Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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is On the road to success The Girls ' Varsity Soccer team was very young and in- experienced, considering that this was its first year in existence. One individual who really stood out was Shannon Jokela. Jokela was also on the soft- ball team and enjoyed sports. My parents have been the main influence in Shannon Jokela my playing sports. They have inspired me to take chances and make some- thing of myself. They enjoy being involved in my sports and school, said Jokela, a sophomore honors student. She worked hard to keep up her grades and found time to dedicate herself to her athletics. i f r 4 Running towards a pass is Marco Oceguera. Oce- guera was a runner lor the Cross Country team and went to the CBL Champion- ships. Turning the ball away from the opponent is Tracy Nowak. Good otlensive skills were a strong point ol the Girls ' Soccer Team this year.

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. Improved Being a new and inexperienced team caused us to lose quite a few games this year. It helped me to for- get the score, and just enjoy playing the game. Mandy Matthews — wing. We have had a great season. Our coaches and fellow team members really inspired me to do my best. I feel the JV team will go far in the upcoming years. Vincent Miranda — JV soccer. D Our team has been through a lot this year. Since this is the first girls soccer team at Rubidoux, our team- mates have had to learn to play to- gether. It took a lot of practice. I feel there ' s a lot of talent on the team, even if our season record wasn ' t the best. As the seasons progresses I feel our team ' s knowledge and skill will too. Tracyee Nowak — halfback. A lot of girls on the team haven ' t played for a few years, and some have never played before. I think next year, when we ' re no longer the new kids , the skills we ' ve learned this season will pay off in wins. Let ' s hope so! Bethany Rainaud — half- back. o 116 Looking down the field, and ready to pass the ball is Dawn Springsteen. This was the first year that a girls ' soccer team was lormed. Boys ' JV Soccer. Front row: Marcos Quesada, Marco Oce- guera, Rick Jackson, Javier Lopez, James Cypert, Alex Gonzales, Ed- die Armenia, Alex Garcia, Vince Miranda. Back row: Coach Bennyworth, Brandon Neal, Daniel Juan, Willie Shupp, Alex Kendall, Scott Beatty, John Bennyworth, Er- ron Garza, Dan Heither. Girls ' Varsity Soccer. Front row: Dawn Springsteen, Carie Pena, Sylvia Nunez, Lauretta Buser, Remy Torres, Myra Garcia. Row 2: Tracy Nowak, Jenny Turn- er, Karen Crump, Jill Spiekerman, Lorraine Robles, Mona Ramirez, Lisa Prieto, Michelle Batcha. Back row: Carol Will, Malora Benton, Christina Wilson, Celia Cubello, Shannon Jokela, Wendy Crowson, Linda Brenner, Leslie VanMeter, Girls ' Varsity Boys ' JV Soccer Mandy M thew . Cindy Reynolds, Coach Wolf. Christina Wilson, Lorraine Robles, Mona Ramirez, and Karen Crump watch the game carefully and encour- age their team. Encouragement was a very important asset of the team.

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118 After successfully hitting the ball, De- chon Burns prepares to run to first base. Besides being on the baseball team, he was also on the basketball team. Giving words of en- couragement to his teammates is Jeff Nowak. Nowak was a junior and was also a member of the California Scholastic Federation. Eyeing the catcher, and ready to strike out a batter is James Rusow. Rusow was a junior and this was his second year on the varsity baseball team. Excels in sports he likes 1 1 r f you enjoy a sport, like 1 I do baseball, then you c play well, stated James Ru- F sow as he explained the fun- damentals of baseball. He a has been playing baseball v since he was eight and it to- r tals up to nine years. c Rusow, a junior, received f his varsity letter during his t sophomore year. During his f freshman year, at the clos- James Rusow ig of the season, he re eived the Most Valuable ' layer award. Rusow enjoys the spor nd has a great team. We ill do well, even though we iave a young team, con luded Rusow, who will lool orward to being on the earn next year and havinc un. t I