Wayne High School - Sentry Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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tm Finishing numero uno Climbing the ladder to success The Fort Wayne Komets had a dream come true season, after a slow start the Komets moved from last place to first. One of the major things that hap- pened to the Komets was that they filed for bankruptcy, since then attendance has im- proved drastically. Another thing was that, for only the second time in the history of the Komets, a Fort Wayne native played for them-center Colin Chin. Chin helped the Ko- mets in every aspect; attendance, scoring, and tradition that an American-born hocl ey player can be a great player! Also the Ko- mets had a pair of twins on the team. Perry and Paul Pooley who proved to be frequent goal scorers. With the superb coaching of coach Robbie Laird, the Komets were sure to be winners. What awesome feet, Alan Bodenstein and no. 18 Tod Barret celebrate after a Flames goal. They had a disappointing year, but besides the losing record, they never gave up. Two for one. Perry and Paul Pooley were a pair of twins on the Komets this year, the Pooleys were a big part of the Komets success. Although it was hard to tell which was which. FORT WAYNE PRO CLUBS

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New addition to Fort Wayne Team filled with vouna players He shoots, he scores!!! This was the cry of many fans this year attend- ing Flames and Komets games. The Flames were a new fran- chise this year as they joined the A.I.S.A. (American In- door Soccer Association). They played their home games at the Allen County Memorial Coliseum, the same place the Komets play. The Flames had a rough and difficult season which resulted in the firing of former head coach Cliff Brown. Taking over the new coaching job was Tom Alioto, a player coach for the Flames. The Flames had a lot of rookies coming out of college. Soccer is a new game to Fort Wayne. I ' m proud of the fan support. Is it really over? Flames coach Tom Alioto is in disgust after another tough loss. The Flames were involved in many one goal games this season. Alioto took over the coaching job after ex-coach Cliff Brown got fired half-way through the season. one is former LaSalle star forward Bobby Poursanidis and Dan O ' Keefe forward, he was a big key to their success, O ' Keefe played for the University of Southern Illinois. They both lead the big group of Ameri- cans on the Flames team. The Flames have a lot of young stars that will become key players in the future, stated Poursanidis, Soccer is a new game to Fort Wayne. I ' m proud of the fan support . Al- though the Flames had a losing season, they never gave up. One thing for sure is that soccer is here to stay. Love Fort Wayne, Collin Chin talks to the crowd after being awarded the player of the game, Chin is also a Fort Wayne native. Are we having fun yet? After a battling first half, members of the team go into the locker room to dis- cuss their plans for the second half. ' 2S£ESJiM KOMETS, FLAMES

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A year of school waiting Foreign exchange students enjoys tennis. As for Fredrick Skarendahl, 18, he feels that the teenagers are the big- gest difference. Fredrick also has a year of school waiting for him when he re- turns to Sweden. Speaking English for seven years, Fre- drick easily understands those talking to him. Fredrick, like Mikal, plays for the Wayne tennis team. By doing so he has gained a lot of new friends. When Fredrick is home he occupies him- self by playing squa sh. Squash he explains, Is a lot faster than tennis and the raquet used in playing squash is much small- er. After returning home, Fredrick plans to attend the University of Sweden and major in Econom- From the looks of it, Mikal Svenson seems to enjoy reading American poetry; but as they say, lool s can be deceiving. Mikal seems to like it iiere at Wayne, and as usual, foreign exchange students are always a big hit. Eyeing tlie ball so that he can execute a smashing forehand, Fredrick Skarendahl gets into position. Most exchange students participate in tennis, ?s it is a popu- lar sport in Europe. P FOREIGi EXCHANGE STUDENTS