Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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REACHING UP FOR ANOTHER SLAM DUNK, Greg Johnson scores a point. Greg was named Most Valu- able Player in the league. Varsity Boys Basketball WHS Opponent 85 68 South Hills 56 45 West Covina 77 68 La Puente 54 49 Northview 93 61 Workman 64 60 Edgewood 55 58 Covina 85 68 South Hills 72 57 West Covina 71 58 La Puente 55 54 Northview 51 38 Workman 64 61 Edgewood 65 47 Covina 13 wins 1 Loss ■ This year we turned ourselves around and made it a winning season. — senior Greg Johnson. Varsity Boys Basketball i, year better Talented all-senior team shows what a difference one year can make ome people may say that a person or perhaps a thing will never change. But this year the Boys Var- sity Basketball team proved those people wrong by turning a strug- gling program into a suc- cessful one. This year we turned ourselves around and made it a winning sea- son, said senior Greg Johnson. Dedication and the hard work of the players led the team to achieve their goal of placing first in the Valle Vista League. To achieve these goals we had to practice and work hard which led the team to become more patient offensively and were able to eliminate turn overs, said Coach Mike Nelson. Although every game was full of excitement and energy, everyone felt that the team ' s most exciting game of the season was against Edgewood to tie for the league crown. The crowd helped us a lot throughout the year, said senior James Essex. At our game against Edgewood the intensity of the crowd and our deter- mination led us to victo- ry. Placing first in the Valle Vista league with thirteen wins and one loss, the team went all the way to second round CIF. It was a big disappoint- ment to lose to Wood- bridge in CIF, said Coach Nelson. We wanted to go all the way. Greg Johnson was named Most Valuable Player in all-league. James Essex and Brian Crocket made first team in all- league and Scooter Pow- ers received honorable mention. Making first team last year and this year again — plus taking league championship made it all the more special, said James. Coach Nelson felt that not only the players but also the great support from the fans turned this season around and made it a success. story by Denise Boehm; layout by Dee Honda: photos by Allen Odermatt t RECEIVING THE BALL, Greg Johnson prepares to dribble down the court for a slam. This was Gregs first year on the varsi- ty team h ' ' 122 Sports Varsity Boys Basltetbaii

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r ®« ' «rli J.V. Girls Soccer ' ' Uo Endin the season 10-0-1 , girls left behind a tough act to follow. mprovement was what the Girls J.V. soccer team accomplished this sea- son. Last years record of 8-0-2 left behind what seemed to be a tough act to follow. Many of the girls being second year players and having had a taste of success made another league championship seem just around the cor- ner. Starting league, the girls didn ' t know what was ahead and what could be expected from the oppo- nent. We went out ready to give 110 percent and win, said sophomore and second year player Shala Long. With the first game of league against West Co- vina ending 4-1 and a WHS victory no one knew it would be a continuation of last years season. Later followed by eight straight shut-outs, a win over Wil- son and ending the season with a 3-3 tie to Diamond Bar. the J.V. girls led themselves to a second year league champion- ship. Our strength was tal- ented athletes and our ability to adjust to various teams, said most out- standing player Melissa Torres. The J.V. team out scored their opponents 49-4 overall, leaving be- hind an almost perfect season. The game we wanted the most was the Dia- mond Bar game at home, said sophomore Liz Ramos. With great sup- port from the fans and friends, the girls went on to win an unexpected easy game 7-0 against the WHS rivals. The girls ended with a league winning record of 10-0-1. Dr. Rampershad developed a strong pro- gram and this brings out good athletes which was the cause for most of our success, said coach Ka- tie Foster. Story by Armando Calderon. layout by Lynn Fujioka: photos by Allen Odermatt t ■ We went out ready to give 110 percent and win, — Shala Long. A USING HER HEAD, Courtney Becker beats the opponent to the ball. This was Courtney ' s second year on the J.V team. foli Olv Girls JV Soccer WHS OPPONENT 1 West Covina Los Altos Wilson Diamond Bar Charter Oak Rowland West Covina Forfeit Rowland 6 Los Altos 5 1 Wilson 3 3 Diamond Bar 10 wins 0 losses 1 tie -4 AWAITING A DIRECT KICK. the J.V. Defense forms a wall. The team went undefeated for the second year in a row. J.V. Girls Soccer 121

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AIMI N( OR THE BASKET, S(; ta Powers shoots the bat i»oter was named all- league honorable mention. ' V|MMJSB5SE ► ■ - j?g — w A VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL. Front row: Robert Hill. Paul McGee. Brian Stowell. Steve Preston. Jason Miller; back row: Coach Mike Nelson. Greg Johnson. John Cartwnght, Mark Steven- son, James Essex. Brian Crockett. Jerry Knox. Coach Kelly Bruce, Coach Dan Priest; not pictured: Scooter Powers. Brett Green. Varsity Boys Basketball Sports 123