Walnut High School - Cayuse Yearbook (Walnut, CA)

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AJ.V. GIRLS BASKETBALL. Front row: Serge Nelson, Dawn Arias Robin Jones, second row: Cyndee Flores. Erica Bonds, Ana Gerana Tonya Lozano. Katrina Ricker; third row: Crystal Naetzel. Shelli Ca- lagna. Tnsten Alfred. Tracey Jones. Tina Miano. Sports JV Girls Basketball

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UP AND OVER THE RIM, Camille Iverson shoots for two Camille set a new record with 147 as- sists ■ Our main goal was to win the Valie Vista League, and that we did, — Lisa Cindrich Girls Varsity Basketball cted The Girls Varsity Basketball team shows everyone what champions are made of tereotyping or underesti- mating a sports team can sometimes backfire; and you have to consider a second opinion. For the 1986-87 Girls Varsity Basketball team, people were stopped in their tracks. Even some of the players were sur- prised. We weren ' t ex- pected to do so well or go so far. but we worked hard and did pretty well. said senior Jenny Snook, one of only four returning let- termen. With people strongly be- • TAKING A BREAK, Coach Larry Holmes gives his team a pep talk. Coach Holmes led his team to a 18-5 record, and the league championships. hind them, the squad was able to take it one step at a time. Our friends, Coach Holmes, and the whole team knew that we could do well, and we were able to go as far as we did, said junior Leah Mues. Starting off with the Rancho Grande Tourna- ment, the Lady Mustangs pulled through with a sec- ond place trophy. Next, the La Puente Tourna- ment, in which the girls walked away with third place. Continuing on through the season, the Mustangs pulled through to win the Valle Vista League Cham- pionship. Every game was a long battle, with very close scoring. We had played some of the teams from the Valle Vista League, so we knew what the competi- tion would be like, said third year coach, Larry Holmes. With an overall record of 19-5, I ' m very pleased. One major difference in the play this year was the limited number of return- ing players. Only four girls (Lisa Cindrich, Camille Iverson, Jenny Snook, and Denise Malloy) returned from last year ' s team. Among the Lady Mus- tangs, Lisa and Camille left their mark in the sea- son. Lisa was awarded the Most Valuable Player for league, and set a Walnut thrill record as fourth highest scorer ever with 377 sin- gle points. Camille set a new record for most as- sists in a single season with 147. In CIF. the Mustangs faced tough competition. In the first round, against Orange, the team lost 44- 50. Though the girls didn ' t win in CIF. they had still accomplished what they had set out to do. Our mam goal was to win the Valle Vista League, and that we did, said senior Lisa Cindrich. story by Julie Wishner: layout by Dee Honda: photos by Allen Odermatt. i Girls Varsity Basketball Sports 127

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G »ning JV girls basketball JV changes I can ' t for I know I can ' ' Of ei I ' mon, pass the ball. No, no don ' t dribble, yeah, that ' s It. Now shoot, all right! Now we ' re ahead, let ' s keep it that way. For Coach Drew Jo- hannsen, this was a com- mon thing to say from the sidelines, for at least three years as a basketball coach. Coach Johannsen had found the J.V. girls basketball team to be dif- ferent than teams of the past. This year ' s team never gave up, no matter how far down we got, said Coach Johannsen, we were able to be com- petitive. Being a junior varsity coach, however, I am expected to develop talent; winning is a bo- nus. Coaches of any sport have to build a team with a group who have shown potential, hoping there is a winning combination. Because of this, coaches are portrayed as hard people, and yet, they ac- tually care for the team it- self. The growth from the millions of ' I can ' t ' at the beginning of the year to the performance at the end of the year, said Coach Johannsen, was of great importance to me. From this, Coach Jo- hannsen has fused strength into his players for them to be successful. I think it ' s hard for the players to see their suc- cess when they don ' t win, said Coach Johann- sen, we outrebounded our opponents in all but three games and didn ' t lose a game in the last half of league by more than five points. Thus, Coach Johannsen successfully attained his goal for another season, a goal for each player to gain their own ends. Story by Randy Abulon: layout by Lynn Fujioka: phiotos by Allen Odermatt and David Randall, t •4 KEEPING IT COVERED, the J V. girls protect their turf. Teamwork helped Walnut in ou- trebounding their opponents. Girls J.V. Basketball WHS OPPONENT 21 32 South Hills 27 35 West Covina 30 31 La Puente 25 29 Northview 43 25 Workman 17 30 Edgewood 27 25 Covina 24 25 South Hills 33 37 West Covina 25 21 La Puente 37 34 Northview 33 32 Workman 20 35 Edgewood 27 33 Covina 5 wins 9 losses • REACHING FOR THE SKY, or rather the basket. Tonya Lozano makes her move Tonya started off the season by scoring the most points in the first game. ■ i think it ' s hard for the players to see their success when they don ' t win. — Coach Johannsen JV Girls Basketball Sports 129