Corona Del Mar High School - Ebbtide Yearbook (Newport Beach, CA)

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Varsity wins CIF lt's late in the fourth quarter with 46 seconds on the clock. The Sea Kings are down 7 to 5 to Newport Harbor. The Sea Kings need the win to keep their i1 C.l.F. ranking. john Morrow pumps twice and releases to score a goal. Harbor takes control and stalls for 35 seconds. CdM regains possession and calls a time-out with 8 seconds left. In a last ditch effort, with 3 seconds on the clock, Eric Paulsen shoots a Hail Mary to the Newport goal and . . . This year in sports, the Sea King varsity water polo team was, indeed, the team to watch. Led by the strong offensive action of David Imbernino and Tom Temple, as well as the defensive talents of joe Roh and Eric Paulsen, the varsit clinched a 23-'I overall season record. They finished second in league with a record of 6-1. The Sea Kings also won tournaments out of league: the lohn C. Schmidt Memorial Tournament, the South Coast Tournament, and the West Coach Championships in Santa Barbara. ln a ame this season, against a young Saddleback team, the Sea Kings set a C.l.F. record with the most goals scored in one game, 52-3. Although there were claims of unsportsmanship-the reality was that the halftime score was 30-0, and the varsity team went home and left the rest of the game up to the j.v. and frosh-soph players. The Sea Kings were ranked first in C.l.F. until their only loss of the season to Newport Harbor 7-6. Newport needed this win to stay in C.l.F., while the loss to CdM only dropped them to a 42 C.l.F. ranking. In the C.l.F. championship game, this season, CdM played Newport Harbor in probably the most exciting s orting event in CdM history. With 78 secondjs left in overtime, Tom Temple scored the winning goal, making CdM the CIF 4-A champions. 1. Defensive talent Eric Paulsen 7 sizes up the situation. 2. Tom Tem- ple avoids a Wilson opponent. 3. David Imbernino looks for a team- mate to pass to. 4. Ricky Scott is stretched to the limits. 5. Blocking a goal shot, joe Roh displays his outstanding style. 6. The varsity team on their quad turf. 7. Pat Loofbourrow swims downfield in a CdM-Fullerton C.l.F. match. boys' waterpolo 253

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David Imbernino Pat Loofbourrow john Morrow ..,,,, - ww , ,.,. , ,A , .: L I J K .1 S,,.ff ,,Qi,l?i8a,3,,1FQ,..,,g,j, i.,gswf Success achieved through determination Eric Paulsen Greg Roberts joe Roh Rick Scott Tom Temple Tom Vanasse jim Villers 252 boys' waterpolo Coach jeff Stites Special thanks to Heidi Emerson for her incredible action photos. A. K H ifi - - 1 5122 ,

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layers' hard Work pays off Front row: Kurt Rieder, Steve Schroeder, jeff Tomlin Middle row: Kevin Seely, Matt Wesner. Not Pictured: Kai Broms , S 4 f 7 3 This year, the Sea King junior varsity water polo team played to the expectations of Coach Turner. Led by the exceptional talents of Matt Wesner, Kevin Seely, and jim Villers, the Sea Kings finished with a league record of 6-1. Their only loss was to a tough Newport Harbor Q team, 11-5. - Although, the frosh-soph team finished with a respectable lea ue record of 5-2, the Sea Kings did not play up to the io es of Coach Turner. l thought we would do better than we did, commented Turner. Their two league losses were the result of 5-4 scores, to both Newport Harbor and El Toro. The Frosh-Soph ' s team this year was led by the outstanding talent of jeff Oeding. T H f 254 boys' waterpolo 2 .2 Yutaka Yonimitsu, jeff 1 Oeding, Drew Tosh it ax Back Row: Gary Tichy, 1 5 S Q. I N 6 3