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

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Captain Carina Carina Puleo: Captain of Field Hockey and Commissioner of Girl's Athletics, definitely a win' ning combination. This was the last year for Girl's Field Hockey, but it was one of the best years for Carina Puleo. Carina enjoyed physical sports since she was young. She started in gymnas- tics but ended in field hockey. She hopes to play after graduation. 'll would prefer playing in Association la field hockey league,l rather than in col- lege. And if there isn't any field hock- ey, then l'd like to try rugbyf, she said, Last year Carina was chosen for the All-Tournament team that was named at the Serra Tournament. As a sopho- more she was playing goalie, after the season she began playing left-halfback and has played there since. Besides being the captain of the team and Commissioner of Girl's Ath- letics, she was the assistant coach of the team. She was appointed to the position by Coach Dierker who was de- scribed as being Hthe best influence of the past seasons. She personally en- couraged me to do my best, said Car' ina. Michelle Hollander best described Carina, She helps with coaching, plays left-halfback, knows a lot about the game, and helps the team in every other way. She just knows what she's doing. Lastly, Carina had something to say about the team, This year's team has been my favorite -- they're different from past teams because there is team effort rather than self satisfaction. They all helped me to mature as a playa er and a person, I'll miss them after the season. 90 Athletics Determined to stop a goal. Carina Puleo at- tempts to steal the ball away from the opposi- tion while gaolie Faith Leasau, anticipates a shot.

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if ,.. r Showing his sporting good form, Phone kicks the ball to a teammate. T37 2 oeeeeo . Phon dribbles the ball down field, Front row: P, Elahi, Viengseth, Sith, R. Maldonado, D. Bur- nett, C. Miller, B. Syvilay. Second row: S. Westcott, R. Deeb, Phone, M. Juarez, S. Widner, L. Rivera, Amir. Top row: Coach Ko- vacevich, F, Lawhead, R. Long, K. Sayles, Khoun, H. Tipton, Phon, G. Dye, T. Smith. Startin It From Scratch . .. I was really disappointed to hear that J.V. Soccer was going to be cancelled this year , confessed Coach Joe Kovacevich. The school dis- trict - once again - did not have the money for the Junior Varsity team. The team was supported by a pri- vate grant from La Jolla. Included in the contract was the agreement that the team do some community service work. I would rather the team be sup- ported by the school, but this is better than nothing. Besides, it helps the com- munity, said the coach. Without the money, the team would not have been able to improve the field . . . which was the major problem. The team got off to a late start, but this didn't seem to stop any of them. Everything, from try-outs to the team's first practice was delayed because of the financial problems. Because of these set backs, the team worked extra hours, not only after school, but on weekends and over the holidays. It paid off, for the team gained immense- ly in sportsmanship and new friend- ships. PH Opponent 1 Coronado 0 1 Mira Mesa 2 4 Christian 1 7 Crawford 1 5 Mira Mesa 1 1 Christian 1 1 Crawford 0 6 FINAL 2 I. V. Soccer 89

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- 2. A . I at-,M b r ' : ' as fQ F Ni . , F... 0 c eys How much harm can fifteen girls in fifteen skirts do? Plenty if they're on the Field Hockey team. On a cold and wet Wednesday afternoon, the Henry Patriots set out to beat the Kearny Ko- mets. Accompanied by fifteen sticks, the girls headed for the field. Be aggressive! was the most often used cheer of the Patriots . . . and ag- gressive they were. Using both speed and strength. they had the ball on their opponent's side of the field and pre- pared to score. Teresa Ybarra drove tha ball into the goal but it was blocked by the goalie. After a while, the Komets began making progress down to the Pa- triot side. They used all their skill against the Patriot defense. Yet their skills weren't enough. As one Komet came down the field guiding the ball, she soon found herself face to face with Patriot. Holli Hurley. Holli skillfully ma- neuvered the ball away from the Ko- met, who was accidentally hit in the pelvis with the ball. The game contin- ued as Carina Puleo quickly recovered the ball. A three year veteran of field hockey, Carina makes even the impos- Team members Athena Delimitros and Bar- bara Vinton, closely followed by Holli Hurley, push the ball to the opponent's side. sible recoveries possible. She created many Patriot opportunities but the goalie was always there to stop a shot. As the game ended, the score was O-O. This called for a ten minute overtime which also went scoreless. Next came the flick-offs. Maria Cormier was the Patriot goalie, and though she did her best, the Komets scored to claim a O-1 victory. Overall the Field Hockey team had a successful season, each girl tried her best and played for the fun of the sport. i'Field Hockey is really a sport for cute brutes,', said Faith Leasau. Unfortu- nately for the returning players, there would be no team next year due to lack of supervision. Nonetheless, the Field Hockey teams would always be re- membered by the Patriots. P.H. Opponent 2 Madison 0 O Kearny 1 O Mira Mesa 2 O Morse 8 1 Kearny 2 O Madison 2 1 Final 5 Front Row - M. Hollander, T. Ybarra, A. Delimitros, A. Weiss, M. Cormier, C. Puleo, B. Vinton. Second Row - Mrs. Sherrie Dierker, S. Ferich, H. Hurley, M. Cites, M. Breman, S. Meier, S. St. Clair. S. Ortega, F. Leasau. Michelle Hollander waves to the fans during a break with Holli Hurley and Monica Cites. Field Hockey 91