Arlington High School - Simba Kali Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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■ SERVING, Amber Tombyll gives Dawn Stark the opportunity to re- turn ttie bird. Serving correctly took a lot of practice. jjj mB H 1 — JU T WE FACn - A.H.S Opponent: Var. Alta Loma 1 18 Var. Ramona 14 5 Var. Fontana 16 ... 3 Var. Redlands 2 •4 17 Var. Poly 7 12 Var, Fontana 12 7 Var. Ramona 9 10 Var. Rubidoux 9 10 Var Redlands 3 16 Var. Rubidoux 8 11 Var. Fontana 13 6 Var Ramona Var Rubidoux Var. Redlands ■ HH H BADMINTON Front Row: Brent Nolen, Bernie Garcia, Troy Kaukani, Ralph Avila; 2nd Row: Yvette Perez, Tony Typper, Julie Newton, Julie Diebold, Lisa Bodle; 3rd Row: Nicole Nunez, Karen Jones, Sam Soulanni- lith, Valerie Layfield, Scott Vanderboom; Back Row: Terry Hsiao, Sisa- vahn Vileyphahn, and Khoun Thawixay. ■ STRETCHING, Bernie Gar takes it to the limit. Bernie was ( of the senior members of the b minton team.

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tmivim FOR ExcELLEiva Individual achievement was stressed. Team success was the goal. ymmtm They ran, served, lobbed, and volleyed against the city ' s best teams. Arling- ton ' s Varsity and J.V. play- ers strove for team success as well as individual achieve- ment. On this year ' s team, there were more new play- ers than old. There were only four or five returning players this seasons so it was kind of like a rebuilding year, stated Coach Allen Smith. The team encountered many stressful situations such as fouls or missed serves. Practices usually lasted from three o ' clock to five o ' clock if the weather permitted. Practices con- sisted of drills and practice matches. Practices were a lot of work, but I enjoyed it because I knew I was helping my performance, replied David Lubensky. Most of the players on the team also took private les- sons as well. I go once a week to my lesson. Some- times we work on serves other times we work through the mechanics, commented Loren Tarmo, junior. When the rackets were put away, and the courts were empty, the team could walk away knowing they completed a rewarding sea- son. We had a lot of fun and worked really hard. We did our best no matter what the outcome, confided Lance Stockton, junior. by Christina Edivan J - ■ WITH RACKET IN HAND, Varsity Player Elliot Lee concentrates. El- liot was ranked No. 1 Varsity. ■ ANXIOUS. James Choi thinks through his next move. James played singles on the varsity team. ■ PRACTICING HIS BACKHAND, Jeremy Basich works through the mechanics of the stroke. A well-de- veloped stroke takes hour ' oi prac- tice. BOYS TENNIS 111

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TECHNIQUE, TIMING. ANO WLL Perfecting strokes isn ' t easy. Practice makes a winning team. Being a winner is not as easy as they say. I like play- ing badminton, because it ' s a fun sport and not a lot of people can play it! stated Todd Danner, a sophomore who has played badminton for two years. Coach Bob Bushman con- tinued, Badminton looks real easy, but the people who say that never played before. Unlike last year, the badminton team had more players. Coach Bushman smiled, I think the team should do better than last year, and we might come in the middle. Practice was needed to per- fect one ' s playing ability. The two strokes that took the most practice were the smash and the serve. These shots take timing and co- ordination; it was important that they were perfect. Some players felt they had perfected their game. Terry Hsiao, a senior laughed, Badminton is the easiest sport I ' ve played. I first started playing when I was in China. I used to think badmin- ton was easy, but when I started playing, I realized that there was more than hitting the bird over the net, commented Yvette Perez, a second year player. There are different moves and rules that aren ' t so easy to get until you practice at them. Players felt that opinions should be withheld until peo- ple really played the sport. I would like to challenge anyone who says that bad- minton is easy, ended Coach Bushman. by Matt Antolin ■ SMASHING THE BIRD, Yvette Perez rallies with a fellow opponent. She was one of the six returning players. JkJ: ■ PLAYING DOUBLES, Dana Rams- don and Julie Newton give their all. Team work was needed to win the match. BADMINTON y