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

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r righting for a takedown - Ed- die Valdez drops his arm to crossface his opponent. Eddie was one of the six seniors on the team. Staying on top - Brent Bafus goes for the double under on a Grants Pass opponent. The double under was Brent's most successful move. VIKS OPPONENT 15 Crook County 55 15 Phoenix 58 23 S. Medford 23 49 fl.Valley 19 44 Ashland 18 18 Redmond 42 42 Henley 18 44 N.Medford 26 44 Siuslaw 19 45 Henley 21 47 H.Valley 19 54 K.U. 18 44 Grants Pass 28 40 Henley 18 60 K.U. 06 54 Rogue River 06 33 S.Medford 27 06 Crater 54 60 Ashland 06 00 Eagle Point 60 Mentally Tough INTENSITY terman is proud of. The wrestlers had a good atti- tude and everyone worked hard which showed by their 15 and 5 record, the best that the team has ever had. At the beginning of the year coach Oosterman was worried about the upper weights but Bill Bridges and Ty Hilliker showed up and helped even out the lineup. Both wrestlers had a little experience from junior high but no high school ex- perience. As the year pro- gressed both wrestlers got better. Ty went on to place sixth in district while Bill placed third and went on to state - an outstanding achievement by both wres- tlers. District was at Mazama, a big boost for the wrestlers because of the home crowd and not having to make the rode trip in a bus. The Vi- kings placed nine wrestlers in the top sixth positions and sent four to state: Jon Chase at 98 pounds, Eric Chase at 123, Hector Gar- cia at 136 pounds and Bill Bridges at 178 pounds. Hector and Bill were seed- ed fourth and had to beat someone they had lost to during the year to go to state. Last year Mazama placed eighth at distict. This year Mazama rose up to place third which earned Mr. Oosterman the coach of the year award. At state Eric Chase de- feated the top seeded wres- tler in overtime. That's when you have to be men- tally tough. He was then put out of state in two tough matches. Bill Bridges re- ceived a bye and then lost his next two. Jon Chase lost his first. Hector Garcia also lost his first but went on to win and advanced to the consolation round on Saturday before he was fi- nally put out. Only two of the wrestlers who placed will be graduat- ing this year so the Mazama wrestling team is looking forward to another great year next year. The Mazama wrestling program started off with tough afterschool practices conditioning the wrestlers for their six-minute match- es. Hot only do they have to be in shape, they have to be mentally tough. Mazama has a reputation for being tough in the third round, something that coach Oos-

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High Performance BRIGHT SPARKS The Junior Varsity girls basketball team was an enthusiastic, high perfor- mance team. They kept up when the times were tight, and always managed to get a laugh or two in. Be- hind all the fun and laughs came hard work. The girls pushed them- selves to improve their skills and attitudes for the game everyday at prac- tice. One of the beneficial highlights of this hard work was the 38-37 victory over the Roseburg Indians on their home court. This was a first ever for the J.V.'s. Coach Pam Shan- non felt the Roseburg game was the best be- cause the players proved that they could hang in there and come back strong. The J.V.’s contin- ued the season with a se- ries of tight scoring games, and ended with a record of 16-4 in confer- ence. Then came the laughs. The players voted the fol- lowing incident the fun- niest of the whole season. Coach Shannon asks down the bench for Erin Baker to go get Jessie. Immediately Erin turns and starts looking and asking for Jessie. Mean- while, Coach Shannon is laughing too hard to tell Erin that Jessie was on the court. ”1 meant go in for her. Shannon stated. This sent the whole bench laughing. This is just an example of the humor contained by this team. Awards voted on by the whole team went to these players. Most valuable - Kim Sorensen, Most im- proved - Julia Ondricek, and Most inspirational - Rachel Taylor. The 1987- 1988 Junior Varsity girls basketball team prepared them- selves for the varsity level in their own unique style, finished in style, and will continue in style. Back row - Erin Baker, Michele Pinner, Sharon O'Brien, Coach Pam Shannon, Kim Sorensen, Connie Becker, and Rachael Taylor Front row - Julia Ondricek, Dena Johnson, Angela Lopez, and Trisia Hughes Shown sitting on the Varsity bench- Angela Lopez was a main contributer to the J.V. team. Looking back down court- Tri- sia Hughes checks out the ac- tion while waiting for the fast break. J.V. Girls Basketball - 45

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One win closer to state - Eric Chase earns a tough victory at district. Eric was one of the four wrestlers who went to state. Baring an arm - Jon Chase pre- pares to turn his opponent. Jon was a strong point in the Mazama lineup. i ' Front Row Jimmy Viramontes, Shawn Atkinson, John Couey, Cory Holloway, Jason Reynoso, Al Garlitz, Jon Chase Second Row L.G. hammer, Harold Schorr. Todd Kennedy, Matt Lokey, Eric Chase, Shawn John- son, Dennis Roger, Craig Al- dinger, John Fernandez, Robert Gibson Third Row Ass t CoachS- cott Teeples, Brent Bafus, John Hammers, Jeff Hayden, Mike Heryford, Jerry Babcock, Buck Lokey, Todd Webb-Bowen, Dave Harkey.Head Coach-nick Oos- terman Fourth Row Hector Gar- cia, Jason McClung, Jim Lar- imer, Ted Martin, James nowaski. Matt Hale, David Pol- ley. Randy Pinner Back Row Rus- sell Earnest, Craig Hoppe, Bill Bridges, Jack Hansen, Ty Hil- liker, Brian Underwood, Paul Fortin, Jim Foss, Ed Valdez Wrestling - 47