The OSAA began sanctioning girls' tennis in the state of Oregon in 1949.
Marshfield didn't field it's first girls' team for another decade and a
half but had two outstanding female tennis players who competed on the
boys' team (Jackie Ford, class of 1955) or as an individual representing
Marshfield High School (Marilyn Haliski, class of 1963).
In 1964, Coach Jan Rust decided the time had come to organize a girls'
team. By 1967, tennis had taken it's grip on a number of Marshfield
ladies who practiced diligently long after their regular practice hours
were over. The extended practice sessions paid off as the Pirates took
1st place in singles (Mary Paczesniak), 1st place in consolation singles
(Vicki Crumpacker), 1st place in doubles (Janie Chiene and Peggy Eddy),
2nd place in doubles (twins Anne and Angie Guenther), and 3rd place in
doubles (Kathy Krummel and Carol Hanson) at the District Tournament in
Eugene. With Paczesniak advancing into the semifinals in singles and
Chiene and Eddy advancing into the semifinals in doubles at the State
Tournament, the 1967 Marshfield girls'
tennis team tied with perennial tennis powerhouse Roseburg as the State
High School Co Champions, becoming the first girls' State Championship
team in Pirate
history.
 Coach Jan (Rust)
Oden
Teacher. Savannah. Georgia, 8 months
1957-1963 - Teacher. Marshfield Junior High School
1963-1969 -- Teacher & Coach. Marshfield High School
1970-1990 - Teacher. Coach, PE. Coordinator for, McNary High and McKay
High
School. Salem. OR
Teacher - 34 years
Tennis Coach - 27 years
MHS, 4 District Tennis Titles
State Tennis Title Tie, McKay High School, Salem
Runner-up Tennis Coach of the Year, 1975-76
Oregon Girls Tennis Coach of the Year, 1990-1991
Needless to say, it's not the coach, it's the young people you are
fortunate enough (maybe blessed) to come in contact with. My fondest
memories are my years in Coos Bay as a Pirate. Nothing takes away the
"family of Marshfield Pirates" from me. Thank you to all my
tennis players!
 Kathleen (Krummel)
Schmitz - MHS 1967
Kathy was born in Missouri and moved with her family to Coos Bay the
summer she turned 11. She attended Coos Catholic School for 6th-8th
grades, and on to Marshfield as a freshman in the fall of 1963,
She played doubles on the Marshfield girls' tennis team for four years,
her senior year as
part of the 1967 State Champion Girls Tennis tram She was also active in
speech and debate, was on the Mahiscan staff her senior year, and
thoroughly enjoyed all of her years at Marshfield. Her first exposure to
her future accounting career was a bookkeeping class she took her junior
year.
After graduation from MHS. she went to the University of Oregon, majored
in accounting, and graduated in 1971. She married Kip Houge (also MHS
class of 1967) that summer, lived and worked in Eugene, then later moved
to Concord. Calif., and had a son, Michael, in 1976.
After their divorce, Kathy met John Schmitz on and they celebrated their
28th wedding anniversary in 2009. Between the two of them, Kathy and
John have three grown sons, two daughters-in-law, and live
grandchildren, ages 5-11, and reside in Concord.
Kathy enjoyed a long and satisfying career as an accountant and
accounting manager. She and John are now retired. Although she doesn't
play tennis any longer. Kathy keeps active with yoga and Jazzercize
classes. gardening. grandkids, and building homes with Habitat for
Humanity. She and John enjoy traveling and spending time
with family and friends.
 Mary
Paczesniak - MHS 1968
Tennis:
4 time State Singles Qualifier
I 967 District Singles Champion 1967 State Singles Semi-Finalist 1967
State Team Champion 1968 State Singles QuarterFinalist
Post High School:
Oregon State University Tennis:
1969 Pacific Northwest Doubles Champion 1970 Pacific Northwest Doubles
Runner-up 1969 Pacific Northwest Team Champion 1970 Pacific Northwest
Team
Champion
Volleyball:
4 year Starter at OSU
1970 Team 10th in nation
1971 Team Top 8 in nation
Teaching and Coaching: 1972-2003
2000-2001 State of Oregon Middle School Coach of the Year
See Mary's MHS coaching and playing web page
Mary
Paczesniak
 Angela
(Guenther) Morrison - MHS 1968
Thanks to the sports program provided by Marshfield. sports activities
became an integrated aspect of my life. After high school I played two
yea: varsity tennis at Marylhurst College and when asked to play field
hockey I played two years as center forward. My sister Ann and I also
medaled in the Northwest Nationals Badminton tournament held at
Washington University.
After college I continued to play recreational tennis with my husband
who also enjoyed the sport. We went on many sports vacation and enjoyed
meeting a variety of people as well as experiencing different cultures.
I am now an avid golfer, never content to sit on the sidelines. However
I do enjoy watching my many nieces and
nephews as they participate in several different sports. Keep up this
great program as it makes all individuals truly strong for life.
