Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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FroshfSoph wrestler Phil Thomas puts on the pressure to pin his opponent. Thomas' pin gained 6 points for the team. fe? 5 Froshfsoph 21 Magnolia 35 I4 University 47 30 Valencia 40 8 Loara S9 45 Los Alamitos 9 35 Pacifica 36 3 El Dorado 63 18 Katella 56 18 Kennedy 54 Mendoza places first in Empire League Senior Jessie Mendoza, who wrestled varsity for the ma- jority of the year, took first place in finals on the JV team. Mendoza wrestled in the 187 pound weight class. Finals were rough. When I won my last match to take first, I felt relieved. It's the one moment that will stand out the most in my years of wrestling, said Mendoza. The JV team did a spectacular job taking league. The JV team started their season with three wins before meeting the imposing team of Loara. The grapplers sank Magnolia with a score of 58- 9. Meeting University they shut them out 57-o. They came up against Valencia with a win of 42-30. Senior Kevin Bailey suffered an injury which hurt the team's showing. The JV team closed the season with a record of 7-3. Both the JV and FroshfSoph learned a lot this year and got experience. They should do extremely better next yearf' explained Coach Dave Stout. 72 - wrestling al- 1. J.V. 66 FroshfSoph - row 1 - C. Bertuzzi, E. Langenwalter, A. Lewis, R. Diaz M. Wright, T. Yorga, D. Warden, K. Dobson. Row 2 - T. ..., Njghgls, T Hitchcock, jacques, S. Fujimura, T. Hargrave, Q,LWC,uevas, Clark, S. Buddoe D- Wallace' ROW 3 -..QO3QLlj1,,,D, Stout, S. Glance, Ferrari, M. Dunkovich, Qerber, V. Maynes, Grewal, ,B,MSkillman, C. Walker, K. Hirsh, Coach G Winstead. 2. JV wrestler DJ. Cuevas struggles for a reversal to gain two points Cuevas won the match by decision.

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Flores takes charge of JV and Varsity The Aztec wrestlers started the season off with a new head coach. Tom Flores took charge of the varsity team, after Dave Stout gave up the responsibility of the varsity team. Flores was previously the wrestling coach for a youth team out of the YMCA. I see a lot of potential in the team, I plan to make considerable changes in the program for next year and I feel we will be a success, stated Flores. One of the most outstanding wrestlers on the team was freshman Joe Acaba, wrestling at 98 pounds. In Acaba's first match he defeated his opponent by a pin in 38 seconds. Acaba also won against the powerhouse team of Loara, pinning again in 48 seconds. He ended the season with a record of 8-2 in dual matches and took third place in the Bonita and Brea Tournaments. Acaba, along with Robert Saucedo were the only freshmen on the varsity team. They are both predicted to do very well in the following years. Saucedo took an amazing first in the Canyon Tournament, pinning his way through it. It was really a struggle, but when I found out I took first place I couldn't believe it. I was so happy. Saucedo took third place in league finals. Another outstanding wrestler was Todd Kridle, who also took first at both the Canyon and Bonita Tournaments. Varsity EHS JV 36 Magnolla 37 58 Magnolia 9 36 Tdgllverflty 25 57 University o 42 mga I 42 Valencia 30 rx Loara 53 O Loan 68 45 Los Alamitos 2 3 Los Alamitos 2 35 Pacifica 26 Pacifica 48 U El laftado 45 I7 El Dorado 5 3 I5 ate 3 4 to Katella 59 zx Eennedy 39 35 Kennedy 24 32 ypress 37 26 Cypress 37 1. junior Steve Kronebusch struggles to pin his opponent. Kronebusch won by one pin in the second period. 2. Mark 2 Wright attempts to sink in a chicken wing. Wright scored six points for the team. wrestling - 7 I

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Men again take Empire third The Men's Track Team finished in the third place Empire League position behind Katella and Los Alami- tos. The team, competing against schools that are older, more established and more experienced and in a tougher league, retained last season's third place posi- tion. Even while in the Orange League the menis team has never been able to place higher than third in league standings, said junior Doug Brower. This has been the best varsity season since I've been on the team, said senior Dave Boyd who has been on the varsity team for three years. It was one of our better seasons, everyone did very well, and we were all proud, said senior Mike Worden. Coach Al Britt said, It's the best season so far, and this is just an indication of what we could do if the best athletes in the school came out. The lack of well- rounded athletes has become a problem to some coaches and was one of the reasons Varsity Basketball Coach Mike Moore resigned. 1. junior Doug Brower prepares mentally for a pole vault. Brower has participated in the pole vault event for three years. 2. Men's Track Team - front, E. Langenwalter, Sanchez , , B. O'Neill, R. Saucedo. Row 2, S. Bronson, D. Stauton, W. Hauptmeier, E. Kochis, S. Messer,n-Ikgargia, Hayes. Row 3, R. Duran, G. Davis, R. Sosrodjojo, G. Christian, G. ,QQle,-Dgjhmts, T. Whaling. Row 4, K. Forsythe, W. Frederi- burg, D. Browerh , M. Arthur, K. Pontiflect, Farrell. Row 5, S. Bordelon, K. Knapp, Sarvey, D. Hillger. Row 6, D. Boyd, K. Lawrence. lVIen's Track EHS W Troy L W Irvine L W El Dorado L L Katella W W Kennedy L W 'Cypress L W Pacifica L L Los Alamitos W track Y 73