Bishop Amat High School - Tusitala Yearbook (La Puente, CA)

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Baseball fans nationwide were kept in fanatic suspense as they witnessed the Minne- sota Twins skirt through skepticism winning the World Series title in October. Breaking through their ninth best ranking and their underdog label, the Twins became World Series cham- pions by winning four out of the seven rounds. Likewise, in January of 1988, American football fans engaged in the ritual of witnessing another spectacular Superbowl with the Washington Redskins winning a 42-10 victory over the Denver Broncos. This Pride Promotes Unity fantastic victory could not have been acquired without the superb performance by the Redskins quarterback, Doug Williams. Moreover, senior Peter Liu added that the Superbowl was less en- joyable than previous years because the Redskins were far more superior than the Broncos, making the game quite monotonous. Even more exciting than the World Series and Super- bowl combined was the American acquisition of the renowned America's Cup by Dennis Conner. His boat, Stars and Stripes, com- Twins team members show enthusi- asm at winning the 1987 World Se- ries. The Twins broke through their consecutive losing slump to prove their underdog label false. 320 Reflections On The Year pleted a 4-0 sweep over Aus- tralia's Kookaburra III, and Conner returned trium- phantly to his hometown, San Diego, amidst the cheers of the entire nation. None- theless, in the Winter Olym- pics of 1988 at Calgary, Can- ada, Brian Boitano, from Sunnyvale, California, be- came the first American Olympic athlete of the year to win a gold medal. He earned the prestigious award for his outstanding perfor- mances in the widely viewed Men's Figure Skating Com- petition. His tiebreaking vic- tory over his chief competi- tor, Canada's Brian Orsl earned Boitano an hon which united the America people in the spirit of t Olympic Games. Upon looking back these sports triumphs, seni Miles Masatsugu commer ed that they were indee accomplishments for Ame ican sports. This unde statement reflects the tr mendous pride America: had in the victors of stim lating competitions. .qs 0' ,tes ,SI t 'nj Ni?- x P l i 4

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, f vii N FLSURC i tag Q fvriwifQ33i6bllfYl W ncerned citizens attempt to raise areness of A.l.D.S., an immunity- mbing disease from which no one 5 yet recovered. Millions of dol- s were poured into medical re- irch, and the death toll of Ameri- is infected by the virus reached .OOO. President Reagan talks with Soviet leader Gorbachev during arrival ceremonies at the White l-louse. The two superpower leaders held a three-day summit meeting in De- cember and signed a nuclear arms control agreement. Robert Bork faces the reality of the rejection of his nomination to the Supreme Court by a 58-42 vote. As a judge, he was alternately por- trayed as a brilliant jurist and a dan- gerous extremist. S In an effort to keep the Persian Gulf open to navigation, the United States Navy escorts vessels to pro- tect them from Iran. An Iranian ship which was caught laying mines in the gulf was blown up by the U.S. Navy in September. I Politics 319

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vu- J dxf S Washington Redskins' quarterback Doug Williams shows an expression of anguish as he hits the ground to grope for the ball. Williams went on to lead the Redskins to an impres- sive victory over the Denver Bron- cos at Super Bowl XXII. Olympic skater Brian Boitano gleams with pride as he displays his gold medal. He was the first Ameri- can to capture the gold at the XV Winter Olympics at Calgary, Can- ada. Dennis Conner's Stars and Stripes glides gracefully over the water on to a spectacular victory. Conner's boat defeated chief com' petitor, Australia's Kookaburra in the America's Cup Race, the higha est level of sport sailing. Champions i2