El Dorado High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Placentia, CA)

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.° 3 0 « .° ' ! ° 0- Trying to retain possession from the Paclfica player, Todd Holt shows off his talent. Giving their all. Gene Tjoa and Todd Holt sky for the ball. 226 Varsity Soccer i».- ' -»iA»i« . With key positioning. Rich Yarger heads the ball away from the Esperanza defender.

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T- - Junior V ' arsity El Dorado 71 6 Kennedy El Dorado II Pacifica EI Dorado 36 34 Cypress El Dorado 58 15 Esperanza El Dorado 50 26 Los Alamitos El Dorado 35 32 Loara EI Dorado 36 27 Katella t]„ friP ■i TJ Frosh Soph 1 El Dorado 49 16 Esperanza El Dorado 60 12 Cypress El Dorado 66 12 Los Ala mitos El Dorado 46 IS Kennedy El Dorado 20 46 Loara El Dorado 20 45 Katella r jii|imnR Sticking Together To go out and wrestle every match offensively and to try our hardest, said junior John Robinson, was the main goal of each match. Having that in mind the J.V. team finished first in league, with a perfect 7-0 record. Winning such tournaments as the Edison 8-Way, Buena Park, and El Dorado tournaments this team has a bright future ahead of them. Great coaching, which created talent among us, was the key ingredient that made this year a success, commented fresh- man George Singleton. The team was led by John Robinson, Mike Morris, Mike O ' Hig- gins and George Singleton Each won league in their own weight division. Working n Hard Hard work and dedication led the Frosh Soph wrestling team to a successful year. The whole team practiced hard having 2-3 hour practices everyday, sometimes even on weekends. During practice they worked hard to perfect their moves and techniques. The team learned quickly thanks to the Hawks new coach Mr. Bishop. Mr. Bishop was a great coach. He explained everything well and he really knows his wrestling, commented Mike Modika. The team did well in tournament matches, win- ning one of the biggest tournaments of the year, the Valencia 8-Way. The team was led by, Brian Robertson, Mike Mo- dika, Bob Lancy, and Justin Sweet. Maintaining his advantage over the Katella wrestler, Joey Ochoa works hard for a victory. The Frosh Soph wrestling team: Coach Bishop. C. Barr. J. Sweet. M. Badstubner. B. Lancy. M. Modica. J. Stevens. B. Robertson and Coach Jacobs. K. Kish. R. Eickhoff. J. Ochoa. and J. Choi. J.V. Frosh Soph Wrestling 225

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Sticking Together With some key injuries, things didn ' t go as planned. stated lunior Jeff Boucher. This year ' s varsity soccer team knew what it meant when the saying injuries can kill you came up. With injuries to such players as Jeff Boucher. Bob Bunce. Rich Yarger and Gene Tjoa the group tried to but could not overcome these obstacles. Playing such powerhouse teams as Esperanza. Cypress, and Brea Olinda. the team had their share of bad breaks. The season starting off with a bang and entering league play with an umblemished record is when things fell apart, com- mented |unior Vic Irwin. The season ended with a record of 4 wins 9 losses and 6 ties which placed them a respectable fifth in league. The most important thing is to have fun and we did that, but It would have been nice to win a couple more games. concluded junior Darren Mathews. Boys varsity soccer from L-R top row, T. Portugal. M. Holdeman, R. Yarger. B. Peters. V. Doose. M. Rowen. R. Galvin. D.Mathews, bottom M. Connors, T. Dean. B. Butice, J. Boucher. K. Osterberg, V. Irwin. G. Tjoa. T. Holt, J. Eyer. ut-jumping the opposing player. Gene Tjoa keeps his Heading the ball. Darren Malhews lakes another shot on goal, ye on the ball. Varsity Soccer 227