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

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RADICAL!! Jim McElmeel does pedal pick- ers on his bike. Jim is one of numerous students at Arlington that rides bikes freestyle. 182 • SPORTS

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THE RETURN forehand to place the ball. A re- turning team member, Dana of- 1%tn£ ' 7e uti Won 5, Lost 13 Notre Dame 10 8 Palm Springs 18- La Sierra 4-14 Norco 711 Hemet 1-17 Canyon Springs 17- 1 Ramona 4 14 North 2-16 Perris 14- 4 Corona 17 1 Palm Springs 18- 1 Norco 7 11 Hemet 1 18 Ramona 612 Moreno Valley 18 North 3-15 Perris 15- 3 Corona 117 W l f GIRLS TENNIS Top row: Carrie Humpreys, Julie Rinewalt, Maureen Thur- man. Dana Sims, Brenda Lowry. Coach Smith, Lisa Pearson. Elliot Lee (Manager), Debbie Ash, Stephanie McWhorter, Summer Johnson, Arisia Rodriguez, Kim Henley; Bottom row: Maria Rodarte, Charlotte Harrison, Robin Radcliffe, Dawn Lodd, Melisa Arter. -£P : I- Even though we didn ' t have the best season, it was still fun, Confessed Lisa Pearson, senior. GIRLS TENNIS • 181

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Out-Of-School Sports Flourish Students Increase Athletic Opportunities It was fourth and goal, the Lions were on the Rams le yard line. The score was 26 to 21; Rams. Hey wait minute, this isn ' t the football spread, although this is sports layout. What makes this layout different from I of the other layouts is that all the sports in this read take place outside of school. These outof- rhool sports ranged from swimming to bodybuilding • racquetball. People participated in these sports for a variety of masons, including to sharpen their skills and just to ave fun. James Reyes, senior explained, I swam at AA (Riverside Aquatic Association), because you jed to swim at a club if you want to get recognized at national and college level, but also because it was in. At RAA, James practiced at least seven times a ;ek, each practice was three hours. For the past three yeras, I ' ve played racquetball almost everyday. I dig it! Kelly Gelhaus, senior. Rex Berry also trains long hours each week, but he trains as a bodybuilder. Rex stated, I was a body- builder because, it was fun, but also it kept me in good shape. Racquetball was a sport not often thought of by average students, but for Kelly Gelhaus, it was a con- cern everyday. He was the 1986 and 1987 three-wall national champion. First I played soccer for six or seven years, then at twelve, I played at a club, the Tournament House, won a tourney and that was the beginning of racquetball, confided Kelly, senior. Everything that ' s been said here comes down to this one major point, you don ' t have to be an athlete in Arlington ' s sports department to be athletic. by Ray Campbell, Ethan Lema. and Sean Wall Doing arm curls is just one of the exercises Rex Berry does to get ready to compete. Rex won second place in the Physique USA contest. James Reyes gets some extra practice at the swim stroke but terfly after practice. For many years, Arlington students have been competing for RAA. Kelly Gelhaus rests before his racquetball competition. Kelly was sponsored by Head, Foot- joy, and A ' me, mostly for equip ment. OUT-OF SCHOOL SPORTS • 183