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.SPORTS
Athletes of
Bell, Festa, Pfau - all share honors
By Drake lltanst
"She sho*s p»d leadership
qualities and U the ur:njih of ihe
•wta team. Al piackcs sometimes
people are just goofing ofT, but ihe
tump cvtrjooc tojnher and starts
•>iem«irkin|."prabe bet) on Uwtll's .wun
lean for three yean and hu made
.Ul-Cky each year.
Belli intern! in nimmini begin
at a young ace. She hu been swimrang
lince the age of two-and-a-half
and eld synchronized i«tmining»ith
Ihe San Francisco Mcrloncitet for
eight yean. She bc'ieves that thU
helped ber in cicelli'ig at a swimmer.
SynchruiiKd nimming gave me
endurance, became you have to be
just »•. urong in the beginning a> >ou
are In ihc end," suud Bell.
Bell credos her urength LS a iwimmer
to brinj a good duunce swim,
mcr. but she Uocs feel lhj[ there h
nxxn for imprm croent. She admitted.
"I would liLe to twicr my
times."
Besides being a member uf the
swim team. Bell is Shield anj Scroll
pxsident. a inember of the French
'_1un. and a member of the California
Scholarship Federation.
Bell's plans after high school are
to ancnt Bryn Mawr College and to
major in biology.
"I believe that synchronized swimming
has helped me a lot. To me it's
liLe gymnastics in lliewaLrr. ft shows
me how to haw muscle control."
Kalhic tkll and Eva Fcsta arr rrcogiuitd for their
itatc** iciiior Eva Festa. another of
April 1 ! Female Athletes o, the
Month.
FcMa began swimming at the rge
of five. Five) un later the joined the
San FranctwM Mcnencttci. She hat
been on 1 Jewell's swim team (or four
years and his made All-City each
year.
She believe* that her strength* arc
in esoteric strok:*. tuch as the butterfly
and the backstroke.
Fcsta cUinu Out her joy of swimming
comet (run being a competitive
person. She loves to rece, but she
prefers short dtsuncc*.
Outside the cumpcttinm uut •
stJc the tily it much more intense.
All-City mjy be antt-climaclic after
' ihc big Let Alto* tncct.*' explained
Loo.
"Lot Atlin wat the tint team we
ever Iti«t to. to ihit year we really
want to beat them." declared
sophomore Michelle P>un.
"We've really improved tin* year,
and we're sure to Cittbarravt Lot
Altos." noted junior Juana Saincz.
Although pnetke* have been af«
Tectcd by worn dawn equipment, the
icam ts itill wwking hard and looking
strong. Thb year many gymnast*
from different grades, especially
tmhmcn, have joined ihe learn.
"Keeping a proper balance bet.
wscn gymnastics and school work is
Jifficnlt. In high school I have to
work harder in order to advance into
thr OptionaU. Then 1 have to worry
.troul my heavy class load." stated
fieshman Kina Fate).
"We have a strorg team iX works
Tally hard. *U I'm confident that w*
will do well for the rest of the
season." reauured ie»m manager
Shira Kravse.
track. And played soccer in middle
school.
Her hobbies include playing the
violin, back-parfrtre. and bikc-ridi*ig.
She, commr-*. i. "I lave lacing outdoors.
I fed a lot better when I'm out
doing something rather than jutt sitting
around doing nothing."
Alter high school. Feila pbrei v> x
tend Yale L'nivcntly and major in
either Englnh or trunk. I
hhc definitely intend* 'o
ii
"t sometimes swim the individual
medley which is an example of the
way I am. I UVe to spread myurlf nut
to he able to experience all I can in
hfe." assencd Fe^ta.
B* Todd llnrrkon
"Willum Pfaw hat been consb ten
with c\cr>thin)!. He** one of the bevt
vanity njaicrs I've had in a vhik. '
renurirtl tnci roach Uojil Wtlum
uf May', Athlete uf the Month
Pfau ha> been participating in trxk
since the ninth grade, and he hat
made it In tSe Atl-City firult c^ry
year.
In prc%inusyean Pfau has run ihe
800 »nd -MX) mctrr eventt. This >cor
he A running the 800 and thr mile • nd
is. to far. unaefcaMl.
"Tha is hit be-tytar since I've had
him This has been three years. This
year he has run pngrcssivdy betur
each week." said WUscn.
"1 like track because it is individualiitic.
tnd so success or liiluiv
dependi oti you. not on your team
mates." Mated Pfau
According to ai tutant coach
Lyncflc Parker. Pfau it "...very
dedicated to his running, lie kce^,
the learn together. He orn uuct wiw
'o encourage the other runners on the
team."
Pfau has alio participated in cr>nt
country i»ncc nirah grade and ii a
member of Lnwcll'* champM.t^hrp rifle
team.
In hit v»p|»i»mon: year, PT.it: came
in Third place in ihc Miphtrj^) cr.»-.t
ci*intr> All-Cir> race. He d*l n« run
crmt countiy tiiit MTJMMI, tfiwctcr.
bevjuve. "The spirit W2tn*t on the
team, the armratlcne j.-vl (nendUup.
and that't HOC of Ihe main nsDOns that
rca^nt lha I play vpotts." he
Ullllam :Yau h hornvrd Tor hH
pctfonuancc In trick.
explained.
The lific team, of which Pfau is a
member, is the number one team rn
the state.
"I jut! try to do my best and help
others .io theirs." exclaimed Pfau.
Piau foci* that *c owes a lot to hi.
brother. Walter, who gnjuatcd from
U»wcll rwo years ago. "Walter
always slntcd in dd book m her 4U«ilur> p.tilion.**
acvmding ui DeAndreit.
DeAndrett lecU t!ut they »ill nuke
it tu the pla^ofh, ai well a> the chantpton\hip
if they uVfn'l peak to» toon.
They are doing bener thu year, sccini;
that they were nut ui«lcfcatal thit
late i.i the season taU year.
The key to their success will be
locked in vnan bax- running, according
to DeAndreis.
April 29 was the learns. 4th Annual
Fan Appreciated Day. a day which
brings the team's loyal fans together
once again tu be honored with
refreshments and (lowers. *
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