St Monica High School - Compass Yearbook (Santa Monica, CA)

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Although the team posted a 3-8 record for league competition, this season was a suc- cess in many ways Before you can have a rainbow, you must have rain. The varsity team did indeed have rain and lots of it. They lost four players through injury and at- trition in the first month of practice. Captain Gina Gambill led the team in both competitive attitude and hustle The highest point of the season was the game with Mary Star. St. Mo's was down by 30 points at half time only to come from be- hind and lose by only 7 points Coach Nick Basile characterized the sea- son and praised the team with the following comment: “My team never gave up. Hustle and desire were the year's forte. We were a team, win or lose, right until the last second of the season.'' (1) Moving toward the basket is Becky Rubena- cker (2) Monica Cernik and Mary Hernandez block the ball (3) La Zanne Blackwell keeps her eye on the St Bernard defense (4) 1981 Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team: (back) La Zanne Blackwell. Mary Hernandez. Gina Gambill. Mary Kitrelle. and Coach Basile (front) Johonner Jackson. Monica Cernik. Giselle Mata. Becky Rubenacker. and Susana Marquez (5) Susana Marquez attempts a basket while Monica Cernik stands poised for a rebound (6) Mary Kitrelle moves in with the ball (7) Captain Gina Gambill avoids Viking defenders 7 Basketball's senior super-star Gina Gambill

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Softball 5 (1) Jim Wilson, frosh basketball coach (2) The enthusiastic and spirited freshmen basketball team (3) The smiles are for a winning season the girls’ J.V. basketball team with their coach Nick Basile (4) Margie Macias, girls' softball coach (5) The promising 1981 softball team (6) Softball's smiling senior super-stars Lisa Girona and Mary Hernandez What the freshmen basketball team lacked in depth, they made up for in enthusiasm and effort. It was not a great season with 4 wins and 12 losses, but it was a learning experience both in terms of fundamen- tals. concentration, and attitude. Freshmen players were: Shawn Davis. Steve Boveri, Mark Miles, George Shamma, Clark Barry. Alfonso Fabrega, William Torres, Luis Valdivia, and Dean Cain.............. This season was a great boost for the future of women's basketball at St. Monica’s. At first,” according to Coach Nick Basile, the J.V. girls could not run and chew gum at the same time. With lots of work and desire they earned a winning season. Led by Co-captains Tracy Snyder and Teresa Lieto, the J.V.’s would not die; a typical high point was the see-saw win over a bigger, more experienced St. Bernard’s team with 42 seconds left when Teresa Lieto took a twenty-footer and swished it. Coach Nick Basile said that this game really typified the season I was very proud of them and of our 6-4 season.” commented Coach Basile The winning players were: Tracy Snyder, Michelle Tuchscher. Rebecca Stafford, Janet Hutchi- son, Joan Dooley. Mary Williams, Kristina Simonis. Kathryn Raichel, and Teresa Lieto........ .... The softball season was not far along as the Compass went to press. The St. Monica team had lost to St. Bernard’s and to Notre Dame. Coach Margie Macias was optimistic about the season. “We have to work on overcoming physical errors. she stated If we can suc- ceed in doing that, we could be on our way to a winning season. Members of the softball team for 1981 were: Trina Blom, Ingrid Bragg. Cindy Briggs, Lisa Girona. Patty Hartigan. Alison Haywood. Mary Hernandez. Joanne Manzella, Karrie Stephenson. Ruth Valdivia. Andrea Vergara. Mary Williams. Rosa Yanez. Grainne Clarke did stats and Marie Lynch was manager.