Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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SQUIRMING HIS WAY IN. Bran don Carteen tries to gain control of the ball Brandon made All State for soccer ► MAKING A STRETCH FOR SAFE- TY, Jaime Castro dives to save ttie ball. Jaime, one of five freshmen on the team, held 9 shut outs for the season. ' H iM Boys JV Soccer PAms p« Hard work pays off when your goal is to be undej League Champs ometlmes teams get handed victories on a sil- ver platter; it just comes natural. Others have to work hard to gain the abili- ty to win. The 1986-87 Boys JV Soccer team had to work hard and fight for their goals. Starting out the season with the Damien Tourna- ment, the team realized they would have to work hard. Paired up with Clar- emont. Walnut rushed into double overtime, but lost 2-3 in sudden death. Through league, the team wiped out every school and ended unde- feated with an 11-0-1 re- cord. In the last game, we were really wound up to win league, and we blew them away. said Sopho- more Brandon Carteen, According to Coach Pridmore. the offensive line gave the team the ad- vantage. The offense was very experienced, and we had several re- turning players, said Pridmore. Winning league with an undefeated record sound- ed pretty wonderful. We had a great season, and some great games, but I think we should go back in the Sierra League so we could get tougher compe- tition, said Sophomore Steve Espinoza. The team suffered one great loss. This was Coach Pridmore ' s fifth and final year of JV coaching. He left them with these words: I couldn ' t have ended it with a better bunch of guys; it was fun. story by Julie Wishner: layout by Robbie Davis: photos by Jack Elliot 1 Boys JV Soccer WHS OPPONENT 9 1 La Puente 8 Workman 1 Edgewood West Covina La Puente 1 Workman 2 Edgewood West Covina La Puente Workman 1 Edgewood 2 West Covina 11 wins 0 losses 1 tie ► STRIVING FOR THE BALL, Danny Nichols races his oppo- nent for the ball. The Mustangs speed abled them to out run many of their opponents. 116 Sports JV Boys Soccer

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r i.----r .-- «7 T 1 1 1; • IF igmjHLrii 9 Varsity Boys Soccer WHS 2 Opponent La Puente Workman Edgewood West Covina La Puente Workman Edgewood West Covina La Puente Workman Edgewood West Covina -4 HOPEFUL FOR A SCORE, Rodney Thomas centers the ball Rodney was named most valuable player in the league. c »»»»», On |: 11 Wins 0 Losses Varsity Boys Soccer «cfo, Varsity boys soccer uses common factors of strength ' ' m and experience to reach CIF trengtln and experience are two qualities that can lieip a team be successful. The Boys Varsity Soccer team possessed both of these qualities which led them to winning league and moving into CIF. Our team was com- prised of experienced players who were able to play well together, said Jorge Garcia. As the season began, the team started to know each others strengths and weaknesses which led them to play well together felt coach Doug Doner. The team ' s greatest strength was its defense which was comprised of all seniors who had exper- ience from past years. One reason why we had such a successful sea- son was because of our defense, said Todd Die- bold. Each defender had been experienced in each of their positions. Coach Doner ' s main goal this season was to win the league. Hard work was the key to their achievement of this goal. During practice we worked to build up our strength and skills, said Erik Thompson. Coach Doner felt that the entire defensive team and Rodney Thomas con- tributed to their success. Rodney was named most Valuable Player in the league. Another key factor that led to their success was the experience of the team. Most of us had been playing soccer for a long time, said Mark Maros- tica. We had the ability and experience to work the ball around and use our defense. Although they didn ' t go beyond the first round of playoffs in CIF, Coach Doner felt that they did reach their goal of winning the Valle Vista league. They ended the regular season with eleven wins, one tie, and no losses. Summing up the season Coach Doner said, We had talented and exper- ienced athletes who worked well together as a unit which brought us to place first in league. Story by Denise Boehm: layout by Lynn Fujioka: photos by Tim Thetford- 1 USING HIS HEAD, Greg Zane bis maneuvers the ball from his opponent. This vi as Greg ' s fourth year on Varsity. ■ Our team was comprised of experienced players who were able to play well together. — Jorge Garcia. Varsity Boys Soccer Sports 115

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A JV BOYS SOCCER. Front row: Jaime Castro: second row: Mike Diebold. Steve Espinoza. David Saenz, Bobby Garcia. Brandon Carteen. Franl Frias; third row: Danny Nichols, Armando Calderon, Sylvano Ibay. Mark Heard. Soo Jang; back row: J.J. Zamary, Jason Reiff. Danny Laguna. Coach Jim Pridmore. Lee Da Silva. Andy Chantham. Kevin Brandt, JV Boys Soccer Sports 117