Faces in the Crowd

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COLOR PHOTO: JIM LUZZIPeter Yik, Vancouver Squash Yik, a senior All-America at Princeton, beat Marcus Cowie of Trinity College in Hartford 15-14, 15-1, 15-4 to win the men's national collegiate crown for the second consecutive year. He was awarded the Skillman Trophy for sportsmanship, and he finished his varsity career with a 45-2 record.

COLOR PHOTO: JIM LUZZIKatie Fay, Summit, N.J. Swimming Katie, a senior at Deerfield Academy, won the 100-yard backstroke in a school-record 58.67 seconds at the New England prep championships for the third straight year. In her three years at Deerfield she won all 28 dual-meet backstroke events she entered.

COLOR PHOTO: BOBBY SMITH J.J.Peirce, Henrietta, Texas Baseball Peirce, a sophomore rightfielder at Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas, went 20 for 42 in the Pirates' first 12 games and had eight home runs, including four grand slams, 34 RBIs and 20 runs to lead Wayland Baptist to a 10-2 record.

COLOR PHOTO: TAMMY LOYA Melissa Krempa, Johnstown, N.Y. Skiing Melissa, a senior at Johnstown High, won both the slalom, in a two-run time of 1:36.74, for a state-record fourth consecutive year and the giant slalom, in a two-run time of 2:18.00, for the third straight year at the New York public high school championships.

COLOR PHOTO: TIM ROGERS Quint Swanberg, Scottsdale, Ariz. Wrestling Quint, a senior at Horizon High, beat Cliff Hughes of Kofa High in Yuma to win the 189-pound division at the 5A state championships for the third year in a row. He finished the season 51-0 and holds the state high school record for most career wins, with 165.

COLOR PHOTO: JENKINS & JENKINS Rufus McDuffie, Camilla, Ga. Basketball McDuffie, 43, the coach at Mitchell-Baker High since 1982, guided the 28-1 Eagles to their third consecutive AA state crown with a 105-76 defeat of East Hall High. Mitchell-Baker High, which defeated opponents by a 28-point margin this season, has won the title five times under McDuffie.