary's S.A. 4 1 Cedar Ridge 4 2 Edison 3 0 East Brunswick 5 0 St. Joseph's 5 1 J.P. Stevens 4 1 Colonia 4 4 Carteret 1 3 North Brunswick 2 3 Madison Central 2 4 Perth Amboy 1 1 Woodbridge 4 5 Perth Amboy 0 3 Colonia 2 0 J.P. Stevens 5 3 Edison 2 1 Cedar Ridge 4 0 St. Joseph’s 5 4 Carteret 1 8-16 1983 Get into position! Bring the racket back; swing. With a “smashing follow through. Jeff Zajac, gained the advan- tage. But. was that ball out? BOY’S VARSITY TENNIS: Front: Tom McCarthy, Ed Chin. Steve DeSpitito, Matt Pachkowski. Phil Livoti, Gregg Pachkowski. Chris O'Connor. Back: Jeff Zajac. Rohit Shah. Bill Burgermeister, Frank Snyder. Tony Espositi. Steve DiAngelis. Dave Saltzman, Mr. Nico- laison. Despite the golf team's final record, Coach Helwig com- mented, “The team definitely improved as the season went on.” Their parting shot was a win, as the golf team accumulated a low score of 229 to Cedar Ridge’s 302. The golf team captain was chosen by the golf coach and who else but their best player and state tournament competitor, Ivan Ferro, qualified for the job. Running a close second. Mike Eckstrom shot 85 to tie for tenth place in the counties. Even though the season ended with a record of eight wins and thirteen losses, the golf teeam looks FORE-ward to hitting PAR next year. Golf Tennis 27