Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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l. Senior Jerry Arnell works his way to the finis line during a swim practice. 2. Silhouetted by the sun, a Tokay diver practices his inward f Av I . x'f, if .t Q., je-29 B 9 so at '7wg,g, , V f Ak , , ,W dive before the San Joaquin Athle- tic Association Ieague meet. 3. Junior Steve Smith takes off as the gun sounds off the start of the ackstroke event. ii, 3 5 Boys swimming 1986 TOKAY 107 Edison ' 30 139 Sfagg' 23 139 St. lVlary's' 23 82 Lincoln' 90 1 17 Tracy' 52 109 Franklin' 35 gg Lodi' 84 ' denotes league meet 168 O 4. As the Fun sounds off, juniors John Lan? ez and Ron Conn race off the boc s. 5. Team members are front row rtn Cou ey Porter, head coach, Jerry Arnell, John Hosmer, Kyle Rohde, divinacoach. Row two Matthew Miller, achary Cheney, Brad Burr, Steve Smith, John Lanael , Todd Hosmer, Ron Conn, Bi lgoach, Chris Wyckoff, 4 Paul Smora. Row three Peter Dye, Shane McDonald, Steve Korock, Sam Ferrer, Gary Brown Donald Frances, Craig Young, Brian Morel, Pat 0'Hara.

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Golf swings with newcomers Despite some practices in in- coopertive weather, Tokay's golf team was expected to place third in the San Joaquin Athletic Asso- ciation. According to Coach Hubbard the weather did not have much of an effect on the team as a whole. lf you're good you can play in any type of weather, ex- plained Coach Hubbard. The quality of play by the team was reflected by the unbalance of the inexperienced over the ex- perienced, but Coach Hubbard expects to have a balanced team in the next couple of years. By the time the underclassmen are seniors, Scott Birdzell, the No. l golfer on the team, pre- dicts the team will be on the top of the league because Lodi and Lincoln lose their seniors next year. The team consisted of five freshman, two sophomores,one junior, and one senior, Top players were Birdzell, Ri- chard Aoyama, Timothy Bre- land, Jeffery Carrusco, Peter Ra- fert, and Steven Sherbondy. by Robyn Rosselli Photos by Kent Wisenor 1. Golf team members are front row Richard Aoyama, Timothy Breland, Brett Drawve, Steven Sherbondy, and Joseph White. Row two Peter Rafert, Jeff Carruesco, Scott Bird- 170 Q zell, Jason Avakian, and Coach Steve Hubbard. 2. Timothy Bre- land keeps his eye on the ball for hopes ofa good swing.