Sierra High School - Oracle Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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JunioR VARsity JUNIOR VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY — Bottom Row: Mark Messersmith, Rodger Tracy, Bob Caldwell, Jeff Hanson, Louis Giagos, Bruce Robins, Richard Morris, ond Vince Frimini. Row Two: Bill Howard, Kevin Minor, Don Kortagen, Joe Gentile, Herman Flores, John Thelin, Larry Rreheim, Bill Newcomb, and Jim Thompson. Top Row: Bill Stockmar, Tom Seymore, Lynn Quails, Dave Wright, John Cunningham, Mike Griggs, Jack Robinson, Jeff Stevenson, and Roger Rohlfing. This year ' s cross country team began the season with few returning varsity members, but in spite of this lock of experience, the Sierra runners completed a very successful year and went on to capture third place in the Suburban League competition, second place in the double A, C.I.F. preliminaries, and eighth place in C.I.F. finals, making it the first Sierra cross country team to ever go to the C.I.F. finals. In the last two C.I.F. events of the season, senior Lewis Jones led Sierra ' s runners, setting a new school record of 9:03 in the preliminary races, and going on to capture ninth place in the finals. Dave Ruyle, Richard Joyce, and Joe Moreno also distinguished themselves as outstanding runners and will return next year to form a port of the nucleus of the Sierra cross country team. pROSh MR. ROBERT DUGARD Coach FRESHMAN CROSS COUNTRY — Left to Right: Kary Cook, Art Edwards, Tom Murphy, Marty Brill, Ted Ochels, Victor Quizodo, ond Steve Hixon. 149

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Cross Countcy RONNIE HARO 9:34 LEWIS JONES 9:03 RICHARD JOYCE 9:29 VARSIty SCORES OPPONENT SIERRA Santa Fe 23 35 Los Altos 19 40 Alhombra 19 40 El Rancho 33 22 Col Hi 21 40 Artesio 26 31 Mayfoir 29 27 La Mirada 40 18 Pioneer 20 37 JOE MORENO 9:24 BRUCE ROBINS 10:19 ROGER ROHLFING 10:06 DAVE RUYLE 9:35 JEFF STEVENSON 9:47 148

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VARSity WRestlinq A ft i 1 in 1 ALBERT ONTIVEROS Weighf 98 CHRIS WHITTINGHAM Weight 106 ALBERT BARROWS Weight ) 15 RAY JESSEE Weight 123 MIKE NELSON Weight 130 JOHN WINKLEMAN Weight 136 ART MAJOR Weight 141 TOM MAJOR Weight 148 BRUCE BELL Weight 157 JOHN LEE Weighf 168 This year ' s wrestling squad, coached by Mr. Gene Leach and Mr. Jim Snowden, placed third in Suburban League competition. The team compiled a record of three wins and two losses, triumphing over Mayfair, La Mirado, and Artesia, and losing to La Serna and Pioneer. One of the most outstanding records achieved this year was by the team captain, Larry Lopez, who won all his matches in pre-season and league competition. For Ihis accomplishment his teammates named him Wrestler of the Year. 6 LARRY LOPEZ Captain Weight 194 TOM BOBRICK Weight 178 U. S. GRANT Weight 225 150