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

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A Most Valuable Player Chris Magill ex- presses extreme concentration as he fires up to power the ball into the goal. Chris showed leadership, shooting, and defensive skills. New Water Polo Coach Maria Smith, with the aid of interpreter Dennis Devino, ex- plains the positioning of six on five defense. Coach Smith is the future of the aquatic pro- gram, with her knowledge and experience. Frosh Soph Water Polo — Row 1: Sung Lee, By- ron McLuistian, Donald Clevenger, Neil Carter, Quan Trong Row 2: Coach Maria Smith, Hong Su, Ray Greene. Captain Ter- ry Spencer, Coach Tracey Melugin. Ralph Espinosa Row 3: Vinh Ha, Than Nguyen, Quoc Nguyen, Abraham Nguyen. Vince Campellone, Steve Tre- size, Garth Terreri

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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

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Varsity Scorebaord SHS OPPOSITIO N 6 Costa Mesa 17 6 University 21 6 Newport 24 5 Estancia 19 5 Corona del Mar 22 5 Laguna Beach 18 Frosh Soph Scorebaord SHS OPPOSITION 2 Costa Mesa 15 1 University 16 Newport 25 3 Estancia 14 5 Corona del Mar 15 7 Laguna Beach 11 Coach Smith provides promising polo future by Lisa Wood When I came here I expected very little from this team, knowing their past record in water polo. But, as the season progressed, and I saw the talent and the potential of this team, I ' ve raised my expectations significantly, said new coach Maria Smith. Initially, the water polo players had negative attitudes toward a woman coach but soon came to respect Coach Smith ' s experience and skills. Although the team ' s 0-11 record ' ' Although it was a tough season I feel our team has gained a lot of knowledge in the game of water polo. — Captai n Chris Magill shows otherwise, progress and de- termination was prominent. The var- sity team was led by seniors Chris Magill and Mike Patton. Chris was the leading shooter and Most Valu- able Player. He was also named to the All Sea View League first team. Goalie Tom Platta received an hon- orable mention. Junior Lisa Wood, and freshman Mary Irvine were the two girls partici- pating on the varsity squad, contrib- uting solid defensive skills. The Frosh Soph team was led by Neil Carter who scored 38 points. The young team acquired invaluable game experience and a good feel for the sport, preparing them for next years season. Coach Smith plans to create a sol- id program, drawing on the talents of the eager players. My goal for the team is to be competitive in the Sea View League by 1987, said Coach Smith, And I plan to be here to watch it happen. V t Frosh Soph player Steven Tresize displays the power a player uses in order to egg beater out of the water. Egg beatermg is used to block a pass, defend a player, and most importantly, to shoot a solid shot. Egg beatermg out of the water, goalie Tom Platta looks for an open player. The goalie must have quick reactions and a keen eye. t ♦ Freshman Mary Irvine, after once again out-swimming the guys down the pool, looks toward goalie Tom Platta for a pass. Mary contributed many skills to the team and shows potential for the years to come. Fall Sporrs 45