Sandia High School - Crest Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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RIGHT: Manager Joe Doty, Manager Brian Lloyd. SECOND ROW: John Tafoya, Chuck Lang, Burl Redman, Kim Kuhlmann, Bryan Baker, John Krapcha. THIRD ROW: Coach Goldsmith, Coach Griffith, Bill McKinley, ,loc Maness, Bob Goode, Chip Spalding, Sam Kyllingstad, Coach Ward, and Coach Conner. BELOW: John Tafoya, number 12, and Chuck Lang, number 52, work the hall in around a St. Mikes Horseman. FAR BELOW: Sandia's Chuck Lang sets up next play for the Matadors. Wi -P.. f , Q .X 'Vx K u . is 1 t MIDDLE: Chip Spalding, number 44, tips in Y- f'-- a shot for the Matadors. ABOVE: -lohn Tafoya drives inside for a lay- up, showing one of his major aSSl't5, quickness, LEFT: Chip Spalding comes down with a rebound in the finals of the lfniversity of .-Xlbuquerque Tourney as the Matadors pulled an upset. f 'Mm M . , Q 41 ,X AQ W Mn 1'i',,,:f1-.. -f23i'?,Z'?.:6i2,'L- if W A ,, ,.,. ., . ,L .. , ..., , M vate f Waizwa Q A Q, rw W ,, f fv, f ,Q , , ., f , ' gr:-7, 5. . ,egwiygg ' 3,,,w,,3j1, :.,g lv , ' f'i',':,?'f,Wz.,,v W

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Young Varsity Struggles Hard Against Setbacks The Sandia Matadors varsity basketball team finished their season with a 9 win, 14 loss record overall and 4 wins with 5 losses in district play. The Matador team had only three seniors. seven juniors and one sophomore. Overall, Sandia was a very young team that was expected to be the hope of the '76-77 season. A host of midseason injuries slowed the Matadors on the road to victory. Scores for the season were lsandia given secondl St. Mikes 30-42, Rio Grande 66-76, Eldorado 70-71, Del Norte 69-55, University of Albuquerque Tournament: Academy 42-53 f Albuquerque High 60-62 - Highland 62-47 for second place in the tourney, Manzano 53-51, Cibola 63-74, Mayfield 47-52, Las Cruces 55- 54, West Mesa 79-65, St. Pius 79-78, Gadsden 81-90, Alamogordo 76-48, Highland 66-55, Albuquerque High 59-44, Las Cruces 75-62, Mayfield 88- 45, Valley 73-65, Alamogordo 56-58, Gadsden 60-86, and Highland 63-34. The team lost three seniors in Kim Kuhlmann, Chuck Lang and Joe Maness, but planned to return seven players more than 6' tall. W. f V .VH gh M W., V 7 kryy U ggi. 'V TOP: Basketball Wlatergirls Paula Candelaria, Pam McClain and Georgette Ulgeten Peterson. MIDDLE: Bob Goode, number 54- for Sandia, at 6' 10 leaves the opponents with their hands tull. ABOVE: Matador Chip Spalding, a 6'7 junior, hauls down one of his many rebounds while Chuck Lang and john Tafoya go down court to set up their next play in the game against lV1ayfield. 40 r A wsmmzu W . as X iiti be.-. Q le -Q 46. 4' cc ,ex 5 5 , s 1 4 1 ?' .W l ABOVE: Center Bob Goode jumps high to control the tip during an assembly where the varsity played the junior varsity for a preview of the seasons. LEFT: Matador Bill McKinley comes down after blocking a shot by an opponent.

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LEFT. lutuyd stuns an nppnnm nt uitli luis spa-4-rl as lic nlrivvs in fur an easy lay-np. BELOW! Bryan Baker, tlu- only snphninun- S A i fx on tlir varsiry ri-am, stamps a shut as linlv Ciumls- -.A , - - ' K lc-ncls a lianil. W Q K si RIGHT: Iiulw Gnuclr muscles in a lay-up i Q K A' ugzxinst .-Xlainogordn during a 58-56 win. Unsettling Losses Disappointing Result Of Age, Injuries 42 1 RIGHT: Kim Kulilmann, numlu-r ZZ, puts up lilUIlQjUIT1D slant against Highland. LEFT: Kim Kulllmann lx-zivcs Cilmla uppom-nts in dismay with his nutsiclv shunting, as Sandia ran nw-r Cilmla 74-63. f iw ,,'sI -QIS57 gb? i .nw