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

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PitjcIdMq Up What goes on before the game? Chapel, c-average, and chowing down. Matt Antoline Sure, everyone knows the football team has to practice, but what team doesn ' t! What ' s the big deal? Are we really going to have another story about the long-hours and hard work involved in practice? Yuk! ... Mr. Critic There are other factors that make up the regiment of the football team. Of course, practice is a major team factor in conditioning and shaping the football pro- gram, but enough said. Let ' s talk about chowing down at the team meal, striving for the grade point average, and meditating at chapel before a game. These things psyched up the football team! During 6th period on Fri- days, the varsity team would watch NFL films. Afterwards, players would have a team meal. The meal usually last- ed from 3:00 to 4:00pm. Then the players would be bused-off to their game. The food consisted of steak, sliced potatoes, spaghetti, ice tea and cake. Tory Har- relson felt, The food was good, especially the spa- ghetti. The football team ' s main concern wasn ' t always ath- letics. An important aspect this year was grades. Man- datory study halls were held the first two weeks of the season on Tuesday nights from 7:00-8:30. The rules changed after those first two weeks. Those players who received a D or F grade on their weekly progress re- ports had to go to study hall for 45 minutes on Monday and Wednesday. Study hall took a lot of my time, espe- cially since I was already get- ting good grades, so I was glad when it wasn ' t manda- tory! exclaimed Mark Wen- sel. What was chapel? For the football team, it was a time to think clearly about the game. After the team meal, the players walked down to the wrestling room and Coach Steve McNitt read a verse from the Bible. Then, he would relate it to every- day life and also the game. After this, the players met with their individual coaches and discussed plays for the game. Football required a lot of extra time. Players had to be mentally and physically pre- pared to follow the plays correctly and to perform in the games to the best of their abilities. Jay Mayberry confirmed, From 6th peri- od P.E. on Friday to the be- ginning of the game, we con- centrated a lot and hoped we did well. by Dustin Fitch and Thna Gopar. ■ AT THE TEAM MEAL, Reamy King and Krisha Smith finish their dinner before they eat their decorated cupcake. Among other jobs, the wa- ter girls were responsible for setting up phones at the game and keeping the equipment together. ■ WAITING PATIENTLY. Coach Dan Arellano expects the line to be per- fectly straight. A captain manned the front of each line and was re- sponsible for the people behind him. FOOTBALL 83,

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■ USING THE BUDDY SYSTEM, Mike Herren stretches Dave Rob- erts ' leg. The players had to be fully stretched before playing football, or injuries might occur. ■ ACADEMIC ATHLETES, Pat Pa- gan, Gregg Nell, Robert Jared, and Layne Lambert use their time wise- ly in study hall. This was the first year the team held study hall to en- courage good grades. ■ EATING HUNGRILY, Trent Seck- inger. Mike Robitzer, and Jim Mur- phy feast on the meal prepared by the booster club. The players ate bananas and other foods to avoid gettmg cramps. ¥iuB.m ■ SPEAKING AT CHAPEL, Coach Steve McNitt relates a verse from the Bible to the game. Mr. McNitt was also the offensive line coach. SPORTS

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■ POINTING OUT A FACT, Kevin Merino helps Xavier Miranda with his physics assignment. Xavier had an assortment of medals from races over the past two years as Arlington ' s number one runner. ■ PUSHING UP THE HILL, Julia Wolfe and Jennifer Young run one of the many hills on Hemet ' s course. Julia and Jennifer were two of the new members that joined the team. %f it Christal Mozer BI H Juit Tie, facS GUYS VAR. GIRLS VAR. Palm Springs 16 41 41 16 Ramona 26 29 15 50 Corona 40 19 50 15 Perris 44 19 21 36 Hemet 49 16 43 18 Norco 44 19 50 15 North 35 23 15 50 ■ ■ 0 CROSS-COUNTRY Front row: Curtis Stanley, Robbie Davis, and Robert Wood: Second row: Xavier Mir- anda. Mike Bolia, Mark Kennedy. Kris Cassias, and Bekki O ' Conner; Third row: Coach Jimmy Winn. Tim Orozco, Mike Johnson, Julia Wolte. Wendy Schiffman and Coach Mike Oravets; Fourth row: Peter Lynaugh, Ervis Charles. Chung Ta, Andy Lynch, Jason Stickley, Scott Grenier. and Steve Roycroft: Fifth row: Rhonda Green. Jennifer Young, Melisa Chance, Tina Farris- Dana Stickley, and Alicia Zack. ■ STARTING AT THE GUN, the J.V. race begins. In the pre-lims. the runners line up at the start in a row of different teams, with the best runner first. V SPORTS