Estancia High School - Flight Yearbook (Costa Mesa, CA)

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Varsity Top How: Chris Yagerlener, Brian Wallace, Scott Prior, Carmine Rimi, Shawn Knudsen, Ron Miller, Jack Pacheco. front How: Jose Chavez, Dan Outlaw, Iran Vu, Ivan Tsai, Basil Weaver, Erin Granados, Tuan Mguyen J.V. Top Row: Jeremy Twardsowski, Brad Weaver, Jim Butler, Chad Patton Front How: Cisco Lazono, Rodney Coredo 1. Carmine K m fights to stay on his feet. 2. Chris Yagerlener Keeps his opponent in check. rosh Soph Top How: Marks Aarons, Jack Howard. Jeff Stein, Dan Patrone, Gerardo Gomez ront How: Loc Le, David Walters. Joe Weaver. Matt Malbrook. Branden McClean Wrestling 121

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To Be A Wrestler cont ' d from page 118 You walk into the locker room to cool down and think about the match. It is hard to believe it is already over, and that the crowd has already forgotten. You sigh and smile to yourself; you have not forgotten. Scott Onstott, who took third over all in his weight division at Cir, Brian Wallace, who took sixth in his, and Tuan Mgyuyen, who also took sixth place in his weight division, surely must have felt some of the exaspera- tion of pre-match jitters. They practiced long, hard hours, never quite satisfied with their abili- ties. We have a strong wrestling team year after year. This year we faired well at Cir and the Mas- ter ' s tournament. GIF is a sort of qualifying tournament for the Master ' s Tournament. GIF also determines who the best is in Galifornia. The Master ' s Tourna- ment shows who the best is in Galifornia, as well as in the bor- dering states. If you ask any wrestler what it means to be one he will quite probably tell you what Dan Pa- trone said, What it means to be a wrestler? Well, I guess it just means that you are dedicated to your sport. During the whole sea- son you live wrestling. When it ' s over, you ' re glad to get a break, but part of your routine is gone, and you can ' t wait until next sea- son. Being a wrestler means that you are proud to be one. 120 Sports

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Not For The Thrill Of Victory ? rW he team was rela- tively new and in- experienced this year. 1 considered it a ' learn- ing ' year for us, said Balta- sar Estrada about the success of the team. There were few returning runners for both the boys ' and girls ' teams. Many of the members had graduat- ed the previous year. Practice runs were lengthy in both time and distance, and used to build stamina, wind sprints to strenghten the lungs, runs up Puke Hill to adapt to different terrain, and stretching to loosen and relax the muscles. All of these gave both teams a solidity and helped each individual to achieve. The teams gave each other the support needed for the many wins they had. They weren ' t out there just to win, though. Everyone had their own reason for being out on the course. I don ' t run just to win, Cindy Pearson said, I run because it helps me re- lax and unwind. 122 Sports