William H Taft High School - Atinian Yearbook (Woodland Hills, CA)

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4.-.... , ' CQACJH QP -fm 'TEA Ra 'IPQIVI as ' 4 25 T, 7 F7- , iw' 7 ,' ,- ,',',.--: -lnr' . -as-4 -awp. ' ' lt's like l died and came to heaven. is how Coach Tom Stevenson described it when he arrived here at Taft. After successful years of coaching at South Gate and Belmont l-ligh Schools, Coach Stevenson has shed some light on Taft athletics. This last season Stevenson led the Toreador football team to capture the Sunset League Championship and a city playoff berth boasting a 6-3 record. Stevenson also coaches over league, city and state championship track and field teams. With Coach Stevenson at the helm, the Taft sports program has become one to be reckoned with. l-le believes strongly in pride and self- motivation and it shows through the teams that he coaches. He is, therefore, our choice for Coach of the Year. ll Q XtxlT ,t f -1m fit . , Q ' ' ., .' Q . 'ii ,,, V r' ' i , M 'f Q T 291: I f 4 l - 'T if-HF 3 , ... f J. 'I' ' I 11 Ill ui: I . Ig' I . . '. W 7 K 1' L4 B 4 I r lll:t 4',, f 'Jul-Y ' If 9 A 5 U. P :I . 1-1-1---1 -1- - -nu , . if f 4 g . ....l. ' -QIIUIUIIUIIIIIIII' f g T .. ll - ' r , lltttl 'T 4 X N pl' ZF 1 I I x g L, 9 Il A: 1 ' 1 i 4 my A wi ll it K ' tx T 4 x .--- f t f ff-'N,, 1' 6' f ttllwl '- f 'ii t I A K ull lull. -I F N , xx , I1 v Nxt Xt pf f f l I ' , 91 l 5, aj f E as , l r 2 ,

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I l 'H f ' ' a T I , WA ,,,, - 1 , STUDENT SPORTSMAN QF POLL THE ' , . CHOICES ' 5 .1 55 ,V, 1 f :VV Iv, , vtfavwqf y , KEVIN fi ' FRANKLIN 1 in 1 '97 l 5 if f V 1' if Jr 5 ,Q .JI NN F 55525522 T 'NfN ,fit A is The amazing Kevin Franklin is undoubtedly the best basketball player in the history of Taft High School. He holds all of Taft's scoring records: Single Point Game 43 versus Reseda, average 34.5, Most Points in Year - 687, Most Points in High School Career - l,25l and Freethrow Percentage 84W in 1986 and l987. Kevin is also the only Taft player to make All City Team twice and All Valley Team 3 times. Kevin's great scoring comes mostly by longrange. His superb jump shot is tops in the city, if not in the state. Kevin is a master at creating shots in the air and getting himself open to unleash his deadly jumper. lf his outside shot isn't working, he has a great first step and glides to the basket for a layup. His defensive skills are also quite adequate. Kevin plays down low in the 2-3 zone defense. lf they want man-to-man defense, he would be covering the opposing team's best scorer. His rebounding skills are great, averaging 8 rebounds per game. Kevin's great scoring ability led him to score 79 points in two games against the nation's third-ranked team, Fairfax. He also brought five Taft students to start the K-Corner in honor of Kevin. Every time Kevin scores a point, a K would go up on top of the gym. High school basketball is just a stepping stone for Kevin. He will be playing college basketball next year and possibly a professional career. Taft fans are expecting great things from Kevin Franklin in the future. T , K SPORTSWOMAN TQTE l YEAR: 4 Q ,D DANA V LEVY Dana Levy has been the captain of both the Girls' Tennis Team and the Girls' Varsity Softball Team. This year, she climbed from tenth tlastj to first on tennis doubles. ln softball, Dana has been All-League for the last two years and is expected to win again this year. Danas family is very athletic, There isn't a sport they wouldn't try. But Danas first love has always been softball and she feels that thats her best sport. ln fact, in her sophomore year, she was the only sophomore on the varsity team. We congratulate Dana on her achievements and fiopft stiff' riff-tg-t .1 lot of satisfaction from tennis and softball in the future. , l 1 1 . tit ,tt . jg E tX

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