Marcos De Niza High School - Libro de Oro Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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Varsity member Eric Swagel displays his ball-handling abilities against Tempe. Q , Q Making the Grade Basketball requires many long hours. Therefore, many players find it some- what of a challenge to maintain good study habits. According to Eric Swa- gel, who maintains an A average, By the time you get home and eat, you really don 't feel like doing much home- work. Due to the new law which re- quired all those who participate in sports to be passing five classes, players were forced to apply them- selves during the season to maintain a consistent grade point. 86 0 Sports Varsity Basketball Team. Manager Steve Ashley, Shayar Maroufkhani, Billy Makedonsky, Kevin Fowkes, Bari Julian, Coach Bob Yniguez, Brent Karnlg, Marc Moser, Scott Bell, Eric Placencia, Eric Swagel

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School Keeps Students Awckel any students were involved in ex- tracurricular activities at Marcos. These students were encouraged by parents, teachers, and friends to suc- ceed in these activities as well as in their school work. Students involved in sports spent as much as two to three hours each day working after school. Students often found that after-school activities cut into the time used for homework. Therefore, they had to spend extra hours studying and lose sleep or budget their time close- ly. Sophomore Gretchen Merten a varsity volleyball player, said her grades didn't drop during volleyball season. ljust stayed up Iaterg of course Mr. Rollins' study guides didn't leave me any time to sleep. Marcia Orlando, Girls' Cross Country Team said, My grades went up, because! worked harder to stay on the team. Tina Linder also involved in Cross Country said, My grades didn't change during Cross Countryg I just stayed up later to finish homework. . tw ' H t , '- ,,.s Lx ' f 5: ' . . lk Q A A f t ' 112,21 'i i , .,.. . :.:: P ' I N ':i. - - .. f ' A K' at , ls H S 'li 'i ...t. -I - I N ' H M I Wf': . .,..k .. P- s 'lsssl i Q ...Q wQ-85 Boys' Golf Team. L to R. Back row: Joe Hucuez, Steve Kane, Mark Vrabel, advisor Mr. Cosner, Troy Carpenter, Danny Olson, Mike Duff. Front row: Scott Bernier, Chad Prosser, lvan Valdez, Kent Durrant, Barry Prossen. Above left to right: Ms. Steenson instructs Kim Keebler about golf techniques during a tournament. Mark Vrabel, Troy Carpenter and Joe Hucuez pause during a golf game to cool down. . I a ,,iiiQ1ifizQcx,Mesa 228, axeogilgjggfit f 197 .!igfi25Q3sndlef . .I 216 . . if r el 55199 I Tempe 272, 193q35fff.f'l7' 1 211 203: K 210 . '98 t.,..t. wtwms .if sU'fw'f.vS..!, ' ' 'V I a..l . ' 23g-if lffgf. 'wilt ' I . ,.., , ,,..., 'V k , ,,i, , 4 in M 1.. ,. . Mark Vrabel anxiously awaits the outcome ot his put. H During golf season, I don 't think I turned on the t. v. once. It was the easiest thing to get rid of.I I - Kim Keebler Sports - 85

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. X Select Fevv Refine Tolenf Varsity Basketball Marcos de Niza Dec. 1 Trevor Browne Loss Dec. 3 McClintock Loss Dec. 8 Chandler Loss Dec. 10 Central Loss Dec. 11 Tempe Loss Dec. 15 Corona del Sot Loss Dec. 17-19 Tournament ' Jan, 5 Gilbert Loss . dan. 8 Mesa , Loss Jan. 12 Mt. View wg :Jan-. 15 Dobson ' Loss ' Jan. 19 Westwood Loss f Jan. 22 McClintock Loss Jan. 26 Chandler Win Jan. 29 Tempe Loss Feb. 2 Corona del Sol Loss Feb. 5 Gilbert Win Feb. 9 Mesa Loss Feb. 12 Mt. View l Feb. 16 Dobson V Feb, 19 - Wggjmyod I f' S Senior Shayar Macoulkhani prepares to put the ball back into play. arsity Basketball had to make a fresh start, due to the fact that most of the previous years' var- sity players had graduated. Finishing the season with a team of seven, Coach Yniguez made the best of his resources, and as the season pro- gressed, the raw talent with which he started was beginning to show refine- ment. The team finished the season with a 3-20 record. According to As- sistant Coach Denham, What it really comes down to is sacrifices have to Scott Bell and Brent Karnig attempt to rebound the ball. be made. When you ha ve a team with only seven players, and you 're in the third or fourth quarter, the effects of a small team become obvious. Mr. Denham stated that the small team hurts more sometimes in prac- tice than in games. Also, when a play- er fouled out or injured himself, the team had to rely on only one substitu- tion. As a result, the team could never play as aggressively as it would have liked. Eric Piacencia puts his special touch on a freethrow shot. Sports - 87