Upper Arlington High School - Norwester Yearbook (Upper Arlington, OH)

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'Mm Loci Burnside and Beth Shoman take a break from a strenuous practice to show off their brand new rockets Girls' Tennis — (Front Row): Kris Von Patten. Liz Alexander. Mary Noy. Kathy Brandt. Missy Wojta. Brenda Caster. Laurie Brandt (Second Row): Beth Shoman. Mary Lynn Fronk. Linda Wahoff Ellen Palmer. Carla Knchbaum. Chris Demos (Back Row): Carolyn Cullman. Chris Mmol. Mindy Rex. Jennifer Ayers. Cathy Sandshunr Lisa Pema. Coach Don Sebast n mg from picture Susan Soker) 106 Girls Tennis

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Refilling there i no time to lose. Chris Rayo lengthens his stride toward the end for a strong finish Boy» Cross-Country — (Front Row): Dave Smith. John Schweikart. Doug Ostrum Dave Jackson. Frank Matarrese. Chris Rayo. Alan Koester. Bernan Bailey. Charlie Templeton (Second Row): Kevin Ware. Dave New land. Dana Holman. Jot Carpenter, Doug Dodd. Gavin Howe. Glenn Vanik, Eric Dunlap. Brad Hamilton (Back Row): Coach Dale Hartney, Dave Moutoux. Jim Hager. Jeff Sharp. Bob Raines. Martin Cantwell. Richard Dod son. Mark Miller. Brian Wigmgton Cross-Country Team Reaches New Heights Members of the 1981 Boys' Cross-Country Team, coached by Mr. Dale Hartney. began their successful season with intense practices which consisted mainly of track work. On days before competitions, the Bears ran four to five miles, completing the last third of the route with increased speed. The runners' hard work helped them to gain eleven victories. The start of the season was marked by wins over such teams as Reynoldsburg. Westerville South, and Groveport. However, the Harriers were later defeated in the Oak Hills Invitational and the Worthington meet Despite the losses, they overcame their downfall and placed first in the Newark. Northland, and Delaware Invitationals. Led by tricaptains David Jackson. Chris Rayo. and Frank Mattarrese. the team was also triumphant in the sectional and district competitions Most significantly, the athletes had achieved their season goal — they qualified to attend the state meet. Although they finished in last place, the important fact was that they had risen to the competitive level of the state championship. Many of the runners received recognition at the annual honors banquet. The Most Valuable Runner award went to Jackson while Jim Hager was selected as the Most Improved Runner Varsity letters were awarded, and for the 1981 season, five runners distinguished themselves by receiving letters for the third consecutive year They included Jackson. Rayo. Mattarrese. David Smith, and John Schweikart. The excellence of the season was influenced by many factors. Smith concluded that the spirit and dedication on the team seemed to be strong. Possibly this element of dedication, along with true talent, made the boys' crosscountry team a team of champions. 7229 UA opp 60 Fairmont East 23 27 Reynoldsburg 32 15 Westerville South 50 15 Grove City 50 15 Groveport 50 22 Westland 39 18 Gahanna 45 31 Worthington 24 60 Oak Hills 38 I si Newark Invitational 1st Northland Invitational 1st Delaware Invitational 5th Park Hills Invitational 2nd OCC Championship 1st Sectional Meet 3rd Jim Hagen Invitational 1st District Meet 20th State Meet Boys'Crosscountry 195

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No Dream Is Too Big The Girls' Tennis Bears, coached by Mr. Dan Sebastian, once again upheld their winning reputation as they finished their season with a record of twenty three wins and one loss. The learn won the state championship and suffered its only loss in the Ohio Capital Conference playoffs. Leading the team to its victory in the OCC competition were sophomore Liz Alexander, as the number one singles champion; captain Kathy Brandt, the number two singles champion; and Brenda Caster, the number three singles champion. In the doubles competition. Laurie Brandt and Missy Wojta cap tured the number one OCC championship while the team of Kris Van Patten and Mary Nay received the number two doubles championship Advancing to the district com petition. Alexander placed as singles champion. Kathy Brandt and Caster placed as district doubles champions, and Laurie Brandt and Wojta took the district doubles runner-up championship. Continuing her magnificent individual performance. Alexander completed her season by finishing in fourth place in the state. The Lady Tennis Bears possessed confidence and player optimism throughout the season, along with outstanding competitive skill. This skill was ex emplified when the Bears defeated Bexley in the most deeply felt victory of the season Bexley had been undefeated for two years. The key to our success this year. remarked Kathy Brandt, was the fact that we were all very close We were an ag gressive team because we wanted to win. The support that we received from each other was an important incentive for us to reach our goal 180 J K. OPP 5 Gahanna 0 5 Westland 0 5 Groveport 0 5 Columbus School for Girls 0 5 Grove City 0 5 Newark 0 5 Dayton Oak wood 0 4 Worthington 5 Lancaster 0 5 Gahanna 0 5 Toledo Ottowa Hills 0 5 Worthington 0 5 Westerville South 0 5 Wat tei son 0 3 Bexley 2 A 3 Marietta u 5 Toledo Ottowa Hills 0 3 Cincinnati Indian Hills 2 1st OCC 1st State Liz Alexander executes the swing that earned her the district singles title and fourth place In the state Gripping her racket with acute determine tion. Kathy Brandt waits for her opponent's rebuttal Girls Tennis 197