Rubidoux High School - Eyry Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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Marez gets Recognition rrard work and deiermi- nation gets Joe Marez the recognition he deserves. Marez, a senior, has played badminton for 3 years and has excelled very rapidly. My brother, Raul, got me started in badminton and he inspires me because he ' s such a good athlete, stated Waiting for his match to start is Whity Questel. Questel was a freshman. Gently returning the birdie is Casey Szabo. The team was very good when it came to putting up a good match. Using great force and skill is Craig Harrod. Harrod was a junior. Joe Marez Marez. Marez says that both of his coaches are very helpful to him. They help us not only as an individual, but as a team, said Marez. During his years he has received Most Valuable Player, and is currently number one on mixed. Badminton 137

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maek A UMird. 136 Badminton I think that we have a strong badminton team this year. I think that we are going to go far. Stephen Rodriguez — Freshman. We will continue to im- prove drastically with every match and always strive to play the best we know how. The ex- perienced players are contin- ually helping and working with the new players which is bring- ing the individuals together. Deborah Bridenstine — Sen- My teammates try hard to win. We also stick together. Our team is getting better ev- eryday and we are undefeated so far. Joe Marez — Senior. We ' re not going to come out on tiptop but we ' re going to do a great job of trying. I think Coach Slivka has done a great job through the years of help- ing us out. We ' ve definitely im- proved a lot since last year and it ' s all thanks to him. Karen Crump — Senior. lor. 6 h f A Badminton. Front row: Coach Phil Oldenkamp, Craig Harrod, Jim Harrison, Joe Marez, Jerry Swmney, Troy Ad- ams, Casey Szabo, Whitey Questel, Coach Dick Slivka. Row 2: Martha Preciado, Gail Tucker, Maria Ortiz, Melissa Stamberslu, Mona Ramirez, Ve- ronica Hoke, Maria Perez. Back row: Karon Crump, Deb- bie Bridenstine, Tracy Kocher, Jennifer Elliott. Explaining the strategy to his players is Coach Slivka. Slivka was the head coach and has been coaching Badminton lor several years. Carefully hitting the win- ning birdie is Jim Harrison. The team was strong and very dedi- cated.

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Swinging his arms back alter a successtul swing is Chris McRae. McRae was a junior on the varsity team. Preparing to hit the ball with great intensity is Greg Rowe. Rowe was also on the varsity bas- ketball team, as well as on varsity goll. Putting great force into a swing is Kelly Bricklord. Bricklord was a Ireshman on the varsity goll team. 138 Golf for Practices all summer tl ( m olf is a very challeng- ing sport, and a lot harder than people think, stated Tony Cherry, who has been playing golf since he was seven. Cherry is in- spired by his father, who is a professional golf player, and gets most of his encourage- ment from him. Cherry also played on the varsity basketball team. For his outstanding golf skills, he has received Most Im- proved, his freshman year; and Most Valuable for two years. Cherry dedicates his time and effort for the sport. He works hard to achieve his goals. He practices a lot dur- ing the summer and im- proves his game.