Victor Valley High School - Joshua Tree Yearbook (Victorville, CA)

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A BASKETBALL: First row: Coach Gunn, 1. Rainey, D. Eunce, H. McAllister, R. Peake, D. Reed. Second row: H. Roberts, E. Adams, K. Smith, B. Moline, 1. lohnston. B BASKETBALL: First row: Coach Gunn, C. Dawson, R. Mitchell, j. Hewson. Second row: M. Navarro, E. Burdick, R. Ellis. C BASKETBALL: First row: 1. Bernal, W. Mehner, B. Bryan, F. Swift, F. Berger, Mr. Tyler. Second row: 1. Moore, B. Vernon, F. Read, O. Sheehan. TRACK: First row: D. jackson, M. Orebaugh, I. Felix, K. Seals, 1. Lovett. Second row: I. Flanigan, B. Watson A. O'Rorke, H. Therkelson, F. Berger, T. Bright, F. Read. Third row: B. Bryan, 1. Bernal, T. Oates, N. Lyons, F. Evans. Fourth row: 1. johnston, B. Watts, E. Adams, B. Moline, D. Bunce, C. Dawson, K. Gunn. SOFTBALL: First row: K. Seals, B. Vernon, G. Carter I Lovett, F Berger. Second row: 1. Bernal, F. luarez, N. Lyons, H. Therkelson, F. Evans, K. Gobar. Third row: R. Ellis, R. Freeman, L. Swartzbaugh, D. jackson, R. Lopez L. Deeds. Fourth row: Mr. Tyler, K. Smith, I. lohnston D. Bunce, B. Watts, C. Dawson, Mr, Gunn. 1 n sp ' ' T'T'3 i ' 1 i ,. Y .A l . y T' ki El' ' ,S if it fi if AM' - ' 1 Q ' A . .,.,a 4l

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BASKETBALL The A team's hardest and best played game was with Needles, over there. The B team's most difficult game was with Barstow. The C team's best game was with Barstow, also-the last game of the season. This game was especially well played. The basketball teams were composed of the following: A Team B Team C Team lohnston Dawson Berger Peake Hewson Bryan McAllister Orebaugh Moore Adams Navarro Swift Bunce jackson F. Mehner Rainey Mitchell Gobar Reed Therkelson Vernon W. Mehner Sheehan TRACK On April 18, the Desert League lnvitational and Divisional track meet was held on the local track. Lancaster captured the Heavyweight lnvitational meet, with the Victorville Lightweights also winning. ln the Divisional meet the Victor team came out on top-winning both the Lightweight and Heavy- weight sections. Six members of the jackrabbits received first places: Moline, Bryan, Oates, Bernal, Read, and E. Adams. SOFTBALL One of the first games was played here with Lancaster, Lancaster won both lightweight and heavyweight games. The baseball team went to Barstow on May l5. The game was extremely exciting. 40 4

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CHRLS' CHRLS' CHRLS' CHRLS' CHRLS' TENhHS 42 VGLLEYBALL Sophomores took interclass volleyball, with the following players on their team: M. Dunham, P. McAllister, A. Rivers, B. Barry, D. Black, C. Stine- baugh, M. Ballinger, B. Webb, and j. Godshall lcaptainl. The Seniors came second, juniors third, and Freshmen fourth. Swell going, Sophs! HOCKEY What? Girls refusing candy! What a break for the fellows! The Seniors must have trained the hardest: anyhow, they captured first place with the following team: D.' Miller, G. Quarterman, E. Stinebaugh, j. Eagleton, M. Ste- vens, C. Sanchez, L. Arnold, C. Lester, D. Broad, T. Hollingsworth, and M. Nilsen. juniors came in second, Sophs third, and Freshmen fourth. BASKETBALL Another first for the Seniors. They took Basketball with a fast team com- posed of D. Miller, M. Nilsen, M. Stevens, G. Quarterman, E. Stinebaugh, j. Eagleton, and C. Sanchez. Sophs placed second, juniors third, and Frosh fourth again, poor kids! SPEEDBALL Boy, what a kick! No, not football-only speedball. Well, those Seniors took first again, with the following players on their team: D. Miller, G. Quar- terman, E. Stinebaugh, j. Eagleton, M. Stevens, C. Sanchez, L. Arnold, C. Lester, D. Broad, T. Hollingsworth, and M, Nilsen. Sophs took second, but the deciding games for third and fourth places were never played off because of the measles epidemic that hit us. BASEBALL Now here comes the game everyone has looked forward to. Of course, it's baseball. just think, the Sophs came in first, with the following hefty batters winning laurels for their team: M. Dunham, P. McAllister lcaptainl, M. Bal- linger, D. Black, B. Webb, M. Knight, B. Erickson, A. Frye, P. Dexter, C. Stinebaugh, j. Young, and R. Seward. Second place was taken by the Seniors, third by the juniors, and fourth by the Freshmen. You can't say those Frosh aren't consistent! Tennis has been growing in popularity steadily. The first meet, held with Lancaster on our home courts, resulted in a victory by our doubles team, Will- son and Reid, while our first and second singles players, Rivers and Swift, were defeated. The Desert League tournament was held at Barstow May 9. Here Rivers won first singles from both Barstow and Needles: Swift lost to Needles in the second singles gameg Willson and Reid, the doubles team, lost to Needles and won from Barstow: the mixed doubles team, Mehner and M. Dunham, defeated Barstow: and Dorothy Miller, girls' singles, lost to Barstow. Our team will be sent to a tournament in San Bernardino in the near future.