Bishop Amat High School - Tusitala Yearbook (La Puente, CA)

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Striving For Success Every year A mat sports program seems to get better and better. This is due mainly to the A ma I athletes, those dedicated few who are will- ing to endure the long strenuous practices and the tough grueling competitions. Leading these hard- working athletes are the loyal Sen- iors. Always pushing, always striv- ing, these Senior athletes seem nat- urally to excel. Whether the sport is basketball or baseball; no matter if it is the men or the women, Amat Seniors al- ways come through in the clutch. Maybe it is because this will be their last year playing for Amat and maybe it is because the seniors are working towards college athle- tic scholarships. Whatever the rea- son, each year Amat has a bumber crop of Senior athletes. It is these very special students who continue the Amat tradition of excellence wherever they go. They keep up this tradition in the spirit they generate, in the sport- manship they exhibit, and in the never-give-up attitude they demon- strate. But still throughout the ten- sion filled moments, the close and painful few point loses, and the ex- citing spirit filled victories, these Seniors could always be certain of success- the success of knowing they played a good game and that they gave it all they had. The Tusitala Staff would like to take a time out to salute these spe- cial Seniors; athletes who will long be remembered in Bishop Amat history. «8 ' (Top Right) Manny Anguiano - 1982 Angelas League Balling Average: 365; 10 runs; 15 hits; 5 stolen bases. (Above Left) Kaiby Ebiner - All American Run- ner; All C.l.F. for third year; L.A. Times and San Gabriel Valley Tribune Runner of the year. (Above Middle) Kaelyn Sih Softball for three years. All League in (Left) Pernell Taylor - All Angelus League Foot- ball Player; Catholic All American; All-Valley; Gained a total of 12i2 yards in 1982. 204 SENIOR STANDOUTS

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Quiet Giant i ' Jt. At about the lime the intiii ' .i tied HorAoufs hcfiin. Vcrnic starts to choo ' -c his posts for the competition. He uses mjiia- tnes for inspiration at times, other times he creates his own. Vi hile tryint; to pose, he sees h io it looks by using a full length mirror. Once he has a pose Joun. he goes into the ne. t pose, until his entire line- up is memori eil. becoming a second nature. Vernie also uses some of Michaelangelo ' s paint- ings for inspiration in his search for new poses. U Vjv all this fuss over the poses. ' In body building, the posing is the art, and the judges award points on the creativity of the poses as well as the sport, the athlete expresses himsell through his body and the pose. The competition is just that. .Some contestants attempt to in- timidate the others by making rude comments. All of this is an attempt to shake the concentra- tion of the competitors. It ' s like putting on a show, ' ernie said explaining his feel- ings on the stage. Finally, contestants are elimi nated and the overall champion is awarded a trophy and a med- al. Vernie possesses several ti- tles in his sport. He took third in Mr. Teenage L.A., won Mr. Teenage Southern California, and won Mr. Teenage (alitor- nia. Vernie dreams of surpass- ing a record set by Arnold Schwa rt eneger. Arnold won professional titles Vernie wants to win. He has an excellent start. J 0 (tjr U-(l) Musiliman Wrnn U rM.m , .h lf h,- h.-.lthuiUlinf; « . hn«ju (Midillc) In a qu.ii momin(. Vvrnn wu i « Hu».n v» I jo ;. 0 Taking; i ..■ .S,u l,h.ik,r ih Irun.l In, (..m aliN. i % . a Ahiot I 1 pr ■ Mn ; hiniMH llu )U ;h luv Ko.U. in h id huihlinf: posinf: sroKTs 203

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