Golden West High School - Sunset Yearbook (Visalia, CA)

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LEFT: Justin Stoner races through Cutler Park in the Golden West Cross Country Invitational. BELOW: Eddie Hernandez, has apparently lost his shoe as he runs near Rene Poblano in the Golden West Cross Country Inviational | LEFT: Chris Moreno races through Cutler Park in the Golden West Invitational at Cutler Park. 3 MIDDLE: Jaime Chavez, runs through the thick sand of St. John’s River during the Golden g West Cross Country Invitational. ° RIGHT: Jorge Sanchez, races at Cutler Park. 123

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Led by senior Jeff Rachal and backed up by seven other strong runners, the varsity boys’ cross country team won the West Yosemite League and Area championships together for the first time in the school’s eight year history. The WYL title came Nov. 7 at Hanford’s Hickey Park when Jeff ran the three-mile course in 16:05 followed by Richard Nunez (16:16), Saul Rodriguez (16:35), Jorge Sanchez (16:37) and Eddie Hernandez (16:55). A week later the team won the Area championships, again paced by Jeff and Richard. Prior to the final meets and a 10th place finish in Northern California, the Trailblazers won every WYL meet, including the city meet for the first time. The team defeated cross-town rival Mt. Whitney, a powerhouse in cross country for seveal years, by one point in the city match and four points in the Area race. FAR RIGHT: Jeff Rachal and Rich- ard Nunez, the powerhouse of the var- sity cross country team, display the Area championship trophy to the home crowd at the football game. RIGHT: Members of the champion- ship cross country team arc introduced at a home football game. They arc Jeff Rachal, Richard Nunez, Daniel Nunez, Saul Rodriguez, Jorge San- chez, Eddie Hernandez, Robert Bil- vado, and Chris Moreno. BELOW: Boys’ cross country team members arc, front row, Marcos Rodriguez, Richard Nunez, Jaime Chavez, Gene Fischer, Eddie Hernan- dez, Lino Quiroz, Charles Clark, Ramiro Meza. Back row: Coach Diana Narahara, Jorge Sanchez, Robert Bil- vado, Chris Moreno, Daniel Nunez, Saul Rodriguez, Rene Poblano, Ken Walker, Jeff Rachal, Justin Stoner, Coach Jess Arriaga. Varsity runners win area, WYL titles for first time

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— —• — TJ2L Becky paces girls’ team Freshman Becky Petty paced the girls’ cross country team to second place finishes in the West Yoscmite League and in the Area contest this year. Becky clocked a 19:47 in the three-mile WYL race at Hickey Park in Hanford to win the indi- vidual championship. She also clocked an 18:54 run to win the Area individual cham- pionship. Syliva Franco placed 10th in the Area race. GIRLS’ CROSS COUNTRY TEAM Front: Valeric Vicarra, Jennifer Tracy. Back: Coach Dian; Narahara, Becky Petty, Shelia Baldcrama, Melissa Thomas, Darlene Goss, Coach Jess Arriaga Cyndi 'Hartman YaCes along the leaf-lined roads o Cutler Park during the Golden West Invitational. Becky Petty races in the Golden West Invitational at Cutler Park.