Skyline High School - Olympian Yearbook (Oakland, CA)

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Soccer team finishes fourth Fourth in standing, the soccer team finished the Oakland Athletic League with three All-city team members. Selected as OAL All-city first team were three Titans, Don Craig, fullback, Ron Floriani, forward, and Dave Thorne, halfback. Second All-city team consisted of Cary Fraser, Leland Heiner, forwards, and Omar Suer, goalie. Coached by l A ggi Mr. Richard Ott, the team is in its third OAL season. Acting as sponsor for the third year was Mr. Leonard Yager, a gym teacher from Montera junior High School Dave Thorne sets up the ball to Don Craig for the third score against Castlemont in their last Oakland Athletic League Came. Above: Stealing the ball from a Castlemont opponent, Dave Thorne and Spiro Mandelis maneuver their way to a Skyline goal. The final score was Skyline 4, Castlemont 0. C' ' ' ' V ' ' ' ' 'T' , V, 'f '34 . Front row: S. Mandelis, D. Milavnoyich, D. Thorne, Rudney. A. Zwissler. Back row: R. jackson, D. Craig, DeGroto, G. Bennett. Coach L. Yager. One of the O. Suer, l. Danhalel, R. l0l'1f1SOF1, L Heiflef, and E M. Ramerez, R. Floriani, 1. O'YOung, l. Rodrigues, C, OAL games was cancelled because of rain. 62 The vigorous life

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JEAN' 4'-f ., gif font row: Tom Watson, Duane Booth, Kirk Wal- weck, Dave Moles, Roger McElroy, Kent Mulkey, 'ennis Maker, Gregory Thyberg, Dave Skram. Row : Dave Marquis, Ricardo Burgess, Anthony Saucier, Track program is 4 f ,. Q. My X :ary l f fa ' 'ff f 006 Mlm f we john johnson, Brad Hebert, Terry Nelson, Harry Fews, Mark Palamore, Mike McRae. Back row: Mike Champion, Bob Watters, Leonard Freites, Dwight Wright, Rod Beard, Anthony jenkins, Martin being rebuilt Completely rebuilding the track and field teams after 72's disappointing last place finish, the Titans decided it was time to put together a winning team. Coach Fritz Sparks was acquired as an assistant from Oakland High. In his first year at Skyline Coach Sparks has already produced some top East Bay athletes. Bob Watters attended the Athens Indoor track meet and went home with the first place trophy for the shot put event. He competed against athletes from all over the state. The 440 relay team is rated by the sports writers as one of the top in the East Bay. Above far left: Mark Palamore of the Titans quick 440 relay team blasts out of the starting block, Far left: Mike McKray, anchor man in the 440 relay team, crosses the tape for another victory. Above left: Ricardo Burgess pushes for those precious inches in the long jump. Left: john johnson watches Terry Nelson start his grueling mile race. Holmes, Bruce Harden, Piet Visser, Randy Peshon, Keith McWilliams, Derrick Mills. The track team's long jumper Mike McKae broke the national record with a jump of 29 feet, 7 inches against Fremont. Cpitllr if JET

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E . . .gint FEW. Mark Lutz, Kirk Tomson, Roger Arm- '73 season. The players took the league champion- LAE mei, Eve Stein. Back row: Mark Giovenetti, lay ship again to dominate Gakland Athletic League N Y hsb GX Polus, Dennis Pryde, jerry Walters, golfers. 'Cac au' Befger. The team expects to take first in Golfers have good season Returning from an outstanding season, Skyline's golf team dominated Oakland Athletic League action and non-league play as vvell. Last year Skyline won its tenth championship and this year the eleventh was easily taken. The course used for this year's practice was Lake Chabot Municipal Golf Course. An addition to the team was a new coach, Mr.,PauI Berger. Far left: Gerry Walters sighs after chipping onto the green from the rough. Left: Mark Giovenetti practices his putting stroke on the first green at Chabot. Senior Gerry Walters chips out of the rough to save a possible bad score. 1 '! Wm Nun The vigorous life 63