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

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In a game against Ran ona, Jamie Bushong heads the ball lo his right wing. Bushong scored 21 goals in the season and was named the team ' s MVP SEASON RECORD (6-7-3) North 2 Ontario North 8 Poly North 3 3 Victor Valley North 5 1 Apple Valley North 3 5 Hemet North 1 6 Corona North 5 2 Ramona North 2 Norco North 2 1 Arlington North 3 Perns North 2 5 Hemet North 2 4 Corona North 1 3 Ramona North Norco North 2 2 Arlington North 6 5 Perns SECOND IN IVY

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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

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SOCCE. A 1st Gets 2nd ' ' T m glad that they decided to hav. X a girls ' soccer team my first year at North, said freshman Bianca Lopez. For the first time in the history of North, a girls ' soccer team was formed and played in a league with three other teams. Though newcomers to North didn ' t know what it was like without a girls ' team, Nina Smith, who played on last year ' s boys ' team, found playing on an all girls ' team to be more fun. I liked playing on the team better because the players were on more equal levels. Before the season began, the team was coachless. Three weeks prior to the first game, the girls found one in Pete King. King turned out to be a good choice because he was very supportive and ev- eryone liked him. We all loved Pete, said Emily Heath. He was very nice and coached us very well. iad that th ed to have a gir team my first North. • ' ™jsa . For a first year team, the girls were very successful, placing second in Ivy with only two losses. These two close losses (1-0) were to Poly, who finished first. After losing to Poly 1 -0 the first time, we thought we could beat them the second, but they slipped by us again, explained Emily Blain. Despite the two losses, the team was suc- cessful its first season and became a wel- come addition to North ' s athletic pro- gram. • • GIRLS ' SOCCER TEAM; FRONT ROW: Nina Smitli, Emily BUin, M.umi ! iI... t:.!i.. McCarty, Julie Stewart; ROW 2: ' ;ii, i : i. i mund, Lisa Barger, Emily Hf-ilh Kll.-n Strzelewicz, Cynthia Serna; TOP ROW: Remy Miller, Gloria Avila, Lisa Bunyak, Tracy Tovar, Lisa Lawrence, Coach Kmq J 1 06 sports