Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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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

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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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P i ii J , , m g,,f? W T i 'x m gponents l We They ,- arrnel W Or' g ' Qu Q a o 13 7 t. 12 r 6 gfJCoronado 8 6 Orange Glewn 14 2 Vista - Q 7 3 Mt. Carmelfr 9 7 Coronado 1 , 1 11 Orange Glen Q . 5 Vista S 9 , 7 Mt. Carmel r 7 Coronado M Pl 7 Faiiufssifiw ,,ee 1 ' 7aaa7a 9 Total Games Won:N9l5TiT.oges: 4 ater Polo Frosh Break the Usual By Kristen Yamasaki Oh no, not that way, swim this way with the ball! For Heaven's sake, not the goal! The other one, not ours! Throw it to your team- mate, yes, the guys in green! To most people, coaching the freshman water polo team could have been disaster' ous. A few of the frequently used reasons for a bad frosh team are the lack of experience and suddenly putting seven guys in the water together asking them to be a team and per- form like one. Contrary to popular beliefs, this year's Freshman Water Polo team led by Coach Moore did none of the usual foul-ups, bleeps, and blunders associated with the title of Freshmen As stated by Coach Moore, They had an extremely successful season. It was definitely a team effort since everyone played in all the games. It seemed that the Freshmen went beyond their potential as they beat most of the teams they played, including several with JV players. They beat the competition even though they had less in-the-water experience lsince there were twenty-four players and seven positions on the field at a timel and practice. They only had practice three days a week, twice were before school for an hour-and-a-half. They Brian Gillespie, number 4, tries to block and cover his opponent at the game against Vista. 2-Q . ....f,,x V QQ, I ,ii it XR l i , ' r ffjiwilfflf 5 Q, I, fl 4 . Z! Y ' l Ffyfsg ! is-ff F were the most motivated group l've had, They were always smiling and laughing, even at six o'clock in the morning. uCoach Moore taught us a lot. He didn't get mad, and he was really understanding, remarked Shawn Ya- masaki. So with both the coaching and team talent, it was no wonder that Poway took first place in their last meet, the Frosh Tourna- ment. Tom Vertetis commented, We thought we had a good chance at coming in first, but we were still kind of surprised when we won. Coach Moore added, 'Alf they stick together as seniors, they have a great chance at CIF. Jeff Kline, number 8, searches seriously for an open person to pass to. Greg Rogers, number 3, looks wary as he waits for the coach's if,ii,i,:risticiimiEllis,'m,:,v,T'izWiriIi1vwii1,,ii' '!il i!'!2,'-3,..i'-II' i wa:-2,w2,,:-'-ii, .i i ,N command to spring into action. Mil ' il in vi il ,li 'i,l',l'ii,l'li iiiii iqsiqiil'I'lli'ii1J i'O.i.l'l Nw'w'li Villilwll' Wil' vlw'w 1-i ll!1lC'l '-' ii' i' N' W' VV! il ' illisiiilgl iii! will i,,w,i. 1 ii l 1 i , iigiiiw, ,ii X.will'ii!g!i3.clif!Qii,'i'i1,i,.'1iiiE,g',W,E'gs,:i'iill!'!'I:1Q,'liw'ifiiilgil,iif:i3s'!gilE1li,21,ri,Eg--i,-.Lrg -4- i .dig-, it -ii: i' ' ' lii'i:iii:ii:: iiiii viii-1Xli-i-iwliifi'Wieill5'5militia,iwP!i'i!i1:i1w3e:ilifigii.,',:-ii,:,ii,,,I','ilmlizlltw ' ' Qrliiiaspie.i,M.lrW.ichier, M. smith, DL warts, r. Meiftbtis Eront:'M.9l41iller, D. Koch, GL,RQQ21'S,!,! ' 4 liii at vamassia., S. .rua T i,i, . T, I ,i ' , T Frosh Water Polo 65