Colton Union High School - Crimson and Gold Yearbook (Colton, CA)

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I Off to a slow start Team enters Vegas soccer tournament Getting; oti lo d slow sljrl, Ihc Varsity Sot I IT learn look a lourth plat c stdn iing in thi ' league. VVilh cighl varsily playrrs rt ' iurning and lour |un- ior varsity, it h( lpoti the team to improve in iheir skill work to make the games more competitive. I went out lor the team because I like play- ing the number one sport, replietl lohn Rivera. I think the team did |)retty good but we didn ' t get the lu( ky breaks. I think it was a really good team, stated jim Wat. Wearing Iheir crimson and gold soc- c er shirts on game (Jays sIrengthenecJ the team ' s spirit. Having new crimson and gold sweats lo warm up in made the team more notit cable. As Wark VU)sher ( ommented, They made us look like a more organized team, made us look unified and gave us a touch ot class. During the Christmas holidays the team participated in the Las Vegas Hall ol Fame Tournament in Neveda. The only Caliiornia team to enter the tournament, Colton took a fifth place out of eight other teams. El Dorado High St hool Irtjm NevatJa came to California to play in the Colton Mem orial Stadium, junior jim Wat was nametJ All Ttjurnament Goalie. Playing douljle-rcjuntJs was the new aspect ior the soct cr team as they play the (jpponent twice. It ' s a great advantage, it gives you a t hance to see the other team and know you ' ll meet them again. So mut h can hap- pen anti results can be unpredictable, it makes it much mtjre ex( iting hav- ing two rounds, replieti second year ( oach, Mr. Dave Gomez. — Julie Visctjnti

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■i We let down ' Varsity team dribbles into Having played in one of the toughest }-A leagues in the area, the Yellow jackets took litlh place. Placing lourth or tilth in the Ivy League would have put you in the play-otts anywhere else. said Varsity Basket- hall Coach Bob Suartz Otiensively we played up to our ability in putting points on the board, but defensively we did not do as well as we could have, we let down. explained varsity coach Swartz. Predicting the team ' s outcome as 7-7 Coach Swartz was olt by two games as the jackets were 5-9 in the Ivy League and 8-11 overall. Noting the team ' s main problems as size, speed, and inconsistency the coach oi nine years stated, It was hard to get the proper match-up. When we needed size and played a big line up we lacked speed and hen we needed speed we were small and it hurt in rebounds. Add- ing the solution to the problem Swartz said, We needed size and speed in the same person. As tor inconsistency the coach explained, We never knew where the points were going to come trom lor sure, the only consistent shooter we had was Roger Layne. Guard Roger Layne was voted the Most aluable Player while Stu Hall was Leading Rebounder and the tost Improved Player was Kevin Warner. — Ingrid Warpness 1. Varsity Basketball Team: Front Row: Siu Hdll, loi ' ()li drc . Hon dNfiu»v, I ' .uil K( ll . I ' ino illdr( dl. Kill Wright Back Row: Codih Bill) Swan Wiki- Sani lir ljrr E Irdda, Wikc Bci k, ki ' in Gnhli-. ki ' xin WdrniT. I)d i ' danis, Roger ld rn ' . 2. Throwing a jump shot mt r Koliori H ini ' ii (1()| oi Kdmond i- loi- Olivdrc . 3. Senior Stu Hall hi)oi lor luo (loiniv dgdinst Kul)i(lou pld i ' rs Tini Bi ' llinn (SO) drive i guard Kogcr idvnt ' dN Dave Thompson ir to hloi k. 5. Leaping to score a hd kcl i- Pino Miiart ' dl d Rdino- nd s ld Downing {22) dlli ' nipt lo oiop the .hot. 6. Fans watch a ihi- Noiiow Idi k- i ' l Idkc the li ' dd in Ihc gdinc dgdinsi Rdinona 7. Watching Mike Sanchez hi) l d ld up shot is Kliniond pidvcr u Solomon. 8. Guard Paul Kelly mdki-s a ri ' t ' rM ld up shot ds Idmi-s Sidllworih oi Rubidoux unsuni ' Nsiuliv hUuks him 9. Reaching to gain the lumo hdll iror RuhidouN I ' hil Smith is KoMn drn« ' r.