Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Zucchero cleans boards Linda Zucchero led the Empire League Champion Aztec basketball team in almost every major category, including rebounding. Linda is very aggressive and dedicated, stated Head Coach Dal Dessecker. She led the team in rebounding despite her size. fShe is only 5,9j, added Dessecker. In addition to her aggressive board work, Zucchero averaged IO points per game, the Coach Dal Dessecker gives instructions to Linda Zucherro and Brooke Hahner at the crucial Pacifica game. Zucherro second best on the team. I just went out and tried to do my best, stated Zucchero. was named All League at the close of the season. ,iiir L ' Varsity EHS e P t . opp Kennedy , - ' 49 Loan 4 Alamit 63 Crime 45 66 Los os 29 84 Pacifica 23 S4 El Dorado 38 A78 Kennedy 9 A ' Katclla ' 30 . Cyafw P 33 ii , IAM-3 K I ' 25 778 i Pacifica 25 Los Alamitos - ' za i 53 EI Dorado 27 A CIF 37 Villa Park 36 35 Rowland 25 So Pomona 54 S4 Alemany 62 e Jv 'EHS OPP 35 Katella io 5: Kennedy 18 35 Loara 26 46 Cypress zx 4:7 Los Alamitos gl K ' Pacifica I9 H3255 M El Dorado - Q --',, 24 I Kennedy f 'fqfff X zo Katella ,P V, 16 44 CWM P 13 ss Mm 15 Pacifica 9 Los Alamitos 24 46 El Dorado 27 '54 54 ,wwf 1. Coach Dal Dessecker gives some helpful hints to his girls. The girls took the helpful hints all the way to the second round of CIF. 2. jennifer Latta passes through two Pacifica players for the basket. The team beat Pacifica 78-25. i'i x-alle

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EEHS 30 zz 41 48 27 37 2.6 35 35 36 25 28 3 1 30 3 1 45 44 50 49 Basketball A g, Valencia Capo Valley Servite Katella Kennedy Katella Kennedy I Loara C css l.oY5fAlamitos Pacifica El Dorado Kennedy Katella Cypress Loara Pacifica Los Alamitos El Dorado Sophs suffer I9 learning experiencesl' As brilliant as the Varsity team's season was, the sophomores, by comparison, had a dismal season. Coached by Jay Wenzel the sophomores had to regard their o-19 record as nineteen good learning experiences. The sophomore team, which did not win a game last year as freshmen, attribute part of the difficulty they had to the newer, more competitive Empire League competition. The team coulcln't help but become dispirited by their unblemished losing record. Often when asked how his team had done, sophomore Jim Brown would simply shake his head and say, Don't even ask. Voted Most Valuable player at their banquet was Eric Bergstrom and Ken Kloman was given the Coaches' Award. 1. Coach jay Wenzel discusses strategy with his sophomore team. The team ended the season with a 0-I9 record. 2. Sophomore Basketball Team - front - Tom johns, Cesar Laure, Andy Duran, Sean Hawkins, Ken Kloman, jim Smith, Tim Murphy. Row 2 - Jay Wenzel, Jim Brown, Lance Lundquist, Eric Berg- strom, Mike Ross, Greg Willie, Kevin Bass. 3. Freshman Keith Pontiflect attempts to score two more points. The freshmen eventually lost to the Los Alamitos Griffins. basketball - 199

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Girls again capture league, enter CIF Not only did the men's basketball team end the season as league champs but both women's teams ended their seasons as champs of the newly entered Empire League. Coached by Dal Dessecker the Varsity team defeated all Empire League contenders and entered CIF play. They defeated Villa Park 37-36. We were intimidated for most of the game due to the presence of a 6'8 girl, said Dessecker. The team went on to defeat Rowland High School 35-25. It wasn't until the CIF semi-finals against Alemany that the Aztec hope for a CIF crown were dashed. We played a great first half, but in the third quarter we stopped scoring and getting rebounds, said Dessecker of the 62-54 loss. When Dessecker is not coaching the women's basketball team he is coaching the women's volleyball team. In recent years he has been able to amass a total of seven league championships, four in volleyball and three in basketball. Dessecker has a record that any high school coach would be proud of, his record here is perfect. 'Tve been blessed with all the talent. All I do is continually strive to help the girls reach their ultimate skill level, he said. Dessecker attributes the phenomenal number of wins to the inherent talents of his teams. I enjoy coaching because we've been so successful. I love to win, he added. 1. Coming from behind, Linda Zucchero goes for the point. Zucchero was the second leading scorer. 2. Girls Varsity Basketball - Jennifer Latta, Barb Spiro, Linda Zuc- chero, Shawn Sturgeon, .CnadLDgal' Brook Hahner, Barb Bausch, Ann Polchalik, Teresa Schreitmuller. Walker l I 1