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

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■AIMING, Tony Reindl prepares to shoot to an available teammate. Tony lettered last year on the varsi- ty team as a freshman. ■ GIVING IT HIS ALL, Ryan Raven puts his muscle behind the thrown. Ryan was a first year member on the team. r ' jmsi ' . g!».?! -!l|y B ju r W£ — ™ facts: AHS: OPPONENT: | Varsity 14 Montclair 16 Varsity 18 Hemet 4 Varsity 6 Nogales 12 Varsity 3 San Gorgonio 21 Varsity 5 San Bernadino 23 Varsity I North 24 Varsity 8 Ramona 10 Varsity 5 Palm Springs 17 Varsity 9 Moreno Valley 12 Varsity 7 Indio 17 Ibhi hh t f t t 1 , % id WATER POLO Front rov : Scott Holdredge, Brian Downs, Ryan Raven, Steve Simms, James Reyes, Tim Harris, Dan Gray. Back row: Aaron Lema, Richard Simmons, Kelly Nabours, Tony Reindl, Joe Liddicote, Ethan Lema. SPORTS

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mALL GROUP GROWS: Although the cross-country team started with few mem- bers, it grew quickly, bringing in new and enthusiastic run- ners. How would you feel if you came to your first practice and there was only six peo- ple there? The cross-coun- try team faced that situation at the beginning of their practice sessions. It was strange, because usually in the beginning of the season, there were numerous peo- ple there and later it would dwindle down, but I was con- fident that there was a team out there that would come around soon, explained Steve Roycroft. People were recruited from all groups, but usually through people who were on the team last year and coaches. Coach Jacobs- meyer encouraged me to join the team, so I did. It ' s a great way to keep in shape, shared Julia Wolfe. The coaches also had to change their strategies to keeping players interested and didn ' t worry so much about a high-placing team. Instead of running, some- times the team would play frisbee football or some- times flag football to build a strong running endurance. Jennifer Young confided, Sometimes I liked to play frisbee football, but running the course was also a good way to build my endurance. No matter what the odds were at the beginning of the season, the cross country team had overcome them and cleared the way for a top-running team in the near future. by Chhstal Mozer ■ FILLING IN ON LAST MINUTE DE TAILS, Coach Mike Oravets talks tc the girls varsity team. This was the first season that Mr. Oravets coached the cross-country team, but he knew some runners frorr coaching last year ' s long distance track team. ■ CATCHING THE DISC, Mike John- son plays frisbee before the meet begins. Frequently, the team brought frisbees and balls to have something to do before the meet began. CROSS-COUNTRY 85

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ilJmg P tmmmceA Dedication led to the best team record. Chances for GIF grow each year. Ok you guys, 40 laps, in- structed water polo coach, Peggy Evans, at the begin- ning of each practice. After warnnups, the team did pass- ing drills and scrimmaged. This greuling training finally started to pay-off. I was really sore after our prac- tices, but it gave us the en- durance we needed, said Tony Reindl, sophomore. The water polo team ' s win loss record was the best since the sport came back to Arlington two years ago. The team won its first game this year after losing the past two years. Varsity player, Ethan Lema, said, The team was at least ten times as good as last year. Other players also felt the team progressed. The team ' s improvement was due mainly to the increased Matt Antoline number of players. The team had separate J.V. and varsity teams, while last year both J.V. and varsity were the same players. More players also gave the team greater versatility. In past years we really hurt in numbers, but this year we really came on strong in that area; it helped the team a lot, commented Tim Har- ris. Although the team was mostly inexperienced, they had time to become strong together, and will be even more experienced next year. Arlington was the only school in the Ivy League that did not graduate any water polo players, so all of the players will return next year. As a result, the team may even qualify for C.I.F. cham- pionships according to Coach Evans. Team spirit and determi- nation was also a major fac- tor in improving their re- cord. James Reyes re- marked, Water polo is a fun sport, so everyone was dedi- cated . . . The players were more excited about playing, and it really showed up in the games. Coach Evans was really pleased with the team spirit, Team spirit was a lot better than last year; it was great! In retrospect, the team felt it was a great season for water polo. Arlington water polo may be a dominate Ivy League force in the future. I can ' t wait until next year; it will be our best season yet, commented Lynn Pe- ters. by Mike Roberts ■ PASSING THE BALL, James Reyes directs the ball to the goal. James, in addition to being on the water polo team, was also a mem- ber of the swim team. ■ MANEUVERING HER POSITION, Sonia Romero defends the goal. So- nia was one of the two girls on the water polo team. WATER POLO 87