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

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V,; % ,• ; J - ? I romiti fm a goai kko ut CIF Ijm aterpolo has permanently M i been resurrected, as third- W W year coach Don Cholodenko posted another successful season, going 19-5-1. Cholodenko, Orange County ' s Coach of the Year, claimed, This was supposed to be a rebuild- ing year, but we made it our most productive season yet. I ' m really proud of them! The ' 88 season was highlighted by an 8-6 victory over San Clemente in league play, and a trip to Belmont Plaza for the CIF semi-finals, for a rematch against San Clemente. Var- sity co-captain Aaron Anderson says of the semi-final game, That 9-8 overtime loss to San Clemente was our most crushing defeat ... we should have won. Despite their devastating loss to San Clemente, the waterpolo team spread the message that Capo Valley is out for the title. If we can keep the momentum, we ' ll be one of the top teams in the nation next year, said sophomore Kevin Eggert. As successful as the team was, many of the players believe that they didn ' t get the support they de- served. All I have to say is that we played 100 times better so where are our cheerleaders? asked junior Trevor Cox. After contributing to the best polo team Capo has ever fielded, Erik Gei- ger wanted to know, Would this be a good time to ask Mr. Anthony for a pool? ▲ ANYBODY OPEN? - Junior Kevin McCal- Icy lool s tor the quick pass as his defender closes in. Passing is important in waterpolo, because it speeds up the offense and confuses the defense. VARSITY WATERPOLO VARSITY W 130 Varsity Waterpolo

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IV FROSH SOPH CROSS COUNTRY — Top row: Chris Broberg, Chris Price, Joey Liu, Mark Bradt, Scott Fletcher, Geoff Tavares, Roger Henry, Hai Trinh, Todd Sullivan. Middle row: Nick Verna, )osh Garland, Shawn Restante, Bryan Arnett, Chad Crocker, Brad Chester, Steve Schumacher, Eric Hallenborg. Front row: |eff Hornaday, Steve Foster, Mike Breton, lason Faulk, Steve Lilak, Chris Chamley, Dario Pena, Paul Chang, Aaron Delesie. ■4 A RACE TO THE VERY END — Sophomore Dario Pena competes for the lead with a run- ner from Dana Hills. . SUCCESS IN THE LONG RUN — Junior Joey A I ' VE GOTCHA NOW — Sophomore Rob ' ■ : fvj Lui ,,ut in .ill his might and effort to finish the Tanaka paces himself steadily to catch up with race. The cross country courses were often an Irvine runner, marked off around parks. TRY CROSS COUNTRY Frosh Soph-JV Cross Country 129

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■4 TAKIN ' THE SHOT - Sophomore Kevin Eggert zero ' s in on El Tore ' s goalie. Despite a good showing, the Cougars lost 7-13. 4 EYEING A RECEIVER - Junior goalie Chris ▼ PSYCHED-UP - Junior Paul Felton pre- Bowman looks for an open man down-tank in pares for the sprint at Dana Hills. Felton and a Cougar fast-break. The fast-break was one of his teammates humbled their league-rivals. Capo ' s keys to success in the ' 88 season. 15-4. 1 AM VARSITY WATERPOLO - Top row: Coach Jim Lyie, Chris Bowman, Nick Kittredge, Leigh Bohnet, Kevin Eggert, Erik Ceiger, Coach Don Cholodenko. Front row: Kevin McCalley, Paul Felton, Aaron Anderson, Mike Englhard, Trevor Cox. ERPOLO VARSITY WATERPOLO VA Varsity Waterpolo 131