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

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Swimming Separate Sexes Regroup It was a season of mixed feel- ings. said Fred Kardos, coach of the varsity girls ' swim team. Glenn Anderson, coach of 12 years, was no longer with the program, and the team which used to practice together, was officially split into boys and girls. With two new coaches, all the swimmers were affected in one way or another, added Kardos. Several swimmers quit the team or were forced to quit due to various conflicts. But as the season pro- gressed, the swimmers managed to unofficially re-unite, by the girls practicing in the afternoons with the boys and the boys work- 1, Like a rocket, Mike Weddington launches himself from the starting blocks Into the 200 yd. freestyle. Weddington won the event with a 1:57.49. 2 Flying through the water, Megan Phillips finishes the first leg of the 200 yd. individual medley. Phillips, a junior, had been a member of the varsity squad since her freshman year. 3 Striving to obtain a free meal, Dan Tardie pushes to out-touch Steve Wong in the 100 yd. breaststroke. Tardie and Wong often placed bets on the breaststroke. with lunch being the reward 4 VARSITY SWIMMING, FRONT ROW: Glenda Garza. Monica Decker. Megan Phillips, Rose Vilchez. Wendy OBrien: ROW 2: Erik Led- better. Tom Gregory, Paula Havsgaard. Diana Kellner, Erika Vernlund. Karen Kellner; ROW 3: Andy Marshall. Matt Estes. Mike Weddingtion, Billy Bringhurst. Derek Wade. Jennifer Mit- chell. David Smith, Justin Radeka, Mike Davis, Dan Tardie, TOP ROW: Shannon Stone. Robert Moore. Jack Mares. Susan Hwang. ing out with girls in the morning, resulting in double workouts and overall unification of the team. Once the team got back on its feet, they prospered. While North ' s varsity boys captured third place in the Ivy League, the girls seized fourth. Several swimmers also qualified for the GIF Ghampion- ships: Edie Ghang, Monica Decker, Matt Estes, Susan Hwang, Karen Kellner, Andy Marshall, Jennifer Mitchell, and Megan Phillips. After adjusting to the changes in the teams, we decided what we wanted, and went for it! con- cluded Mike Davis. Boys ' Varsity 6-2 North 48 108 Palm Springs North 82 74 Corona North 108 48 Norco North 96 60 Rubidoux North 96 60 Moreno Valley North 70 86 Indio North 88 69 San Gorgonio North 111 45 Perns North 114 42 Ramona North 69 87 Hemel North 94 62 Arlington Girl s ' Vars ity 5-2-1 North 46 110 Palm Springs North 88 68 Corona North 66 70 Norco Norlh 64 92 Rubidoux North 98 56 Mofeno Valley North 63 93 Indio North 1 14 42 San Gofgonio North 88 68 Perns Norlh 110 46 Ramona North 78 78 Hemet Norlh 72 84 Arlington H i 12 sports

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Swimming Divided We Stand It wasn ' t what one expected. Swim season, in the eyes of nnost jv participants, meant fun, sun, and very little work. Every- one, however, discovered how wrong they were. When I went out for swimming, I thought it was an easy way to pass the time. said Miriam Senft but I found out it was real work. Unlike other years, the girls were separated from the guys at the beginning of the season, each being given different coaches and different practice times. Coach Becky Porter believed, The girls would have benefited more by working with the boys because competition builds better swimmers. Even with the separation, the girls defeated Ivy League rival Indio and took fourth place in the championships. I felt that working without the girls helped a lot, stated Jeff Cox. Working with the var- sity players gave us a little more experience. Lead by Coach Cal Lowell, the boys jv team took third in the championships, even after the medley relay was disqualified. Most people believe jv swimming to be a joke. stated Charles Bufalino, but it give you a whole year to improve your skills. Girl s JV Swimming 6-3 North 30 125 Palm Springs North 114 19 Corona North 79 59 Norco North 66 80 Hemet North 76 73 Indio North 95 55 Ramona North 62 87 Arlington North 115 9 Moreno Valley North 116 Perns North 104 34 San Gorgonio North 78 69 Rubidoux Boy s JV Sw imming 7-2 North 23 133 Palm Springs North 84 72 Corona North 135 21 Norco North 90 66 Hemet North 44 112 Indio North 156 Ramona North 132 24 Arlmglon North 86 70 Moreno Valley North 112 44 Perns North 88 68 San Gorgonio North 80 76 Rubidoux 1. Exploding from the starting bloclts, Karl Wade, Cindy Hefner, and Christina Hanson take off for the 50 yard freestyle. Since Perris had no girls ' jv team, North swam the meet for practice. It doesn ' t bother me when there is no competition, stated Julie Carroll. There is not as much pressure and you can concentrate on bringing your times down. 2. Straining to the finish, Jack Caldwell out- touches his Hemet opponents in the 100 yard butterfly. Considered the most difficult of the competitive strokes, the butterfly was shunned by most swim team members. 3. Gasping for air, Ken Soldmann races to take second place in the 100 yard breaststroke against Norco. North went on to destroy the Cougars 135-21. 4. JV SWIM TEAIVI, FRONT ROW: Kalyn Ellsworth, Christina Hanson, Melissa Barnes, Julie Carroll, Bobbi Edwards, Cindy Hefner, Amy Curtis, Miriam Senft, Corri Graham, Jack Caldwell, Matt Bright: ROW 2: Karyn Ellsworth, Monica Montoya, Maria Ayala, Rebecca Wilson, Heidi Coles, Terri Kienitz, Michelle Mucher, Karl Wade, Kevin McDermont, Jerry Gregory, Jason Hardwick; TOP ROW: Tina Allen, Tracy Braddock, Carol Prows, Heidi O ' Brien, Kathy Terrian, Jeff Cox, Ken Soldmann, John Rettig, Charles Bufalino, Mark Lasiter, Coach Becky Porter. 14 sports