Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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Concentration levels rise as the Varsity team gathers to listen to Coach Miller with some team talk. ,. ,, 'G ff' KVVLL f M W, V-..V t L, U ,,,,k W I 1 I ,, 'MW V . ,,.,, .,,, 1 5 ,MW MVP This year's MVP goes to Brian Na- pierala. Brian was the most respected offensive player in the county. He seemed to give I0 all the time. He was a great team leader. He encouraged his fellow players with positive comments and advice, com- mented Coach Mill- er. He scored an 6 4 W overall total of sev- enty goals this sea- E i?,: son and plans to I llilll ' 'fir continue playing water polo in col- lege next year. Varsity Water Polo Opponents We g They Coronado 8 14 g Orange Glen 15 17 1 ilill Carlsbad 31 9 Vista 10 9 Fallbrook 17 18 Mr. Carmel so 14 17 Helix gii. 8 7 G. 7 11 Pt. Loma ttggg 6 G g 'iri M 14 17 Army Navy s it 11 Mira Mesa .tgAt.t l 14 4 Orange cient 12 , 10 Escondido . 15 so 2 San Pasqual 25 12 ll Orange Glen 15 -- 16 Carlsbad 21 7 Vista 9 11 Fallbrook 11 10 Mt. Carmel 13 16 -1 Aygz Army Navy 111 6 1 5' Escondido 17 2 san Pasqual 24 12 rasr iifrr Total Games Won: 13 Lost: 8 l it .i1- 'H 0 'i'm'W Steve Ostrom, 016, concentrates on a shooting drill as Dan Eric Wetzell, looks onto the field hoping someone waits and isn't covered as he gets ready to pass. Thorsfeldt and Mike Napierala look on. Varsity Water Polo 63

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ater Polo Polo Competition Rises By Kristen Yamasaki The crowd froze and time seemed to stand still as the last ten seconds on the clock slowly ticked by. The ball suddenly hurdled its way through the air towards the goal. At the last instance, the goalie blocked the ball sending it splashing back into the wa- ter. The Varsity team Wa- ter Polo team started with 'cWe had a comfortable being one of Coach Miller's better teams, was that, We had a united, very close knit group,'l remarked Co-captain, Dan Thors' feldt. Trey Freelen added to that feeling with, 'iWe had a comfort- able talking atmosphere, but I think the experience and time spent in the pool helpedfl a winning bang as they won their first games. They con- tinued to win even though Coach Miller remarked, 'Alt was an extremely strong league this year. We're one of the top ten in the talking atmo- sphere this yearf' - Trey Freelen. With the scores from the games, the Varsity either won by a lot, tthey beat San Pasqual 25:12, and Carlsbad 21:7l or lost by about one point. They won sixty percent of their county even with the strict competition. There are nine teams in the conference with four teams several games below us and five that were in the range of about one goal apart from us. Maybe some of the reasons for games overall. To finish off the season, Brian Napierala, the standout and best hole-man in the league replied, We had both the talent and the experience for a great team. X bk: Rlviilixlir, Ellwetzeilgfleach Miller, T. Free: Underberg, 'Hanson wwf Sinclair-,.B. T lien, K. Bnennirxgtiausan, E. ,McMahon Mid row: M. Napiaraia, S. Pyie, J.MiHertNot pic: K, Battle, and ' N llilapierala, D. Thorsfetdt, 5. Cstrom, J. Voris, R. ,M. Bently., X X , Q, , X X John Voris practices his passing drills, as Brian McMahon chases after a ball, and Kirk Boenninghausen watches. 62 Varsity Water Polo Brian Napierala blocks an opponent from Vista as Ji Miller and Eric Wetzell watch in anticipation. , :: HW llf llk ,-,,, I .. , Q K 'M ,,,.1 ' 'f I 5 3 , I I ,,.. f MQW ii.

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mAh, the middle child. Ask any psycholo- gist. Yes, the troubled child, Why, did you ask? The answer is simple. They are no long- er the baby of the family who is pampered, nor the praised and glorified older child who . .g ...,, . X Q - , if - X 's Lhhgr. -. ,, .f,... ...,. K - -- A . iihl Kkhk Eml :': ' .L--- llillm - atef Polo . ' s 1. sssssr 'ii iff . . ,. f---'L if , . R We Caflsb l by 2 J V ' Reaching the Sky 12 we si 3 . 4 ' - -. is Q f: i. l4?3l55fi' i f: 'K ' K: Kai, 'W f -: BV Kristen Ymsaki V t. 5 sso 10 T . . C .y.y... but Keith Opsfad did mp up Saving- 'With . . : z'--ff iiif .'..-1 gg g- -,- : iii -k:-' f'2E1lsf2-Jf1-1Q,-11,1. Dave McCoy, along with the coaching staff 'rslf . . . . f --l , iff . ....,. f ::- and the natural skill, we difinltely have had the right ingredients for a winning team. 's1- f - srrr .IL That Statement hlghly Supported the fact is constantly getting attention. This image then relates very well with the JV Water Polo team, correct? This year, the JV was nothing like the nor- mal image of the middle childf' They let nothing, get in the way of playing out their season to its fullest. They were an extreme- ly hard working group. They seemed to kill themselves everyday, during both practices and at games,'l remarked Coach McCoy. In- deed in killing themselves during wor- kouts, they were in great shape, which led them to win all their games except one, losing to Vista. However, they retaliated by beating them the next time they played against them. They were the best team in the league, this year. They even picked up the exaulted title of L'League Champions. One of the prob- lems which could have hindered the team's performance was the size. It was the largest JV team ever, with approximately thirty-four players. L'Coach McCoy had a tough time trying to put everyone in the water, but he did a really good job,', stated Ross Fur- ukawa. lt was nice to know, No one com- plained about who was in the water, and one of the reasons for that was, we had lots of team spirit. Everyone rooted for each other, explained Robert Noel. With such a success- ful season behind them, almost no explana- tion was needed to sum up the advantages Todd Kroepel, number 18, struggles to gain control over the ball, as Mike Jakoway, tries to swim out of cover. 64 JV Water POI0 that they outscored all their opponents by double the amount of goals of all the teams in the league. Peter Secor concluded, We have a lot of good talent and if we stick to- gether, our future looks really strong. . ff . , ,:53E?751rY 11111IE5:5555351252155535521-gizggg?-1:53453 - Slat? 2 1, 121 . -x ,I J kj'1E?!65:?z::AEESSC-IYEE2irggg::-,-1 ' A f...ii-is-mfnsszzf'raisezzzzeissfszrr.:rsis.,grsfss sg t, its-2 ?gi12,g,gfrgs.i,- ,Wg,..if,.--1g,5- . WEN ,... ..., . ..,.- . Rob Miller, number 5, and captain, Mike Jakoway, take a breather as they watch the action. .,., , xi Lliii ini-c:1R.l Float, DQ Mylec, Mlaitawayl E.. Spidaie, -FiSl1r?f,Y3t- Haniivver , X CQ,Miliing, M. Steffens 4-th: Ki Ctpstad, B: Huey. S. Kuebitz, Ti',Ctgi,P.SecorQD.l:iitttt91st:iCi Waieh,.C.f3E' Fanta, JL Carmlichaet, R. Eurrikawa, J. Blackburn Scott, B.,i,eroux, C. Daniels,-S. Grmant, j A l - Srdzfi.1nnis,iJ.,Baiisteri,MiXE,gan,M.Shahan,S., X, , l X - , X ' X i X 5 59