Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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Girls Volleyball t M m W Set to imp ' ' . - Through hard work, and posit, pringing into a new league like pouncing lionesses, the new Frosh-Soph and Junior Varsity volleyball players added good atti- tudes to energetic prac- tices, eventually finishing second place for the Frosh-Soph team and third place for the Junior Varsity team. Both teams started the year with nearly all new players, achieving success by im- proving throughout the season. Although both teams needed to start from the beginning by learning the fundamentals, success came as a result of im- proving their skills, a rea- son for the J.V. te am ' s third place and the Frosh- Soph team ' s second place in league. Even though having fun was the underlying idea of winning, both teams had ▼ WITH A FORWARD MOTION, junior Katie Baent|en prepares to return the ball. Both Katie and Missy Munguia served as team captains Through hard work, and positive attitudes, the girls Frosh-Soph and J.V. volleyball teams have improved to new heights. to achieve their major goals first. For the Frosh- Soph volleyball team, Building a Frosh-Soph program, was their ob- jective according to Coach Janet Cook. Paralleling this, J.V. Coach Linda Batchelor set her sights on improving each individual member of my team. The players had other ideas. We practiced real- ly hard because we want- ed to win, said J.V. team member Heather George. Whether or not the teams and coaches agreed, the high points came in otherways. As if embodying the theme for the school for the 1986- 87 year, Caring and Sharing, both teams and coaches helped all others on the team to make the difference. The whole team got along, said J.V. team member Heather Espinoza. Similarities continued between J.V. and Frosh- Soph teams as Everyone helped everyone out, had a positive attitude, and worked as a team. All teams need other tools to improve and stay together as a finely tuned team. Basic tools of any trade become some- thing close to reflex, and such tools were practice, Lots of talent, accord- ing to Coach Batchelor, and the never-give-up atti- tude. We worked hard in practice, said Coach Ja- net Cook, and concen- trated on the fundamental skills of volleyball. Practicing fundamen- tals, helping fellow team- mates, keeping a never- give-up attitude, and having lots of talent was a simple formula for a pow- erful fuel to propel the girls Frosh-Soph and Ju- nior Varsity volleyball teams into the varsity lev- el. Story by Randy Abuton: layout by Robbie Davis: photos by Allen Odermatt and David Randall 1 ftS 9 A J.V. VOLLEYBALL. Front row: Denise Boehm. Amy Becker. Melissa Munguia. Heather Espinoza: second row: Ruth Lee, Heather George. Tristin Alfred, Coach Linda Batchelor. Katie Baentjen, Jennifer Fredrickson. ■ We practiced really hard because we wanted to win, — Heather George. JV Volleyball WHS OPPONENT 2 San Gabriel 2 3 Upland 2 Charter Oak 2 Wilson 2 West Covina 1 2 La Puente 2 1 Northview 1 2 Workman 2 Edgewood 2 Covina 1 2 South Hills 2 1 West Covina 2 1 La Puente 2 Northview 2 Workman 1 2 Edgewood 2 Covina 1 2 South Hills 7 wlns 11 losses J.V.-Frosh Girls Volleyball Sports 103

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OPPONENT West Covlna La Puente Northview Workman Edgewood Covina South Hills West Covina La Puente Northview Worl man Edgewood Covina South Hills 10 wins 4 losses ▲ FROSH-SOPH VOLLEYBALL. Front row: Denny Byram, Car- rie Corona. Trisha Eder, Tanya Lozano: second row: Pawn Ko- sankichcan, Cyndee Flores. Diana Salas, Dion Lamb, Jessica Mercado; third row: Coach Janet Cook. Jeanette Cookingham, Deena Avma. Deborah Baeza. Regina Nares. Elizabeth Sagar- minga, Diana Carter, Ana Gerana. 102 Sports J.V.-Frosh Girls Volleyball

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Boys Cross Country Go» o sue Boys Cross-Country sets goals which lead them to two championship ■ It was great being there running for our team; it ' s something I ' ll never forget. Eric Christopherso?! weat pouring down faces . . . long hard climbs . . . and opponents to beat. All of these became a familiar sight In the life of a cross- country runner. The Boys Cross-Coun- try team, led by Coach Jim Polite, had two goals for the season: 1) to be number one In their new league (Valle Vista) and 2) to win CIF. Both of our goals were accomplished, said Po- lite. I ' m real proud of them. The team, led by top runner Scott Hempel, did more than just win league — they did It without a loss. Winning league was great, but going undefeat- ed made It even more spe- cial, said varsity runner Coby Polite. After accomplishing their first goal, they set their sights on the CIF ti- tle. The squad sent Its top runners, Scott Hempel, Darren Walker, Coby Po- lite, Matt Hempel, Eric Chrlstopherson, Sheldon Watson and Joey Sumner to represent them in CIF competition. It was great being there running for our team, said sophomore Eric Chrlstopherson. It ' s something that I ' ll never forget. The great thing is that we are all sophomores or juniors, so we still have an- other year to try and du- plicate our success, said junior Darren Walker. Sophomore Scott Hem- pel just missed a CIF title of his own. Scott finished second In CIF just seconds behind the first place run- ner. Even finishing sec- ond, Scott still managed to break the CIF record for sophomores. The win was even bet- ter because It was a total team effort, said senior Steve Logan, so every- one felt like they were a part of the success. As the season came to a close many of the runners set their sights on the coming year, never for- getting the success of the ' 86 season. story by Chris LaCoste: layout by Lynn Fujioka: photos by Jack Elliot. , STRAINING FOR THE EXTRA YARDS, Coby Polite struggles to pass his opponent. Goby ' s broth- er and father were also involved in cross-country. A CIF CHAMPIONS. Front row: Joey Sumner. Darren Walker. Shel- don Watson. Coby Polite; back row: Coach Gary Brittan, Scott Hem- pel. Eric Chrlstopherson. Matt Hempel. Coach Jim Polite. A BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY. Front row: David Tabaczynski. Darren Honda. Dino Mendoza. Bradon Carteen; second row: John Lydian. Shel- don Watson. Joey Sumner, Darren Walker, Roby Ortega. Robert Bridges, Sean Fiedler; back row: Daryl Walker. Eric Chrlstopherson. Scott Hem- pel, Steve Logan. Ben Chua. Ryan Polite, Coby Polite. Matt Hempel, Steven Fiedler. 104 Sports Cross-Country