Alcala Yearbook 1998

In July, I6-year-old Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis becomes the youngest Wimbledon champion since 1887. Hingis wins three or the four 1997 Grand Slam events.

The Florida Marlins are ba eball's 1997 \\'orld Srries champs and the first team ever to win theSeries without winningits league pennant. Thr Marlins de[eat the Cleveland Indians in se engaI11es.

Quarterback John Elway leads the Denver Broncos to a31-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII in San Diego,January 25, 1998. It is Elway's first Super Bowl 1vin in rour appearances.

Tiger Woods, 21, becomes the youngest gol[er ever to win the Masters Tournament. His I8-under-par scoresets aMasters record. Woods wins 3other tournaments and sets aPGA Tour earnings record or $2.1 million [or the season.

Mike 'Tyson bites orr part of faimder Holyfield'sear and is rlis

s.dllllgulliwplaNIIINIIOII Alllllla Scnl... 11, 26, tupsthe LPGA.... Ill In 1997 wlh a l'ICGIII $1,236,719. P!uf 11lo11al sports llllltes keep ~ One of the most publclad of 1997 is Kevin Garnett's $126 nAln c:onlract to play basketball fur the Minnesota nnberwohes.

Ch,irlcs Woodson. licl1i~a11 ·s versatile junior rnrnr rhack. bc•c·onies 1hr firsl primarily de[ensire player lo win lhe Ileis1m111 Trophl". awardedinDecember.

In April 1997. thr prc111ier issue of ,\i1or1~///11~/mted 11'011w11 hits thr newsstands. The niagazine rr flrctsthecxplosil"e growth of female participation in sports.

Pillsh11rghPr n~11ins· .\lario Lemieux retires in April 1997 after aspectacular comrback fro111 Ilodgkin 's diseasr and injn1} Le111ie11xiselerlerl lo the llocke1· Hall of Fame inSeptember.