Lennox High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Lennox, CA)

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Pinto takes top volleyball honors With no starters returning from last year, Coach Wheeler’s 1979 volleyball team set about developing their skills, understanding of the game, and ability to perform together as a team. The girls showed great hustle and togetherness in heartbreaking losses to taller, more experienced squads from Morningside, El Segundo, and Redondo. With en- thusiasm undiminished, they came back to knock an ex- cellent Leuzinger team out of second place, defeating them on their back-to-school night. Reina Pinto was team captain and most valuable player. Pinto also received second team All-League hon- ors. Cris Garcia was selected as the best team player, and Ana Colon was voted most improved. 1. Captain Reina Pinto displays the drive and form that earned her second team All-League honors. 2. Up goes Stephanie Ragin for the spike. Ragin was one of the most consistent performers on the varsity. 3. “It’s mine!’’ An enthusiastic Elenoa Ngaue bumps the ball as teammates stand ready to assist. 4. VARSITY VOLLEY- BALL—Front: Ana Colon, Julie Rojas, Cris Garcia. Back: Patty Moreno, Blanca Rojas, Stephanie Ragin, Reina Pinto, Elenoa Ngaue. PL SBC GSS IOS TT RR res olleyball Volleyball Volley | RAED GT Les BEERS TSE PERS LEE ND TD I

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Top runners Ruth Culqui and Ena Heredia (1) stride toward the finish line. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY TEAM — Kneeling: Ruth Culqui, Vanessa Sulam. Standing: Tina Whitley, Ena Heredia, Lynette Lemond. If concentration is the key, Va- nessa Sulam (3) will score a victory in this one! Cross country gains new look For the first time in its history, Lennox High had a girls’ cross country team. Under first year coach Dennis James, the determined five girl squad went through many long hours of strenuous training and conditioning exercises. At the end all the hard work paid off as the Lancer runners finished third at League finals to qualify for CIF competition. Seniors Ruth Culqui and Ena Heredia set the pace for the enthusiastic girls, displaying great con- sistency throughout the first season of cross country participation. Cross Country 21

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JV’s look good This year’s junior varsity spikers posted a proud 5-7 record in tough Pioneer League competition. Like the varsity, the JV’s often found themselves facing teams that were much taller and a great deal more experi- enced than the locals. Despite this handicap, the girls came away with victo- ries against Centennial, Leuzinger, Redondo, and Morn- ingside. According to Coach Ron Elliott the lively Lancer spikers looked good even in defeat, losing some crucial matches by very narrow margins. At the close of the season, Olga Martinez was hon- ored as the team’s most valuable player, while Dennisse Mercado was named most improved player. With the enthusiasm they demonstrated and the skills they learned this year, many JV players look forward to a successful varsity seas on in 1980. 1. Most valuable player Olga Martinez makes a smashing serve to help score to a big win against Leuzinger. 2. A determined team-surrounds Coach Ron Elliott for some in-depth strategy talk. 3. JV VOLLEYBALL—Seated: Olga Martinez. Row 2: Maria Loera, Sonia Rivera, Margarita Monsivaiz, Dennisse Mercado. Back: Betty Moala, LeShaun Mathieu, Coach Ron Elliott. 4. Sonia Rivera has learned how important it is to keep eye concen- tration on the ball. 5. Dennisse Mercado (right) watches closely as Betty Moala bumps a set in the Lancers’ win over Redondo.