Blair High School - Saga Yearbook (Pasadena, CA)

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5 . i i Left: A tough freshmen defense tries to stop their opponent from making a touchdown. Be- 15 his nails as he intensely anticie pates the next play. 'Nl'-311' l'h - - 'Q low. Coach James Cousins bites Above left: Jeff Jones pursues a San Marino runner. Above right: Gordon Smith runs to the huddle to hear the play. Left. Blairs offense lines up to make the last touchdown of the game. Above: Marco Ramirez looks to sidelines to watch the pretty cheerleaders. Football 99

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Soph Frosh Football Hlt Hardest B Inellglblllt The i983 Sophomore and Freshmen FootbaH Teanw looked as though they wouhj both be contenders forleague championships. The teams were then troubled by the new eligibility rules. Due to this rule. the Freshmen team lost ten of their twenty-five players and the Sopho- mores lost thirty of their forty players. The remaining ten Sophomores were inoved upto Vardty,wholostonW Hve players. Prior to the loss of players both teams had good seasons. The Sophomores, under the direction of James Cousins and Ange- lo Cesari, began the year with impressive victories over Salesian and Bonita. They then played a tough Hoover squad which they tied I2-ll. The Vikings then went up against cross-town rival Muir. The Vikings hekjthen'ground undlthelastfew nun- utes when Muir scored the winning touch- down to win I2-6. They ended their pre- season wiH1 a JLG rout over Redondo Union. In their only league game the Vi- kings defeated LaCanada I4-6. The Freshmen Team, under the direc- tion of coaches David Mitchell and Alvin Harris, began their year with a tough loss to Dana and an hnpressive victory over Bonita. The Vikings lost to Foothill of La Canada, but came back to defeat Pasade- na High School in an exciting victory. Their last preseason battle was against Re- dondo Union. The Vikings led 6-O for most of the game. The Seahawks then came on strong to score two quick touchdowns and defeat Blair I2-6. The freshmen also played only one league game. The team lost to the Rio Hondo League Champs La Canada 28-O. The coaches looked at this year as a vamabk karnmg expeHence.They know that next year the players will be hitting the books instead of being hit by ineligibil- ity. The coaches are also hoping for a full season and perhaps a championship sea- son. 98 Football EEE W D-, If V044 ...V r If if l' Sophomore Football: lst row: W. Browh. S. Morgan. K. Williams, D. Higgins, D. Collier, 2nd row: R. Johnson, L. Taylor. J. Everett, J. Conway, B. Gipson, 3rdrow: J. Paniagua, J. Sanchez, D. Gipson, J. llones, D. Stan- field, 4th row. S. Bacon, A. Johnson. J. Munoz, A. Tl . 112- -1 2' Beatty. T. Sama. 5th row. E. Aldaz. J. Stauff, S. Waller- stedt. F. Espinoza, G. Coronado, 6th row: T. Jolley, S. Williams, R. Olmstead. R. Bryant, 7th row. Coaches. Alvin Harris, James Cousins, Reggie Stephens, David Mitchell. Q1 l1lQ,Ll ' L ii, . I ix, A stl., , -ta-rw g . pg , Q M N , Xt ' .1 K 5- N ' A . V7'4 ' I X ' y - . 3, t ke ll , Q 4 7 . 7 7 V --, 1jlffjiwY,-x'fL, if xg' N . W X v. F xv 1, 'I ,c 1 :-uw a-sf-.-....t fliw if?-nf: sshetiikfafsettstsszf l Freshman Football: lst row. R. Brownl E. Paniagua, K. Cousins, 3rd row. E. Koundakiiian, P. Jacobs. D. Map. J. Smith. F. Coffee, M. Ramirez. K. Spencer, 2nd row: Coach Alvin Harris, T. King, Crockom, O. Bizzle, B. Chase, S. Cimiotes. A. Clock, Coach James Q Q I ,Q 71. 1 . A, ,J 4, . ,g K' 9... v ko' '.. 4 1 -5 4' f A H . ' it Q -42 -K . FR ' N 'v y 'V .9 A 4 X 5 4' V . st 'W , o L , K, ' ,Q 2 NIT ' J iw EITXI f F omi it t fvf- 'Ili' PHS l Wil' JRE 3 . -- 1 . ' m -f1.1+ S ' --W '-Q-Q,.i-fg?, A., 3 Tiff: Smith, D. Johns, D. Streetz. F. Nova, L. Williams. D. Ellis. Coach David Mitchell. 4 l llis BLAIR 6.

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BALLPLA YERS ARE REAL SWINGERS THIS YEAR. Blair Baseball was in high spirits this year. Under new coach Steve Somerlot. the Varsity baseball team joined together in their quest for a league championship. The team has grown and learned together over the past few years under the com- mand and guidance of coach Joe Ballard. When Coach Ballard moved on to take the reigns of the varsity basketball team, the squad was left in limbo until they acquired a new coach. These baseball Bowery Boys set their sights on a Rio Hondo League Championship. Coach Somerlot brought his philosophies and tactics to this organization and brought a league championship one step closer. Noteworthy performances are expect- ed from Rick Nowak, pitchers Charlie Nootbaar, whose hitting skill is an asset, Greg Vaughns, a strong hitting, left-hand- ed, first basemam Jose Carlos, anchor of the varsity infield: and Danny Hornbuckle. ln their first game against Muir they were down 4-2 in the bottom of the sev- enth with two outs, two strikes and bases loaded when Danny Hornbuckle roped a game-winning grand slam! Joe Lewis once said, A champion is one who gets up. even when he can't. This year's J.V. Baseball is a very young team with only three juniors on the roster. They faced an extremely tough Rio Hondo League. Coach Omer Plante says, We are working hard and l am pleased with the way things are going. lam expecting a big season from Scott Wallerstedt and Ron Maxie. This will be a building year. v .1- 'ir' -lif Front row: Oscar Bradley, Jim Cetina, Adonnas Huckaby, Greg Vaughns. Scott Saperstein. Second row: Dan Hornbuckle. Mike Culross. Ken Crockom. Jose Carlos, Matt Thornton. Cheech Carlos. Third row: Deanna Furlong, Karen Chew, Rob Wing. Charlie Nootbaar, Brett Aebersold, Rick Nowak, Art Neff. Sam Harris. Coach Somerlot. Ir: I- A X145 -..f gcvp V , 4 ' .1 --u ,. f l 82:43 -- ng ' Above IeltfCheech Carlos loses his vision. but at least he's not leading off the wrong way. Above right: Russell Axxe shows his curve. Below: Kenny McMillin stretches in hopes of getting the runner out. ,Canada Blair onrovia ' Blair 8 Xiemp ' ,Su . - 6 Blair 1 1 .symmeffo 1- - 4 Blair A' l9 3 f SIR sadena Blair I I Mdni ' Blair 'liz Temple i y 2 ' 'TTC N Blair 2 8 San Marino O 2 1 K Blair 5 I La Canada 9 3 IOO Baseball A I-r .vm ' P , . ,. I. . , I m.,..t.at4Jz??raf.1f.f.st-.f ' - ' vi, 1.-