Loara High School - Seaxe Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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soccer Junior Varsity Scores Loara Opponent Cypress 3 OceanView 5 3 Kennedy 3 Cypress 3 130 ).V. Soccer

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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

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Multi-cultures unite team together I feel that our record does not show how successful our season really was. Even though the wins were not there, I think there was a more important factor present. Our team consisted of kids from different parts of this world who were able to play together. This brought real enjoyment, and made the season, in many ways, very successful, said Coach Schmidt ot his junior varsity team. Under the leadership of Coach Schmidt the junior varsity team ' s spirit and pride rose to full capacity. Being new to the squad Coach Schmidt brought many new ideas with him and in return he learned from his players. As well as being a soccer coach Schmidt is a baseball coach. The team made a giant step towards unity as players from Korea, Iran, and Spain, all with different back- grounds, came together to understand each other. There were a few communication problems when the season started but the team achieved harmonious play at the season ' s end. I think that we were a much more capable team than the scores show us to be. We did not play to the extent of our full power, said Paul Rosenblum about the team. Outstanding players for the season were sophomores Scott Southerland, Hal Schroeder, and juniors Paul Rosenblum, Mohamad Bonakdar, and Peter Kim. 1. junior Mohamad Bonakdar guards Ocean%ievv Seahawk player as they make Iheir way down field. 2. Heading the ball to nearby player, Hal Schroeder, is senior Mike Picon. 3. Peter Kim, junior, rebounds the ball from his head towards the goal while junior Bob Bergeson jumps in to assure goal completion. 4. On his own, sophomore Hal Schroeder takes on two Seahawks for possession of the ball. 5. The 1979-80 junior Varsity Soccer Team; Top; M. Picon, M. McFadden, B. Bergeson, C. Uceda, P. Kim, M. Bowakdar, D. Gerrad. Bottom: S. Southerland, D. Yang, ). Uceda, V. Lavassani, H. Schroeder. 6. After Cypress player whirls the ball down field, Mohamad Bonakdar txxly-blocks this Centurion attempt. 7. Sophomore Scott Southerland rides Kennedy player for possession of the ball. Southerland showed outstanding play this season. 8. Peter Kim steals the ball from Ocean View player leaving both teams across the field.