Oakmont High School - Odinboken Yearbook (Roseville, CA)

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'80 Vorsity Footooll Teorn Hindered By Key Injuries Frustrotion is o feeling the 1980 vorsity foorboll teom become quite fornilior with os they bottled ogoinst numerous injuries os well os o controversiol touchdovvn in ochieving their fourtheploce finish in SFL competition. Although they got off to o good stort by winning their second ond third gomes ogoinst Rio Lindo ond Lindhurst, the excessive injuries to lsey ployers, both offensive ond defensive lines, l-cept the Vikings from vvinning, The injuryeplogued Oolsrnont teom vvos never oble to estoolish o pernwonent storting lineup. Heod cooch Don DelGronde's rnost memoroble moment of the seoson vvos the lost two seconds of the Roseville gorne becouse it rneons o lor to be the city chomps. The Vikings hod scored on opporent touchdown to vvin the gome over their biggest rivols, the RHS Tigers, only to be told thot officiol time hod run out prior to the score-o disoppointing woy to end the seoson, Cooch's Appreciotion Avvord vvinner Chris Sherls wos out for most of the seoson, nevertheless he become o teorn leoder olong vvith his senior teornmotes Brod Rosor, MVP, ond Dove McDonniels, Defene sive Ployer of the Yeor. Junior Milse Huclsoboy vvon the Scout Teom Avvord for 1980. VARSITY FOOTBALL 197

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in '81 Cross Country Sauads Prove Superiority Through Concentrated Team Efforts Excellent team effort and cooperation mode Oal4mont's 1980 Cross Country successful with the varsity placing second at league, followed by second and a tie at fourth for the junior varsity and girls' teams respectively. Coach Ann Simpson feels that team spirit contributed significantly throughout the year. The varsity team twice defeated its traditional rival, Roseville, but unfortunately feel twice to this year's top contender, Nevada Union. Nonetheless, the varsity did extremely well, as is reflected by their 9- win, 3-loss record. Although team effort was important, five individuals of the 24-person squad provided the team with guidance, leadership and inspiration. They were varsity runners Allen Toms and Scott Muli, sophomores Dave Vanatta and Mark Smith, who both ran varsity and senior Pam Jensen representing the girls. Oolsmont has always had outstanding cross country teams and this year's team is no exception, The JV finished with an 8-win, 4-loss record and the girls were 5 and 7. Coach Simpson feels next year's varsity team will be potential league champions, which she attributes to the ability and competitivness of this year's sophomores. CROSS COUNTRY 199