Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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T, Dying Sun Slays Hope ime was the culprit for the JV Soc- cer Team. While they sat on the side- lines, watching the varsity team play, the sky would begin to grow darker. Their hopes would fade as many of their games would be shortened because of the dark. ' At most home games, time would just run short and Ru- bidoux is the only school that won ' t turn on the lights because of the bud- get, said Coach Stringer. The 1982-83 team was very young and inexperienced. It consisted basically of freshmen who had never actually played on a team before. They worked . . . time would run short ... hard during the two-hour practices and they improved considerably. According to Coach Dallas, Steve Uribe and Kexin Ferguson were two of the best JV play- ers. They and eighteen others helped to pull together a good team. The goal of every JV player was to be moved to varsity, but the competition will be tough. By the 1983-84 season, only ten spots will be left on the varsity team, and there are sure to be more competi- tors. Still, many of the JV teammates will be returning next year and the team should benefit from their experiences.1 230 Were the Kids of Amer

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Making her move, Jennifer Buszko steals third base. 2. Giving the team a pep talk, Assistant Coach Dee Popp seems to be getting positive re- sponses from the team members. 3. Roxanne Coats goes for the bunt. 4. Rounding second, Lisa Souza jams for third. 5. Letting off a powerful pitch, Linda Arellano works towards a strike out. Team picture not available. Varsity Softball Ploy- ers are: Jenny Buszka, Dorine Uribe, Margie Cas- tillo, Michelle Simmons, Melanie Kanouse, Cheryl Peters, Sandy Jackson, Kelly Fake, Lisa Souza, Lin- da Arellano, Mary Martinez, Joy Corea, Roxanne Coats, Linda Clampitt, Anne Cordoro, and Teresa Summers. Sports 229

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1. Dribbling the ball, Martin Ortiz prepares to pass down Held. 2. Kevin Ferguson works the ball down field for a goal. 3. JV Soccer Teom: Front row: Jeff Blakely, Mike Lind, Buffy Kuhn, Luis Mendoza, Greg Everhart, Jose Uribe. Back row: Dale Meyers, Kevin Ferguson, David Ramirez, Ernest Alvarez, Brett Lyman, Jim Rotondo, Ernest Cameron, Cae- sar Minjarez, David Balderoma, and Coach Dallas. 4. Following through, Michelle Gaertner hits the ball into the outfield. 5. Kwynn Rentfro puts it all into her pitch. 6. Anita Partida receives o throw from the pitcher to make the third out. JV Softball Team photo unavailable. Members are: Liz Spei- kerman, Janine Barnhart, Lorraine Robles, Melis- sa Delagado, Anno Zamora, Lourdes Mancinas, Michelle Gaertner, Deborah Bridenstine, Elaine Avila, Alona Merha, Anita Partida, Joyme We- dertz, Kwynn Rentfro, Sophie Haftopulos, Jackie Escojeda, Kandi Hollinger and Coach Gosnell. P ?? Indivisible They Stand I he chain of communication be- tween players on the baseball diamond is of paramount importance to both ner- vous pitchers and harried coaches. One flashed signal misinterpreted can mean perilous deviation from a crucial strate- gy. One predetermined play forgotten can result in lost points, or, even worse, a lost game. The JV Softball Team leapt over this canyon of fiasco with their impenetrable unity. When we ' re on the field, we en- courage each other o lot, exclaimed Anita Partida. We all get along and we work together. When the players were asked what the over-riding feature was, a resound- ing Togetherness was heard over and over again. And when it came to their gomes, that togetherness really showed. On March 1 5, their first game of the season, the Falcons crushed Palm Springs with an awesome score of 23-4, . . . togetherness really showed . . . ' Coach Gosnell attributed the teams suc- cess to its diversity. There are many new good freshmen players, she said, They ' re constantly working together as a team, Coaching was one of the biggest parts of the team, and Coach Gosnell was praised by her players for being helpful and understanding, She ' s really . cool ' applauded Anita. Despite the un- yielding guidance and coaching the di- versity, and the play- ers ' determination, improvements were still sought after. When a fault was rec- ognized, the team launched an unstop- pable attack. Concentration was cited OS one area that needed to be refined. Sometimes we get in a hurry and overthrow the ball, Anita admitted. This continual quest for perfection drove the girls to surmount all obstacles, continuing on an unerring course to a successful and victorious season -k