John Burroughs High School - Akela Yearbook (Burbank, CA)

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E it S 1 , ,g 1 , , af- vrfay 5 , I 3 The 1970-71 John Burroughs Indians Varsity Basketball Team are small but make up for it with ability Representing the team as captains are JON CHANCE QLD and MIKE HOLMAN CRD. I 26

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country is ever for I 970 Working hard to make this years team a League Contender is Coach Jack Drager. 1 , 9 , X W gfiy 1, W iz A 3 ,, , ,V.' , , 2, I 7 . ,,',,-, 3,5 A is 1, m , ig W f fa? ,- fm X X ,ffff . r fs , I V ,. V A Q V Alter an agonizing battle, Chris Andrus crosses the finish line. This years Cross County Team has shown the potential to be the best team we have ever had at John Burroughs. The harriers are led to the hills by possible all Foothill League runner BILL BUSS. Bill shattered the existing school record of 9:38.0 by 4 seconds with the time of 9:34.0. Varsity retuming Lettermen are STEVE TAY- REIN, 'CHRIS ANDRUS, MARK RO- MAN. Leading the J.V. are JERRY EVERHART, MITCH BENNENT, RANDY KENNEDY, and MIKE FRO- LICH. Some fine sophomore prospects are RIC OSLUND who usually runs Var- sity, RICHARD THEODORE, GILBERT VENEGAS and GARY FIGUEROAQ. The team has worked hard all summer and should finish high in the league. During practice the team runs and runs. They work out in the Griffith Park Hills, in the smog. They run up to the Observatory and mix with the heavens, and stars. This years team should represent our school well, if they donlt get all wrapped up in poison oak. CROSS COUNTRY Alford, Jim Andrus, Chris Bennett, Mitch Buss, Bill Canterbury, Mike Corey, Stuart Coutts, Joe Dixon, John Everhart, Jerry Froelich, Mike Figueroa, Gary Hill, Frank Johnson, Glenn Jones, Jeff Kennedy, Randy McCaskill, Mike Miller, Jim Miramontes, Hector Mullins, Mike Omdorff, Joe Osluno, Ric Rohland, Carl Roman, Mark Theodore, Richard Shadle, Gordie Smith, Brian Tayrein, Steve Venegas, Gilbert Weed, Jack Wemyss, Robert

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Varsity goes all out Coaching the Varsity Hoopsters is the very dependable RON CRAIG. 1970-1971 VARSITY BASKETBALL JON CHANCE MIKE HOLMAN BRAIN ASH LARRY KING DOUG ANDERSON JIM GAI LBRAITH BRAIN MC COY BRUCE HOGUE GREG SCHUPP MIKE CARTER JOHN NICHOLS to play the game VARSITY BA SKETBA LL The 1970-71 Varsity Basketball Team is not packed with Big Men but they are packed with spirit. The team is led by the only Senior on the team, MIKE HOLMAN. Mike is an outstanding shooter and rebounder. He has a very good chance of making the all-league team. Junior Standout JON CHANCE is also trying to carry the load of the team. He is a great competitor and an all around Sportsman. Other starters on the team are BRIAN ASH, JIM GAILBRAITH, and LARRY KING. Gailbraith and King are sophomores and they are big. King is a good shooter 8a rebounder but is towered over by other centers in our league. Gail- braith is a tough and physical player. BRIAN ASH is a junior and a good ball handler and shooter. Other members of the team are DOUG ANDER- SON., MIKE CARTER, GREG SCHUPP, BRUCE HOGUE, and JOHN NICHOLS. In non-league play this year our team showed power in defeating teams such as Paramount, West Torrance, and LeSalle. During Christmas they entered the Hawthorne tournament and finished in Fifth place. In the Pioneer tournament they finished in forth place losing out on winning third place by one point. In league play they haven,t done very goodwbut in every game. In is the toughest in Valley with their and Pasadena are we have been in there fighting the eyes ofemany, our league California. We have Cresenta smallest starter at 6'3 . Blair rated in the top 20 in the CIF. the rest ofthe schools are all very strong. With out team fighting all the way we should win our share of games. 1 The manager of the team is TONY VECCHEAR- ELLI, and assistant manager is BILL MILNER.