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

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' Sy y dinette Junior Ed Molina holds out his racket awaiting an oncoming smash. It ' s quite quiet — in contrast to the noise of volleyball or basketball — when badminton takes the gym. During practices and matches, only the ping of the birdie against the taught COED VARSITY BADMINTON SD OPPONENT 6 La Puente 13 9 West Covina 10 8 Bonita Chino 11 15 South Hills 4 7 Covina Sierra Vista Bassett Azusa Gladstone Baldwin Park Sierra Vista Bassett Azusa Gladstone Baldwin Park 12 racket and an occasional out could be heard. The varsity and junior varsity badminton teams smashed their way into another great season led by single boys ' player Ed Consencino; single girls ' player Virginia Toppenberg; double ' s team players, boys Ed Consencino and Eric Rafter, girls Arnin Seesurat and Robin Vercruse, and mixed Ed Consencino and Virginia Toppenberg. The season started out with lunch-time tryout to establish the players on the team. After the basketball season ended, practices were after school. They consisted of hitting around, stretching, running, and scrimmaging. The members helped, supported, and cheered for one another, which was essential for the team ' s personal success. The coaching by Mrs. Woods and Kelly Carpenter helped the teams improve, but most of all, the returning players gave their all to teaching the new members to play to the best of their ability. Badminton, usually thought of as easy, is a mentally and physically demanding sport. Senior Robin Vercruse said, It ' s harder than you think. It takes a lot out of you. There were personal goals as well as team goals. The COED JV BADMINTON OPPONENT La Puente West Covina Bonita Chino South Hills Sierra Vista Bassett Azusa Gladstone Baldwin Park Sierra Vista Bassett Azusa Gladstone Baldwin Park team goals were to have fun and make it to CIF. Personal goals varied from player to player, but junior Beth Belcher said of hers, I want to play my best and win. With intense concentration, senior Debbie Colleasure lobs the birdie over the net. As he scrambles for the birdie, junior Joe Clark overheads it back across the net. To return a serve, freshmen Ellen Ko drops the birdie. With a complete stroke, sophomore Raj Dasari jumps to hit the birdie into his opponent ' s court. f64 S front .

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Someone tfetfa Da 7t WANTED — Managers and Scorekeepers REQUIREMENTS — You must have a knowledge of a sport ' s terminology, rules, and scoring: be willing to keep water bottles full and first aid kits on hand; be responsible for athlete equipment; attend afterschool practices, games, and meets; have school spirit and a lot of dedication. On the job training is provided — no experience necessary. HOURS — Vary SALARY — None This job was obviously not an easy one. While an athlete usually specialized in one specific area of his sport, a manager or scorekeeper performed essential tasks in many different areas. They were on the sidelines and behind the action, but such duties were rarely recongnized by the majority of spectators. Despite the lack of iris ' Basketball: Heidi Belcher. Sherrice Holden. Annette Campbell. Kristine raham, Kristin Ruiz. Michelle Barnett recognition, teams rarely had difficulty recruiting volunteer managers and scorekeepers. Girls ' J.V. basketball manager, freshman Annette Campben, said she took the job because, I want to be involved in school activities, and I ' m not very good at basketball, so I manager instead. Early dismissal from sixth period was another reason so many students eagerly volunteered. Girls ' Softball manager and scorekeeper, juniors Amy Hinton and Kendra Reedy, both sixth period chemistry students, agreed that their jobs provided a welcome break from routine lab work. Being a manager or a scorekeeper was sometimes looked at as a learning experience. Boys ' tennis managers, juniors Lauri Matsukiyo, Yu-Chien Kuo, and Kristina Nicotera all played girls ' tennis in the fall, so they were well qualified for the job. We know the rules and scoring because we love tennis and have been playing on the same team since our freshman year. We will also learn by watching the guys play, said Lauri. Above all, managers and stat-keepers were drawn in because they shared in a special sense, the same exciting feeling of the thrill of victory, and agony of defeat that the athletes did. Girls ' varsity basketball manager, sophomore Sherrice Holden said, I get more excited about the game because I ' m closer to the action and more involved with the team. Even though they weren ' t the ones running up and down the field or court, they were contributing to the success of the team in their own way. Football manager junior Yvonne Hernandez said, Cherie Boyde and I felt like part of the team because we got in as much trouble as the guys if we showed up late or forget the water or something. In short, the common interest and involvement in the sport, in most cases, made it easy for the un-hired help to readily be accepted as just one of the guys. Baseball: Jennifer Schrick. Jenni McCue. Katie Nuss. Jennifer Deal Softball: Kendra Reedy. Amy Hintor Track: Rhona Casados. Julie Tofilat Tttcutaywi s4td Scane eefienA f63

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y Varsity Badminton, front: Brandon Riahi. Charina Oro, Joy Oetken. Debbie Colleasure, Virginr? ' - Toppenberg, Hugo Caro. Back: Tom Redshaw. Joe Clark. Tracy Baughn. Ed Consencino. Arnin Seesurat. Robin Vercruse. Eric Rafter, Ed Molina, Coach Bev Woods. Junior Varsity Badminton. Front: Sonya Elam. Giselle Nardini. Catherine Stitt, Carol Sandoval, Thanh Bui, Eileen Pererras, Diane Canfield. Back: Raj Dasari, Chris Collins, Shelly Baughn. Ellen Ko. Niels Henze, Joey Keiler, Karland Clark. Coach Kelly Carpenter. On a serve return, senior Ed Consencino high clears the birdie back to his opponent. Varsity doubles girls ' player. Arnin Seesurat, watches as her partner, Robin Vercruse, smashes the ball at their opponents. J SeuCttUHtoM. ?65