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

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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

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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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Tasha Swift follows Erika Her reria ' s lead in conditioning be fore a meet On meet days there was not as much time to loosen up before the events as there was during practice. idy Grenier strides over a hur- ; against a Hemet runner. The 120 high hurdle and 1 10 inter- mediate hurdle races combined sprint work with high jumping. 7t zc6 Won VAR. Lost GIRLS J.V. Ramona 62 72 19 102 67 42 North 52 86 38 83 58 58 Hemet 31 105 9 108 21 111 Norco 57 78 16 109 Palm Springs 41 94 47 80 49 75 Corona 30 106 8 118 18 111 Perris 10 126 24 91 38 94 Won 1, Lost 19 BOYS TRACK Front row: Dave Zapalac, Steve Wesolek, Alan Strzmieczny. Pat Gabb. Doug Metzger, Ron Douglas, and Ross Mussbaum; second row: Dan Rodriguez, Carl Backstrom, Alex Bohanek, Jim Kinsman, Jason Stickley, Jeremy Runyan, Enoch Wogu, Jeff Acosta, Ben Harrell, Gene Titus, Mike Sylvia. Rex Berry, Pablo Sanchez, and Dan Miramontes. GIRLS TRACK Front row: Erika Herreria and Melisa Chance; second row: Tasha Swift. Patricia Leal, Lupe Delgado, Erica Anderson, and Stephanie Blinco; third row: Mindy Brooks, Dawn Lord, Lazette Ruff, Christy Jones, Tamara Holland, Ingrid Bernhardt, and Sheri Backstrom. BOYS GIRLS TRACK • 205