Loara High School - Seaxe Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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soccer 128 Varsity Soccer

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Girl runners excel individually j Exciting but tough, said junior Amy Scarce when asked ihow she felt about this year ' s cross country season. The team had an exciting season with many new and improv- iing sophomores and many returning juniors and seniors. Coached by Julie Abrisz, the varsity girls started their sea- son with a fine fifth place at the Sonora Invitational and ended it with a 1-4 record capturing fourth place overall at the Empire League Championship. Christie Dubach placing fifth at the Sonora Invitational had an exciting victory at the Empire League finals which sent her to C.I.F., while Amy Scearce showing strong per- formances throughout the season placed an excellent fifth at the League finals. Other impressive performances were shown by seniors Nancy Carlile, Eileen Bracken and junior Kathy Olson, a very improved runner. A strong group of performers include Diane Barraza who had an outstanding first place for the junior varsity at the League finals, Kathy Wood, a verv promising sophomore, took an excellent fourth place for junior varsity at the finals and Kathy Green who started an outstanding season on arsity but unfortunately ended her season with an injured ankle. I. lunior Amy Scearce finistiing an outstanding cross country race takes ler placement stick from the official !. Sprinting for the finish of a tough but tiring workout, sophomore Kathy A ' ood shows excellent sprinting form !. 1979 ).y. Cross Country Team; Top: K. Wood, C. Leon, Coach Julie brisz, M. Patten. Front; M. Illions, J. Lister, T. Newman, D. Barraza, K. een. I Approaching the mile mark of the two mile place is junior Christie ibach concentrating on the up coming hill i Senior Eileen Bracken, luniors Sylvia Kwan, Holly Chadbourne, Jim (vicNeese and sophomore Kathy Wood. Tension is high as senior Nancy Carlile races her opponents around the ornerand to the finish line 100 yards aw a ■ Senior Eileen Bracken finishing a tough workout on the track has ended ler second year on the cross country team 1 1979 V arsity Cross Country Team; Top; N. Carlile, A. Scearce, S. Kwan, E. Iracken, C. Dubach. Front; H. Chadt ourne, K. Olson. Crosscountry 127

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Douglas leads second-year team Considering that this was only the second year of our ' soccer team ' s existence, they did remarkably well. Pre-sea- son ended with a 4-3 record and then moved on to sweep a victory over Cypress, 0-3, in the first round of league play ied by Mike Mallow, Raul Salazar, and Igor Kreymer. I think he did a good job of pulling the team together. He really worked hard with us, boasted senior Jerry Amezcua of Coach Stan Douglas. Many players from last year ' s team came back this sea- son. Returning varsity lettermen were seniors Jerry Amezcua, John Ray, Alex Garcia, and juniors Al Cunder- son, Mike Mallow, and Stuart Wolfenson. The team was ' also composed of players that had previously played in other countries which added experience to the group. Coach Douglas said of his team, Although we were a young team with a great deal of potential, we did not do as well as we had hoped. We lost three or four seniors from our squad but I project next year ' s team to be even stronger. Maybe next year we will win it with our experi- enced returning players! i The team finished the season with an 8-8 record. In the first round of CIF they lost 1-2 against Walnut. A 2-0 victory over Mayfair gave the Saxons a second place in CIF. I ,1. Sophomore Al Majed violently bumps his way in an attempt to steal the ball from the opposition. 2. Guarding the ball while moving down the field is Raul Garcia. Garcia is one of the few sophomores on the team. 3 Sophomore Raul Salazar and sophomore Al Majed block Western opponent from obtaining the ball. i4. junior Stuart Wolfenson makes his way down the field while team Imembers watch. Wolfenson made three goals in the first two games. ,5. Returning varsity letterman |erry Amezcua rebounds the ball off his head to score while Hank Theunissen, lunior, watches. 6. The 1979-80 Varsity Soccer Team; Top Row; A. Gunderson, H. Theunis- sen, S. Wolfenson, A. Garcia, M. Mallow, |. Ray, M. Zarbaf, ). Amezcua, , Coach Douglas. Bottom Row; D. Haderi, A. Majed, R. Garcia, G. Guevara, r. Pla, R. Salazar. Varsity Soccer 129