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

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▲ HITTING THE FLOOR — Donavan Mayes slides his body across the floor, while diving for the ball. The way to receive a spike was to dive for the ball while saving your face from the floor. VARSITY VOL 148 Boys Varsity Volleyball

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IV AND FROSH SOPH WRESTLING — Top r Lautenberg, Shane McConnell, Matt Lamar, Lf Coach )oe Zeller Second row: Doug Chesney, kotsubo. Front row: Mario Asiurlas, Rob Villa nan, ' Greg Cohen, Erit Miner. Lance I Cha I GET OFF MY BACK — Sophomore Rob Vil- lanueva makes plans for the Great Escape. WniAtk bwM fot 1U fuJdm ror most people, partial success isn ' t very good. But for the ]V and Frosh Soph wrestling teams, partial success was positive because they had different goals in mind. I ' m looking for committed wres- tlers. I want kids who want to be the best, are coachable, and who will spend the time to develop them- selves, said Coach Joe Zeller. Although the teams had a tough season, with a Frosh Soph record of only 1-3, and the JV had a record of 0-4, they never lost hope. They were led by James Davis, with an individ- ual record of 20-1 and Mark Pan, who was 18-1. Coach Zeller summed up the ma- jor setbacks when he said, We lacked depth in the upper weights. It was frustrating because we didn ' t have a full line-up, so our team was lopsided. But despite such odds, the wrestlers still trained well, always committed to the sport. Basically, many weren ' t as concerned with winning because they knew that the Frosh Soph and JV teams served as a training and developing ground for the Varsity. Many wrestlers work hard to ad- vance to the varsity. FHaving the right attitude puts everything in perspec- tive because in the end, hard work and dedication pays off. Mark Pan even said, Wrestling is a personal sport for me. It ' s different than any other team sport because you ' re on the mat alone- you take the glory and the responsibility, and it gives you a definite feeling of self-accom- plishment. A RESTLING WRESTLI Frosh Soph-JV Wrestling 147

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T TAKING POSITION — Rob Crotty sets him- self up to bump the ball. Varsity players were always ready for the opponent- Vcrni mH gem bij 1mm)oKlo rhe whistle blows, the ball goes up and over the net, hitter bumps it up, the setter sets it up.then the spike is made by a fellow teammate who slams the ball down into the opponents ' court! Teamwork, that ' s all it takes. Al- though Capo ' s Volleyball teams have been labeled as inexperienced and young, all their practice has made them aggressive and confident. Because the guys practice every- day and sometimes on the week- ends, their technique and skills im- proved dramatically as the season progressed. Coach Goldstone said, It ' s those players who play volley- ball outside of school as well as on VARSITY VOLLEYBALL - Top row: Harvey Aguilar, Dave Hollo, Rob Crotty, Rob Olson, Gary Jackson, Ryan Benn, Jay Miranda, Coach Goldstone. Front row: Dave Treptow, Mike Norris, Donavan Mayes, Mark Berry the team who are the ones who take volleyball more serious and get bet- ter results. Mr. Goldstone encourages up- coming volleyball players to take ad- vantage of clinics, camps and prac- tices prior to each new season. As a matter a fact, Mr. Goldstone has a camp which teaches the funda- mentals of volleyball to both return- ing Varsity players and incoming freshman. This gives the student and coach more time for a one on one relationship and allows him to know each player ' s abilities better. Players like Ryan Benn, who ' ve gone from the frosh soph team to Varsity in one year, exemplify how hardwork and determination pay off for a Capo volleyball player. Just like dedicated senior Gary Jackson who returned to help Varsity win big for a second year in a row. Experienced players like Rob Crotty and Harvey Aguilar, who have moved up from JV to Varsity, made an impact on the team ' s record. As coaches Mike Hurlbut, Steve Maguire and Ken Goldstone took their volleyball teams to the limit, their dedicated players proved that teamwork pays off. Coach Goldstone stated, I have players who are good athletes as well as students. It takes guys with different interests to be- come a good player and scholar. iLLEYBALL VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Boys Varsity Volleyball 149