Patrick Henry High School - Encounter Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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, Ae - wax ,,. M .. Breaking the tape, Yolanda Coston takes in another win for the Patriots. Suspended in air, Carrie Steed strives for her highest and longest jump. . ,.,,,'- Sprinters: Front - P. Bell, S. Petties, R. Da- vis, M. Collins. Second row - Coach Hamilton, N. Holmes, E. Johnson, S. Slush, M. Myrick, L. Coston, L. Crall, A, Brown, M. Durham, Y. Dunmore. Top - iManagersl R. Miller, C. Starks, D. Hill, L, Ashe, N. Frierson, B. Fletcher, M. Fulton, Y. Coston. uantit ur Qualit 'iMs. Lowry is a Smurfettef' said Ynez Coston. How can a smurfette coach a track team. Easily if two of the athlete's names are Tweedle and Tweedledum. This year's track team did extremely well, eventhough they If S. Lowry is a Sm urfette. seemed a bit flaky on the outside. They were led by such standouts as Lolanda White, Eileen Dyer and Tani Leasau. This year's track team was one of the smallest this school has had. There were only 24 girls on the team, but some of them doubled in other events. lt's quality not quantity, said Cari Steed. Their rivals, Madison, have 60 people on their team. Both Henry coaches agreed that this year's team was strong. 'lThis is the best team we've had in a long time, said Mrs. Hamilton. P.H. Opponent Serra Tiger Relays University San Diego Mira Mesa Kearny Morse Madison FINAL Girls Track 117

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Throwin' Samoan Tani Leasau was the best discus thrower. She also participated in the shot put. How far can the average girl throw a one kilogram disc? Coming from Sweetwater High, Tani came into Hen- ry and assumed the number one posi- tion as a discus thrower. Tani's brother taught her how to throw a discus when she was 10 years old. Her brother holds the C.l.F. record for the discus. Tani's overall high is 140 ft. but it dropped down to 122. Coach Tony Leon helped her bring it back up to dshe throws it pretty far. 125. She is slowly bringing it up to her best 140. Tani is very close to breaking the school record and she hopes to do it before the end of th season. 'KI think I'll be able to break the record before the year's end. Coach Leon is really working hard with me, and the entire team is behind me. Hopefully on a good day Illl break it. If she does it will be no big surprise to anybody who knows her, 116 Athletics Distance Runners: Front - N. Holmes, T. Starks, R. Saiz, Second row f Coach Lowry N. lVlcGlamery, L. White, S. Blethen, E, Dyer D. Blaisdell, M. Durham, M. Reeves. Top - D Shot and Discus Front A Fisher Coach Gilkey, C. Starkes, N, Frierson, L. Ashe, Y, Leone T Leasau Top C Steed T Hem Coston, D. Hill, R. Miller. p 1 v

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Loose and Laughing The laughing man, Mike Thomas, keeps the team loose and happy when pressure strikes. Ha, Ha, Hal Ha, ha, hal Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Mike Thomas and George Carlin. They all do it. Mike Thomas did what? He made people laugh. You might call him a joke, but even that wouldrft stop him. Out on the baseball field, he was the comedian who kept the team laughing. l-le keeps us loose, said Pete Dore- ll 6? keeps us loose. mus. Whenever the team didn't want to practice, whenever the team was having problems, whenever anything went wrong, Mike would step in. Mike said, lf someone is nervous, or even just looks like they are, l try to get their mind off what they're doing. l have my wayslu Aside from making the team happy and loose, he was an outstanding play- er. Mike played first base and hit the ball well, 178 Athletics :si 1 s i i iii S as Q 15 ti Front row - D. Jackson, D. Martinez, N. Whitehead, P. Vinton, J. Stamatopoulos, K. Clippinger. Top row 1 M. Thomas, Coach Ble- vins, D, Shavers, S. Teschner, S. Hopkins, K, Hay, F. Lawhead, D. Wallerstein, E. Karros, M. Turek, P. Doremus, S. Middaugh. Deciding not to take that pitch, Keigh Hay holds back from swinging. Most of the baseball players use aluminum bats because they are lighter than the wooden bats. .5-r' 1tF ':z . 'k 'M-K 1- ' fa -W, ,....'-- . .Q 'fl' 1 2 ....., 8, , . . .. .. .. 'W-'vi 556:iif'flf1?e7ifl57'lii?fiQ 15i::lf:15iLL.:Yi5l'Eifl 4 'K 255. .e E: .:' .,., ..,...... , , . get 4k ,la