University City High School - Excelsus Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Sharon Stoltzfus breaks tlirough a defender Kathy Anuskiewicz takes the ball on a fast break. Varsity Girls Basketball 115

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Queens Of The Court It ' s just a matter of keeping things in per- spective , explained Coach McDonald about the 83-84 Varsity Girls Basketball team. They lacked experience but made up for it in tech- nique. They were new to the Varsity competi- tion since most of the girls had played on the J.V. team the year before. They won their first game, against Castle Park, with a 43-17 final score. They weren ' t as ta ll as the other Varsity teams. The tallest player was only 5 ' 9 and other teams had two to three inches on them. There were only four seniors on the team; the rest were juniors. The team should be stron- ger next year when we have more exper- ience, commented the coach. They were re- alistic about their talent but didn ' t let it get them down. They ' ve come a long way since the beginning of the year , exclaimed coach McDonald. This IS basketball, Heather, not soccer. Kathy Anuskiewicz drives for a two point play. 114 Varsity Girls Basketball Standing: Coach McDonald, Selynthia Armstrong, Sharon Stoltzfus, Annette Bakos, Kim Ball, Sheryl Martin. Jeanne LaMotte, Laura Ferguson, Rhonda Chester, Kirsti Myklestad, Heather Taylor, Kneeling; Kim Manning. Kelli Russell. Kathy Anuskiewicz, Heather Phillips, Tracy Lynn, Mary Ribant, Jeanne McCracken, Jams Gruver. Kathy Anuskiewicz passes off Selynthia Armstrong makes an out of bounds save.

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JV Boys Basketball Builds Tradition Five players ran down the court dribbling and passing the ball as they looked for an opening for a lay-up shot, and U.C. scored two points. Basketball, the most popular of all indoor sports and a feature event in the 1984 Olym- pics, gathered momentum at U.C.H.S. The team played better as the season went on from December to February. More and more people came to the games and supported them. The team consisted of twelve players, four sophomores and seven juniors, four of whom were returning. They practiced everyday after school for two hours to develop their skill at handling the ball. Basketball is a sport that requires a great deal of agility, speed, intelligence, and team- work. The J.V. Basketball team displayed all of those qualities. J.V. player Andy Scofield re- plied, Our team has a lot of quickness. Coach Vukojevich commented, They are a group of players that work well together as a unit and there isn ' t just one star on the team. Coach Vukojevich preps the team before a tough game. Scott Ezell knows practice makes perfect. ' sky is the limit for Mark Rober- son. James Young drives for a two pointer. 116 JV Boys Basketball Top Row: Steve Schmunk, Jerry Black. Andy Scofield. Brian Creek, Scott Ezell, Rudy Lovato. James Young. Bottom Row: Mark Roberson, Ron Cowell, Mike Malolie, Jeff Randall. Mike Norris.