Capistrano Valley High School - El Gato Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA)

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m .a- ?r (Is Wl m 1 ' ■JL. S l •« PREPARE TO FIRE - Soph waterpolo play- er, Steve Hinton, gets ready to score for the Cougars against Mission. THE IRON LINE - The Cougar ' s varsity football team sets up to destroy all who stand ▲ PHOTO FINISH - Senior Brian Tucker races to the finish line, bringing the Cougar cross-country team i luscr to victory. -« NO PAIN, NO GAIN - Even in pre-season the Cougar ' s basketball team works to make themselves the best they can be. k Sports 119

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P(jm vTo fiflt It ' s not whether you win or lose, it ' s how you play game! Charlie Brown ' s earnest excuse for blowing yet another baseball game doesn ' t quite comply with Capo ' s tradition of athletic excellence, for we play the game very well. Although our teams belong to the tough South Coast League, the Cougars have always been competitive. Most of our teams reached CIF - waterpolo, swimming, tennis, surf- ing, basketball , and in what was supposed to be a rebuild- ing year for football, they, too, managed to advance into post-season action. Given the overwhelming success and winning tradition of Cougar athletics, it ' s not surprising that some 1000 of us participate in 22 sports, ranging from track and field with over 250 participants to golf with only 20. A few out of the thousand may have the potential and ability to pursue athletics in college and perhaps even at the professional level, but most participate knowing that they will never be recruited by UCLA or offered a scholarship to Penn State. But still they practice as diligently as the stars, and even though they warm the bench, they had their moments of glory, even if it was during garbage time. For both stars and the Waterboys, participation in sports bred discipline. Eight o ' clock Saturday morning practices and long bus rides for away games stretched our dedication and will power beyond the normal capacity of a flaky teen. Whether as participants or as spectators. Capo learned to win, to lose, and to be proud of its dominance in the world of sports. So, Charlie Brown, maybe it is how you play the game that counts, but winning and losing are important lessons for us to learn. Why do you think we keep score? 118 Sports

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T AWAITING THE SNAP — Senior linebacker Todd Pilger anticipates the snap ready to clobber El Toro ' s offensive line. The defense stifled El Toro, to key a 34-22 trouncing of the Chargers. Mud u edT oud Tem w played as a team, not as a bunch of in- dividuals, said tail- back Chi Chi Biehn. This was the season of unity and commitment, not of a bunch of superstars getting all the credit. The Cougars over- came both an early loss to Edi- son and being dubbed an un- derdog , to still finish second in league with a record of 3-2. Another problem for the team was the lack of size and experience. We didn ' t have a lot of size, but we had a lot of heart, said linebacker Todd Pilger. Even though the season end- ed with the disappointing loss to El Modena in the first round of the CIF playoffs, the team was nonetheless proud of its effort, especially the sweet victory over archrival El Toro, 34-22. We kicked their butts, said center B.J. Franklin. Even though the team worked as a whole, there were some outstanding individual achievements among the play- ers as the Cougars placed 11 members on the All-League team. Sophomore quarterback Tony Solliday completed 91 of 156 passes for 1,317 yards and eight touchdowns. On the re- ceiving end of Solliday ' s passes were senior wide receiver Toney Jenkins with 24 catches for 400 yards and 3 touch- downs, senior tightend Doug Bame with 21 catches for 324 yards and 2 touchdowns, and sophomore David Poltl with 25 catches for 336 yards and two touchdowns. The rushers were lead by senior Chi Chi Biehn with 110 rushes for 577 yards and two touchdowns, sopho- more Chris Adams with 54 rushes for 430 yards and five touchdowns and sophomore Matt Mosebrook with 20 rushes for 82 yards and five touch- downs. An added dimension to the team was the five starting soph- omores. It ' s almost unheard of for a team to start five sopho- mores, said Coach Eric Patton. So, with a young and inexpe- rienced team, the Cougars were still able to keep the winning tradition alive. Even with 23 seniors leaving the team next year there still remains hope for a bigger and brighter season. mm yfrnrnm m VARSITY FOOIBALL- nn slian Pe.eLaFlamme Mik n, Chad Byers, lason an Dorn. |ohn | Franklin Chris Tarnows ,,Scotl ■ chnie Fifth row: oe While, Marc Shulga, Bi Davin,Ch, ChiB.eh n, Dan Zamora Brenl na ren Gonzales, Dan on Psaros Fourth row: M keLi in. Toney len ins, Sergio lar , V.rn Mackenzie. Todd Pilge Ward Pa Brian Felix. Shane Gunn, Scoll Hannah. Third row Rolfe, Coach Greg Hansen, C oach Ra» Pan CI, Head Coach nc Palton, Coach ]oe W ood. roach Robbie Schm z. Coach Ken 1 iburn Second ro «: Scoll Carpenlier. Sieve JeLau a, Da»e joske Tony Polll, Mike Cobb, Jeff Newell, Mik lar,Mall Mosebro Wcidcnbenne Harry Oh, lason R.egle, Scoic Tnscari, Hagerly, oe Moya, Randy Thompson No! pictured: Chr ;2 ns, loey Adam .lelf Bigalow, rJ VARSITY FOOTBALL VARSITY F0 | 120 Varsity Football