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

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As the girls varsity track team continued to win their 440 relay at each meet. Michelle Mc- Intyre also continued to keep the lead while running on the relay team. 9 Trying desperately to persuade her coach, Mrs. Sentsinger. Lern Atwater explains how she would love to run the relay that day. : 5il Varsity Track — Row 1: M. McKay. M. Cortez. M. Van- Exel. Row 2: K Traasdahl. L. Cas- tro. L. Wood. A. Di- mas. Row 3: M. Conover. L. Klauss. S. Holland. P. Holli- day. V. Fields. L. Snetsinger Van P. Nguyen, one of the few who was able to run both the mile and two mile, shows her determination to finish with a good time. Frosh Soph Track — Row 1: T. Johnson. M. Mclntyre. K. Naga- bayashi. D. Aberia, A. Ramos, T. Cardoza. L. Elizarraras Row 2: J. Navarro. R. Perez. S. Cortez. M. Anaya. L. Atwater, S. Pesch. V. Nguyen. T. Brito Row 3: L. Alies. R. Schlice. J. Lmder. J. Gill. J. Trumbull. S. Rose. L. Henderson. S. Ha. M. Hernandez i r.am. HSHI 38? dUH - » «-.■ - Cd - an

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Softball stars swing ahead to success by Yolanda Cerda Although the team was still young, stated the girls ' varsity softball coach, Yvonne Alonzo, They played with more unity, competitiveness and en- thusiasm than last year ' s team. With twelve returning players, the 1985 sea- son was promising. The team was led by the tast moves of Grace Terrado, Judy Padilla, Ronna Gray, Sonia Verino, and Lisa Melendez. The results of rigorous workouts led to an extraordinary team, stated ' We have gained confi- dence because of our tal- ented and experienced team players. ' ' — Ronna Gray pitcher Cynthia Salazar. The dedication and hard work of each member produced, much talent for such a young team, commented short stop Sonia Verino. Coach Alonzo summarized the varsity softball team as by far the most talented group of softball players I have had the oppor- tunity to coach. Along with intense workouts, the JV Softball pre-season games against Lorara, Valley, and Santa Ana High Schools enabled them to improve their batting and fielding skills. Led by team captains Eileen Cedillo and Janet Mills, the team improved their commumcaion skills. Becky Rios stated, We wanted to improve our- selves in our defensive positions. Team standouts were Berta Sanchez, Eileen Cedillo and Becky Rios. Coach Beth Lovett ' s drilling and each team member ' s determination made the 1985 season a satisfying experience. V With her eye on the ball. Soma prepares to make contact with the pitch. As time went on. Verino proved to be a strong player. Eileen Cedillo quenches her thirst after a tough game against Savanna. Co-captain Cedillo commented. We play softball to have fun. Enka Green remains attentive as she awaits the ball in the outfield. Outfielding was a major emphasis in after-school practices. Spring Sports 73

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Stride through stride they always had pride ■N by Kjersti Walker This is it. it ' s time to show every- one what I can do. They ' re all watch- ing me. I can ' t crack. All I can do is give it my best shot. Here goes ... This feeling of intense inner moti- vation frequently raced through the girls varsity and frosh soph track- sters prior to many meets. The girls worked and drilled and pushed them- selves to perform their very best, both individually and as a team. Naturally our goal was to win. But Winning wasn ' t just fin- ishing first, second or third; winning was finishing period! — Stephanie Pesch also. I expected each team member to improve their times at every meet. stated one of five coaches, Vivian Fields. She added, Personal best records (P.R. ' s) are what we tried to improve. When we improved those is when we ' ve won. Competition didn ' t stifle the team, Michelle VanExel explains. Defeat wasn ' t being beaten by the awesome competition. Defeat was not facing up to the competition. Therefore, never forgetting their highest motivation, not being de- feated , the girls finished the season with an extremely high percentage of P.R. ' s. proving their winning abil i- ty- ... I did it! V Shelagh Rose yells. -Wow! What a throw! as she looks on at a teammate ' s discus release. m Building up her speed. Rachelle Schlice pre- pares to receive the baton so that she may dis- play that roadrunner speed our girls tracksters had. « -Heads up! Still in perfect form Tonya Cardo- za glances to see if she has surpassed her compe- tition. Spring Sports 75