Pittsburg High School - Pirate Yearbook (Pittsburg, CA)

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TEAM WORK The 1986 Cross Country team consists of Coach Bruce McKay. M. Carlson, A. Lozano. D. Bohan- nan, S. Green, I. McKee, B. Schaeffer. C. Scott, S. Iunior Varsity runner Chris Scott paces herself Morales. T. Dumloe, and L. Mangosong. ' behind a Concord opponent. GRIPPING PAIN Freshman lamie McKee clutches her leg in pain as she nears the finish line. She has suffered many af- flictions during the season. .',T.,,', My Ag . is +-....,X SHINING SHORES Varsity runner Andre Lozano runs the course along LMC's lake during an October home meet. Cross Country Challenges 10 MEMBER TEAM STRUGGLES THROUGH A DOWN SEASON On November 7, 1986, the cross country team pulled together their efforts to challenge other schools at the Diable Valley Athletic League IDVALJ meet in Concord. Led by Coach Bruce McKay, the 10 member team put forth a great ef- fort at the meet, but did not make it to the North Coast Section finals. The team started the season well, with a 7 out of 17 finish in an invitational meet in Danville. The top finisher in that meet was junior varsity runner Iason McKee, who placed 6th out of more than 70 run- ners. Unlike track, cross country con- centrated not only on speed, but also on distance. Since mid-September, the runners met after school for one and a half hours, to increase their distance. They started running one mile a day, and worked up to as many as 6 miles. This was Coach McKay's first year with the cross country team. Considering he is a junior high teacher, he hopes to recruit some of his students as freshmen runners next year. Sophomore Chris Scott com- mented, We hope to have a more or- ganized team next year by getting to- gether for practice outside of the sea- son, possibly during the summer. - Christine Carlson Cross Country . . . k jimi

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Freshmen Continue Tradition UNDERCLASSMEN CARRY ON A WINNING SPIRIT The freshman football team of the 1986 season had the drive and potential to be the Diablo Valley Athletic League, D.V.A.L., Cham- pions of the future. Considering the freshmen got off to a slow start, they really im- proved later in the season. Every- thing was going well until the start- ing quarterback, Mark Aiello, in- jured his shoulder early in the sea- son. One may have thought that a new quarterback would not have been able to fill the shoes of the start- er, but Iaime McClennan showed everyone that he could do the job. laime did an outstanding job as quarterback, said Coach Steve Ahonen. There were also some players that were outstanding for the past season. Iesse Coronado rushed for a total of 323 yards. Another record, which was set by Steve Hines, result- ed in a total of 210 yards, in punt re- turns. Ioe O'Brien also set a record Q X X -.-ml' J - ..: RACING FOR THE FIRST DOWN 333 Ioe Iohnson sweeps left and turns up field. . . . Freshmen Football of 70 for the most tackles. The best offensive player of the year title was given to Iesse Corona- do for his rushing. The most out- standing defensive player ofthe year title was given to Ioe O'Brien for his tackles. The most improved player on the freshman team was Iaime McClennan, recognized for reliev- ing Aiello when he could not play. The two most inspirational players were Benji Simonton and Tom House. They missed very few prac- tices throughout the season, said Coach Ahonan. I feel the team had improved a lot, but they still had hidden talents which they will soon develop, com- mented Michelle Dimarob, a fresh- man football stat. - Dave Bahamian WAITING FOR THE PUMP IS . . . 1132 George Lumbre as Ioe Iohnson pumps up Mike Cardinalli for their next game. THERE 'S OUR GUYS The 1986 Freshman Football Team included: back row - M. Velasquez, K. Erickson, P. Lucido, C. Lee B. Stockwell, N. Vidaurri, M. Crockett, M. Romeo, S. Calcusi, P. Craig, B. Kaiser: third row - I. McLen- nan, E. Toro, B. Nolan, D. Williams, I. Norman, S. Hines, B. Simonton, I. O'Brien, S. Rivers, C. Stark, C. Portis, M. Iordan, Coach Ahoneng second row - Coach Lawrie, Iohn Iohnson, M. Aiello, B. Patane C. McNeal, A. Baker, L. Blythe, S. Evers, S. Vier, T. Haase, Ioseph Iohnson, I. Coronado, M. Muncher, C. Graham: front row - R. Rayrao, Santos, K. Costanza, S. Vargas, F. Gonzales, I. Vigil, M. Cardinale, M. Stamps, I. Caranto, and N. Stockwell. v

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Tennis Team Improves PITTSBURG TAKES PRIDE IN GIRLS' TENNIS TEAM This year's girls' tennis team contained a great bunch of young ladies. They enjoyed themselves and had a lot of fun, said Coach Ken Stott. The team improved tremen- dously the second half of the season. Their talented skills were obvious while they destroyed Alhambra and Mount Diablo. Both Evette and Elnora Cas- tillo played well all season. They did an outstanding job this year, said Stott. Sally Hernandez worked very hard. She was dedicated and it showed. This year Hernandez start- , tiff . I . Q FI, . .ppp p W KEEIN EYE Sally Hernandez concentrates while return- ing a powerful serve. 138 . . . Girls' Tennis ed in the number 1 doubles position and moved her way up to number 3 singles. All the girls shined with Pitt pride wherever they went. While they concentrated on their own game, they didn't forget they were a part of a team. Together they worked to be the very best possible. This was my first year, and everyone was always helping each other. We all got along really well, commented Shelley Doolittle. The girls' tennis team definitely gave Pittsburg High School some- thing to be proud of. - Carmela Chase PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Evette Castillo practices her game to perfection Evette is the No. 1 singles player. WW SETI GAME MA TCH' The Pittsburg High School 1986 Girls' Tennis Team included: top row - Shelly Doolittle, Monique Mondragon, Mia Fabela, Evlisa Valentina, Evelyn Salazar, Kathleen McConville, Christine Douglas, Coach Ken Stott: 2nd row - Rica Darling-Pimentel, Ioanna Castillo, Ila Patel, Iulie Phan, Tina Phelps, Sally Hernandez, Evette Castillo: 3rd row - Iulie Clark, Anna Darling-Pimentel, Marylane Valasco, Elnora Castillo, Nancy Pallera, and Becky Nguyen.