Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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1. Pat Nosh struggles against his competitor. 2. JV Wrestling Team: Front row: Steve Huerta, Pat Nash, Robert Larsen, Stacy Butkay, Randy Stock- ton, Joe Murillo, Back row: Coach Hernandez, Vin- cente Perei, Pete Brown, Jeff Corner, Tom Rob- erts, and Coach Guillen 3. Before a match. Pot Nash confronts his opponent. 4. Going up for a jump shot, Cathy Hill steals the boll. 5. Girls JV Basketball Team. Front row: Rebecca Frisby, Leslie Hill, Hope Smith, Jenny Jewel, Back row: Coach Petersen, Tina Knight, Lisa Cooper, Carlo Brown, Bertha Sanchez, Pom Howard, and Cathy Hill. T FALCONS IMr k A «U , • L ' J OJH lE Extra Special Challenge I he JV Wrestling team had a good wrestlers will fill their places. All the ex- reason to boast. In most sports. Varsity perience this year will help them in their plays Varsity and JV plays JV. In the JV move to varsity, wrestler ' s case, they wrestled their oppo- nents ' varsity teams. The JV Wrestling team had a hard time at their meets be- cause they wrestled all their opponents ' first teams, stated Coach Guillen. Next year a lot of seniors will be leav- ing from the varsity team and many JV . . . a reason to boast . . . Work and practice were the keys for the young wrestlers. They learned new moves and strategies - — —— jp |(-|g |y ,Q |-|Qur prac- tices held every day after school. Even- tually, the combined efforts of the wres- tlers helped to make the team great. 7219

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Humor: The Best Part. I contemplated the prospect of inter- viewing yet another sport team as I usu- ally do — BORING! The thought of ask- ing, Who are the most valuable players? |ust did not sit right with me; nor did the idea of writing, This year ' s team was ... But I dutifully went to the interview. I entered the cold girl ' s locker room just as the girls ' JV Basketball Team was calling their parents for rides home. I peered through the glass into the coaches ' office. Walking in, I intro- ,, duced myself and ex- plained why I was there. All were ea- ger to answer my questions and cooperate. Fastbreak. That word popped up more times than I was able to write down. When I asked what it meant, Lisa Cooper piped, We go for it! All of the girls expressed their willingness to get physical in a game and I received several mimed versions of their hustling abilities. Finally, I had to ask the inevitable question, What about the coaches? 2 for it The coach, Rene Petersen, was sitting in listening intently to the girls. I was a little apprehensive about asking their feel- ings towards her. Silently hoping that I wouldn ' t put anyone on the spot, I asked. Very quietly Lisa Cooper whis- pered, She ' s the best part of the team. We thank her for our 7-0 season. Be- hind her the rest of the girls nodded in unison. Rene Petersen seemed to have a spe- cial relationship with the team. I asked what was needed to ,y coach them, her re- y ply was refreshing. . . Humor is a big part of coaching, which sent a ripple of laugh- ter through the room. As in all sports interviews, the dreaded, What are the team ' s strongest points? question had to be asked. Strongest points. she added, they ' re quick, good man to man. Coach Petersen attributed this year ' s success to their attitude. With my interview completed, I walked back to C-6 with the feeling that I hod seen true team togetherness. ' A ' 218 We ' re the Kids of America

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1. Vincent VanLaar prepares for his match against Indio. 2. Before engaging in the match, Jose Bravo shakes hands with his Corona opponent. 3. Varsity Wrestling Team: Front row: Mike Minick, Vincent VanLaar, Eddie Hall, Jose Bravo, and Jerry Hollers. Second row: David Ray, Zone Boucher, Mark Bes- sire, and Jesus Vasquez. Back row: Coach Godoy, Robert Whittaker, Chip Vogel, Jon Veitch, Rudy Rodriguez, and Coach Guillen. 4. Jerry Hollers pre- pares to flip his opponent. 5. Pinning his contend- er, Eddie Hall awaits the referees signal. 220 We ' re the Kids of America