La Palma Junior High School - Patriot Yearbook (Buena Park, CA)

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1 r ' ' • T ' -. v i Gaining skill and coordination, many seventli and eighth graders participated in Track, Tennis, and Baseball during the spring. TOP LEFT -Although the tennis teams were selected at the end of the school year. Coach Walker assured us of another successful season. J.V. TENNIS (L-R): David Larkin, Ron Baca, Bryan Hanke , Steve Nolan, Scott Jackson, Craig Rowe, Craig Cook, Mike Deckert, Ken Shelton, Jeff Armstrong. TOP RIGHT -Warming up his rifle pitching arm. Rod Zamora prepares himself for the first scrimmage game against Ball Junior High. BOTTOM LEFT -After one year off, the Eighth Grade Baseball team was reorganized and showed much promise for success. EIGHTH GRADE BASEBALL-FRONT ROW (L-R): K. Gibson, J. Madrid, S. Hunter, G. Twardowski, K. Jones, R. Williams, M. Smith, A. Hernandez, Man.-K. Murphy; BACK ROW (L-R): Coach Coy, M. Walters, G, Quinlan, E. Mahler, K. Thompson, R. Zamora, B. Rodriuez, J. Poling, R. Davis, Coach Deering. 46 J.V. Tennis, Baseball

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8th La Palma 57 La Palnia 55 La Palma 59 La Palma 61 La Palma 49 La Palma 50 La Palma 52 La Palma 34 La Palma 43 La Palma 52 La Palnia 59 La Palma 45 BASKETBALL SClltDULl 7th Kih 7th 29 54 53 Oraiigcvicw 39 64 30 Apollo 33 •, . 43 26 Walker 40 35 39 Lexington 53 29 38 Oxford 14 20 43 Pine 39 33 3? Oak 29 22 56 Orangcview 25 37 30 Apollo 34 42 32 Walker District Playoffs Oxford 45 District Championship South 66 m .- S K H c H E Hb iSk nr K ■ k - ,7 ■■ fe P - l F C 1 %mi AT LEFT-Fouled by a player from Walker, Rory Collins misses a shot. MIDDLE RIGHT-The seventh grade team showed great potential. SEVENTH GRADE BASKETBALL -FRONT ROW (L-R): G. Pellegrino, K. Winton, R, Rabune, L. Fay; STANDING (L-R): D. Kutnyak, A. Jackson, M. Chekel, J. Shrank, J. Martinez, T. Dearinger, J. Bonnema; BACK ROW (L-R): Coach Ernst. BOTTOM RIGHT-Westem Division Championships seemed to be easy for any eighth grade team to capture. The eighth graders lost a close contest to South and narrowly missed the entire District title. EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL-FRONT ROW (L-R): M. Deckert, A. Hernandez, R. ColUns, R. Williams, D. Trevett; BACK ROW (L-R): MANAGER -J. -Madrid, T. Larsen, R. Zamora, K, Thompson, P. Parker, J. Poling, R. Avena , Coach Coy. J.V. Basketball 45

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Seventh C rade Track La Palma 17 Oxford 60 La Palma 61 Apollo 16 La Palma 39 Orangeview 38 La Palma 22 Walker 55 La Palma 16 Pine 61 La Palma 10 Oak 67 Lexington meet cancelled. Eighth G rade Track La Palma 42 Oxford 44 La Palma 66 Apollo 20 La Palma 47 Orangeview 39 La Palma 55 Walker 31 La Palma 46 Pine 40 La Palma 32 Oak 54 Lexington meet cancelled. ■«i« jtw- %■;,; ' ' Sprinting and jumping, the seventh and eighth grade track teams showed spirit and enthusiasm. TOP LEFT- SEVENTH GRADE TRACK-FRONT ROW (L-R): J. Welch, B. Jordan, M. Cochran, R. Rabune, D. Moynihan, M. Tafoya, L. Martinez, B. Stairs, J. Cranston, R. Magallanes, B. Enslow; BACK ROW (L-R): J. Hernandez, R. Conant, J. Hearn, J. Chairez, J. Martinez, L. Ferguson, J. Anderson, C, Keller, R. Granados, J. Foster, COACH-Mr. Deering, BOTTOM RIGHT-Sailing gracefully, Jerry Sypkens clears the bar against Orangeview. BOTTOM LEFT-EIGHTH GRADE TRACK -FRONT ROW (L-R): D. Weber, J. Dwyer, J. Welch, T. Fales, S. Hunter, R. Salas; BACK ROW (L-R): COACH-Mr. Huffman, T. Ponce, C. Glenn, J. Hayes, B. Gibbons, T. Larsen, R. Zamora, R. Davis, M. Koliler, MAN.-K. Shelton. J.V. Track 47