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

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Patrick Henry from the Nonathletic Angle lntramural is defined as Hbetween or among those belonging to the same school. lt is a way for students to participate in athletics with other stu- dents of comparable physical abili- ties. The purpose ofthe program is to emphasize athletics as recreation and lessen the intense competition and pressure. The sports that were available for participattion were: basketball, ten- nis, badminton, volleyball, racquet- ball, and even over-the-line, Partici- pants in a sport may be skilled enough to win in the preliminaries at school. After this they move on to extramural competition against other schools. These tournaments generously reward the winners of badminton, racquetball, and over- the-line with plaques. ln addition to the personal, rewarding competition, the winners are rewarded for their triumphs. Encouragement comes from Intramural Sports program co-director, Bob Litchfield, not only in the classroom but out on the courts. 128 Athletics Rick Sidley smashes a crosscourt forehand to win the point. Rosemarie LaCava and Laura Van Eyck pause between points to smile for the camera.

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in. f la f g.: . o Wrestlin What would you consider to be the toughest sport in our school? The sport that more players worked harder for than any other during the past sports season. Wrestling. It required mental as well as physical attributes. lt was the only sport where each individual com- peted against an opponent his own size. lt was the only situation in which ll G works our tails off. the spectator complimented or the players action . . . in front of everyone. Anyone who tried out for the team was automatically on it. HI figured that Front row: J. Ryan, M. Boren, R. Handler, G. Mitchell, N. Luangviseth, P. Amble, C. Cohn. Row 2: K. Olin, J. Boone, R. Ito, R. Detrick, M. Peabody, D. Pike. Row 3: G. Jellyman, R. Stowers, D. Kilborn, J. Thompson, Coach Tony Leon. any boy who could stick it out with me, deserved to play on the team,'l said Coach Thompson. He worked our tails off, commented Greg Mitchell, when asked about his coach. Each day, five afternoons a week, the team ran five to six miles. This was called their warm-up . From there, anything from working out on weights to carry- ing a friend piggy back was feasible. 4'I've never had a harder working team in all my years of coaching. I'm sure they will be rewarded, said Coach Thompson, For the first time since 1975 the team was complete. Every weight bracket had a player. They were able to compete in all the tournaments. PH Opponent 45 Ramona 15 34 Hoover 30 26 Mira Mesa 36 35 Morse 30 39 Lincoln 18 59 Kearny 18 27 Madison 23 6 FINAL 1 Varsity Wrestling 127

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Warming up before the match, Abbie Zands prepares for tough competition in the rain. Rainy R-Ball lt was a gray day to play racquetball. The courts were wet with the previous day's rain and the tournament was al- most cancelled. Abbie Zands began warming up for his match. Even with the light drizzle that had begun, the players weren't cancelling the tourna- ment. They were determined to play the intramural preliminaries on sched- ule. ulntramurals are a great way to compete against other players in a sport that's out of season, commented Abbie Zands. 'll've never played the sport in my life, with intramurals I can try it and see if l like it, said Rose- marie l.aCava, a badminton player. Not only is it a great way to play against other people but you get to meet everyone that's playingf' said ll I ts a great day to play. Laura Van Eyck, a badminton player. Some people may think you have to have talent in the sport before you go to play in Intramurals, but that's wrong. Each person learns something every time he plays S you don't have to be good, but it helps, said Dana Weintraub, a racquetball player. Hlt would be great to see more people playing in the program and it would make it more enjoyable for the whole groupf' said Bob Litchfield, a program director. Intramurals held their same solid position of offering students re- creation for their spare time. The many people that played enjoyed the friend- ly competition and the physical activ- ity. Intramural Sports 129