Dana Hills High School - Mast Yearbook (Dana Point, CA)

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coMprrrnoM ' 83 Fall Sports Scott Peterson. Scott Ftedrickson. and Mark Brooks run together, conserving energy by drafting off one another. Remind you of a movie? The cross country team stretches off into the distance as they condition themselves for the upcoming season. The J. V. team prepares for the start of another race at the Dana Hills Invitational. 4. Jason Single ' s face is etched with determination as he struggles to edge out the Edison runner. 5. Runners begin their day with stretches at Jalama Beach prior to another grueling day of conditioning. 6. Blue, blue, blue: the pack is led by a wave of Dolphin runners as the J. V. team asserts its dominance early in the beginning of the Capo meet. 7. Coach Wigglesworth entertains the team after a day- long work -out. 3. 129

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LEAGUE CHAMPS The varsity boys ' cross country team completely dominated all teams in the Division One State Championship only one week after upsetting the field to take the second consecutive South- ern Section title. The exhilarating season ended In what Coach Tim Butler paralleled with win- ning a Super Bowl for a cross-country team. .Mike Tansley who (placed fifth individually in state), Andrew Tansley, Daniel Niednagel, Steve Niednagel, James Maeding, Brendan Sul- livan, and Jose Pina were the dedicated and loyal runners who made the team champions. The team pulled through injuries which caused some of the strong runners to be out of seg- ments of the season. Injuries varied from Tony Liu ' s broken ankle, Mike Tansley ' s root canal, Andrew Tansley ' s pulled hamstring, to Steve Niednagle s neural virus of the pereneal nerve. So what drove them? Wanting to win. We knew we were better, but didn ' t have the chance to prove it until state finals, said Mike Tansley. And who is the brave person who took the team to Hawaii, put them through Jalama (the Hell- Week of cross country), and allowed them to shave his head as a reward for victory. Coach Butl er, who ' s more than a coach, because he sticks with us, according to Mike Tansley. Living up to the success of the varsity team ' s season, the junior varsity team swept all seven of their meets, making them the champions of the South Coast League. The underlying dedi- cation, determination, and consistency of Scott Brayton, Mike Smith, and Juan Segura can be directly linked to the success of the team, which was marred only by the large number of injuries during the season. The complete domination of the sophomore team at league competitions can be attributed, according to their coach, Mr. Butler, to the team ' s will to win. The competiveness and guts of Fran Rubalcava and Miguel Garcia were among the stronger characteristics of the runners, according to Coach Butler. The high- light of the season. ' Beating Capo this year after getting beaten as freshmen last year. Promising prospects emerged from the fresh- man league champions. Sweeping their meets, outstanding runners Juan Kojima, Craig Dunn, and Darrin Roberts exhibited the dedication, determination, and consistency which were nec- essary for the success of the team. -k.l. m r-jwWMillSf--. -iSKT - 4 i

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. The chrill of victory was redefined by the triumphant team as Andrew Tansley. Steve Niednagel. Jose Pina, John Lyon. James Maeding. and Brandon Sullivan collected on a bet with Coach Butler. As for Butler, he wore a hat for quite some 2. CROSS COl ' NTRY — (front) Brock Keeling, Kevin Lawson. Gerald Farrell. Steve Soto. Tim McF.lfish. Tony Parks. Steve Ranfiousos. Albert Valliverez: (second row) Richard Saupe.Jim Peter- son, Cisco Rubaclava. Tom Pak, Reggie Van Sleet. Ryan Anslyn. Mike Suphano- chakul. Adam Robbins. Brandon Sulli- van. Carlos Gonzales: (third row) Coach Wigglesworth. F.ddie Chen. Mike Desi- mone, Mel Munguia. Scott Brayton, Chris Roberts. Dan Niednagel, John Lyon. James Maeding, Juan Segura. Mark Brooks. Scott Fredrickson, Coach Butler; (fourth row} Roger Hayes, Jason Single, Matt Kramer, Tony Liu, Mike Tansley, Steve Niednagel, Andrew Tans- ley, Denise Perrone, Steve Romero. Mi- guel Garcia, Chris Oprison, Coach O ' Connell: (back) Kurt Borner, Mike Mills. Huy Nguyen, Justin Piercy. David Fee, Ron Robbins, John Jarvie, Garritt D ' Amore, Marc Gray, Jose Pina. B ifi r-j t f» ' ' i.% f 1 • I i dd t W '