Berkeley High School - Olla Podrida Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Varsity Football SIDELINES The pommers kept me juiced, This season was a lot better than last. — Chidi Ahanotu We might have been 3-7, but we partied like winners. — Ethan Einwohner What began with promise turned into a rough year for the Jacket varsity football team. At the end of their pre- season, the squad had a decent 2-3 record, and thev went to .500 the next week with a 14-7 win over Alameda, their first GBAL opponent. That ' s when things went steadily downhill: because of the terrible condition that the football field was in, no team after Oakland Tech(the Jacket ' s second opponent - BHS won 21- 15) would play here, so all the home games became away games. Then Pinole Valley, scheduled to be our Homecoming opponent, moved the game from Friday to Thursday night. This forced us to have the homecoming game at El Cerrito the next week . We had more fans at the game than the Gauchos did, although it was their homecoming game as well as ours. The troubles added up: in addition to players lost due to poor grades and injuries, the team lost a few more because of personality clashes, so it was an undermanned squad which stumbled through the last four games without a win, culminating in the disappointing loss of the awaycoming game, despite three quarters of great play by the defense. Outstanding defensive players this year were Joe Gorelick, Brinston Williams, Ethan Einwohner, and Tuan Robbins. Offensive stars were Gerald Griffin, who returned a kick-off 95 yards for a touchdown against De La Salle (the longest in recent Jacket history), newcomer Robert Young, and Chidi Ahanotu, who inspired serious recruiting interest from U.C. Berkeley, University of Santa Clara, and Princeton University. Coach Cal Anderson announced his retirement, so we sadly say goodbye to an era and a fine coach. We ' re cumin back strong next season — Ben Glass Above right: The fighting Yellowjackets ' offense lined up against Saint Mary ' s. 26 FALL SPORTS TOP ROW (L-R): Kevin Johnson, Jason Howard, John Milton, Ben Glass, Brooks Jordan, Archealus Woodson, Gerald Griffin, Duane armstrong, G-Hong Hsu 2ND ROW (L-R): James Kamp, Raja Altenhoff, Jonah Cave, Jason Holmes, Zach Bell, Chidi Ahanotu, Michael Wy, Kayvan Niazi. 3RD ROW (V rnSn Robert Rosemont, Coach Ken, Coach Anderson Coach Bracelin,Coach Cnsmon Shariff Esmaili, Romero Spears. 4TH ROW (L-R): Tavio Carr, Robert Young, Grant Davis, Seth Thomas, Dennis Loubal, Jason Valdez, Brinston Williams, Lloyd Keyes Lamar Cole. FRONT (L-R): Ethan Einwohner, Joe Gorelick, Amn Smith, Tuan Robins, Donald Raymond, Mike Gorelick, Carleton Young.

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Above: Kristen McMahon goes for that goal. Below: Gretchen Young passes, oblivious to University High ' s sen liny. This year, the Women ' s Field Hockey team really pulled it together. The season started two weeks late because last year ' s coach, Marcie Place, abandoned the team. Luckily, Nancy and Kathy Hudson volunteered to take on the time-consuming job. They held practice from 5:45 to 7:00 every morning and also on Saturday afternoons. Twenty-three people showed up for the first meeting, and a suprising twenty- one dragged themselves to morning practice everyday. The eleven returning players, mostly seniors, really brought a feeling of family to the team. Unfortunately, the captains, Gretchen Young, Pasha Hansen, and Kristen McMahon were not able to lead their team to any spectacular wins, but they did carry on the tradition of spirit and enthusiasm. Good luck next year! FALL SPORTS 25

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7 A Top: Brooks Jordan and Chidi Ahanotu help Robert Young celebrate his touchdown. Left: Jonah Cave back to pass, while Duane Armstrong blocks. Above: Seth Thomas makes the stop while Joe Gorelick closes in for the kill. FALL SPORTS 27