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

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With her hands up. guard Carrie Collett sticks like glue to her opponent while play- ing defense. The ability to play tough defense made Carrie an asset to her team. Here Shawna. catch! Maria Hernan- dez waits for the precise moment to pass off to her teammate. Precision and timing of plays are two necessary components of a win- ning team. JV Basketball — Row 1: K. Naga- bayashi, V. Nguyen. K. Cook Row 2: M. Hernandez. L. Aiels. S. Sepulveda, J. Mills. N. Fen ton. Coach Gregory Varsity Basketball — Rowl: L. Inta. R. Grey Row 2: M. VanExel, A. Dimas. S. Carillo. L. Wood. M. Walton. B. San- chez. G. Terrado

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Swish David Pifia adds another 2 points to the Saddleback scoreboard. Pir)a had a 50% shooting average, the best on the team. Learning the meaning of unity in team sports by Lisa Wood Winning isn ' t everything, it ' s how you play the game. With this in mind, the freshmen and sophomore bas- ketball teams gave 100% effort throughout the season. Although our record wasn ' t too impressive, these young men played as hard as any team I have coached, said Freshman Coach Tim Mesenhimer. Sophomore MVP Hieu Nguyen added, We could score as well as any team in our league. Our biggest setback was rebounding, because we For having only one returning starter, we had a pretty successful season. — Captain Willie Hernandez had a small team. Hieu lead the sophomore team, setting a new school record with a game high of 34 points. The freshman team was paced by Neil Carter who averaged 14 points a game. However, amongst the frosh soph teams, no individual can be sin- gled out. Every one on our team is just as valuable in our games. stat- ed Dai Vu. This is the meaning of a team sport, and although a few indi- viduals may stand out, it ' s the unity that brings it all together. Every play- er agreed on one thing, Our coaches are the best, we wish we could win more games for them, they deserve it! V A During a crucial timeout, freshmen K. Christo- pher and M. Brooks listen intently to Coach Me- senhimer. Timeouts provided the team with a chance to discuss changes in plays and defense. ♦ Leading the team onto the court is fresh- man MVP Neil Carter. Neil averaged 14 points a game, and had a total of 52 steals. Winrer Sports 57

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Young Stars in the making by Lisa Wood After a few years of struggling, the girls ' varsity and jv basketball teams have finally emerged. Last year we lost all fourteen games. This year we have won five so far, and lost some heartbreaking close ones. said varsity captain Grace Terrado. Added Varsity Coach Beth Lovett, Our strongest point was our desire to win. The team mem- bers dedicated many hours of hard work to improving individual skills and teamwork. Our team has great talent. We ' ve improved immensely since last year — Captain Grace Terrado Leading the varsity team was Monica Walton with an average of 24 points and 16 rebounds a game. Captain Grace Terrado averaged 10 points, and led the team in assists. The jv girls came out strong, and never looked back. Kriston Cook, the team ' s high scorer, Shawna Se- pulveda, and Kiyomi Negabyashi all contributed their special talents to the team. Defense was the main force behind their wins, which were usually by a long margin. Having a primarily young team and a lot of blooming talent pro- vides a bright future for the girls ' basketball program. It ' s all starting to fall in place. Next year we ' ll be unstoppable, added varsity player Lisa Wood. V On her way up. freshman varsity starter Monica Walton executes a turn-a-round jump shot. Monica led the varsity team with her diverse talent which included an average of 25 points a game. fc3 I | MVP Kriston Cook scores another two points. Kriston also was known for her tough, aggressive defense. Winter Sports 59