Mission Viejo High School - El Viejo Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA)

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' Frosh-Soph Score! Sophomore outfielder AI Penasa. runs out another basehit for the Mission Coach Joe Reid's teaching paid off as one of his charges slugs one for extra bases. Machine. For years Coach Joe Reid had the unenviable task of taking a predominantly Freshman team into the Crestview League whose member schools only went down to tenth graders. ln 1975 Coach Reid was finally playing the games on even terms and had the results to show for it. The fresh-soph moundmen had one of their top seasons, at last were able to take on competition their own age in the newly formed South Coast League. Harvey Bingham paced the pitching while Al Pennassa was strong in the field and at bat. ..4 Front: L to R - K. Hofrichter, B. Martin, B. Katz, M. Haypenny, G. Arnold, T. Richardson, B. Scarmanich Row 2: Coach Reid, B. Hawkins, C. Reed, R. Kruezer. B. Bingham, J. Newton, D. Freese, B. McCarty, E Melillo. A. Penasa.

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JV's Molse Pitch JV Baseball - Flow 1: J. Greely, J. Walker, C. Martin. J. Hopp. D. Hill, D. Balsz, Row 2: K. Grey, M. McCarthy, D. Reed, M. Booth, C. Boster. S. Welchel. Row 3: M. Sorensen, B. Sebade, S. Durham, M. Sweazy, G. Knoppoff, Coach Peters. M A, ff. if ,,,,4,-tw QW Q This year's J.V. Baseball team started off by winning the first eleven games of the season showing they were bound to be South Coast League champs. Gary Knopoff and Steve Polien, the starting pitchers, hoped to bury Mission's opponents under the plate. The team this year was a combination of experienced Sophomore and Junior Baseball players. This experience gave the team great speed on infield plays. The infield was one of the strongest we've had. commented Coach Peters. Most of this strength came from Dave Read playing first base, and Jim Read playing shortstop. All in all this year's J.V. Baseball team shows high prospects for next year's varsity team. . ,. N WX KA I WGS X V x grew TEFKQI X LFZ76WXk1 if . X ev X Jimi W XXNW . K QQ A illbi ML Nik W .. M ':vAW1 ,mx f ' Q, lf Tide? Star pitcher Mark Booth shows the form that helped him and his teammates to win many Frosh-Soph Things SWS ale b0l'ifl9 when YOU'fe DOI playing games.

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Volleyers Spike Gut Growing pains were suffered by volleyball coach John Murio and his beleaguered sextet. Volleyball was a first year sport at Mission in 1975 and their inexperience showed against nationally ranked Laguna Beach in their April Fools Day opener at the gym. The Diablos were thrashed three times by identical 15-2 scores in that match. Opening game nerves plus the fact that MV was obviously overmatched contributed to the debacle. However, such underclassmen as Jim Rants, Mike Brennan, and Joe Blum Varsity - Front: D. Dawson, J. Evans, G. Kaymer, M. Brennan, S. Hunter, Back: M. Morrison. J. Rants, M. Evans, Fl. Huffman,J. Blum. will help start a tradition of powerful Mission Viejo volleyball teams in 1976. Sophomore Joe Blum sets one up for M.V. f. f, f f ...www fx., , . to f,-' 4 ' I , I ' r y ff - 1 ' ,-,'., J 1 to 1 1 1 B 1 ietti 2 JV - Row 1: J. Birdsall, D. Ochoa, M. Evans,J, Flynn, R. Huffman, M. Boster, K. Severson, Row 2: J. Reilly. Fl. Krenz, D. Charninski, S. Sherry, M. Brawley, Flow 3: M. Howell, R. Erk,J. Pack, S. Feieht, S. Council, B. McDougle, R. Horner. Scott Hunter returns an Artist shot.