Shawnee Mission East High School - Hauberk Yearbook (Prairie Village, KS)

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TE Decade Of Winning Freshman Meredith McLiney steadies herself to return a serve while practicing for Regionals. Following Regionals, McLiney qualified for the State Tourna- ment in Lawrence. tphoto by Corinne McCanseJ WITH DEPTH The girls' tennis team was not composed ofjust one or two outstanding players, but sixty-two adept girls. According to Coach Carolyn Howard, the team was the best of the Shawnee Mission teams. During the regular season, the varsity squad was undefeatedg the junior varsity was defeat- ed only twice. Among important victories was the Shawnee Mission District Tourna- ment where the team took first place for the tenth year in a row. Also, for the first time, the girls participated in the Emporia Tournament where they captured another impressive victory. However, the team had to work hard for the undefeated season. Sophomore Christa Gaus admitted, The top players from the other Shawnee Mis- sion schools were really good. We had very competitive, close matches. Unlike many of the other sports, the girls' tennis team didn't experience any serious injuries or setbacks during the sea- son. 'gWe've been lucky this seasonf com- mented junior Janet Staab. No one got hurt, and we didnlt even have many can- cellations due to rain. Despite the size of the team, one of the largest in the district, Howard made sure each girl had many opportunities to com- pete. It's good because there are so many people on the team, and yet she QHowardJ played everyone pretty evenly, said senior Suzanne Jones. With such a large team, not every member was required to play in each tournament. Furthermore, doubles partners varied from tournament to tour- nament. For these reasons, most players agreed that the sport was, to a degree, individualized. We have just completed a decade of winning, proclaimed Howard following the Regional Tournament. Now we just have to worry about the State Tournament in Lawrence. Five girls qualified for the state team: senior Deborah Butts, junior Lisa Denton, sophomore Kristin Butts, sophomore Buffy McLiney, and freshman Meredith McLiney. Due to rain, the com- petition had to be moved to an indoor fa- cility. Unfortunately, this considerably slowed the tournament, causing it to last until about 11:00 at night. In spite of these conditions, the girls finished second. I don't think the delays hurt us, remarked Butts, but I think we've performed better in the past. -By Julie Stadler Tennis

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Junior Alisa Brodhay prepares to serve in the number two doubles division at the Sunflower League Tournament. Brodhay and her partner Kristina Klug placed sec- ond. lphoto by Alyson Bindap 28 Tennis

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Senior Karen Kaufman con- templates her next shot at the Sunflower League Tournament held at East. Kaufman placed first in her division, helping East capture another League victory. tphoto by Corrine NlcCansel Sophomore Buffy McLiney perfects her game for the Re- gional Tennis Tournament. Both East and McLiney took first place. lphoto by Corrine McCanseJ all 4 K eee