James Madison High School - Prospectus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Sucked Into The Action The Junior Varsity Wrestlers made a hardworking team this year. Every day they met at the beginning of sixth period to practice. But before practice began, they had to warm up for an hour. Warm- ups consisted of sprinting inside the wrestling room, jogging, doing jumping jacks and some up-downs. New moves were then taught and practiced. This schedule was followed from 1:15 to 4:00 ev- ery day. The workout that the wrestlers had to go through ev- ery day was so tough and de- manding that many people dropped out of wrestling be- cause of it. Dustin Powell, the team captain, commented on the grueling practices: The coaches work everybody really hard. That's why I think we're going to go far this year. The day before a meet, the wrestlers usually have some- thing called a wrestle off . It's kind of like a tryout, determin- ing who will be wrestling for Varsity and who will be wres- tling for J.V. the next day. Ev- erybody can tryout and the two best people in each weight class will wrestle in the meet. Sophomore, Quyen Nguyen, an avid fan of wrestling, com- mented, It's so easy to get sucked into the action at the meets. Sometimes you find yourself cheering for people you don't even know. Slimy the Sting (Jesse Sartuchc) concentrates on holding his opponent in a cradle position. Front row: Jon Stoven, Jim Murphy. Second row: Joe Mahittiponge, Paul Schell. Jesse Sartuche, Kenny La- vergne. Back row: Coach Crider. Phil Dunteman. Steve Mulligan. Christy Serritelia. Alexia Stulz, Dustin Powell. Andy Martens. Coach Vince. Hulk Hogan (Paul Schell) struggles to get out of a bear-hug. 48 J.V. Wrestling

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J.V.—They Be Bumpin’? iao Ding who was later moved up to Varsity to help CIP$. perfectly sets the ball. Standing: Dawn Martin. Jennifer Viavia.Jody Pidgcon, Kristy Sturdevant. Talafulu Misa.Jennifer Hamme, Pat- ty Howell. Sitting: Sumne Gallcta. Heather Robinson. Anita Nicdcrberger, Thao Dang. Marika Shimamoto, June Morikawa, Eva Esteban. Heather Robinson, starter, instructs Dawn Martin in what to do in certain game situations. J.V. volleyball definitely rose above the rest. The team cap- tured first place with the re- cord of nine and one in the league (their one and only loss was to Serra). The title of J.V. j champions was very close in that whoever won the final game would determine who would be first place this season. The game, which was against Mira Mesa, was really intense I and exciting for both the play- ers and the spectators. Both teams gave it their all, but War- hawks managed to pull through and win the game and be the Junior Varsity Champions in the Eastern League. The effort exherted in the 3 months of practice and training payed off. Their practice began in August before school started and after school started they practiced from 1:20 to around 3:30. Carol Hamilton got her team in top shape by coaching them in bumping, hitting, set- ting, serving, running, three on three, etc. The players deep concerns were to do well in game situations and all the practice had helped them to do so. The team, consisting of return- ing J.V. from last year and many new players, overall did very well. Anita Niederberger spoke for most of the others when she said, “My goals are to go to volleyball camp and be a starter on varsity next year. These ac- complishments contributed a lot of school spirit and made Madison very proud. Jennifer Viavia hits the ball in their team's victorious game against Morse High. J.V. Volleyball 47

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 Another Winning Year The girls on the Junior Varsity Basketball Team practiced for from two to three hours a day and sometimes on weekends. Coach Betty Bennett said “most of the girls had just learned how to play organized ball. The coaches yelled and screamed a good deal and were strict at times, but the team members agreed that when the coaches are strict it encourages them to try harder. Most of the team members enjoyed prac- tices because they were fun and taught them many new things about the game. “Most of all, said junior, Jessica Powell, “the practices get us prepared for the games. Some of the skills that are needed to be a good basketball player are hand-eye coordina- tion, agility, and ball control. A number of girls play this sport because they liked to meet other people and get involved in the competition. They also liked to learn more about the sport. The team's goal was to make the C.I.F. play-offs and win them. One more personal goal of some of the members was to work and practice hard for The Varsity team next year. Jessica Powell has plenty of rtx m to set up for this shot. T.J., (Tamara Johnson.) always stays one step ahead of the defense. Deanna Berry struggles to get tin: ball away from the defense. Front row: Juni Gambito. Shannon Rice, Jessica Powell, Jody Pid- gcon. Second row: Larice Wilson. Christina Dawson. Tamara John- son, Nicole Turman. Liz Victorio. Back row: Lisa Nielson. Jill Weeks. Deanna Berry. Jana Puppc. Girls J.V. Basketball 49