Agoura High School - Quixotian Yearbook (Agoura Hills, CA)

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glasser g.ivi.ui ...ww l -...M iff' wgftwcsewafw... A9 WR Y :BNHS saw,-Magi-mwmMM2f WMMMWmwWW .Mm - Kam gaviali Top varsity player Mike Baukholt steps forward after his serve. Baukholt was placed at the top of the lad- der through challenge matches. Adam Nielson serves to ace his opponent. Nielson's style was developed through years of dedicated practice. Freshman Russell Hoskins punches a backhand volley during a home match. Punching the ball allowed for power and control. tv .Y .. . -ms 5. V . S can QM Members of the 1987-88 boys' tennis team included: M. Baukholt, J. Metzger, M. Kelly, Coach Perry, K. Kall- man, B. Yates, G. Stieglitz, B. C-iamela, D. Soucy, M. Balin- git, S. Katter, W. Neale, D. Swick, R. Hoskins, S. Niruyi, A. Nielson, G. Park, M. Brueckl. Despite the intense competition on the team, players worked well togeth- er. y.iry Boys' IV Tennis 123

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The Swing Cf Things 'The team had good mental strength and a lot of physical strength! -Danny Swick he boys' tennis team had a smashing season for 1987-88. Coach Perry, in his second year of coaching, offered encouragement and a positive outlook for the team and their season. The team unity improved this year as Dan- ny Swick commented, We worked together as a team with the coach this year. The team's main goals were to keep their team strong and beat Calabasas. In an effort to reach this goal, the team practiced regularly after school and maintained a positive attitude. Daily practices began with an inspirational talk from the coach which led to stretching, conditioning, basic drills, and chal- lenge matches. These challenge matches offered a sense of competition among team members. ,O .Z ,e, . f --4-1:55-Qr 9i il v-'HIV A - 'z f wk..-as--:1f'L A v ef-V. 1' .i 5 321 '9,,g,g.- eb ,fig-.QL ,Q A-' .L Mac' '94- vf '-1ff f'.S?4.Y!:v A G5 gatiatt point with case and strived to play his best at all times. Dave Soucy hits a strong backhand return against his opponent. Soucy won this 7 Boys' Varsity Tennis Some players felt this was motivational, while oth- ers felt it inspired too much individualism. Either way, there was definitely a positive competitive spirit in these intra-school rivalries. A desire to win carried the team throughout the season. The players worked well together which developed depth on the team. Most of the play- ers had played for a long time before this school season. Both tournament play and experience helped build the good mental and physical strength that the team possessed. In addition to strength, Kerry Kallman felt that a winning team needs to maintain its spirit and morale. - Kelly Fitzpatrick ' 'NN--..,,. T --Y- glassur Mitch Balingit plays it cool ished his last year ontheteam during practice in a volley witha positive attitude. drill. As a senior, Balingit fin- - ae.: f fu , 4' f 'W' 5 6.1, ' 2 M ,ayf 9 . ' f' .,f . mv' ff i ,,f -if 1, ,J , , ., 4:M1'...,!,M,,,a 42, f 7.27. I fi if ?'ffQi'!f,w4v ,Q . . ,Q J V' if t ,Q 'iff

