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

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SEASON RECORD (8-3) North 8 18 Palm Springs r+ North 17 9 Montclair North forfeit Canyon North 9 8 Brea Olinda 0 North 15 5 San Bernardino Ramona Tournament q North 12 9 Ramona North 16 Arlington . North 12 13 Indio North 3 9 North 12 6 North 8 6 Redlands Ramona Moreno Valley SECOND IN IVY In an important game against Moreno Valley, Randi Lounsbury passes the ball mside to a man near the goal. The goal was scored and North won 8-6. With his cap falling off his head, Justin Radeka finds an open corner of the goal and takes a shot, Radeka missed, but North went on to defeat San Bernardino 15-5.

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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

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BASKETBALL J Team Continues Tradition t i ItT orth bdsketbdil has a wm- X ning tradition and so each year the next team strives to live up to that tradition, said Enoch Sim- mons. And the 1984-85 team did just that. They won the Raincross tournament for the fourth straight time, making North the champion of six of the eight Raincross tournaments. They also won the Ivy League Champion- ship for the third straight year and made yet another CIF appearance. As for the reasons behind their suc- cess, there were many. It ' s because we ' re really close like a family, said Andy Johnson. Each year we gel and all of us know what the others are going to do. Simmons stated, We ' re very disciplined. Coach Bar- tee stresses conditioning, and it pays off in the long run. winning tradition and so each year the next team strives to live up to that tradition. ENOCH SIMMONS This conditioning was the result of practices during first period and from 5:00 to 7: p.m. each day. Tonjy Anderson felt, We just worked harder for it than everyone else; it ' s as simple as that. In the end, it meant more successes for North ' s varsity boys ' basketball team, i Driving through the lane, Enocti Simmons lays the ball off the glass while Eric Brown and numerous Norco defenders look on. North squeaked past Norco 51-50. 94 sports