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ry! Defeat! It is no lie that the girls golf and boys
heard these words throughout their seasons.
was better than starting off by winning a Lincoln Kickoff
and that is what the girls golf team achieved. The
runner-up Lincoln East to become the champions.
urnament really boosted our confidence," junior Lind-
said. "We set higher goals for ourselves such as
strokes lower on our next game."
paid off as the girls golf team achieved an overall
ing record of 8-4 and were the champs of one invite, Metros,
and districts. The girls team won its first Metro championship since
1985 with a new tournament record low of 308.
"Winning both Metros and districts was a major accomplish-
ment, and it just hit us like, Wow, no one has ever done this be-
fore!" Swanson said.
More victories were carried out by the boys tennis team, start-
ing again with the first match. The boys defeated Bellevue East
with a perfect match score of 9-0.
"We worked hard at practice, yet sometimes they (practices)
were really funny because some of the guys on our team did not
know how to jump rope, and another player practiced his cart-
wheels," sophomore Robbie Vanderveen said.
With an overall record of 6-3, the varsity boys tennis team had a
winning season .
"There was always room for improvement, but I played hard
and always fought for the win," senior Dan Gage said.
The junior varsity tennis team also worked hard to achieve a
winning record of 7-4.
With the determination and positive attitudes put forth during
the season, the golf and tennis teams were victorious and ready
to take on anyone.

The varsity tennis team listens to coach John Carroll's instructions on how to play high-
quality tennis. Carroll had the players sit down together before practice to stay focused
as a team. photo by Vera Hough

Senior Dan Gage uses a backhand to
return the ball. "Gage played No. 2
singles, ended with a winning record, and
was instrumental in our final team
standings," coach Carroll said. photo by
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