El Toro High School - Amanecer Yearbook (Lake Forest, CA)

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FR SOPH TEMMIS PRACTICES DILLIGEMTLY The Boys' Frosh-Soph Tennis Team this year was headed by Coaches Tim Travers and Al Jones. These boys prac- ticed every day from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. along with the other teams perfecting their tennis skills. The Frosh-Soph team was made up of potential J.V. and Varsi- ty players who's skills improved as the season progressed. 1. Frosh Soph Tennis Team — Top row: 8teve Holmes, Mike Phillips, Jeff Eiamond, Landon Miller. Curtis Armijo, and Floyd Ben- jamin. Front row: Nick Donofrio, Morgan Brown, and Jeff Casey. 2. Durtis Armijo fives a quick smile while leaving the courts after a tiring workout. 3. James Markert tosses the ball up for a serve during an afternoon workout early in the season. 4. Morgan Brown follows through with his serve to his opponent. 5. Nick Donofrio prepares to hit the ball that's coming his way. Sports 119

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J.V. TEAM DEVELOPS INDIVIDUAL SKILLS This year’s junior varsity tennis team consisted of potential varsity players who worked hard towards league finals. The coaches were Coach Tim Travers and Coach Al Jones, who developed the students' tennis abilities. As in every season, the J.V. players progressively improved as the season went by. These students spent three hours a day after school working to improve their skills and learn to work together as a winning team. 1. Junior Varsity Tennis Team — Top row: Brian Babbitt, Mike Hatch, Marc Mueller, Tony Lakatosh, John Edes, and Kaveh Az- maninan. 2. John Edes keeps his eye on the ball as he prepares to return it to his oppo- nent during an afternoon practice on the ten- nis courts. 3. Mike Hatch follows through with his backhand swing to hit the ball back over the net to the coach during practice. 4. Tony Lakatosh smiles inbetween sets towards the end of the day. 5. Brian Babbitt runs for the ball in order to win the game during the daily afternoon session. 6. Sean Fitzgerald reaches for a high ball by jumping up to the level of the ball, which was hit to him during practice by Coach Tim Travers. 118 Sports

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VARSITY FINISHES TOUGH SEASON This year’s varsity baseball team, coached by Mr. Tom McCaffrey and Mr. Dan DeLeon, had a very challenging season in Sea View League competition. The team put in a great amount of ef- fort and dedication into its pre-season games and practices to gain experience for the upcoming season. With only six returning players the team got off to a good start by beating Laguna Beach 5-3 in the first game. The team used its strengths to its advantage during the season. We were a very strong defen- sive team and a good hitting team, said Coach McCaffrey. The outstanding players throughout the season were pit- cher Mike Lomeli, pitcher Doug Maher, first-baseman James Covarrubias and outfielder Mark Matranga. The season was highlighted by the team’s participa- tion in the Western Baseball Classic in Las Vegas over Easter vacation. 1. Varsity Baseball team — Top Row: Coach Dan DeLeon. Dan Jacobo, Rob Gonzales. Mike McClain, Damon Sweazy, Mark Matranga. James Covarrubias, Brett Dumas. Manager Sol Stoll and Coach Tom McCaf- frey. Bottom Row: Jim Todaro, Ike Clayton. Mike Lomeli. Gary Pifer, Doug Maher, Barry Sneed. Tom Richter and John Seeburger. 2. Pitcher Mike Lomeli concentrates on his release of a fast ball. 3. Jim Todaro prepares to catch the ball in case of a hit. 4. Lomeli throws a pitch. 5. Mark Matranga runs past first base after a perfect hit. 6. Catcher Rob- bie Gonzales prepares to catch the ball. 7. Matranga displays perfect form as he makes a hit. 8. Todaro gets a hit to score another run. 9. Lomeli puts a great amount of effort into a perfect hit. 10. First Baseman James Covarrubias catches the ball to make a Laguna Beach player out. 11. Covarrubias and Brett Dumas scramble to catch a line drive to left field. 12. Barry Sneed concen- trates on hitting a pitched fast ball. 13. Mike McClain prepares to take off. 14. Gonzales runs toward first base. 120 Sports