West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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z e 'E 5, 1 ' v Q ii , wi 5, 1 ig?-'im .,.,....: ...,. E 3 i ii .:.,, ww .:.,i:-54 ,W-, f, 3? Q ,,, .,.i.,,. W., ..... .... . . . . .. here are two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and West needs only one more run to win the game, With a loud crack, the ball flies oil like a rocket over the right field fence giving West the winning run. Beginning the season extremely well, the Varsity baseball team earned 16-25 record, with two league wins. The baseball team also won the consolation brackett of the El Segundo Tournament by defeating four of their five opponents, Coach Chris Wibberly gave credit to the teams victories because of their 'basic offensive strengths and good run production. s r 1 C fp i, c C The teams offensive power came from seniors Mike oEienyandy,David Thorpe. l'Our hitting played a major factor in our games.ibecause,cpfi'tsi consistency, replied Thorpe. The teams defensivegistrengthsWere,in catching, shortstop, second base, and centerfieldfwlierefniostfteanis K tryftoi be strong in, as stated by Coach Wibberly. Thernain lplayersiof this defensive unit were Ted Holloway, centeriieldy iD21Vid gffrrorpeg shortstop, and Denny Hocking, catcher. The teams pitchinglstrengths came from Anthony Stewart C1-07 and Ted Holloway tit-0J.gSenior,'i'ed Holloway felt, Our defense was solid, we made very fewrnistakes, Once our pitching came around we could beat anyone. i C Copy by Torin Cunningham Layout by Cindy Pu Photos by Li Chen Lin, Cindy Pu, Chie Fnruya 'QSafely reaching base, Phil Bendik beats the infield's throw to first base. 'DSuccessfu1ly sliding to second base, David Thorpe arrives before the ball is caught. nu 152

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BOY'S FRESHMEIY TRACK. Front Row: evin Wong, Roberto Bustamante, Shyen-Che ang, John Romero, James Lee, Andy Sun im, Row Two: Woo Song, Gordon Lau, Jason okota, Sheng-Lin Huang. Row Three: Joseph ortunato, Joe Binatena, Jason Frantz, Byran Morris, Ryan Struse. Row Four: Sheng-Chi Huang, Robert McLeod, Eric Choi, Ja Reum, Lon Chuang, Patrick Rim, Sam Lee. Top Row: Henry Kim, Tom Yang, Tim Knapp, Renato Ramirez. T I i Ll' 2 - ' ' ' A- ' A ,,,,,,, ,, ' W Wa ' ' M W1-iam ' ' M ' 'W VVEST ieweg l . SOPHXFROS T 1:21rf-rf TRACK 6-5 South Rolling Hills North Palos Verdes Torrance When you re not fu track, you wan! lo E bein it But once youre in IL you want . E ,...,.,,t,.,,.. .t........ ': i T 4 S r ,rv V .WW Propelling herself over the hurdle, ju- E Sprinting out of the blocks, sophomore Throwing himself over the bar, sopho- ior Julie Park prepares to run down her Mira Debbie Kawamura works on her style and .osta opponent. speed. f V more Lance McKay makes the height. f's5':5:QISQZEZEILEIEEE: r ' 4 M ! X si ,.,, ,Meg-laall5 151

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W X8 pU G'After makmg contact Ted Holloway completes his follow through swing. BASEBALL 1 g Rolling Hxlls i A A Palos Verdes BOYS' VARSITY BASEBALL. Front Marty Kehoe, David Thorpe, Denny Hocking, Row: Greg Moody, Ted Holloway, Scott Phil Bendik, Kevin Sheen, Tony Stewart, Dobler, Jeff Burkhardt, Mike Berry, Jeremy Steve Allyn. Cowing, Coach Chris Wibberly. Back Row: VDiving into first base amidst Rolling Hills ln fielders, juniors Kevin Sheen IS obscured by a cloud of dust. Preparing to throwa stnke senior Tony Stew art goes through his wind-up IfIl:l':l'ff Ul:lQ'flll':l lllibl Hlli I 155 A We have a wmnmg athtude and know what it fakes to get the ,lab done