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

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w JV basketball places third; wins 12 games With a 6-4 record, the boys’ junior varsity basket- ball team placed third in the West Yosemite League. The team was 12-8 overall. Coach Mike Brock cited five players for their out- standing play. They included Bubby Morse, the team’s leading scorer and most valu- able player with 188 points; team captain Jorge Rodri- guez, for his ball handling skills and 138 total points; center and team captain Chris Swanbcrg, the team’s leading rebounder; Damon Maurice, the only freshman on the JV squad and 105-point scorer, and Derrick Porter, for his rebounding skills. FAR LEFT: Team co-captain Chris Swanbcrg, the team’s leading rcboundcr, shoots for two. LEFT: Team co-captain Jorge Rodriguez passes the ball around the court. V BASKETBALL - Front row: Jorge Rodriguez, Eric Nelson, Rafael Carrillo, Jason Kennedy, Eric Glispcy. Middle row: Bubby Morse, Don Conner, Brad Bryan, Cash lorris, Damon Maurice. Back row: Derrick Porter, David Jones, Coach Mike Brock, ohn Madruga, Chris Swanbcrg.

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JV soccer wins championship With 18 wins and just 2 losses overall and 9-1 in the West Yoscmitc League, the junior varsity Trailblazcrs won the league title in 1987. The team also won first place in the Mt. Whitney Tourna- ment and third place in the Hanford Tournament. RIGHT: Jose Flores battles two Redwood players to take control of the ball. BELOW: Richard Nunez controls the offense during the game against Redwood High School. Though coaches said there were no real “super stars, ” and that the team was well balanced throughout, they cited sev- eral players for outstanding play. They included goalie Carlos Magana, Gabc Magana, Carlos Romero and Russ Hull. They also cited Mike Alvarez and Rich- ard Christenson for their defensive play. Varsity Coach Ernie Fawkes said he is optimistic that the varsity team can continue to be contenders for the Valley championship because of the outstanding players that are on the J V squad who will be varsity members in future years. JV Soccer - Front row: Wyatt Alter, Tony Navarro, Eric Ncccc, Richard Christenson, Carlos Magana, Mike Alvarez, Ryan Fife, David Reimer, Jose Flores, Coach Russell Hull, Coacy Jeremy Sawatsky. Back row: Gabriel Magana, Jorge Sanchez, Kevin Arellano, Carlos Romero, Aldofo Paniagua, Darren Shcldrick, Richard Nunpz, Brian Hill. 144

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A Poly trophy for Blazers Posting a 10-13 overall record, and a 3-7 mark in the WYL, the highlight of the varsity basketball season came in the Poly Wilhelmsen Tournament during Christmas vacation. Dropping the first game to Monache High School, the Trailblazcrs defeated Corcoran, Reedley and Exeter to win the consolation title. The consolation title marked the first time a Trailblazer team has won a trophy in the Poly Wilhelmsen Tournament and the first time a Trail- blazer player, Chris Dorado, made the All- Tournament team. Chris, who tied the school record of 25 points per game twice, was also named to the All-League team. Doug Hoopes made the second team and John Bratsch and Jason Thornburg received hon- orable mention honors. RIGHT: Counter clockwise from bottom: John Bratsch, Eddie Hernandez, Coach Rex Robertson, Doug Hoopes, Kevin Jeffries, Tim Williams, Manager John Hall, Rick Johnston, James Billingsley, Dan Hol- comb, Allen Nearing, Chris Dorado, Rick Johnson, Tim Smith, Shone Dc Large and Jason Thornburg. ABOVE: Leading scorer Chris Dorado scores two more for the Trailblazcrs. MIDDLE: Trailblazcrs wait for the rebound against Monachc. FAR RIGHT: Dan'Holcomb shoots for two 146