Fontana High School - Fohi Yearbook (Fontana, CA)

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Ei aa. Tw E!! 5.5 Mike Micallef shoots a iump shot against a Colton Yellowiacket de- fender in Fohi's homecoming battle. Set for a rebound is Les Ander- son 1441. :Il The players pictured have a right to feel at ease as they watch the subs keeping up the good work against Pacific. Fohi rolled over the Bucs in the final game 56 to 35. john inri omecom ing The Steelers really made up for the first season loss to Colton 51 to 39 by posting a 59 to 51 win over the Yellow- iackets in the best and most exciting homecoming game in the history of Fohi. No other team had won a homecoming game for the Steelers till this time. The game kept the crowd in their seats up to the final buzzer as the Colton team tried to come from behind and make it a disappointing game for the many Fohi fans who came to see the battle. Mike Mical- lef made his strongest showing of the season as he led the Steeler attack with 25 points. Behind Micallef were Ed Hip- sley with ll points and Bob Deagle with 10. Colton was led by twice ALL-CBL forward Roger Quarles, who scored 20 points for his cause. Les Anderson l44l tips in the ball for two more points during the homecoming game. looking on is Bob Deo- gie my and Mike Micallef 4541. - i , 'i I Q .1 A

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job lgiclecl for Ceffar, iea for gourfh Mike Micallef, iuniar center, shows some of his talent. Here he is pictured tipping in the ball for two points. The Fdntana High School varsity basketball team shocked the pre-season pollsters by finishing the CBL season with a 4 win 8 loss record, thus tying both Pacific and Riverside for the No. 4 spot in the league. The Steelers had been picked to finish in last place with a 0 win 'l2 loss record. Over-all the Varsity had a 7 win 16 loss season. Partly inexperience was the large factor against the Steelers. There was only one returning letterman, with the rest of the team being compiled by former Bee and Junior Varsity lettermen. There were seven iuniors and an equal amount of seniors on the squad, so there will be seven returning lettermen next year plus the fact that four of these returning boys were starters. Mike Micollef gets into action by fighting forthe ball. At left is Dick Ybarro, the only senior on the starting line-up. Ybarra goes upfor a iump shot, while trying to block the shot is a Redlands player. 80

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The varsity basketball team for 1960-61 was composed of the folowing: Standing, I-r, Lou Alva, Dave Baker, Gary Briggs, Jesse Mitchell, .lack Blackwell, Duane Horsley, Earl Codner, Dick Benitez, and Frank Hostetler. Kneeling are Coach Les Nagler, Les Anderson, Bob Deagle, Mike Micallef, Ed Hipsley, and Dick Ybarra. ardify Z?a:5LefLaf .iam f960-61 The ball is half lost in the lights as Jesse Mitchell lets go a iump shot over the hands of a Redlands player. Next year the varsity team will have at least seven returning lettermen. What is more pleasing about this is that there were four iuniors on the starting line-up. Mike Micallef, iunior center, was chosen on the third team All-CBL. Micallef edged out another Steeler for the honor, the person being Bob Deagle, another iunior. Co-captains for the varsity were Dick Ybarra and Deagle. Outstanding varsity player was Micallef. The best defensive player honor went to Ed Hipsley. Named the most improved player was Deagle, These honors were all bestowed upon them at the winter sports banquet. Coach Les Nagler 'felt that he had some of the best managers in seniors Fred Andersen and Dave Bell. Ken Knaus was the iunior manager for this year's team.