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

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VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY VICTORIOUS The 1981-1982 Varsity Cross Country team had their best season ever. They finished the season undefeated and won third place in C.I.F. and Sea View League competition and were Orange County champs. Coached by Mr. Mike Waddell, the team put in many hours of practice, on the difficult home course in the hills above Trabuco Road, preparing for meets. Erik Farien received the Most Valuable Player award and was also chosen to be on the second team All County. Most Improved player was David Warn. The Coach's Award was presented to Mike Makens. 1. Varsity Cross County — Top Row: Rick Weston, Bill Cunningham. Mike Fadich and Erik Farien. Front Row: Mike Makens, Dave Wam and Art Logan. 2. Varsity runner Art Logan pushes on in race against Irvine High. 3. Varsity Cross Country runners await anx- iously for race to start. 4. Bill Cunningham and Erik Farien run Canada loop course dur- ing race against Mission Viejo High. 5. Erik Farien runs tough course of Canada loop. 94 Sports

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FRESHMEN FOOTBALL CAPTURES LEAGUE This year’s freshmen football team was league champs and finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses. The outstanding players were Jeff Stilson. Mike Gayne, Todd Sinclair and Chuck Kunsatis. I. Freshmen Football — Top Row: Jeff Stilson, Jeff Thompson, Mike Gagne, Sam Svitenko, Jeff Eldridge, Scott Kirby, Eric Burkemper, Bob Frick, Jean Wheeldon, Mike Miller, Matt Tietz, Chuck Runsaitis. Fourth Row: Don McDougall, John Juggert, Chuck Ruth, Mark Reardon, Bryan Leipper, Darrin Dick, Ed Flaherty, Don Schupp, Tony Markham, Todd Sinclair. Kurt Lybarger. Third Row: Chris Cooley, Eric Kiefer, Mike Burch. Bill Chamberlain, Sean Dryden, Ken Farrell, John Jungreid, Joe Mortenscn, Chris Makelvicz, Jeff Diamond, Mike Cotton. Se- cond Row: Mark Vistaunet, Jim Reale, Larry Beaver. Doug Barron, Rick Kent. Tony Mit- chell, Tim McClain, Bob Williams. Randy Smith. First Row: Tim Warner, Steve Lee, Jo Wellman, Paul Parsons. Pat Brightly. Bob Defrancesca, Scott Higginbotham. 2. Freshman player Robert Zahedi looks for an opening to break through tough Corona Del Mar offense. 3. Freshman Chargers gain yar- dage but end in a tackle by Corona Del Mar players. 4. Kurt Lybarger runs for a touchdown after receiving a pass. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL E.T. — 20 Irvine — 6 E.T. — 27 Newport Harbor — 2 E.T. — 33 Estancia — 13 E.T. — 20 Corona Del Mar — 6 E.T. — 28 Costa Mesa — 0 E.T. — 21 University — 6 E.T. — 0 Saddleback — 22 Sports 93

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JUNIOR VARSITY 5HOWS PROMISE This year’s Junior Varsity Cross Country team put forth a great amount of effort and enthusiasm into every meet in which they ran. The team was handicapped by the turn out of only six runners. Throughout the season they encountered strong competition and finished the season with a record of one win and five losses. Tom Daily received an achievement award for being the Most Improved Player of the year. The Junior Varsity team also had several other outstanding players. With all of the knowledge and experience that they gained this year they are looking for- ward to a much more successful season next year. 1. Junior Varsity Cross Country: Kwan Ihn, Kurt Thies and Tom Dally. 2. J.V. runner Kurt Thies runs the tough terrain of Canada loop. 3. J.V. Cross Country team awaits race to begin. 4. Kwan Ihn pushes hard to catch up to fellow team member Kurt Davis. 5. Junior Eric Darby and Kurt Davis out-run a Newport Harbor opponent. Sports 95