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

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Lunging forward on defense, Ion Hall knocks the ball dway from his Indio opponent. Hall received an All CIF honorable mention lor his superb play dur- ing the season. SEASON RECORD (16-4) 0) ' i 4 w M North 11 9 San Gorgon,,;. r+ Riverside invitational N.jrili 8 12 Poly North 16 7 San Gorgonio North 9 8 Los Altos North 17 9 Roland North 26 4 Paltn Spnngs (D 4 North 23 1 Ivlontclair North 15 9 Can yon- Anaheim La Puente Toumam ■nt North 12 3 Burbank North 17 7 Arcadia Norlh 10 16 South Pasadena Norlti 7 9 Los Altos North 17 9 Bi«a Olinda North 16 IS San Bemadino North 21 6 Palnn Springs North 9 14 Indio North 17 3 Redlands North 16 4 Ramona North 16 11 Arlington North 26 8 CIF twioreno Valley North 11 7 Cypress North 10 12 Santa Monica SECOND IN IVY With a large lead near the end of the game, Tim Leary throv s the ball to the opposite side ol the pool in order to kill the clock. North held on to their lead and defeated Palm Springs 21-6. VARSITY WATER POLO. FRONT ROW: (mgr li elissa Rider), Susan Hwang, Marc Kardos, Steve Wong, Steve Botiannon, Andy Marshall, Mike Davis, Tim Leary, Doug Linklaler, Mike Santini; ROW 2: Coach Anderson, David Hall. Dan Tardie, Brendan Lopez, Richard Maraden, Mike Weddington. Glenn Fuller, (not pictured: Ion Hall)

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m Polo Best In Years J W e dii had different person- dlities, but in the water we ' put ttiem aside to play as a team, explained Andy Marshall. Due to the fact that they played as a unit, varsity water polo had a very suc- cessful season. This team was the first in North ' s history to make it to the second round of the CIF play- offs, and also had the best winning percentage with a 17-5 record. Although team playing did the most for water polo, the presence of eight All Ivy League players, including three on the first team, didn ' t hurt. Members of the first team were Mike Santini, Jon Hall, and Marc Kardos. Those on the second were Richard Maraden, Dan Tardie, and Mike Da- vis. Andy Marshall and Tim Leary received honorable mentions. Another reason tor water polo ' s suc- cess was that they received more in struction than teams in the past due to the fact that Coach Anderson handled only varsity, while another coach was found for JV. Anderson ' s dedication to the varsity resulted in his receiving the Ivy League Coach of the Year Award. We really owe a lot to Coach Anderson, remarked Mike Santini. ' We couldn ' t have done it without him. Anderson, in his devotion to the var- sity, helped pull them closer togeth- er and made their season a true group effort. Jon Hall concluded, After all the hard work, it feels great to be part of North ' s best team Finding an open receiver near the goal. Dan Tardie passes the ball to Mike Sanfini. Sanlini was honored for his excellent play ' .vith a second team All C IF award. 90 sports

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WATER POLO ' «Ncv New Coach Brings Wins M ore instruction helped us win Singer about the ]V water polo team. In the past Coach Anderson coached both ]V and varsity, giving much less attention to JV. But in 1984 a new coach, Marshall Heaney, was found for ]V and the team finised with an 8-3 record. The fact that no players from last year ' s win more games. DAVID SINGER JV mi ' V .-. 1 up li ,1 ;;lartiiii.) pi xiith ai un varsity was one of the keys to the JV ' s success. Having experienced players on the team really helped the new play- ers, explained David Smith. Players called rovers, who were starters on ]V, played in varsity games when North had a comfortable lead. Playing in varsity games gave me confidence and made me a better player, said Doug Linklater. In addition to JV, North, for the first time, had a frosh-soph water polo team because of the overwhelming number of students who wanted to play. This was composed of freshmen and sopho- mores without water polo experience. Although there was a lack of exper- ience, the extra attention given to them by the new coach helped them achieve an Ivy League championship with a 3-0 record. Marshall really got the team going, concluded Charles Bufalino. The special attention Heaney gave to both the IV and frosh-soph teams pro- vided the extra push that made their season successful. ••• In a practice game at North, Tom Gregory shoots the ball between two defenders. Practice games were often used for the new players to gain experience. • ♦ p3 ( t JV WATER POLO. FRONT ROW: David Singer, Danny ;■; ,: r. ' .ir. .--■ K ' - i .v-.-nny Geary, David Smith, i It. ■ ,r. g-ry I ' .n k ' ,,klwell, Charles Bufa- lino: ROW 2: Emily Elders, Carlos Duncan, Rob Elseewl, Erie Ledbetter, Ed Burke, Ivlegan Phillips, Justin Eadeka, Erika Vernland, Steve Anderson, Rus- sell Sanders, Tim Martin, Randi Lounsbury. Looking for someone open near the goal, Rus- sell Sanders waits patiently to pass the ball. North lost the game to Palm Springs 8-18. J 92 sports