Mazama High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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 FINAL SCORE VIKS OPPONENT 0 REYNOLDS 2 3 S. MEDFORD 1 5 GRANTS PASS 0 9 CRATER 1 0 KUHS 6 3 H.VALLEY 2 2 N. MEDFORD 3 8 EAGLE PT. 0 1 ROSEBURG 2 2 ASHLAND 0 0 ROSEBURG 1 Pushing his way past his defender - Shawn Johnson tries to push the ball upheld. Johnson was unable to finish the season due to a Junior Varsity Soccer-25 Knee injury which he suffered in the K.U. game.

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SOCCER TEAM LOOKING GOOD It was a very good year for the varsity boys soccer team. They had a total of 8 wins and 5 losses. Three of the five losses were by only one point. One of the main highlights of the year was beating a very tough South Medford team by a score of 3 to 1. It was great beating South Medford in Medford because they were one of the top teams, and it was our first and best game, said goalkeeper Michael Fer- guson. About a third of the way through the season one of the team's starters, Shawn John- son, was lost due to a knee injury. Before Johnson was hurt the team's record was 4-1 and after the injury they fell to 4-4. This year's team had a great ability to make a quick transi- tion from defense to offense. The defenders and mid- fielders played tough man-to- man defense and when they won the ball the whole team was immediately on the at- tack. Brett Dodson and Jason Addy were very important in this part of the game. With only four seniors leav- ing, next year's team looks to be very strong. Coach Reel was very proud of these four seniors. A coach always misses his graduating seniors. They've become (after four years) an important part of my life. I love them like sons and am as proud of them as any father could be. They're good players, they're good stu- dents, they will be outstand- ing men. (Steve Cox, Scott Neel, Mike Reel, Mike Stani- sich). Next year's team looks to be very tough as four players will be returning that were named on the SOC all-conference team. They are Jason Addy, 1st team; Brett Dodson and Michael Ferguson, 3rd team; and Brian Mueller with an hon- orable mention. The team will be an experienced, mostly senior team, that should have a good run at going to state. Battling for the ball-Brett Dodson tries to make his way past the op- ponents. Dodson was a big part of the Viking's success due to his great defensive play. VARSITY SOCCER — Back: Glen Fields, Bryan Mueller, Kelly Zupan, Mike Reel, head Coach- Bob Reel, Scott Neel, Todd Peterson, Mike Stanisich, Brett Dodson. Front: Jimmy Viramontes, Ty Harrington, Dennis Koger, Jeff Englestadter, Michael Ferguson, Jason Addy, Dirk DeGroot, Steve Cox, Shawn Johnson. Getting the ball upfield-Michael Ferguson kicks the ball out to his teamates during the K.U. match. Ferguson was selected to the 3rd team all-conference as a goal- keeper. Kicking it up-Bryan Mueller tries to kick the ball over his defender. This was Mueller's third year on the team. 24-Varsity Soccer

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Moving Upfield GREAT YEAR FOR JV TEAM Over all, this year's JV soccer team had the best season for a JV team since the program started five years ago. According to Mr. Peter- son the JV coach, the team's defense was excel- lent due to many good de- fensive players like Trenton Qlick, John Saler, Dustin LaMarche and Tim Rhodes, lie also noted a tremen- dous improvement in their goalie Jason McClung. It took awhile for this Junior Varsity — Back: Head Coach Dave Peterson, Trenton Qlick, Tim Rhoades, Dustin LaMarche, Plate Kruse, John Saler, Eric Chase, Bergen Swanson Ass t Coach Tony Cesena. Front: Shawn Atkinson, Ryan Maxwell, Jeff nelson, Jason McClung, Harold Schorr, Bill Hopper, Jon Chase. team to come around be- cause of all of the new freshmen. But once they got started they were hard to stop. The team ended the year with a record of 10 wins and only 5 losses, they were 5-4 in S.O.C. play. As the year progressed the players learned to cov- er certain areas on defense, and to move to the open areas on offense'' replied coach Peterson. There were many leading players such as captains Nate Kruse and Brian Engel. En- gel and Kruse were the team leaders on the field, they gave a certain stabilty to the team. When asked what his most memorable moment was Engel replied, Beating North Medford, because they were sup- posed to be a really tough team. At the end-of-the-year awards banquet, Trenton Qlick recieved the coach's award and Nate Kruse earned the Most Valuable. Over all it was as out- standing year for JV soccer and these young men should be a great addition to the varsity program next year. Tim Rhoades battles for the ball, while Bergen Swanson tries to help out. Rhoades was noted for his great defense this year. Brian Engel trying to out smart his de- fenders makes his way upfield. Engel mainly played left-wing this year. Trenton Qlick kicks the ball away from his defender while teammate Brian Engel looks on. Qlick recieved the coach's award this year. « y • 26-Junior Varsity Soccer