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

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' Awesome s fhe on y word fo describe the power that Senior Chris Magillputs into his butterfly. Chris led the varsity and frosh soph teams not only in success and ability, but also in pride and spirit. Caught momentarily in midair is butterfly and freestylist Jane Green . Jane spent many long hours of practice perfecting her stroke, which proved to be worthwhilo then her times began to drop. •;;• Varsity Swim- ming — Row 1: L. Wood. C. Magill. J. Green. M. Mulligan. Row 2: J. Elizalde. D. Boyd. M. Irvine. M. Rasmussen. T. McCarthy. Row 3: M Culver. K. Shipp. J. Abad. M. McCord. Coach M. Smith » JV Swimming — Row 1: B. Smith. L. Mayerhofer. S. Kent. E. Enos. M. Ballard Row 2: R. Greene. B. Le. S. Trezise. M. DeN- unno. Q Nguyen. J. Alcala. T. Ngo. T. Nguyen Row 3: T. Spencer. J. Rush- forth. S. Register. Coach M. Smith

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Taking to the nets for rebuilding of talents — by Kanna Cerda Aspiring athletes on the JV and Varsity Badminton Teams took to the nets this season with the goal to win as many games as possible. Ac- cording to Coach Tran, he expected the teams to do fairly well this year. Led by the talents of Hoa Van, Hung Vu, Thang Nguyen, and Tien Do, the badminton teams were able to score victories against Santa Ana and Laguna Beach. Although full of talent and hard I expect the team to work and play the best that they can. — Tuyen Truong working individuals, the team, Coach Tran noted, had a rebuilding year with many new and inexperienced players. Overall, the team players adequately worked well together with noted improvement each day. The teams ' workouts consisted of a lot of physical and mental condi- tioning, stated Coach Tran. The players would do skill practices (call and shadow drills), as well as play in game simulations. This was all done in order to prepare the players for the tough competition brought upon by the opposing teams. I like the challenge and the fun, commented Tuyen Truong, who has been involved in the sport for three years. Badminton proved to be both challenging and competitive. con- cluded Tuyen Truong. V A Varsity badminton player Tuyen Truong is tak- en by surprise at the opponent ' s rapid serve. Quick feet and the ability to think fast were bad- minton strengths a player had to master. In a competitive game against Laguna Beach. Cindy Veloz anxiously awaits her opponent ' s serve. The varsity team out-served Laguna Beach in the match to give Saddleback another win. JV badminton player Hung Tran makes a desperate attempt to successfully hit the birdie into opposing territory. In this particular game. Tran received assistance from varsity player Cin- dy Veloz. Spring Sporrs 83

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Increased conditioning shapes up swim skills by Lisa Wood We have always stuck together, through thick and thin. Although we ' re not the best team in our league, we ' re all satisfied and con- tent with our own accomplish- ments. This was the attitude, as ex- pressed by breast stroke swimmer Michele Mulligan, that made swim- ming an enjoyable feat. Having only a few experienced swimmers, the new aquatic coaches, Ms. Smith and Ms. O ' Toole decided Along with our new coaches, and an increase of conditioning and en- couragement, our young swim team will surely prosper. — Captain Mary Irvine to concentrate on the younger swim- mers in hopes of building a success- ful program for the future. Senior Chris Magill and freshman Mary Irvine led the teams not only in talent and experience, but also in dedication and inspiration. Although the swim teams didn ' t have many members, they were win- ners when it came to having fun. We work together, having as much fun as possible without worrying if we ' re going to win our meets or not, said Mary Irvine. When you look back at your first race, and compare times, you feel like you ' ve really accomplished something, added varsity butter- flier Jane Green. Steve Trezise summed up the sea- son by saying, I have gotten in shape, improved my swim skills, and made lots of valuable friends! V Perched on the edge of victory, captain Chris Magill is on his way to yet another personal re- cord. Chris proved to be a competitive swimmer, his best event being the one-hundred butterfly. 4r Four year varsity member Michele Mulli- gan picks up her pace in hopes of winning her event, the one-hundred meter breaststroke. ♦ Freshman varsity swimmer Mary Irvine kicks her way through the water. Such exercises, including morning weight training, helped Mary towards her goal — C.I.F. Frosh soph swimmer Steve Trezise practices his favorite stroke, backstroke. Steve is a future prospect as a competitive varsity swimmer. Spring Sports 85