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

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Soy ' S d6et M JV players go against Palm Springs. Because the JV team was so large, a JV reserve team was formed to play other large JV teams. VARSITY BASKETBALL Front row: Mark Wilson, Ray Triplett. Dan Harris, Jon Colrero, Kevin Leedy, and Andy Lynch: back row: Coach John Corona, James Sands, Mike Walters, Ray Lancaster, Shawn Gibbons, Mark Ryneal, Doug Metzger, Dana Quintana, and Coach Steve Darden. JV BASKETBALL Front row: Mike Lehman, Bobby Wood, and Pete Stoffel; back row: Brandon Bickmore, Joe Ramos, James Connolly, Ben Chaives, Aaron Braunston, Mike Bolla, Eric Vreeman, Chance Vincent, and Coach Will Jacobsmeyer. JV RESERVE BASKETBALL Front row: Ted Hayes, Matt Walters, Chris Ranies, and Eugene Titus; second row: Jose Falcutad, Doug Osborn, Jim Wisslead, Cesar Chavez, Julius Walker, Willie Jones, Bobby Jones, Todd Thompson, and Coach Todd Volker. 200 • SPORTS

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Team Tackles Togetherness New Coach Inspires Young Players We may not have had the best season this year, : t we learned a lot, and grew to understand ourselves cd each other, evaluated Marc Russo, senior. The estling team went into a rebuilding year with a new lad coach, Ron Main, and young players on the h rsity team. Ron Main graduated from Arlington in 1983. Last ar he was an assistant coach under Coach Hedlund, d this was his first year as a head coach. Marc (pressed, The team learned right along with him. ach Main had high aspirations for the team next iar, We will definitely improve. A major event the wrestling team hosted was the : ' h Annual Riverside County Wresting Championship. (Iwas sponsored by the booster club, and the c okes It was a lot of hard work, but it was worth it, stated Coach Ron Main, former AHS wrestling champion. were donated by Pepsi-Cola for a fundraiser. It was a lot of hard work for the team. The set-up required borrowing mats from Ramona, Poly and North, setup barracades in front of the bleachers and chairs for refs and coaches, and put the snack bar together. I was there working until 3:00 in the morning, and I had to come back at 5:00 am for weigh-in, explained Coach Main. However, the members felt it was a success. Individually, it was a rewarding season. Four people went to CIF, two as alternates: Mark Russo, Mike Sylvia, (alt) and Brian Newman (alt). Going to CIF was great, but I didn ' t get to wrestle, so it wasn ' t as great as it could have been, explained Mike Sylvia, senior. Mark concluded, It was a great team. Every- one who stuck with it got a lot out of it. WORKING A HALF-NELSON Brent Newman wears down his opponent. Individual points were awarded for the different uses of techniques and how long they were held. RESISTING A TAKE-DOWN Joe Sauve goes at it with a play er at a wrestling tourament. If a position was done correctly, it was difficult to escape. LIFT THE HEAD! Brett Quintana attempts to pin the opponent. When the wres tier maneuvers his opponent into a head and arm position, he lifts the head to lose support and his shoulders will fall to the mat for a pin. CHECK (JP Joe Sauve talks with a trainer from the Sports Clinic. In case of an injury, employees from the Sports Clinic attend the day long competition WRESTLING • 199

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lose Games, Non-League Wins Confirms Player ' s Assessment Of ' . . . Pretty Good! ' Competition! This was a very important part of the asketball season. The team participated at the Glen- ora Tournament against Etiwanda, where they howed their spirit and worked together as a team to ompete. Team member, Mike Walters, stated Well, ' s a little late now, but I think that we really only layed together and as a team once this year and that as against Etiwanda at the Glendora Tournament. ndividual commitment from the player was what riade them a team throughout the season. Continuing, Mke said, I just wanted to play as hard as I could! I hought that even though our record didn ' t show it, I till think, even now, that we were a pretty good earn. In addition to the dedication, spirit and commitment Despite the negativeness that surrounded the team, it would have been easy to quit, but I felt like we never did. John Corona, varsity coach. that our J.V. and varsity teams have always had, this year we had a junior varsity reserve team to show more of those qualities. The reserve team was started five years ago to give the freshman more of a chance to play. They play other reserve teams and J.V. teams also. Freshman, Julius Walter stated, Some of the J.V. teams were too big, so the extra players played us. This gave more freshman a chance to share in the Golden Pride and play basket- ball. Varsity member, Mark Wilson, stated, his personal goals, but they seem to reflect the team aspirations. Mark desired, To have a high point average, to be the best I could be, and to be among the best. by Cathy Garcia Richard Diamond Varsity members Mike Walters. Dana Quintana. and Mark Wil son prepare to grab the ball out of the air. Although the scores didn ' t show it. some players felt they still had a good season. Mike Walters and Mark Ryneal attempt to get the ball away from th? Norco player. Sports- manship and doit-togetherness were essential both on and off the court. BOYS BASKETBALL • 201