Wyoming Valley West High School - Spartan Yearbook (Plymouth, PA)

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i . KAREN GAVLICK SUE HERSCH ENFIELD 9, .31..::L,:1.,:g ,459 . LISA MOSCOW BETSY HUGHES GIRLS PL CE ECO 1978 saw the inauguration of the Wyoming Valley West Girls' Tennis Team. The call for candidates was enthusiastically answered as twenty-odd Spartans vied for seven starting positions. After three weeks oftrying practice held at Hamilton Park, Kingston, the team took shape. Led by six underclassmen, the Spartans compiled an impressive 1 l-2 record and drove to a second place finish against tough league opponents. Harriet Kornblatt played a large part in the Spartan's success. She finished the season with only one loss and was runner up in district competition. It was a rewarding year for the girls, and the experienced underclassmen returning next year promise hard times for all opponents. Congratulations to Coach Carol Hopson and the team. Wyoming Valley West can truly take pride in its first Girls' Tennis Team.

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F X 1 If GIRL'S TENN1 TE HARRIET KORNBLATT NAN KROTICK LISA CARINI TINA LIBENSON LINDA DOMANOSKY

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feystkqi Y 5 W 5 1 Row l: Andy Barilla, Rich Levenoskie, Mark Belenski, Brian Kulick, Drew Davis, Paul Crossin, Ron Pincowski. Row 2: Coach McKay, Tim Touey, Chris Feistl, Ralph Rozelle, ?ob Scrannage, Todd Llwellyn, Ken Rihel, Greg Davies, Scott Mascioli, John Hogan, Donna Carver, Coach Mascioli. Despite the loss of three starters, two of whom were all-scholastic, Spartan basketball proved to be very impressive. In exhibition play, the Spartans dominated their opponents, beating West Hazleton, Montrose, West Scranton, and Jersey Shore. The only team able to defeat the Spartans was Reading In the annual WARMland Tournament, the Spartans continued to win, defeating Hazleton, Williamsport, and St. Joe's of Philly. The victory over St. Joe's was considered by many, including Coach Mascioli, to be the highlight of the season. As starter Mark Belenski remarked, 'fBeating St. Joe's meant that we could play ball with anyone in the statef' In the finals, however, the Spartans lost to a powerful Dunmore team, 53-42. In their first league game, the Spartans were narrowly defeated by Bishop Hoban, 55-51, but came back with a 61-47 win over Coughlin. Again, the Spartans lost a close game, this time to Wyoming Area with a score of 65-60. The Spartans then went on to defeat Meyers, Pittston Area, Nanticoke, and Bishop O'Reilly. In second-half action, Hoban remained a stumbling block for the Spartans, defeating them by a mere two points. Coughlin suffered its second loss to the Spartan cagers while Wyoming Area once again defeated the Spartans with a slight margin. The team was then able to trounce Meyers, 92-62, but suffered a 170