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

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Come Rain Or Shine Squad Meets Team And Personal Goals As the serve cleared the net, the player anxiously awaited the return. As he rushed up to meet the ball, a surge to energy came over him and he knew the point was his. This sceneario was a familiar one as the tennis team went into their season with a win against Canyon Springs High School. The team looked forward to a prosperous year and Coach Smith felt, Overall, we have the best group of players and we ' re looking forward to making the play- offs. To get in shape for their three month season, the players practiced, if the weather permitted, from 3:00 until 5:15, five days a week. Included in their exercise regime was running, jump rope, and individual coach- The reason that I liked tennis was because it is a good way to relieve tension and get all my agressions out. Mike Algren, sophomore ing, which consisted of ground strokes, serves, an. volleys. This individual coaching helped a lot in m game, said Jer Basich. Unlike last year, the returning player turn arouni,-. : was better. Previously there was four to five returning players compared to eleven this year. Placement oi-r the team was more challenging. In order to move u the ladder, players had to challenge each other to , match. The winner then would move up one slot. So after practices are over and the matches wen r won, the tennis team knew they had accomplishes personal goals, cemented team unity, and won as v unit. by Christina Edivan 210 • SPORTS

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leads off at third base. The dis tance of a lead depends on the ng for a hit, Danette Alfaro foot speed of the runner. $t e ' Softfate Won 12, Lost 6 Poly 5 1 Rubidoux 1 3 Norte Vista 4 1 Canyon Springs 11 0 North 5 0 Norco 6 4 Ramona 4 0 Corona 4 2 Norco 5 4 Hemet 7 0 North 20 3 Palm Springs 4 1 Ramona 8 1 Perris 0 2 Corona 3 1 Hemet 5 4 Perris 9 4 Palm Springs 3 5 JV SOFTBALL Front row: Joan Mitchell, Lourena West, Nicol Hudgens. Toni Tupper, Michelle Ybara, Linda Simkoff, Christine Hunter; back row: Mario Parker, Shawna Luciano, Marcy Schroeder. Dawn Tavag- lione, Amy Davis, Chrystal Lujan. and Carla Wilson. M VARSITY SOFTBALL Front row: Marissa Kats, Danette Alfaro: second row: Lacresha Mackey, Lisa Pearson, Tina Gottlieb, Carrie Humphreys; back row: Kimberly Fritts, Virginia Viaoletama, Susanne Campbell, Patricia Poppa, and Ann Johnson. SOFTBALL • 209

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E SERVE f Smith waits for the ball to p. The goal of serving is to meet with the ball at its high- point. NCENTRATING hes i iott Lee positions himself for backhand. This was Elliott ' s firth year on the team. 25 4 7e uU Won 6, Lost 7 Canyon Springs Rubidoux Corona San Gorgonio North Norco Hemet North Palm Springs Ramona Perris Corona Hemet Perris Palm Springs Varsity 17 1 7 11 6 12 8 10 8 10 13 5 8 10 7 11 5 13 11 7 16 2 9 9 3 15 15 3 7 11 BOY ' S TENNIS Front row: Head Coach Allan Smith second row: Chris Gebelin, Cam Johnson. Kelly Gelhaus, Elloitt Lee, Jer Basich, Darren Thomas, Chun Chang. Vonsay Vithoun. third row: Jeff Smith, Paul Palacios, Bobby Moon, Charles Johnson, Mike Algren. Peter Lynch, Scott Bilinski, Mike Johnson. Jason Denham, Steve Williams. The returning players really helped to stabilize the whole club, not only physically but mentally, Coach Allan Smith BOY ' S TENNIS • 211