Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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Patience, Ability To Slioot For Goals t). ' I V, ■%. ROMT ROW: Christina Maloney. Janet Ikehara. Navarro. Coach Kildal. Mary Figueroa, Sherie Wit .ori Brown. Tina Tan. Janet Erich. Sarah Galzote ter. Monica Real 3ACK ROW April Ware. Cecelia Saavedra. Vicky In preparation to play on the varsity teann, and striving for a winning season, the J.V. team practiced Monday through Friday fronn 6:15 to 8:15. During practice the J.V. ' s worked on shooting drills, free throws, and their offensive and defensive strategies. All was changed when an injury to the girls ' varsi- ty coach occurred. Miss Kildal. who was the J.V. coach, moved up to coach the varsity girls ' team. Replacing Coach Kildal was an alumni of Morthview High School. Janna Swanson. Coach Swanson held practice at the same time, and ran practice similar to Coach Kildal which was a very strict and hard practice. Coach Kildal was present at Miss Swanson ' s first league game, but only for moral support, from then on she was on her own. When asking Coach Swanson about her attitude to- wards the team, she replied. I am very lucky to be working with such a good group of girls. Even though the team was not very tall, they were fast, not only in running, but in thinking. They were able to run their offensive plays effectively and they were able to antici- pate on their defense. Despite the inconvenience the J.V. ' s en- countered, their positive attitudes and their willingness to win pulled them through to end with a very good season. First Round rs v OPP Edgewood 36 14 Workman 25 20 La Puente 51 50 South Hills 26 39 Covina 32 30 Second Round Edgewood 44 17 Workman 35 22 La Puente 45 37 South Hills 27 33 Covina 32 11 On a fast break, Vicky navarro lays it up for two. Girls ' J.V. Basketball 101

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Varsity, J.V. ' s Devote Time After receiving a turnover. Maria Tan con- centrates on dribbling the ball In the game against Workman. Kim Stan- field receives a pass and begins an offen- sive play. w is 0 is ' %isf - 100 Girls ' Varsity Basketball

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Frosh Basketball Gains Experience, The 1983-84 girls ' frosh basketball team, coached by Jaime Espinoza. had a very good season. Coach Espinoza held practice every day after school from 2:00 till 4:00. Since the courts were taken at these times, they had to have practice outside. Sometimes they were able to hold practice at night to get a chance to play on the gym floor. During their practices, Coach Espinoza worked the girls mostly on the fundamentals of basketball, such as ball handling drills and shooting drills. The weak points of the team were few. The ones they did have were rebounding at times, and too many turnovers. The strong points of the team were benefit- ed by the drills they did. They had very good shooting techniques, excellent free throws, and a consistent intent defense. In talking with Coach Espinoza, and asking who was the toughest opponent the team had played, he replied, La Puente, NOT South Hills. Coach Espinoza ' s attitude toward the team and season was, The girls had a fun and exciting season, which in favor turned out to be a good season. During the season Coach Espinoza ' s philos- ophy that he tried to stress to the girls was, You should have as much fun whether win or lose, just have fun when you play, because that is what you are out here for, to have fun. FRONT ROW: Shannon Worley SECOMD ROW: Nancy Green. Diana Walker. Candy Cox. Debra She- mayme BACK ROW: Deanna Dudley, Julel Daniel. Lilia Gallegos, Jaime Espinoza, Anne Otto, Lori Oussaty, Donn Mtnchin, Chris Wells First Round N V, Opp. St. Lucy ' s 10 54 Glendora 34 22 La Puente 21 26 South Hills 36 36 Covina 38 18 Second Round Glendora 27 38 La Puente 22 40 South Hills 19 28 Covina 31 18 Going up for a jump shot Donn Minchin scores two points for the Vikings. 102 Girls ' FroshSoph BpsKetball i|r