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Practice ake perfect 'I love to get to the park and play baseball' -Mike Maggiora ractice, practice, practice. Yes, practice was the key to the successful seasons of the varsity, IV and frosh baseball teams. As frosh coach Dennis Ritterbush said, We practice until the big orange ball in the sky goes down in the hills and you can't see the little white ball with the laces. The 1988 varsity team, under the direction of Coach john Crow found the winning combination and started off the season with three straight wins. Seniors Mike Maggiora tshortstOPif Scott Heflin tpitcher and outfieldl, and jeff Ritter tpitcher and third basel gave the team its experience and lead- ership. Both Heflin and Ritter said they planned to play college ball and had hopes of major league careers. Coach Crow advised, 'fYou can't get good by going to practice and games, you have to work on your own. Ritter agreed that working on the same skills over and over helped him improve. Heflin added he often practiced batting at the cages and practiced throwing with my dad. For the first time since 1975, there were sopho- mores on the varsity roster. Both catcher josh Smaler and infielder Brian Smith promised to add some spark to the lineup. Crow did his part to make the season fun by rewarding pitchers with whole pizzas and letting players who had made good plays warm up with blue balls tblue-col- ored baseballsi. The prospects for Coach Bart Morefield's 1V team also looked promising as the season got under way. Sophomore catcher Andy Kap said that he takes the game very seriously and hopes to pursue it in the future. Kap had played on the same team as pitcherfshortstop Bob Kazmirski for many years. Both players expressed their excitement about the '88 season and about their future as members of the Charger varsity team. Frosh coach Dennis Ritterbush felt that the main goal for the freshman team was not necessarily to play well, but to learn the Agoura system. But if they can play well too, that's even better! The competition for positions on this team was not as fierce as the stressful tryouts and cuts for the IV and varsity teams. The freshmen saved their rivalry for the games. As catcherfoutfielder Aaron Yu- hasz remarked, I really enjoy the competition of games and the thrill of winning. The players on all three teams, along with their coaches, took the game of baseball very seriously. Most of the players started young, around ages five to eight years of age. That's an awful lot of practice, practice, practice! - jennifer Grossman f i' Wy. 3 A. 1 . , -V15 V Q If at .. . R . Q. . 5. ,hy . -V K f,,'.,v.. w -f 4 ff ,Q ,V ,Han N, .J 4, ' ., ' ' laugh H sa. MA.. -Mt' ii' e i -zrfikf'-'f- , ' ' L .I Will- rl.. pf :lil T' ' . a. f . L 5,1 5 sa. L 'if i - X. - -'+ . . ' 'S ' f , T' I 'M' .- ' W . l A 4 ... 3 , V V 5..,3,l V f:.,.,.,. , . f A '- f . ' r' ' A- wx fi g ' ' ta' ' ' V- , W f V V , . .. . . 5 1. 4-j f' , .,' 'V fa. V-iw ' ' f ff 2' + . Y-,Vi vi , V :ggi V x 7 -1 '- 1.34 I - is 'A as W ra. V .. 7 I Q ' i 1 ' ' l ' C ffl ---aa ,1,,, ,L . V if V 1 7 V V Q I .V MJ ' a 1-W Q ' ' . 9 it 3 T if I X I iiffrksairfea- 6 - f ' A ' ' ' r 'W' Eu fin:g-:mir - I . rg 9 5 ' i. f . , X ' gg 'in X 15 .,,:j5 if' g.. ll1 ' ig!- ' l fx , wa.,-f or K N., s,.QjLfw,, Q 7+ ' ' -s F'-A , ' ' . Rama, ' V VV M ' if ,VSV ,rf ' ff .V VV g l-'- -'-'fx ' ff '7.g -.5 1? - 1. f r 'i: wg. 11.7 i V N2 , V L19 V 5 .V 1,0 , VV Q? 5V V' t ,ff . Q . v -V , so f V ' 'J ', s f I V . V ,i-Haw! X .A X, VV 5' ' VM - ,Q A -an V f f 'TM' T ' .J f' T i, ff'-' 'rf . , 5 V. , V. ' - f V 3. fri ' A if .-fit .. 14 -xc. 4 A - -fu? . ' nh- Q - - -31 -. . fa '2 Ya- x L 'r .1- -fit. .in 5-I' :'A fjiA 4! ' i Wt: .-B :1 , ..,-:qnf'l'f273f 9 as in ' '.....gaei:i-qs. - 1 ' 1. :wir A Fffgif -' ef- r . in J. , 'NEW' I --.'.f'- -' '- ' ' V f'f'rff':1T2w . '- i vary Thevarsitytcammembersin- T. York, M. MaggiOf8,Al' clude Top: R. Dietz, Cr. Smaller, S. Klein, C. Pit- Manos, S. Heflin, Coach tenger. Bottom: 1. Hender- Crow, 1. Ritter, D. Aronowitz, son, B. Suder, N. Townes 3rd, B. Smith. Middle: M. Dubow, Xqrsitx Baseball E. Shultz, C. LaRussa, M. Costes. The team began the year by winning most of their non-league games. V'nOflOl'l leff Ritter has a great pitch along with an excellent batting stance. l-le was the star pitcher on the varsity team for the '88 season.