John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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BASKETBALL An outlet pass from a team member gives .lames Jackson the opportunity to skillfully ex- ecute a layup which helped North beat La Sierra, 72-38. After grabbing an offensive rebound, sophomore David Booker (24) puts the ball back up into the basket to score in North ' s vic- tory at La Sierra. JV Basketball SEASON RECORD (13-3) North 35 48 Fountain Valley North 60 38 Hemet North 70 53 Antelope Valley North 58 52 Palm Springs North 61 34 Perris North 51 52 Poly North 69 42 Norte Vista North 72 38 La Sierra North 74 48 Arlington North 57 53 Poly North 66 58 Ramona North 69 55 Norte Vista North 85 48 La Sierra North 58 47 Arlington North 60 63 Poly North 54 44 Ramona •IVY Champions jv boys ' basketball 65

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Practice Makes Perfect With a determined team and much hard work, the JV basketball team had a highly successful season. What made them so good? Many of the players attributed their success to practice. Much of the practice time was devoted to conditioning. We had to run a lot and it built up our stamina, stated Andy Johnson. Through this conditioning the team developed a very intense running game which proved to be one of its strongest points. Along with the running, the team also spent many hours of scrimmaging against each other in game situations. Brian Melcic stated, We worked on plays until we knew them and then we would scrimmage. The more we executed in practice, the better we were in games. For the JV basketball team, the main competition was the Poly Bears. They beat us by one point with five seconds left in the Moreno Valley Tournament, so we wanted revenge, commented Andy Johnson. Vengeance was soon theirs when in their first Ivy League matchup, the determined Huskies came back from a fifteen point deficit with six minutes left to defeat the Bears in double overtime. BOYS ' JV BASKETBALL TEAM, FRONT Calhoun, Andy Johnson, William Rodriguez, ROW: Tony Baca, Chris Johnson, Robbie Ralph Baker, Coach Williams. (Not pictured: Washington, Tony Jones, Sonny Stewart, Brian Tonjy Anderson, James Jackson, David Booker.) Melcic; TOP ROW: Byron Reed, Colbert GIRLS ' TENNIS TEAM. FRONT ROW: Varsity Basketball SEASON RECORD (20-6) North 66 61 Fountain Valley North 76 51 Palm Springs North 90 54 Apple Valley North 84 60 Victor Valley Glendora Tournamen North 94 64 Bishop Amat North 58 74 VaUey (Vegas) North 87 75 Hamilton North 66 59 Los Altoa Raincroe Tournamen North 83 53 Norco North 75 48 Rubidoux North 58 54 Moreno Valley North 68 64 Poly Moreno Valley Tourni North 89 53 CoacheUa Valley North 71 67 San Gorgonio North 70 62 Moreno Valley Ivy Leap North 95 56 Norte Vista North 85 48 La Sierra North 85 52 Arlington North 67 72 Poly North 72 70 Ramona North 101 83 Norte Vista North 71 43 La Sierra North 64 45 Arlington North 72 76 Poly North 65 66 Ramona CIF North 54 36 Burbank North 80 63 La Quinta North 52 67 Palm Springs Second ii iIVY i 64 sports

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The Mighty Seven Despite the fact that there were only seven members on the Varsity Girls ' Basketball team, it turned out to be an outstanding season. Many of the players brought a certain spark to the team. Sharon Powers, a returning 5-9 forward, was one of the leading scorers throughout the season. Angie Echito and Ann Balow also enhanced the team by each playing consistently well in their positions. The team ' s small size created certain problems. The girls had to play less aggressively because of fear of being fouled, stated Coach Reinhold. Fouling seemed to be the biggest problem for the players. By only having one substitute most players had to play for the entire game and they grew tired quickly, commented Sharon Powers. According to all the players Sharon Powers had the most spirit. Sherry Williams and Leslie Baskins remarked, Sharon always supported us and gave us confidence when we were in a tough situation; she was our leader. As the season came to an end the players realized that the friendships and rewards they gained during the season outweighed the problems that were created by having a small team. Outrunning Arlington ' s defense Sherry Williams (32) goes up for a basket to make the first quarter score 5-0. The final score was 64-45 in North ' s favor. Varsity Girls ' Basketball SEASON RECORD (17-5) North 52 19 Saint Josephs North 37 60 Long Beach Poly North 35 33 Dos Pueblos North 63 50 LA Gorden North 34 58 Long Beach Poly North 37 60 Upland North 78 20 Hemet North 42 32 Corona North 60 23 Victor Valley North 52 46 Redlands North 45 28 PiusX North 54 40 Norco North 77 24 Norte Vista North 51 24 La Sierra North 51 35 Arlington North 37 53 Poly North 64 41 Ramona North 56 25 Norte Vista North 64 31 La Sierra North 64 45 Arlington North 29 53 Poly North 50 38 Ramona 2nd in IVY After struggling with her opponent for the ball,! Angie Echito (12) competes with a Norte Vistaj player for the jump. Echito succeeded in gettingj the ball to Sharon Powers. 66 sports