James Madison High School - Prospectus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Cagers Go for It! T he 76 edition of the Madison basketball team found itself in an unusual position. Gone were the Art Leahys, Rock Lees, Mark Oswalts, and Bob Mackersies who had dominated Warhawk teams of the past. Gone were the 1 preseason rankings that had become so common place for Madison basketball. Gone were the scores of returning lettermen which Coach John Hannon had be- come so accustomed to. In fact, the only resemblance that this year's cagers shared with teams of the past was the constant hustle, desire and drive for perfection which fans associate with Warhawk basketball. However, these qualities proved to be enough. The 76 hoopsters, led by such outstanding athletes as Jeff Lee, Dave Ferguson, Jesus Salona, and Steve Derganc, scrambled their way to many victorious efforts. Among these were crushing wins over such powerhouses as Crawford, Lincoln, Patrick Henry, and Metropolitan League Champion Chula Vista. Along their road to success, the Hawks swept in many honors. Examples of these were a second place finish in the Kiwanis Tournament along with an additional second place award in the Baron Optomist Tournament. The Hawks also climbed as high as second in the Top Ten. The Warhawks hurdled many obstacles which blocked their path on the way to an outstanding season. 208 Varsity Basketball

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6 Debbie Rice works on her net game. 7 Tennis Team: FIRST ROW: Michelle Brown, Karen Johnson, Debbie Rice, Rena Celestial, Stacy Lewcr, Jana Long, Karen Scmintal, Cora Quillan, Debbie Duren, Lisa Phelps, Claire Aeria, Lori Searle, SECOND ROW: Helene Sabo, Wendy Reitmcyer, Elaine Johnson, Debbie Burch, Janeen Johnson, Maureen O'Conner, Susie Cummings, Vickie Sortino, Cheryl Ferguson, Kerry Moore, Jeannie Schumacher, Karla Knop, Nancy Patterson, Kathy Szeller, THIRD ROW: Janice Smith, Donna Halsaw, Mary Ainsworth, Carol Walery, Valerie Vetica, Chris Venzor, Trudy Hibbs, Suzette Myreng, Mrs. Rosser, Sylvia Goos- sens, Pat Lopez, Karen Merritt, Mara Pollack, Audrey Rogers. 8 Last minute net repairs are made by Audrey Rogers. I ennis has grown to be such a pop- ular sport that forty girls tried out for the tennis team. Of these, the top four singles and four doubles teams com- peted with other schools in San Diego. The Madison team took third place in Western League, with a 6-3-1 record. Kathy Szeyller, team captain and num- ber one singles player, placed fourth in Western League. The doubles team of Audrey Rogers and Debbie Rice received third place. Nancy Patterson and Wendy Reitmcyer, top doubles players, qualified for C.I.F. This team had a better sense of to- getherness than others, claimed Coach Rosser. In an individual sport like tennis that's hard to achieve, but these girls had alot of team spirit and alot of good times. Girls'Tennis 207

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1 Ron Dowda skyhooks over Pirate player. 2 Jeff Lee gets two points the easy way. 3 Steve Derganc shoots from outside. 4 Sus Salona hustles down for a quick basket in victory over Mt. Carmel. 5 PaulVVirkusgoesupforashot. 6 Dave Ferguson shoots past Sundevil. 7 Varsity Basketball: Jeff Lee, Bill Rod- gers, Steve Derganc, Melvin Fields, Paul Wirkus, Sus Salona, Head Coach John Hannon, Ass't Coach Dan Miller, Jesse Self, Ron Sexinian, Jim Wallery, Rich Leahy, Ramon Wells, Dave Fer- guson, Ron Dowda. Varsity Basketball 209