San Dimas High School - El Santo Yearbook (San Dimas, CA)

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Varsity, Front: Stacie Thomas. Tricia Johnston, Jennifer Deal, Virginia Toppenberg, Ba ck: Coach Tracie Bergquist, Michelle Roisum Mikki Kramer. Natalie Kramer, Katie Muss, Sharon Schmidt. Head Coach Greg Kuntz. Junior Varsity, Front: Sheri Ratliff, Geraldine Bidgood. Olivia Webb, Connie Romero Back: Michelle Barnett. Diana Alo, Stacie Snyder. Kristin Ruiz, riot Shown: Coach Mende Needleman At a home league game, the Azusa As junior Geraldim Sidqoud makes team members scramble for the ball a diving pass, sophomore Michelle that Natalie Kramer and Katie Nuss Barnett steps in to set. have just roofed. 1 olUqfaU ?43

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IQect fte ' pon, Soccer Ingredients: 1 volleyball 1 setter 2 middle blocker attackers 2 back row specialists 4 outside hitters First, mix the backrow specialists and the setter. Then add a middle GIRLS ' VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Greg Kuntz SD OPPONENT 3 Bonita 3 Montclair 2 3 Don Lugo 3 Sierra Vista 3 Basset! 3 Azusa 1 2 Gladstone 3 3 Baldwin Park 3 Sierra Vista 3 Bassett 2 3 Azusa 3 Gladstone 3 Baldwin Park 1 3 Sierra Vista 1 3 Bassett 3 Azusa 1 3 Gladstone 3 Baldwin Park 17-1 CIF SD OPPONENT 3 San Jacinto 1 Village Christian 3 blocker attacker or an outside hitter. Add a little finesse which will result in a kill — placing the ball in an empty space on the floor of the opponent. This year ' s goal, to win league and do well in CIF, was much stronger than last year ' s to make the playoffs. In the process of carrying out the goal, there were spring practices, summer league games, a beach trip, a 24-hour game, two-a-day, and regular season practices. Some positions were new. and everyone had to adjust to a 5-1 offense, which evolved around the setter. Tricia Johnston and Katie Nuss learned their middle blocker attacker position, and Jennifer Deal took on setting. The team started out rough. They were winning, but had a few flaws here and there. At the Chino Tournament in preseason, things started to click, and the girls established themselves a quality team. Senior Nikki Kramer said. It helped that we were friends off the court as well as on. It made us work together. The team went 14-1 in league to take first, which hadn ' t been done since 1980. The first CIF game was against San Jacinto where the home crowd cheered the team to a 3-1 game win. San Dimas won the coin flip for the second round match. The game was scheduled to be home at 5:30 p.m. before the homecoming dance. The opponent was 5th ranked Village Christian. San Dimas was defeated games to 3 although they put up a good fight. Senior Stacie Thomas said, It was a successful season even though we didn ' t go very far in CIF. Winning league meant a lot to me. I had a lot of fun, and I ' m looking forward to next year , concluded sophomore Natalie Kramer. The J.V. girls started out the season being beaten quite badly. Since only two of the players. Kristen Ruiz and Geraldine Bidgood had high school experience, and Mende Needleman was a first year coach, a lot of work had to be done. During the middle of the season, the girls had improved, but they were still losing close matches. The J.V. GIRLS ' JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Mende Needleman SD OPPONENT , Bonita 2 Montclair 2 2 Don Lugo Sierra Vista 2 Bassett 2 Azusa 2 2 Gladstone Baldwin Park 2 Sierra Vista 2 Bassett 2 Azusa 2 Gladstone 2 Baldwin Park 2 Sierra Vista 2 Bassett 2 Azusa 2 2 Gladstone Baldwin Park 315 2 team was a completely different team by the end of the season, and they won a couple of matches. They were a very close team that enjoyed the season, and several looked forward to moving up to the varsity level. : a As a time out runs down. Coach Kuntz explains some quick strategies to his players. C t42 Sfr» u

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2 PaCo-T C te tt S emeKU A victim of the wide- spread budget cuts, the infant water polo team had to fight for their exsistence from the beginning to prove to all that the members meant business. A late night rendez-vous at the district office with the members of the school board, petitions among the student body, and meetings with Dr. Rosen and Mr. Espinoza were supported by both parents and students. Long summer hours were spent by dedicated poloists and swimmers, raising money in the Swim and Racquet Club snack bar to help with team expenses that the school would not be able to cover. The hardships faced early on bound players together in a common cause which benefited them during the season. Junior Phil Williams said, We became a whole team and played united toward our common goals. Because their first year was looked upon as an experimental building year, the fact that the team did not belong to a league did not bother anyone, and all players looked forward to improving even more next year. Sophomore Steve Tschinkel said, We ' ll all come back next year because we had such a good COED VARSITY POLO Gary Reese Mike Senise WATER SD OPPONENT 3 Charter Oak 17 5 Charter Oak 15 17 Paramount 3 3 Damien 12 7 Paramount 3 5 Workman 15 9 La Puente 2-5 10 time! Polo drew a variety of people, including three brave girls. Traditionally a guys ' sport, the female players, while breaking this barrier, often found it hard to be accepted. Micknames were given to make them sound more intimidating. Junior Pam Felshaw became known as Duwayne and sophomore Tara (Jllah, Tyrone. Junior Kristen Brown also had to bear comments from fellow classmates as to when her face would be appearing on a Wheaties box. Despite this, they were not afraid of playing a rough game with guys. Kristen said, I ' m not intimidated! Guys are intimidated by me. They don ' t know how to play off a girl. Tyrone said, The guys learned how to play us and respect us. We ' re not dainty — we can be mean too! The male team members were inspired by their female counterparts. Jeff Sutton said, I was impressed with the way the girls stayed with such a tough sport. The long hard hours of work and dedication to learning a new sport bound the team together despite their difficulties and diversities. The members of this school ' s first polo team were, in the words of Duwayne , friends supporting each other and sharing in one another ' s accomplishments. - . Water Polo, Front: Tara Ullah, Pam Felshaw, Kristen Brown. Row 2: Nabil Khattar, David Mortazavi. Gary Cummings. Tim Huerta, Brian Maynard. Jeff Sutton, Bryan Ruppert Back: Coach Gary Kecsc, Kaul Brosche. Steve Tschinkel, Jeff McCartney. James Eckels, Phillip Williams. Kevin Hcronema. Not shown: Chris Rcdmon. Kevin Nix. Dan Mercica. coach Mike Senise. 144 S tU