Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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218 LEARLY RISER Nifk Bisvsi had to Cahrwl Xallex Invitational at 8100 get up xerv 1-arly tor the San a.rn,Nirkranai7139. YKEEPING HIS LEAD OVER BISHOP AMAT,.N1ikQ Carnacho strains to the tinish line- with thv help ot Coach Polite. LSTRIDING TOWARDS the fin- ish-Iinrl, lohn Hayes pulls out in YVARSITY CROSS COUNTRY. Front row: Paul Alerifh, Georg:- Ruiz, Kevin Mount, Evan Galbraith, Bob fiasco, Matt Schulvrg second front ot the Vwst Covina runner and gvtsa13.38tirnQ. row: Strive Rohn, Kevin Crust, lohn Haws, Nick Biwsi, Brvan Noeltft, james Rarnirs-Z,N'1attBooth0,Mikc- Carnat ho, Tonv Ortiz. Mergers! Boys' Varsity Cross Country

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Mani, i 3 Hg tx. Girls' Frosh-Soph VoIleybaII!Mergers YWATCHING HER TEAM FROM THE BENCH, roafh Ms, Melinda lones concentrates on their form. Ms. jones' first year record was 6-2. as 2 .2 3 1 ' ,f- - M,--,,f,, sifi-fit ASERVING EOR THE POINT, Robin Reiter helps boost her team to a 2-0 win over Los Ailos. The team had to practice for two hours every day. QHELPING BRING HER TEAM BACK FROM BEHIND, Candi Cory wins the point with her serve under the disapproving watch of the Spartan mascot . Candi received the Most Val- uable Player Award for the IV team. 217

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Down Hill Ad antage ,Q iwland Raiders, Mike came- in firgt Coach l'olite'steamsxxent L1DflOlC'dlllCl, Walnuts closest competition. Boys' Varsity Cross Country!Mergers ON THE COURSE, Mike ASWEATING THROUGH the meets, Coat h lim Polite pulls through with 3 17333 agdimi tontentrates on his plaxers' running ahilitx. -Xll of at llfil glance, cross countrx seems to he a sport in xx hich a group of run- ners rat e oxer a hilly course trxing to make the hest time, lt seems to offer xerx little as a spectator sport, since onli a small segment of the race can he xiexx ed at one time But the fexx spectators that did come sau xx hat the runners reallx nent through, The spectators cheered the runners on until the xerx end. Xlike Camacho xx as the lop Xarsitx Cross Countrx runner. He set a next school record of 15:-17 against los Altos. XX hat kind of race did Nlike run? He's a front TLHTV19f,llSdXS Coach lim Polite, Sometimes, though, he'll sloxx doxxn at the begin' ning and finish strong at the end, Oxer the xears he has reallv learned hoxx to pace himself, As one runner said, Mike is a down hill runner, He has the advantage when it comes to don n hill running. Mike had iniured himself before the CIT. finals and didnt run as xxell as he had in the prexious meets. But, Mike had cape tured the Sierra League dual meet troxxn, and bore the trademark of exerx top-notch athlete - the belief that good technique leads to success. The team achieved a league record of Sell and a fifth straight League Championship. They also took 45 straight dual meets. Cross Countrv ment to CIT. prelims and took sec- ond. Thex' xx ere ahle to go to Castaic lake for CIT, finals. Thev didn't do as xx ell as expected, taking fifth, 219