Saddleback High School - Caparral Yearbook (Santa Ana, CA)

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Nancy Tran keeps a keen eye on the ball after she returns it over the net. Good hand- eye coordination is essential in a tennis player. Concentrating, Trinh Ly prepares to make that winning swing. Concentration dur- ing practice has helped Trinh improve on her serves. Stretch those arms Valor ie! Here. Va- lorie Glennie returns the ball with an overhead top-spin. Phuong Luong reaches far to return the ball. The effort put out by Phoung has helped her move up from the frosh soph team to playing number two singles for part of the sea- son on jv. JV Tennis — Row 1: P. Truong, M. Nguyen, C. Lo- pez, H. Lee. R. Perez, P. Cortez Row 2: V. Bedro- sian, T. Ly, H. Tran, T. Vu, T. Nguyen, A. Song, S. Sepulveda Row 3: L. Adams, K. Martin. A. Atwater, T. Bubienko, A. Oropeza, T. Bell, Coach T. Nguyen Varsity Tennis — Row 1: Khan Nguyen, Nancy Tran, Anne Tran, Tuyen Truong, Chi Tran Row 2: Coach Gordon Linn, Va- lone Glennie, Trang Nguyen, Anne Ly, Trinh Ly. Bich Le

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Volleyball teams give it their best spike Varsity Scoreboard SHS OPPOSITION Laguna Beach 3 Newport Harbor 3 Estancia 3 Corona del Mar 3 University 3 Costa Mesa 3 Woodbndge 3 Laguna Beach 3 Newport Harbor 3 Estancia 3 Corona del Mar 3 University 3 Costa Mesa 3 Woodbndge 3 JV Scoreboard SHS OPPOSITION Laguna Beach 2 Newport Harbor 2 Estancia 2 Corona del Mar 2 2 University Costa Mesa 2 Woodbndge 2 Laguna Beach 2 Newport Harbor 2 2 Estancia Corona del Mar 2 2 University Costa Mesa 2 Woodbridge 2 by Sylvia Castro Ready to win, the varsity volleyball team cheers before they take on their opponent. Zero, zero service; the game has begun. The varsity volleyball team, due to young and inexperienced players, ended the season with a 0-14 record. Varsity team captain, Judy Padilla confirmed, We had a really young team. We ' re inexperienced. The team worked out 2V2 to 3 hours everyday. We worked on offen- sive plays, defensive coverage and We had a really young team. We ' re inexperi- enced; our experience will grow. — Judy Padilla basic fundamentals: bumps, sets, and spikes, commented Coach Yvonne Alonzo. The rigorous prac- tices established solid fundamental skills, but could not replace the need for veteran game experience. The junior varsity team also had a rebuilding year. Possessing an im- mense amount of drive and determi- nation, the players engaged in prac- tices consisting of, hard work, sweat, bruises and lots of learning, stated Coach Sue Gregory. Though they ended with a discouraging 3-14 record, the spirited players never lost hope. Led by Eileen Cedillo and Robin Frank, the frosh soph team com- peted in a highly competitive Sea View League. The girls did their best to withstand the talents of more ex- perienced teams. Concentrating on fundamental skills and techniques, the volleyball teams composed a diamond in the rough, with talents emerging and ready to shine in the future, y Listening to Coach Alonzo ' s pep talk is Viviana Gonzales. Pep talks helped motivate team spirit. « Coach Yvonne Alonzo gives instructions to the varsity team before the game begins. 41 Sandra Cortez returns a serve with power, with the right balance of enough momen- tum and control. Fall Sports 41

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Individual improvement in girls tennis teams JV Scoreboard SHS OPPOSITION Newport Beach ] L8 Estancla 8 Corona del Mar 8 University 8 Costa Mesa ] L8 Woodbndge 3 L8 Laguna Beach ] L8 Newport Beach L8 4 Estancia L4 Corona Del Mar .8 University 8 7 Costa Mesa ] 1 3 Woodbndge ] L5 Laguna Beach 18 Varsity Scoreboard SHS OPPOSITION 5 Newport Harbor 13 Estancia 18 C orona del Mar 18 4 University 14 2 Costa Mesa 16 Woodbndge 18 Laguna Beach 18 4 Newport Harbor 14 2 Estancia 16 4 Corona del Mar 14 University 18 6 Costa Mesa 12 4 Woodbndge 14 Laguna Beach 18 by Andrea Atwater Within the girls ' varsity and junior varsity tennis teams, there was much individual improvement; but the girls ' tennis team as a whole was not at an advantage in this years league games. Varsity Coach Gordon Linn stated, The most important aspect of hav- ing a good team is dedication of the players. Junior Varsity Coach Tammy Nguyen felt, We need more people willing to put their time into working on tennis, even though they If we dedicate ourselves to the game, we can have a good team next year. — Nancy Tran are beginners. Yet. despite many weaknesses, in- dividuals worked on self-improve- ment. Players practiced to improve certain weak areas. Trinh Ly said, I practice on my serves a lot. My serve has become more consistent and stronger. One major point about the team that Coach Linn was considerably proud of was the grade point average of most of the girls. On varsity, no- body had a G.P.A. lower than 3.8. No worry of academic ineligibility here. As for the expectations for the next year, Coach Linn said, I don ' t know who ' s coming out and that is scary! But he needn ' t worry. I ' ve played for two years and I plan on playing next year, stated Bich Le. I plan on playing all my high school years, concluded Minh Nguyen, y Junior Varsity player Huyen Tran plans her next move as she watches for the ball. Huyen played number one singles position for most of the season. t Tran Nguyen steadily hits the ball, re- turning it to safety. Trang played as doubles part- ner on this year ' s varsity team. Foil Sporrs 43