Costa Mesa High School - Round Up Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA)

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Qy'q:::f 0 vi, .., , ,3 f ,, . . W , 5 i 'K - Junior Varsity Volleyball Team: Top Row: Ricky Franz. Paul Knipp, Randy Franz Jeff Caprine, Bill Barlhei. Mike lngalsbce, Coach liric Tcmplin. Bottom Row: Fred Hamilton, Mark Gilbert, Danny Walters, Ray Fertack, Mark Steelsmilh, Pclcr Clark. John Jones. and liric Palmer. SPORTS-107

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Volleyball Teams Show Vast Improvement Vast improvement was the words for this year's Boys Volleyball team as they played ball in one of the toughest leagues in the nation, the South Coast League. ln the prestigious Inglewood Tournament, the Mesans suprised all of Southern California in wiping out Edison and North Torrance in straight games, thus reaching the finals as the slfl seeded team against Redondo Beach, the 932 seed. Mesa suffered the loss, but took Redondo to three games, 15-9, 12-15, 14-16, losing the final on a tie- breaker. The awards were plentiful in this tournament as Peter Hamborg emerged as the MVP with Jim Pinkerton re- ceiving All-Tourney recognition along with a Honorable Mention status to Marlon Liotta. Two-year coach Jerry Wynant was also named the Most Valuable coach of the tournament. When the season came along the Mustang's placed in the top three in league, losing only to defending CIF champion Laguna Beach and Corona del Mar. It Marlin Liotta reaches high to block a spike. 2, Pete Hamborg puts the ball away. 3. .l.V. team members battle in a scrimmage. 44 Volleyball players anticipate a serve. 5- Mike lngalsbee passes the ball. .YZ I 'Tr Varsity Volleyball team for 1978: Top Row: Pete Hamborg, Marlin Liotta Gene LeMeur Coich lcrrx Wincnt Bottom Row Tim Buck ley, Fred Wright, Jim Pinkerton, Gordon l-aPointe, and Dan Verbalovich 106 SPORTS

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Netters Have Great Season Under New Coach The Costa'Mesa High School Frosh-Soph, J.V. and Varsity tennis teams had an exceptional year under new coach, Jack Thomas. The Varsity placed in the elite group of South Coast League teams with a top three finish, as they were led by seniors Darrell Werner, James Liu and Roger Rush, plus junior sensation Joel Werner. The netters had an overall outstanding season with the only losses coming from Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach and University. Coach Thomas hopes the younger Mesans can prove to be strong, as he graduates six of his eight Varsity lettermen. The underclassmen had another above average year with the likes of Steve Meisenheimer, Greg Potjes and Todd Hanson leading the way. The participation of this year's tennis teams was the best at Mesa in ages, as the Frosh-Soph team had a whopping eighteen boys try out and the .I.V.'s with ten boys on the squad. l. Senior Darrell Werner lets his infamous overhand smash fly into an awaiting opponent's hapless racket. 2. Joel Werner, the Mustangs junior superstar, gets set to put an ACE on his rival, in a recent match. The Varsity Tennis team for l978: Sitting: Richard Panian,Don O Neal Jon Tucker Jon Tomita Standing Coach .lack Thomas Fred Connors, Ed Meldonian, Roger Rush, James Liu. Not Pictured Joel and Darrell Werner 108 SPORTS