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

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J.V. and Soph Boys Basketball Shooting sky high - David McCoy shoots above his K.U. opponent for two Viking points, (pg 38) Concentration is the key to suc- cess - Tim Holmes gets set to shoot another free throw. Shooting tor two - Dan nor- th rop hopes for the swish, while Mark Rogers goes in for the rebound. Proving his strength - Mark Rogers shoots to make one of his outside jumpers.

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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

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Freshmen boys and girls basketball THE BEGINNING OF AN OLD TRADITION Back row - Tom Batsell, Day- mond Monteith, Jamie Wise- man, Chris Dodge, Coach Don Zupan, Eric Mills, Tony Harris, Vince Bonotto, Ty Harrington front row - Danny Graham, Rick Heal, Kevin Hamilton, Chris Schultheiss, Hathan Vas- sailo Back row - Heather Sigman, Sheila Dezellem, Karen McGil- livray. Coach Ed Holcomb, Cindi Larman, Sheryl Dezel- lem, and Andrea Quirk Front row - Michelle White, Kim Ti- tus, and Tiffany Downer Looking for the inside man - Tom Batsell presents the ball for a pass under the hoop. Completing the fast break - Sheryl Dezellem goes up for the lay-in stunning her opponent. 40 - Freshmen Girls and Boys Basketball The freshmen girls bas- ketball team was strong in the aspect of emotional co- mebacks and great skills. One of the best parts of having a freshmen team is the learning experience of both the athletes and the coaches. Coach Ed Hol- comb comments to wrap up his strongest season, Losers can be winners, if they learn from their losses. I think the group learned this well, and I hope it will help them in their future basketball ex- periences. Mr. Holcomb was assisted by Ed Miller, and they were two of the proudest coaches ever! Basketball at a freshman level: be competitive, learn plays, and exhibit good sportsmanship. The fresh- men boys team was amongst a proud and hu- mourous class, which helped them to be strong on the court. Frosh boys were coached by Don Zupan, who has coached for 15 years. Win and loss wise, we weren't real successful, but when you consider where we started we improved great- ly, noted Zupan. The boys became a better team through hard work and dedication as they learned to play as a whole team of Vikings!