Apollo High School - Olympus Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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J.V. SHOOTS TO WIN GAMES Above: Steve Nelson makes a foot turn while keeping guard against a player from Alhambra. Upper right: Pat Sell jumps into the air to add more points to Apollo's score. Craig Stone aims with precision towards the basket. J.V.Basketbaii: Front Row; Craig Stone. Barry Lorenz. Joe Green. Tim O'Dell. Ron Kohatsu. Back Row; Steve Nelson. Ray Espinoza. Bruce Langenhuizen. T.J. Gallagher. Pat Sell. Coach Lopez. 152

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THEIR WAY INTO PLAY-OFFS The Varsity Basketball team started out the year with great hope. The team set three goals which were to improve each game, out rebound their oppo- nents per game, and the ulti- mate to be state champions. There were four seniors, six ju- niors. and one sophomore on the team. All seniors did an ad- mirable job. Paul Pickering had his first year starting, was the leading scorer and the tallest player to ever play at Apollo. The top rebounder per game this season was Randy Wood. Chris Hamilton has lettered and started for three years on varsity. Chris also took over floor leadership after an injury to Shawn Blomgren. Tony Lin- coln has developed into a bas- ketball team member, with good athletic ability. Varsity Basketball: Row 1: Tony Lincoln. Randy Wood. Byron Nelson. Paul Pickering. Glenn Flood. Pat Sell. Shawn Blomgren. Coach McCormick. Row 2: Dave Prazak- mgr.. Darryl Galbraith. Greg Martin. Chris Hamilton. Scott Lung. Bob Leonard mgr. Left: Chris Hamilton jumps into the air with case to throw the ball and make a basket. Above: Randy Wood shoots for two points after escaping guards from Brophy.

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FROSH TEAMS FOUGHT FOR WINS The vanity basketball program at Apollo has consistently been a winner and one ot the reasons tor this is tho strong coaching at the |umoc varsity and freshman levels. Coaches lope . Pellegrene. and Wilson spent many hours ol practice teaching those younger Hawks the sound fundamentals of basketball Many hours arc spent on coordination drills, con- ditioning and practicing plays The coaches also spent many hours instilling these Hedging Hawks the importance of dedication to the game and the necessity of team play. This team concept and the unscMish style ot play it develops led to the defeat ot many opponents, not to mention the growth in maturity needed to succeed in varsity competition The J.V.team played its games just before the varsity games This gave team members an opportunity to watch the varsity run through many of the plays they Ao ran. thus providing them with a learning experience The Blue and Gold teams played at the same courts, thus they also were provided the chance to learn from each other. The performances turned in by a» three teams this year were admirable. The young Hawk cagers showed an agressiveness on live offensive boards which often provided them with three or four shots each time they came down the Boor This rebounding ability on the defensive boards led to many light- ening fast breaks The skills exhibited by these young Hawks tins year w in the near future be used on the varsity level to help continue tho vwnnmg tradition there. Frosh Blue: Front Row; Ron Walker. Robert Kuo. Mark Steinmetz. Dan Anstett. Jay Searles. Steve Short. Back Row; Kevin Hunter. Mark Raines. Tony Elmore. Ken Lindsay. Tom Norris. Scott Rankin. Coach Wilson Freshman Tony Elmore glides out of the grasp Frosh Gold: Front Row; Gary Gilbert. Keith Lewis. Pierre Fulks. Tony Miranda. Kevin Gal- of a Greenway Demon to make two points. laher. Back Row; Coach Pellegrene. Vernon Fielding. David Narloch. Mike Kleyhauer. Ray Marsh. Chris Hale.