Golden West High School - Sunset Yearbook (Visalia, CA)

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Junior varsity nabs 7 wins With seven wins overall and a 3-2 league record, the junior var- sity wrestling team nabbed third place in the West Yoscmite League. Coaches cited four play- ers as team leaders, all undefeated in dual matches. They were Gabe Espino in the 154 pound class, Jeremy Drain at 167, Alvin Odle at 175 and Candy Adams at 191. Candy is a two- time WYL champ for the junior varsity team. After viewing the JV season, Coach Dan Scar said he is opitmistic about future varsity wrestling teams, saying that the JV members will be able to fill the void left by graduating seniors. TOP: JV WRESTLING TEAM - First Row: Jose Perez, Jason Kimb- lcy, Robbie Ramos, Kelly Buttcris. Chris Cogbum, Seth Bolen, Mike Gomez, Tim Horton, Paul Shirk. Back Row: Coach Bcnji Guitcrrcz, Gabe Espino, Candy Adams, Robert Parker, Jeremy Drain, Sam Paolini, Curtis Hcvcncr, Pat Munoz, Bran- don Victory, Alvin Odle, Coach Dan Scar. MIDDLE: Jeremy Drain, undefeated in dual matches, sets the move to pin his opponent. BOTTOM: Mike Gomez scores points for the Trailblazcrs. 140 Photos by Fred Mason 4

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LEFT: Dan Gamulao, undefeated in the WYL, takes down his Rccdlcy opponent on his way to another victory. BELOW: Mike Nuckols docs an ankle pick before his Rccdlcy oppo- nent falls to his stomach. MIDDLE LEFT: City champ Sam Niebank gets the advan- tage against his opponent at the start of the match. MIDDLE RIGHT: Team captain Mike Bookman gets in a stance. 0 LEFT: John Dow drives his Redwood opponent into the mat. $ ABOVE: Del Pegan puts his opponent in an awkward posi- 1 lion as he prepares to score some points. 139 K«vin Brush Brandon Victory Michael Jennings

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VALLEY RUNNER-UP SOCCER CHAMPIONS - Front: Jeff Lawrence. Second Row: Rick Bento, Curt Rose, Fernando Cibrian, Ken Sawatsky, Kenny Lawson, Raul Franco, Mario Romero, Gabriel Rivas. Third Row: Coach Ernie Fawkes, Paul Ermic, Adam Swift, David Joopcs. Back Row: Spence Uota, Keith Shcldrick, Edgar Mendez, Dennis Goss, Mark Chamberlin. OH, SO CLOSE! Varsity soccer second in the Valley With 22 wins and just two losses, the varsity soccer team made it to the Valley championship finals to take on the undefeated team from West Bakersfield High School Feb. 24. Tied 1-1 at the end of regulation play, the team was defeated by West High 2-1 in overtime, giving the Trailblazers a second place finish in the Valley. The tight game was symbolic of the season the Trailblazers had, with many of their games decided by one point and seven games in overtime. To reach the finals, the team placed second in the West Yosemite League, behind first place Redwood High School which was the only team to defeat the Trailblazers. As the second place WYL representa- tive, however, the Trail- blazers had a tough playoff schedule. The first game came against Edison High School of Fresno, previ- ously ranked as the best team in the Valley. The Trailblazers’ 3-2 over- time victory against Edi- son came with a shoot- out because the score was tied after regulation B LEFT’: WYL Offensive J Player of the Year Gabriel | Rivas controls the ball in .c the Valley championship '1 game. Mark Chamberlin play and the overtime period. Gabriel Rivas, named the best offen- sive soccer player in the WYL, scored both goals for the Trailblazers in regulation and one in the shootout. With Edison out of the way, Golden West had another tough oppo- nent in Delano High School. The Blazers defeated Delano 5-3 in Mineral King Bowl to advance to the Valley playoffs. This is a team people will remember, said Coach Fawkes. 141