St Joseph Notre Dame High School - Reflections Yearbook (Alameda, CA)

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Softball team (back row) Quaker Winget, Belinda Branson, Monica Murchison; (front row) Jenny Fal- letti, Stacie Fitzgerald, Stacey Firebaugh, Tammy Castille and Ellen Mediati. (Not pictured: Janell Brown, Eileen Godshall.) Junior Belinda Branson gets rid of the ball during a pre-season practice. Soph Joel Sebastian practices his swing in front of the Alameda Clubhouse. With the promise of its players’ enthu- sia sm, the golf team started their sea- son with style. Golf was not only going to provide a recreational activity but also a taste of the good life. “| think of golf as a calm and relaxing sport,” remarked Frosh golfer Oscar Al- vorez. However, no matter how relaxing golf can be, as players walk through scenic courses, it also takes a lot of hard work. Practices were held often at Alameda Golf Course. Coach Frank LaPorte expressed some disappointment about the competition. “| don’t like having only a few teams in the league. The golfers need more prac- tice matches, and they don’t have enough competition.” Golf Softball Spring Sports SS I know we'll have fun because we have a lot of good personalitites on the team!’’ Quaker Winet, Senior. “Well, it’s a girl’s version of baseball but with a bigger ball,” explained Sopho- more Monica Murchison as she de- scribed one of her favorite sports. “It’s a real hitter!” Monica and her equally enthusiastic teammates could be playing no other sport than softball in the spring. Led by Coach Frank Speltz, the girls have clearly found a way to spend their afternoons! As the “twins” of the team, Junior Belinda Branson and Senior Quaker Winget said, ‘Softball is our fa- vorite sport and we have fun! It’s so cool that people think it’s easy, but it’s really a hard job.” And the work will pay off. “I know we'll have a good season because we all try out best,” said Stacey Firebaugh.

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Track team (back row) Anita Pennington, Robert Snowden, Alan Perucho, Mike Wilcoxon, Thomas Sareeram, Monique Bisson- nette, Coach Soublet; (middle row) Susan Henrickson, Angie Fong, Demetria Roberts, Jonathan Relucio, John Dames; (front row) Da- vid Robillard, Scott Heath and Greg Fanucchi. Life in the fast lane It is 6:15 in the morning, the beginning of a whole new day. All through the city the neighborhoods are still and quiet. However, going down to the Encinal pool lively outbursts are heard amidst the peaceful surroundings as a dedicated team of SJND swimmers troop to daily practices. Soph Jenny Allgoewer enthusiastical- ly remarked, “Getting up for practice that early is a great challenge, but it’s all worth it.” Despite obstacles, such as the early practice, no home pool and brand new swimmers, the spirit was high on this spring team. As Junior Mark Singer said, “I'm glad to have an opportunity to com- pete on the SJND swim team.” ‘We're working hard and working well under a good coach.’’ Greg Fanucchi, Sophomore This year’s track team faced a season filled with fierce competition, but with dominant runners like Junior Ruben Briones, the team faced these chal- lenges valiantly. Veterans aided in the struggle to de- feat some of the powerhouses in the new league: Sophomores Monique Bis- sonnette, Susan Henrickson and David Robillard and Junior Alan Perucho. This small team had to overcome the stress of large numbers of opposing run- ners. Coach Morris Soublet helped them do this through “practice everyday of the week and conditioning work at the beach.” And their goal? “To strive for victory and still have fun!” said Coach Soublet. Swimming Track 57 Spring Sports

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Oscar Alvarez and Karen Price, Freshmen, are ready to take off for their spring ESAL Golf team (back row) Salvador Nevel, Steve Lubeck; (front row) Helen Park, Oscar Alvarez. (Not pictured: Karen Price, Brian Smith, competition. Joel Sebastian, Erik Stone.) Golf Softball Spring Sports Ns)