North High School - Galaxy Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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BOYS SWIM TEAM members FRONT ROW: Mark Wheeler, Mike Fontes, George Hopwood, Eric Collom, Greg Briscoe, Jim Stanley, Coach Rod Stanley. ROW 2: Kyle Fisher, Glen Cres- well, Greg Graham, Paul Schmidt, Steve Wright, Mike Fowler, Sean Sloss. GIRLS SWIM TEAM members FRONT ROW: Kendi Keesling, Paula Sallee, Wendy Clark, Kel- ly Silva, Michelle Brunetti, Mary Swerdfeger, Manager Christy Payne. ROW 2: Coach Kathy Lund, Tiffany Temple, Shana Silva, Lisa Matney, Tracie Ashmore, Cherri Barwick, Stacey l'Iarri- son, Lori Glenn, Dana Hutchison. ROW 3: Ra- chelle Berry, Dawn Basquez, Teresa lturriria, Kari Foy, Melissa Fabbri, Toni Oxford, Victoria Majors, Jill Tanner, Brandi Jackson. BOYS VARSITY Won 2 Lost 5 BOYS JV Won 3 Lost 4 Won 4 Lost 3 GIRLS JV Won 5 Lost 2 GIRLS VARSITY TOP LEFT: Greg Graham shows perfect form in a backstroke race. FROM FAR LEFT: Concentrating on his race, Glenn Creswell prepares to dive. Swim team manager Shawna Odell. Mike Fontes pulls through the last yards of a backstroke race. Kay Misemer and Stacy Harrison take a break between events. Swimming S9

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..f'3- 's Q' . 'XS lleiliizatiou Climvs Endless dedication, tremendous will power, and the desire to win are the only ways to describe the heart and mind of a swimmer. Girls who did an outstanding job in 1981 were outstanding breastroker, Best Scholar and Star Award winner, Dana Hopwoodg long-distance and Most Inspirational swimmer, Nancy Flippeng l.M. swimmer, Stacey Harri- son, and all-around swimmer, Kay Misemer. Boys who did well were sprinter and Most Outstanding Swimmer, Gavin Weller, breastroker, Best Scholar and 58 Swimming ll tlWillllll0l'.' Star Award winner, Greg Wright, I.M.'er, Mike Fontes, and long-distance and Most Improved swimmer, Greg Graham. The team also found talent in their rookies, Kelly Silva, Cherri Barwick, Michelle Brunetti, Robbie Bramlett, and .lim Stanley. Returning swimmers were joined in i982 by several freshman prospects, in- cluding flyer, Wendy Clarkg breas- troker, Kari Foy, backstroker, Toni Ox- ford, sprinter, Tiffany Temple, and for the boys, breastroker George Hop- wood.

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60fTrack League Champs! Winning the South Yosemite League Championship proved to be an exciting climax to the 1981 season for the girls' track team. Pam Ash was the squad's winning champ in the one- and two-mile events. While Tracey Lamb placed in a total of three events, Kara Ragland was win- ning three and placing in a fourth. Cheri Swisher placed in four events, and Dana Smith also in four. During the season, school records were set and broken by Tracey Lamb 1110 Low Hurdles, 15.61, and Kara Ragland 1330 Low Hurdles, 46.7lj. A new re- cord was set bythe girls 880 relay team, consisting of Dana Smith, Cheri Swish- er, Carrie Tillett, and Kara Ragland. With many returning runners from the 1981 track season, the 1982 season be- gan with expectations of another suc- cessful year. The girls mile relay team had two re- turning runners: Most Inspirational, Dana Smithg and Cheri Swisher. With senior graduates Kara Ragland and Carrie Tillet gone, the girls mile relay team sought replacements. The boys track team had a good 1982 turnout, and with returning runners, provided good competition. With three graduated seniors, Todd Schrock, Scott Mel-lone flvlost Inspirational, Best Scholar, and Star Award winnerl, and Eric Carlson fMost Outstandingjg the new and returning members found op- portunities to fill vacated spots. VIL' Makes 'l'1'au:k.' for S ' T 5 E s Sill of