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

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After trapping the ball with his chest, Mario Mendozd takes it upfield. North defeated Corona 2-1 m overtime. SEASON RECORD (13-5-2) North 3 2 Poly North 1 2 Victor VaU«7 North 7 Hespena North 1 Poly North 4 4 Apple Valley North 5 Heme! North 2 1 Corona North 4 Norco North 1 Arlington North 1 Moreno Valley North 2 1 Pems North 5 Hemet North 3 1 Corona North 2 2 Ramona North 6 1 Noroo North 3 2 Arlington North 3 Moreno Valley North 6 GIF Perns North 2 7 WiUon IVY LEAGUE CHAMPS

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bUUUhK . Team Kicks To Title Bringing home the first Ivy League Championship in North soccer ' s history, the boys ' varsity team played well when they needed to and did whatever was necessary to win. Starting off the season in a positive way by beating Poly 3-2 at home, the Hus- kies went on to post a 2-2-1 pre-league record. The tough games which could have gone either way were the ones in which we were intense, played well, and won, remembered Tim Leary. But when it came to the games which were not so crucial, we played poorly, and lost. The team then went on to open league play with a five game winning streak, scoring 16 goals and allowmg only four. In their fourth game, the first place Huskies met first place Norco each sporting 3-0 records. The team found it necessary to win, and did just that. A win or loss against Norco would have swayed our season in one direction or the other, said Tony Rossi. The Hus- kies blizted Norco with four early goals and went on to shut them out. I don ' t think we expected them to be as strong and quick as they were. When we real- ized we had to be intense, we were down 3-0, said the Norco coach after the game. The team this year did whatever was necessary to win, and in doing so, played outstanding soccer. A 3-2 victory over Arlington clinched the championship two games before the end of the season, and the team went on to GIF. Coined by Coach Decker during a halftime talk, We ' ve got work to do, seemed to be the slogan of the year. And when the Huskies had work to do, it got done. •»• Falling backwards, Tim Cassidy clears ttie ball out of danger with his left foot. Cassidy was used regularly as a forward and as a defender. BOYS ' VARSITY SOCCER TEAM, FRONT ROW: William Rodriguez, Bart Ward, Scott Lock- wood, Todd Bright, Andy Nielsen, luan Robero, Mario N endozd, Ivlatt Cooper, Victor Cordoba, Tim Cassidy: TOP ROW: Coach Decker, Steve Bunyak, Sergio Gomez, Tony Rossi, Brian Smith, Tim Leary, Todd Mapes, Pasi Saikkonen, Matt Moy, lerod Gil- beri. After goalkeeper Todd Bright rolled the ball to him, Brian Smith dribbles the ball up to the for- wards. Smith received an All-Ivy League honorable mention, while Bright was named the league ' s MVP. I 102 sports

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SOCCE, ii A JV Betters Each Game t ilXI his year ' s team was much more Of the 19 players on the team, 13 were X organized, but much less ex- freshmen. As a result, the starting line- perienced, explained Dan Ehrlich. An up usually consisted of 8 or 9 freshmen. experienced coach and an inexperi- Because of this the team started off enced team were combined on North ' s slowly, but as the players improved ]V soccer team to produce a mediocre their skills and became more serious record. about winning, their record climbed. We definitely played better with each Coach Michael Emett used a previous game, said Matt Shoaf. year of experience to guide the team to a 5-6-3 record. This experience gave Despite problems in the beginning of Emett the ability to play the right player the season, the team utilized an exper- at the right position, which built the ienced coach and improving players to player ' s confidence and enthusiasm. give North their best IV record in When Coach Emett played the cor- years, rect line-up, we played as a team and won games, said Matt McGrath. We definitely played better with each game. MATT c;HOAF Controlling the ball near midfield, tvlati Cooper prepares to pass it uplield to a teammate. Cooper often came down Irom varisty to play m IV games. .Jji JV SOCCER TEAM, FRONT ROW: Ahmed Ah- med, William ti« -..-erra , ingmar LJstlund, Rob El- seewi. Matt Guerrero, Duane Brickel. TOP ROW: Khoa Nguyen, Coach Emett, Jaime Bushong, Daniel Ehrlich. Ken Chamberlain, Victor Valetinez, Eric Ledbetter, Matt McGrath, Daniel Kronenfield, Car- los Duncan. Coming down near the opponent ' s goal. Matt McGrath crosses the ball with his left foot. North didn ' t score this time, but tied the game 2-2. 104 sports