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

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1 Juit 1U Factl AHS vs. Opponent Var. 24 Rubidoux 43 JV. 30 48 Var. 57 Moreno Valley U JV. 36 30 Var. 46 Yucaipa 19 JV. 30 27 Var. 69 Perns 6 JV. 64 6 Var. 21 Hemet 41 JV. 6 66 Var. 14 Corona 54 JV. 67 Var. 51 Ramona 18 JV. 39 36 Var. 42 Norco 24 JV. 18 48 Var. 25 North 29 JV. 30 42 Var. 43 Palm Spr ngs 25 JV. 28 29 II BiJH WRESTLING Front row; Richard Alderman, Chad Conley, Ray- mond Aguirre, Mark Jarva, John Martinez, Mark Robitzer, Krisha Smith. 2nd row: Jayme Shelton, Bill Choi, Justin Lord, Mike Syl- via, Derek Hamilton, Jason Quintana, Tony Taylor, Reamy King. 3rd row: Coach Ken Hedlund, Pete Lynaugh, David Haffter, Brian Newman, Ken Sommer, Andy Hernandez, Ron Korf, Coach Ron Main. Back row: Ralph Avila, Allen McPeak, Larry Jared, Kurt Banks, Tony Rodriguez, and Rick Korf. ■ GOING FOR THE PIN, Jason Quin- tana has a Ramona wrestler in a cradle. The cradle was a very diffi- cult move to get out of. 88 SPORTS

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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

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Oi TliA mq £wu U e, Making it through Hell week every day of the season. Physical and mental abilities challenged. With sleeping bags, ice chests, duffel bags, pillows, and even a few walkmen, the wrestling team boarded the bus and prepared for the tournament ahead. The tournaments lasted all day. The bus usually left AHS about 6:00 AM, because weigh-ins were between 7- 8:30. During weigh-ins, you ' re always stressed about your weight, because if you were over you had to try to lose the weight fast, confided Rick Korf. After weigh-ins, the wrestlers would get back on the bus and maybe go out for break- fast. Practice consisted of stretching, running, and wrestling. I think that the running was the hardest part of practice, because you get tired fast. It helps you if you have to lose weight though, stated Larry Jared. While wrestling, the wrestlers learned moves that they could use against their oppo- nents at tournaments and matches. Winners of matches were determined by team scores. The team that pinned the most guys got points; six per pin. If there were no pins, then the score was deter- mined by how many points were scored during the match. After all the match- es, total points were calcuat- ed. This year ' s wrestling team has a lot of new guys that had potential. We fin- ished 9th in our own tourna- ment which was better than last year, concluded Larry Jared. by Kmha Smith ■ DOING SIT-UPS. the wrestling team stretches out before practice. Wrestling practices lasted from 3:00 to 6:00 with the first fifteen minutes devoted to stretching. ■ WITH HIS OPPONENT IN HEAD AND ARM , Tony Rodruiguez tries to flatten out the shoulders of this Ramona wrestler. The Lions varsity went on to defeat the Rams. ■ WATCHING INTENSELY, Kurt Banks anticipates his match. Kurt was the only wrestler from AHS to take first place in his weight class at the Ivy League Finals, qualifying him for CIF. WRESTLING 89