Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Birdies Airborne Forever jch! Will you, like, lay off the feathers! I wish these badminton players wouldn ' t get so overzeolous, they get a little carried away with their rackets sometimes. I would get all the luck in being the guy that gets used in a challenge match with John Sipos and Tim Harrison. I guess the number five spot on . the ladder is pretty important. A couple of friends and I are trying to get a club going called the BBA (Battered Biridie of America). Man, this team is sure good! I ' ve heard Coach Slivka saying so many good things about it. They seem to be getting better and better with each passing season. Look, for instance, at . . . like, lay off the feathers . . . ' success. You have to think, if I wasn ' t there, there wouldn ' t be a match. When you put two great players to- gether, they are twice as good. The boys doubles team of Keith Martin and Artemio San Diego and the girls doubles team of Bonnie Kirchmeyer and Ga- brielie Turner are really quick. They seem to keep me air- borne forever. And I could go on and on for years about mixed dou- bles; John Sipos and Bonnie Kirchmeyer are an awesome team. Tim Harrison and Colleen Fir- minger are sensational. I would be hon- ored to be used in one of their matches. One good thing needed to be a good badminton team is quickness. Also, the LaShawn Turner and Colleen Firminger. desire to improve is crucial. These play As singles players, I ' ve aided to their ers have these qualities and more. ■14. 1. Mark Burton slams the birdie bock to his Poly opponent. 2. Concentrating, Colleen Firminger whacks the birdie to her opponent. 3. Chuck De- Grood reaches bock to retrieve the oncoming bird- ie. 4. Dropping the birdie over the net, Bonnie Kirchmeyer strives for success. 5. Badminton Team: Front row: Coach Slivka, Dennis Emerson, Socorro Martinez, Robert White, Debbie Wallace. Second row: Royce Reed, Evelyn Ewing, Tim Trap- pen ond La Shown Turner. Third row: Monica Lor- enz, Roquel Ortiz, Bonnie Kirchmeyer, Colleen Fir- minger, Allison Wright, Gobrielle Turner, and Marilou Carrillo. Fourth row: John Sipos, Frank Gingerella, Keith Martin, and Artemio San Diego. Back row: Mark Barron, Curt Dirkswoger, Chuck DeGrood, Tim Harrison, and Raul Morez. 244 X We ' re the Kids of America

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Plunge Into Triumph VV hat ' w Only fifteen minutes to get dressed, put on my make-up, and blow-dry my hair?! It can ' t be done ' scream the conglomeration of girls hud- dled around the mirror in the locker room. Coach Mains gives a sigh and continues pacing the locker room, wait- ing for the girls to finish primping for the school day ahead. Morning workouts, from 6:00 to 7;30, were on essential element in the successful operation of the girls swim team. The coaches were usually greet- ed by groans of girls . who had to drag themselves from the warmth of their own beds at 6:00 in the morning (heaven for- bid). I like them because they help me to improve my strokes, voiced Heidi Strum. The practice sessions were hailed by coaches also as a method of building team unity and dedication. Morning workouts give the team en- durance, stated Coach Riggs. The goal of the team was to achieve the possibly untapped potential of each swimmer Missy Johnson, Heather Fol- som, Crystal Johnson, and Kelly Larson . . . they ' re all really hyper . . . achieved that, plus a little more by mak- ing GIF. But, they protested, they couldn ' t have done it without the sup- port and teamwork of the rest of the team. Teamwork and spirit were the stron- gest assets of the team. Before every swim meet and on every bus ride, team cheers could be heard and reheard. And every victorious meet was ended by the triumphant screams of the swimmers. Missy Johnson laughed, They ' re all really hyper. Two of the many victories achieved by the team were against Arlington -. and Fontana at a competitive tri-meet. The Falcons outswam Arlington with a score of 89-76, and they dominated Fontana with a score of 89-31. We won because we have a lot of depth, revealed Coach Riggs. With hard work, spirit, depth, team- work, and demanding workouts the team overwhelmed competitors and worked to dominate the league. We are great! exclaimed Kelly Larson. ■

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