Palos Verdes High School - Triton Yearbook (Palos Verdes Estates, CA)

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Spring sports excel in League and GIF The girls ' gymnastics team ended the year as Bay League champions. The Sea Kings also placed fifth in the CIF finals at CAL Poly Pomona. Competing in the individual finals were Debbie Berger and Barbara Eastwood. Berger placed eighth in the all around competition with a 34.5 while Eastwood finished fifth in vault with a 8.9. . The MVP again this year was Berger, while most improved went to Melissa Gee, and most inspirational went to, senior. Donna Buckley. Not only did Captains Kaysie Choate and Kia Moore lead both the Junior Varsity and Varsity girls ' track team to an undefeated season, but they also helped both teams earn the title of Bay League Champions. Coach Kelly stated proudly, It was a very successful season, it has been at least 10 years since both of the girls ' learns have achieved the Bay League title. ' ' Great effort and succes were put in by Junior Varsity MVP Heather Rafuse and Varsity MVP ' s Stephanie Poncher and Janet Reese Marcie Blue and Silvana Schiappa, who both received the most inspirational award, were also of much assistance throughout the season. Not only did the girls put out outstanding individual performances, but they also showed outstanding team performances as well, said Coach Flagler. Having an excellent season and showing great running skills, Janet Reese, also won the award for the most improved dNTriUING C .ri III kill The Boys ' golf team had high expectations for a league championship, but unfortunately they finished in 2nd place behind Santa Monica. The team was lead by the Co-MVP ' s, Juniors James Lee, and Joe Goswitz, along with Senior Nominee Scott Widdifield. Freshman Brad Hancy received Most Improved. Lee said, Things started out slowly, but later in the year, we grouped together and finished strongly as a team. lOSupplement

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Dancing to the rhythm of the music, Chrissy Abernathy and other Orchesis dancers have a fun time. Great performances Orchesis continued its excellent dance history with talent and fun-loving spir- it . Under the leadership of the in- spirational officers, Erika Lucas and Peri Andrus, they had another suc- cessful year. The Palos Verdes Chorale performed at several prestigious places including the Norris Theater. Chorale per- formances were led by Ms. Goodwin. Orchestra, conducted by Bob Marino, performed throughout the year main- taining their high reputation as an advanced musical group. Singing her heart out, a Chorale member performs her best in front of a cheerful audience. Supplement-9

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Inspite of promising outlook, the Boys ' Varsity track team came in 3rd place in the 1985 Bay League season. The highlight of the season, however, came as they narrowly defeated their arch rival Rolling Hills. Several athletes performed excellently. Among these were Ted Shieh, Hendrik Falk, Thomas Franklin Vogt, and Mike Hillis. Despite a controversial season, the Palos Verdes Varsity tennis te m ended the year with great success. With a Bay League record of 11-1, and an overall record of 18-3, the Sea Kings reached the CIF Semi-finals before losing a disappointing match to Santa Barbara. Awards this year were given to Co-MVPs Andrew Chekian and Kurt Kredel, Most Improved Doug Linehan, and Most Inspirational Scott Spearman. The JV team also had a succesful season. The team had many talented and ambitious young players. MVP was awarded to Jason Taylor. 1985 was a very big year for the PV Boys ' Varsity volleyball team. Leading the team to first place in Bay League with a record of 10-2 were captains and MVP ' s Mark Goodale and Scott Mumby. Senior Athlete Mumby and Casey LaScala, who really inspired the team throughout the year, led the plays and setting. The power shots and spiking were led by Mark Goodale who made the all CIF team and was helped by team members Henrik Kjacr and most improved, Tom Melton. Even though their success did not carry them through to win CIF. in which PV was ranked 7th, the team put incredible skill and dedication into their games which made this year in Boys ' volleyball one of the most memorable in PV history. The Sea King baseball team was faced with strong Bay League competition. Every team was a tough competitor but PV completed the season with many close games. Although the team went 3-9, special recognition was given to John Berger(MVP), Scott Recknor(Most Inspirational) and Scott Sniffin(Most Improved). The 1985 season for both the JV and Frosh Soph baseball teams turned out to be more than successful. Coach Russel ' s Frosh Soph team wound up Bay League Champions, not to mention, an outstanding 18-3 record. The MVP awards went to pitcher Mike Mckay and shortstop Chris Kitching ' s. Bill Judy ' s JV team ended the year in second place in the Bay League, in addition to, an impressive 19-6 record. The MVP award went to third baseman George Michel. Supplement 11