Canyon Springs High School - Open With Care Yearbook (Moreno Valley, CA)

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THE 440 relay: Anita Dawson hands off the baton to Buffie Contreras for a first- place win. ENCOURAGING girls to do their best was a priority for the coach, Ms Kathy Ross. ard work, high spirit combine for success Ht- ' . ••T heyre young and inex- Jl perienced, said Mr. Frank Russell, the head coach of the first Canyon Springs track team. They have a lot of heart, and each and every one of them is a competitor. They don ' t like to lose. Though supposedly separate teams, the girls ' and boys ' track teams actually formed one unit. The two groups practiced together daily, and meets were usually held concurrently, with both groups participating. Russell had been a track coach for nine years before coming to Canyon Springs; seven of those years were spent in Yerba Buena in San Jose, and one was spent in Saudi Arabia. Though the regular season ' s meets were all invitationals, where not team scores were kept, and though no dual meets counted, runner Patti Cappuc- citti believed that the season in- troduced us to some really tough competition and a lot of good teams. Coach Russell pushes hard, Darren Fitzgerald said. I learn- ed a lot. Track team members agreed that the team worked extreme- ly hard, and most felt that the work paid off. The entire team stayed after school five days a week for two hours of practice. They did warmups and drills; then they separated into their in- dividual events. The team also practiced over spring break for two hours a day. Mr. Russell made us realize that we need to be determined, Jeremy Verrett said, both at the meets and in what we do, it helped us better ourselves. Hard work pays off, agreed Jackie Spade, a member of the girls ' track team. By the end of the season, many athletes could be seen displaying their medals. TRACK. (HONr HOW: Kdtjd Moev.cs. Jackie Hanke. Becky Darby, Pam Thomas. Stephanie McDonald. Recil McCIure, Greg Zomalt, Derek Gregory. Eric Zomalt. SE- COND ROW: Jennifer Hanke. Anita Dawson, Nicole Dixon, Jennifer Merrill, 88F Track Uurv Cuny-jy. Uuuiflnu!, Joiws. Sieve Patzer. Nathan Fisher THIRD ROW: Buf fie Contreras, Julie Villagrana, Crystal Heath. Al Ross. Brian Moreland, Jeremv Ven-ett, fx n Chung BACK ROW: Manager Andrea Lopez, Nikki Horton, Michelle Kunard. Byron Biggi ' rs. Darren Fitzgerald, Marvin Harris, Coach Russell, NOT PIC- TURED: Daylind Ridgeway, Kevin Cox, Dwayne Walker, Miguel Miguel, Pedro Morales. Mike Goggins, Miguel Serratos, Burnell Roques. Patty Cappuccitti, Carla Arzubiaga.

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olfers work to cut down their strokes Goals for Canyon Spring ' s first golf team were both accomplished late in the season. One of my goals, Coach Craig Gesner explained, was to be close or surpass (score fewer than) 240 strokes. The seven member team scored 236 strokes when it secured the season ' s first victory against Bloomington High School. Golf team scores are determined by adding the five lowest scores from the six players on each team. When team scores are compared, the school with fewer strokes wins. Because of a lack of ex- perience among most of the players, Gesner said, the team had many losses early in the season. We were playing against more experienced teams, team member Clint Sanders said. Our toughest opponent was Elsinore, which scored 212 the first game and 202 the second. It was Gesner ' s first year coaching golf, but he had been playing for over 16 years. Team members found him very helpful, and he was well liked by those on the golf team. I really like Coach Gesner, team member Jeff Owens said, He really is a cool guy, and I look forward to next year. The team goal for the next year was to further cut down on the high number of strokes. Most team members expected to play; the team also planned to add some new players. I want to play next year, team member Rick Stuve said. I plan on practicing harder next year because I want to play again. SECOND SHOT: Clint Sanders liiis li shot from the center o( the fairway. i approach GOLF: Coach Gesner. Walter Sewell. Jeff Owens. Dwayne McDonald. Rick Stuve. Clint Sanders. Erick Niemeier, Golf 88E

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PUTTING their best forward. Katja Moewes and Crystal ANCHOR MAN Daylind Ridgeway wins the boys ' mile Heath strive tor a place in the finals of the 100 meter relay, leaving the competition far behind hurdles. Track 88G