Miraleste High School - El Mirador Yearbook (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)

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Varsity Water Polo .......-. .pwmt V, A VARSITY WATER POLO- Row l: J.Roemer, R.Ingrassia, M.Patterson, M.Becker, R.Roemer, B.Francis, D.Wattenbarger. Row T.Personius, M.Tennan, B.Leddy, B.Lynn, D.Slater, J.Morse, Coach R. Beardslee. OUT SWIMMING TWO OPPONENTS Rick Ingrassia swiftly passes the ball to a teammate with shooting opportunities. 172

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4 l Q , L , A Row l: N.Felando, R.Latimer, K.Schneider, P.Goden, D.Richard- son, J.Johns0n, D.Hardy, D.Olson, D.Worley, Row 2: J.Elvcr- man, P.Graziano, D.Micoz, D.Post, P.Toma. B.Canetti, D Dorff, D.Yoshida, P.Daigh, T.McCormick, B.Jaconi, D.Basque. Row 3: Coach N.Towers, B.Carr, B.Rakestraw, L.Taylor, G. Migliore, S.Enriquez, D.Marri0t, R.Thornton, G.Burnett, R. Hafeman, K.Kuzmanic, B.Moore, J.Kettles, J.Haynes, Coach A.Warner. Bees Finish Second in Pioneer League Scores Miraleste 0 Rolling Hills l4 0 Palos Verdes 28 0 Morningside 30 0 Glendale 0 32 Daniel Murphy 14 6 El Segundo 25 0 Lennox 2 Lawndale 8 Saint M onica 6 UNDER HEAVY PRESSURE from Daniel Murphy, Dick Richardson launches a pass to Dan Post under excel- B F tb H lent pass protection. ee oo a 171

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arsity Water Polo Makes Fine Showing , sg, K' U., A,,z1 , P ,cg 0 A X Ls-es .M , ,,.Q. A swf? 4' EYES TRAINED on his target, Mike Patterson attempts to nail down another Marauder goal. Patterson was the leading scorer for the Varsity squad. RICK INGRASSIA through swift moves and elusive tatics shows why he was one ofthe highest scorers on the team. 173 In spite of the mental handicap of non- league competition, this year's MH Varsity water polo team completed a most success- ful season. The I0 win, 9 loss record was most deceptive since five of the losses were caused by only two schools-Palos Verdes and El Segundo fwho lost only two games out of a total of thirty-nine playedlj. The other four losses were even more heartbreaking since they were all lost by a deficit of only one point. The new Miraleste water polo coach, Randy Beardslee, certainly put it all together well, as indicated by the fine Marauder play. This year's high scorers on the Varsity team were co-captain Mike Patterson, Rick Ingras- sia, and Don Wattenbargerg these people were able to average between two and three goals a game. The fine Marauder defense was kept up by Mark Becker, Tim Personius, Rick Roe- mer, Brad Lynn, Ben Francis, and especially by goalie and co-captain Jeff Roemer. Jeff was able to keep up a very high percentage of blocked goals. All in all, the Varsity squad had a fine sea- son. With many of this year's Varsity team returning next year, along with several pro- mising upcoming players, Miraleste can look forward to another exciting Varsity water polo team. VARSITY WATER POLO SCORES M HS OPP. Pasadena I I 5 El Segundo 7 I5 Redondo I5 7 Palos Verdes 7 9 Rolling Hills 4 5 Los Amigos 6 7 Sonora 8 6 Montebello l O QFJ Los Alamitos 10 3 Palos Verdes 4 9 Long Beach Poly 7 4 Bishop Montgomery 35 7 Beverly Hills 4 5 Foothill 4 5 Rancho Alamitos 7 4 Estancia 5 3 El Segundo 4 I0 Buena 8 7 El Segundo 3 l3 Varsity Water Polo