Laton High School - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Laton, CA)

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Season With Blazing Action Junior Varsity The J.V.'s, lighting their way through another tough season, finished with a league mark of one and four. Plagued with injuries the Mustangs could not develop an offense to complement their strong defense. However, team spirit remained high. Laton 7-20 Riverdale Laton O- 9 Firebaugh Laton 13- O Lindsay Laton 9-13 Avenal Laton 0-14 Immanuel Laton 2- 7 Strathmore Laton 19- 6 lVlcFarland Laton O-16 Parlier FIRST ROW: T. Gonsalves, A. Valladares, T. Aguiar, B. Nester, C. Domingos, T. DeLaRosa, B. Riddle, E. Garcia. SECOND ROW: R. Alves, T, Hall, R. Stockton, S. Gamble, P. Peery, R. Liggett, B. Harris, W. Castaneda. THIRD ROW: Coach C. Budde, A. Martinez, W. Hammond, Nl. Nledeiros, D. Koelewyn, T. Rezendes, E. Jiminez, S. Alcoser, R. Alcoser, Coach F. Netto. NOT PICTURED: S. Arakelian. fall 21

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Teams Survive Another Grueling The Varsity Mustangs began the season by defeating the Riverdale Cowboys for the hrst time in sixteen years. This was to be the only success of the year for the inexperienced Ivlustangs. lVlost of this inexperience was at the crucial perimeter positions. Of thirteen seniors on a twenty-one player squad, four were first year Varsity. With a limited number of players the team did not have the depth needed for a strong team. Despite this the team became very positive early in the season. The scoreboard does not reveal the time and effort spent in preparation for each game. Laton 13- 6 Riverdale Laton O- 7 Firebaugh Laton 7-13 Lindsay Laton O-13 Avenal Laton 0-49 Immanuel Laton 20-20 Strathmore Laton O-37 lVlcFarland Laton 13-33 Parlier Varsity FIRST ROW: R. Stockton, Nl. Rosa, K. Gravance, B. Cranshaw, Nl. Jiminez, L. Freberg. SECOND ROW: B. Duninkerken, C. Speer, J, Williams, B. Heftiey, B. Harris, A. Barreno. THIRD ROW: Coach R. Braddon, F. Gonsalves, H. lvlontejano, D. Hall, D. Stewart D. Arakelian, J. St. Martin, G. Riddle, Coach L Yeghoian. NOT PICTURED: C. Balver, lVl. l-larguindeguy, Nl. Yanez. 'ff is 20 fall

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Varsity Squad IVlore Than Just Championship Team This year's Varsity Volleyball team was more than just a championship team, according to their coach, lVls. Kim Brown. HThey were ten individuals who dedicated themselves to hard practices, long hours of training, and good play, commented Coach Brown. The squad withstood a 3 and 2 preseason to come back with a 9 and 1 East Sierra League standing and the championship. Although the girls lost their playoft position to Garces in the first round, they had the spirit and the gumption to win. The girls were treated to a steak dinner, complements of the Laton Lions Club, for bringing to Laton the 1978-79 E. S. L. volleyball championship. 1. Emily Bertao practices spikes before a game. 2. BACK ROW: Sheri Davis, Leslie Coffman, Marylou Morris, Augustine Hendricks, Kristi Nester, Emily Bertao, Coach Kim Brown. FRONT ROW: Kevi Barger, Ruth Shiroyama, Debbie Durst, Helen Brown, Alice Hernandez, Liz Balver. Q. ga Ng- LL l is ,f-.- 22 fall