Charter Oak High School - Shield Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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Close Scores Bring Frustration By talking to a water polo player, you might think they had a bad year. While their 72 record was nothing to be ashamed ot, the team had hoped to do better. Most players telt they never quite pertormed at the level they were capable ot. We would slack ott at practice, thinking a team would be easy to beat, then they would prove us wrong. Our over-confidence may have killed us, stated Rick Bingle. The team must have played every game at a high level ot pertormance to do so well in their 3A league. Most valuable player Bill Pfeiffer had an outstanding year. As the sixth All Ameri- can in the history ot Charter Oak, he had a substantial reputation to live up to. That he did. Bill scored tive goals against lndio, which may well have been the toughest game ot the season. The thankless job ot goalie was per- tormed by Gerard Laf' ond who could propell his body considerably out ot the water and became a formidable guard ot the goal. Kirt Padilla, Matt Ellingsen and Rick Bingle also contributed valuable plays. Title IX states that it a sport is not ottered tor girls as well as boys, that the team has to be co-educational. Cheryl Rock and Tina Hugeback took advantage ot this. The two girls were good players and tit in well with the rest ot the close-knit team. Coach McNeil had taken on a new posi- tion as principal at Arrow High School, in addition to working with the water polo team. His time was divided between these responsibilities, which resulted in cancelled or postponed practices. Despite these set- backs, varsity water polo continued to be one ot the most outstanding teams on cam- pus. Close scores all year made their tinal 12- l3 loss to lndio in second round CTF. play- otts all the more frustrating. - BC. Teamwork is the Key to siiqrwess, Rick has things under control and Kirt is really to back him up. FRONT ROW: G. Lalfontl, M. Elhngsen, B. Ptittewr, T, Otterman. BACK ROW: Coach l. lVlc'Nif1l, ff. Rock, T. Hugebavk, l. Rodriguez, lvl. Behymvr. The 1-oarh otters Mike Behynifvr aflviige trom the sidelines. He is about to rnakir a tfrucial play. With the ball in reach, it looks like Bill Pteitter will score another goal. He was C'.O.'s high scorer. The twain takes a break trom warn-up. They listen attentively to the game plan. ,use . an Qi . as ,Mr N A .f V. W.. A 4-W H 1 . W , 4 H, M43 I if i . ,..,, ,..,. K . , ' W f K its ' b ww 2 '

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lnexperienced Players Learn Skills lunior varsity and freshmanfsopho- more water polo are meant to be a time for learning, a chance for beginning players to perfect their skills. Both the junior varsity and freshman! sopho- more teams took advantage of this. Coach Ed Luce had to start trom scratch with the majority ot inexperi- enced players as Doug Taylor and Michelle Fultz were the only returne ing members ot the teams. Doug proved to be versatile by tak- ing on the position of goalie at the last minute. With Brian Mann on defense and Brad Daurghty on offense, ju- nior varsity was a tough team to beat. They had a respectable win-loss record of 5-2 tor league games. The team was always supportive. lf someone wasn't playing, they'd be cheering for the players, said Brad Daurghty. This team spirit could be what helped the team to do so well. The freshman! sophomore team won 4 of 7 league games by forfeit. We may not have won a lot, but we sure had fun, said David Millar. Tommy Rowe, who was new to the sport, proved to be the most valuable player. ln their most impressive win against Servite, CO. scored 20 points while only allowing their opponents one goal. - BC. .,...-av The ball seems to be out of reach. However, Tadd Foster strains to grasp it. Hitting the ball well out ot reach of the opponent is Kevin Luce. He was the most improved player on junior varsity. The opponent is always ready to move in on the ball. Richard Witherspoon effectively prevents this. lunior Varsity, TOP TO BOTTOM: R. Wither- spoon, D. Taylor, M. Scarboro, T. Foster, l. Scar- boro, l. Bissel, L. Vanlobensels, Coach Luce, B. Mann, K, Luce, M. Fultz. Freshman!Sophomore, TOP TO BOTTOM: S. Youngs, C. lackson, l. Millar, D, Millar, T. Guiyn, Coach Luce, M. Patel, T. Rowe. There are always obstacles. lason Bissel gets the leverage to overcome one. N?