Newbury Park High School - Pawprint Yearbook (Newbury Park, CA)

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NPHS NPHS NPHS NPHS NPHS .-N- --W f- ---- 7 --------YAH -- -..- -,,.,.--- 1 SCOREBOARD 2 NORDHOFF 7 OXNARD 8 THOUSAND OAKS 0 AGOURA 0 SIMI To play good water polo it takes at least two years of hard work. The Panther l.V. players are obviously learning their skills rapidly. Most league teams are small and many don't even have l.V. teams, however the Panthers have an outstanding j.V. squad as wit- nessed by the league opening win against Nordoff 21-2. Perry Cowan, Duane Pickett, Bob Collins and Steve DuPuis were the outstanding j.V. team mem- bers which lead the team to victory. Again this year the Panthers have fielded a strong, hard swimming Frosh!Soph water polo team. With many outstanding victories going into league play, the Frosh!Soph Panthers were the team to beat. Matt Hayes, jack Mantor, Bill Stamos, Scott Rhodes and Eric Simmons were the outstanding players of the season. 1 Eric Simmons throws the ball to a waiting teammate during the Frosh!Soph match against Nordoff. The Panthers took the match. 2 junior Varsity Polo player, Greg Moore, moves in for the kill during the meet against Oxnard. The final game score was 7-8. 3 Matt Hayes gets ready for the pass during the FroshfSoph Nordhoff match with a little quiet encouragement. 4 Frosh!Soph swimmer Robert Laukka looks for an open man during the Agoura match. 5 j.V. Water Polo Team: Front Row, Dave Sunduis, Steve Du- puis, Bob Collins. Second Row, Scott Stone, Kevin Laffin, Du- ane Pickett, Britt Silver. Standing, Perry Cowan, Greg Moore, Kevin Howard, Tony Silver, Bill Spence. 6 junior Varsity Goalie, Bob Allen, blocks a shot by the oppos- ing team during the Nordoff. The Panthers won 22-2. 7 Frosh!Soph Water Polo Team: Front Row, Robert Thornton, lim MacMillian, Neal Mayer, Scott Brockwell, Dan Brown, Bill Rink, Robert Wise. Second Row, Mark Rubin, Matt Hayes, Scott Rhodes, Robert Laukka. Third Row, Greg Kusnierik, Bill Stamos, jack Mantor, Giovanni Provenzano, Eric Simmons, Doug Stoutenbourgh. Top Row, Dean Sappinga, Dan Walker, Dave Newman, Conrad Acuna, joe Eady, lim Springer.

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j.V., Frosh!Soph Teams Show Promise The water polo player, what is his day like? Ever wondered? Well then, you're about to find out, for here an outline of the typical water polo player's day. I Morning practice A. Up at 5:15 a.m. B. Hit the icy pool depths at 6:00 a.m. C. Two hours of torturous conditioning drills. 1. Treading water, hands on head. 2. Treading water with elbows on head. 3. Treading water as hard as possible for 5 minutes. D. Take freezing shower lno hot water availablej. W

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Varsity Swimmers Once Again 7976 junior Varsity League champ, Dave Sundius, swims the 500 meter distance Freestyle. Kevin Howard, a hard-working Butterflyer and distance Free- styler, strokes his way to the finish during the T.O. match. Steve Rubin swims the Backstroke leg of the 200 individual medley. Steve is also a strong distance Freestyle swimmer. Perry Cowan strokes his way across the pool during his Back- stroke event in the Agoura meet. 70 Varsity Swimming Freestyler Bill Spence heads for the finish in his 100 Freestyle event against Agoura during the Varsity Meet. All around pro, Matt Hayes, backstrokes to another win in the Varsity Meet against Oxnard. Team leader and outstanding Backstroker, Dean Zweng, shows his form in the Butterfly leg of the 200 individual med- ley. jack Mantor, a future superstar in Freestyle and Backstroke, shows us his style during the T.O. Meet.