 Annie
(Guenther) Messerle - MHS 1968
Approaching sixty. I've thought a lot about my journey in this life and
what stands out
as life-changing events. Playing tennis at MHS gave me a sense (11
family and a good group I could
be a part of. I loved being active and competing. Entering college I
clung tightly to lily twill sister:
tennis, field hockey, and badminton.
In 1971 I married David Messerle and settled down to raising a family on
a farm in the area I loved. During these years I was most grateful
to be a stay-at-home mom. As the kids entered Coos Bay schools, I spent
many days cheering them on and fundraising to keep their activities
going. Always maintaining an open door policy, I remained active not
only in my children's lives but in many of their friend's lives.
Life was great -I couldn't imagine it getting any better. Little did I
know the miracle of grandchildren. We were extremely blessed during our
children's college years as they too were able to find this sense of
family away from home. Our eldest son Jeff had basketball, our daughter
Steph had a great group of dorm friends, and our
youngest son Josh had the woodsman team at the University of Montana. On
October 6th 2006, my life was changed forever. My family suffered the
horrendous loss of our son Josh. Going to MHS is no longer about sports
and awards, but about suicide prevention and trying to save a life. By
far the hardest game of my life. With the help of my family and
community, I've turned our barn into a fundraising site, raising money
for local families battling cancer. I call it "doing God's work." I am a
fervent praying grandmother and pray I am a steadfast example of how to
live life for God. Thank you and God Bless.
 Victoria
Crumpacker MHS - 1969
Vicki graduated from Marshfield in 1969. She then went on to
Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. She then graduated in
1972 from the University of Oregon with a BS in General Social Sciences.
Two months after college Vicki married Bob Seelig also o Marshfield
graduate. They lived in Coos Bay for 10 years. In 1974 Peter was born
and in 1976 Emily was born.
Vicki worked at Farr's True Value as their advertising and promotions
manager, working for her long time friend Jay. In 1982 the family moved
to Portland. and Vicki obtained a position with This Week Magazine.
After 4 years she became the National Advertising Manager, traveling the
country to talk about the unique publication.
In 1992 Vicki became a Realtor and has been in that line of work ever
since. In 2000 Vicki joined the Peace Corps and spent over a year in the
Central Asian country of Turkmenistan, helping start small businesses,
teaching English. American culture while living in and learning about
the Turkmen Muslim culture. She was evacuated in September 2001 after
911 as her village was on the border of Iran and 200 miles from
Afghanistan.
Since then Vicki met and married Mike Newman a very wonderful man. Her
son married a Turkman woman he met in the Turkmenistan airport while
visiting his mom. Peter and Gulzoda just had their second child. Peter
is a financial advisor and owns his own business. Emily is on the fast
track of Emergency Medical Training. Mike is retired but still
remodeling and building beautiful creations. They have a fun home with a
big garden that keeps them busy.
 Peggy (Eddy)
Lucas - MHS l970
Post High School:
Studied 2 years at Gonzaga University, majoring in math & French (member
of university teams: tennis - singles & doubles and swimming
Graduated June 1974 from University of Oregon. B.S. degree in
mathematics
Studied at University of Strasbourg, France (Jan-April 1975)
Taught 2 years of high school math in Perth, Australia (Aug '75 - Aug
'77)
Taught 10+ year-, of math, Hillsboro School District (Glencoe High
School) + coaching tennis
In 1981, I met John Lucas, a teacher at Glencoe and was married in 1983.
John and I have 2 wonderful kids: Kyle. 21, senior at University of
Oregon; and Maria. 19. sophomore at University of San Francisco. As a
family. we have always enjoyed having summers off together and love to
travel. For several years. I was a stay-at-home mom, doing a bit of math
tutoring. Presently. I am the department chair and full-time math
teacher at Jesuit High School in Portland.
I am very honored to be recognized by the Hall of Fame committee - thank
you!
 Janie (Chiene)
Miller - MHS 1970
1967 District Doubles Champion
1967 Semi-Finalist State Doubles Championship
1967 State Team Tennis Championship
Since graduating from high school. I have spent most of my life in Coos
Bay. In 1971. I married Doug Miller and was happily married for 18-1/2
years. My main hobby has been vegetable gardening. After becoming a
widow, my first real career began in 1999 when I moved to Newberry
Springs, California to become an RV park manager. The park was in sad
condition, and I worked hard with the new owner for the next four years
to see it transformed into a beautiful RV park. That was probably my
most rewarding experience.
When my dad became ill in 2003, I returned to the Bay Area to live and
help with his care until he passed away. My husband and I had always
been renters, so another important event in my life was becoming a
homeowner for the first lime. I chose a historic fixer-upper close to my
childhood home which wiII probably always be a work in progress, but
most important -- it has a large garden spot in the backyard! My hobbies
are gardening, camping, reading and playing Scrabble.
Tennis-team wise the past few summers we have enjoyed some fun reunions
at Mary Paczesniak's vacation home in Sisters. I am happy to say we have
stayed in touch all these years and that my fellow team members will
always be sonic of my very best friends. The highlight of my
school years was definitely being a member of the Marshfield
High School tennis team
 Carol (Hanson)
Bigart - MHS 1968
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