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

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WHERE IS THE BUS Julie Carlson puts her shin- guards on while waiting to go to Ramona. Usually the girls put on their equipment before going on the bus. just in case it came late fat4- ' SoCC l I think what impressed me the most about this year was that the girls were able to rebound after any obstacles. explained Coach Gomez, varsity coach. think what impressed me the most about this year was that the girls were able to rebound after any obstacles, explained Coach Gomez, varsity coach. A LONG WAIT. Michelle Morgan and Plechette Palmer wait for the JV players to finish. The players often had to wait, because some schools only had one field J.V. SOCCER Front row: Lashawn Myles, Nichole Hudgens, Amanda Shearer. Cindy Duncan. Celeste Guerrero, Jayne Evans. Plechette Palm er, back row: Maria Paasch. Michelle Morgan, Mandy Rome. Lillia Lara, Dara Chapman. Angel Sommer, Lisa Mitchell GIRLS SOCCER • 203

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Get Tough And Dirty Members Weren ' t Afraid To Be Aggressive Soccer, it was a kick that many girls enjoy! The soccer team may not have been number one, but were close to it in spirit and friendship. Just getting to play, setting goals for yourself and meeting them was fun, explained Stephanie Watson. There were many new people on t he team this year, so making new friends was easy. The older members are pretty nice I don ' t expect them to help me or for us to be best friends, but we are all good ones, explained Stephenie Blinco, a freshmen on the team. No matter what the circumstances were the team I thought it was fun being on the team this year I made a lot of new friends explained Angel Sommer, freshman. always managed to have fun. There were a few inside jokes among the team members that always make us laugh, and we have fun when ever we ' re together. explained Stephenee Murray. Soccer was a very ag- gressive sport. Girls from other teams are really tough so if you ' re afraid to get dirty or brake a nail you ' d probably never make a good player. Considering all the fun and new friends that were made the girls soccer season was great. by Lilia Lara Katie Allota takes the ball away from two opponents. Running fast was often an advantage to getting the ball. A TECHNIQUE PERFECTED. Sheri Backstrom slide tackles. Slide tackling was a hard technique to • learn, but very useful when done correctly iSfe @ r

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Not Enough Equipment Stutters Practice, But Fires-Up Team The track team had an obstacle to overcome and it wasn ' t just hurdles or bars. When the bleachers were damaged in the fire over the summer, so was the equipment. The team was forced to use their old extra equipment. I was really worried when I heard about the equipment. I run hurdles and I got concerned, because we wouldn ' t have anything to practice on. All that w e had left were about eight hurdles and that was not even a full race for one person, stated Sheri Backstrom. Their equipment was replaced by the school district in April. The estimated loss was in the thousands. Even if you have equipment, being on the track team meant many hours of hard work and practice. Tasha Swift revealed, I like being on the track team, because we all seem to feel like one big family. Also, It didn ' t matter if the team used new or old equipment, they still had Lion Pride that shone through, Coach Duff Wiley announced. when you run, the better you do, the better you feelr about yourself. Running is another way of letting out stress, you can think about your problems, and what you ' re going to do about them. Something else different about this year ' s team was| its size. It was the largest team ever. The team h adlj about 45 to 50 participants, last year there were onlyp about 35. It took a lot from the students to overcome theirl problems in the beginning. Lyle McCollum explained, The best part about being on the team is that was) ' taught you school spirit, and to cheer for your team i every race! The size of the team and its school spirit! made up for any problems they might have had in theji beginning. by Diana Singer by Diana Singeih Shawn Seidel runs ahead of a OVER THE BAR pack of Hemet competitors. Shawn ran the mile and 2 mile Barry Little attempts to make