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

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K?3Bs Running the play • Kelly Zupan passes to Byron Parnell to start their offense. Front - Mike Wright Coaches - Bill Palmer, Dan Fast, Kevin McDaniel, Mark Losinski, Don Spoon Back - Rees Campbell, Bryan Mueller, Scott Heel, Rob Seater, Mark Hanson, Kelly Zu- pan, John Keller, Byron Par- nell, Gregg Wheat Down the base line - Rob Seat- er dribbles around his oppo- nent to the basket. Varsity Basketball - 37 Outside jumper - Scott Heel takes the shot just in front of the three point line.

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Never-Ending TALENT Mazama's most intense, pressure packed sport happens to be one of the most exceptional winter sports around; basketball. It requires deep concen- tration and perfection of skills. Speed comes with the competition. Varsity competition proves, to all who watch, the never-end- ing talent acquired each year. The boys had every- thing including height and an exceptional coaching staff. Head coach, Dan Fast, assistant coach, Kevin McDaniel, and junior var- sity coach, Bill Palmer, all worked their hardest at producing a strong, domi- nating team. A special as- pect noted by coach Fast was the determined work of coach McDaniel. Coach Kevin McDaniel worked extremely hard on teaching our J.V. and var- sity defense', the defense that wins championship and close games.'' The best part of any sea- son, to any coach, is watching the develop- ment of young players and perfection of returning players, such as Mark Hanson and Rob Seater. The boys demonstrat- ed, throughout the confer- ence, that they were tough, competitive, high performing, and had the unique sportsmanship of Vikings. Above his defenders - Mark Hanson uses his height and jumping to rise about the com- petition. Looking inside - Mark Losinski looks to throw the ball to John Keller under the hoop. FINAL SCORE VIKS OPPONENTS 63 REMO 39 47 MT. VIEW 68 47 MARSHFIELD 44 65 ASHLAND 60 57 REDMOND 82 50 ROSEBURG 42 89 H. VALLEY 55 36 K.U. 57 63 S. MEDFORD 77 45 CRATER 61 90 E. POINT 72 52 G. PASS 81 46 N. MEDFORD 61 52 ASHLAND 62 59 ROSEBURG 69 77 H. VALLEY 81 42 K.U. 45 50 S. MEDFORD 53 48 CRATER 51 74 G. PASS 68 73 E. POINT 66 36 - Varsity Basketball

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Basketball, among oth- er sports, is one that pushes a person to their physical and emotional limits. It resembles life in that respect because there is always a chal- lenge to be overcome with good character. An ath- lete faces these chal- lenges both on and off the court. The purpose of Junior Varsity and Sophomore teams is to prepare the players for varsity-level competition. Bill Palmer, coach of the Junior varsity felt, As a J.V. coach, that was my goal. I think we ac- complished it this year, especially defensively. We have some up-and-com- ing young players which should perform well when they reach varsity. ' Coach Steve Everitt of the Sophomores stated, My goal this year was to win more than 50% of the games played. We were successful in that the J.V. and Sophs challenge the league TALENTS ROAR INTO Sophomores finished strong winning six of the last nine games.-' The spectacular highlight of the J.V. season was beat- ing the Roseburg Indians on their home court which was the greatest uplifting, powerful win of their sea- son. Practices came along with the season. The play- ers worked hard each night a minimum of two full hours. Points stressed by the coaches and play- ers were defensive con- cepts, shooting, ball han- dling and teamwork. Teamwork in this matter was the major strength of the team, as they let their talents blend together in Team Concept. Each of these teams are important in every respect to the varsity. They may be the younger squads, but are the backbone of the varsity's future suc- cess. This is as important as the fuel to the fire. FLAMES Bringing the ball down the court - Danny Spoon breaks for the hoop in hopes of a lav-in. JV Basketball Back row - Brett Dodson. Mark Aceves. Bryan Mueller. Aaron Hubler. Head coach; Bill Palmer. Scott Bender. Rob Dentinger. Mark Losinski. and Tim Holmes Front row -Ran- dy Maxwell and Donald Spoon 38 - J.V. and Soph Boys Basketball Sophomore Basketball Back row -Craig Barnes. Dan Morthrop. Da- vid McCoy. Head coach; Steve Everitt. Mark Rogers. Cody Kol- len. and Rob McCullough Front row - Roy Holmes and Danny Spoon