Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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Varsity football optimistic despite losses<br />
In two prucsaoo trials, the Uwdl<br />
vanity footfall team fcU in defeat 10<br />
Burtb«anK sol B Canto by scores<br />
of 104 ind 19-6. respectively.<br />
<strong>The</strong> mon for me trz^t • defeats,<br />
according to COKK Mat AJI, U thr<br />
team's lack of experience. SUtccn<br />
placets graduated last year.<br />
"We'tc huikl^j a new team this<br />
year, both offensively and defensively,"<br />
be noted. AM bdkvn hii team'*<br />
offense needs the mosL work.<br />
"Offense U more dimcult dun<br />
debm? because if* bucd on liming<br />
and, therefore, harder 10 team.<br />
Defeat is a IX of reaction."<br />
<strong>The</strong> team's liming swro to be Improving<br />
as (be season progrcsr.es.<br />
Quirkrbtck junior Stephen Ttc<br />
threw five ccmpkiiocs out of 20 attempts<br />
fur 56 yards in the game<br />
aftlno Btirlingany:.<br />
L> tlie ncit game, however. Tie<br />
west to the air 22 times and completed<br />
lea passes for 92 yards.<br />
<strong>The</strong> tout offensive yards increased<br />
from 91 yardi against Burlingame<br />
to 161 yards against £1 Cxmtno.<br />
A.xordioj to Tse. the team hat<br />
moved the ball well, but has a pro-<br />
Mem scoring.<br />
Jrvoc Itfce scrambles for the ball. Matt ftikuda races dowc field.<br />
<strong>The</strong> elm* !ii*cir.j(neifix lojcoring<br />
iri the Burlingamc fame occurred<br />
when the team was on burlicfamc's<br />
35 yird line. Tre's past, intended for<br />
senior Adam Bomclcit, wu picked<br />
off by a BurJtngame defender.<br />
IA the Tint cptaner of th: El Ctmtno<br />
game, <strong>Lowell</strong> marched up the field<br />
to El Camino's O-yard line.<br />
On fourth down and inches, Jrff<br />
Bolaira Imt his handle on the oall and<br />
El Camirr raovcrcd.<br />
In fact, it WAS the defeme that<br />
scored for LoweU In the third quarter<br />
of the El Camino game. El Camino<br />
fungal die boll. Senior Matt Fukurfj<br />
alertly scooped up ths ball and<br />
sptintcd fot a 45-yard touchdown<br />
run.<br />
"We hive been working on our offense<br />
because due to the nature of an<br />
academic tenon), *r don't have the<br />
overall team sjTcd and me.<br />
Thrreforc, we have to wok that<br />
much harder to be competitive.'*<br />
remarked Aw.<br />
Michael Alberts, senior X*m captain.<br />
wlx> leads the team in defense<br />
over the put two games with 21<br />
Urkles, believes that <strong>Lowell</strong> can be<br />
more compctititr by utilizing more<br />
tricky pUys.<br />
"We'll use nisdircctlnn pbys<br />
whki. will get the bigger people go-<br />
ing one way while wtf run the other. *<br />
he *aied.<br />
Alberts believe* that the unity of<br />
the teum will help them wit..<br />
•'We don't get into fights, and we<br />
nick together. Duiitrj the game, we<br />
don't get town oq each other.<br />
<strong>The</strong>refore, even when we're behind,<br />
we can still stick together, and maybe<br />
we can pull it out." remarked<br />
Alberts.<br />
Spikers volley Cross country runners are hopeful<br />
into season<br />
By Grace Kau<br />
<strong>The</strong> beginning of the year has been<br />
a rough one for the votleybail team<br />
mainly due to the lack of a catch.<br />
It all stansd when teacher Lorctta<br />
DcAndrets' daughter. Kristin, wlo<br />
was to coach the tcim this >car,<br />
secured • leaching job at Everts Middle<br />
School. This left the volleyball<br />
team without a coach at the hcg.nn<br />
ing of the year and Iwu wee^s before<br />
the first gaoe.<br />
In response. Ed Bums, head of the<br />
Physical Education Department. a»lcd<br />
Lee Silversttin. covh or last<br />
year's volleyball team, to coach again<br />
this year.<br />
Trs search for a coach delayed the<br />
beginning of try-outs. In fact, there<br />
was no c&ach until the day of the introductory<br />
meeting for prospective<br />
Mara Stee:i. and Lite-/, tne<br />
Vcrhoopan.<br />
<strong>The</strong> nuai^ers of the tcsm afr Allen<br />
Choi. Cht Wong, Agnes Wong. Arthui<br />
Go"g. and bucy Ma>cdj. "I<br />
have * good core group of maaigcn<br />
and autiunu who are willing to hclo<br />
the learn," Silverstein n«ed.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is both a varsuy and a junior<br />
vanity (JV) team (contrary to an<br />
cjrtier decision). a.)d each teamconsuu<br />
of about eight people. "Atl the<br />
members m'| get more of a chance<br />
to play." ent)HiScd junior Eva Chen.<br />
Both the varsity and JV teams<br />
played three prcseaum games against<br />
Presentation High School on<br />
September 19. <strong>The</strong> Lowdl vanity<br />
team wxm 16-14 in one jarrte and Ion<br />
14-16 in the other. <strong>The</strong> JV team leu<br />
9-15.<br />
"We w$re a championship team last<br />
year, and we hope to repeat"<br />
players. On that day (Septrmter 10).<br />
Silventcin approached senicr UH<br />
Takcmoto (captain of the team) and<br />
offered to coach again.<br />
"1 had a change of heart," decLved<br />
Silverstein.<br />
<strong>The</strong> fim of two days of try-outs<br />
(September 11) oombttd of letting<br />
the players '-erve, p«si, «et, aed hit<br />
lo a drill te»m formation. Tea people<br />
* ere cut on the fint day and eight<br />
more were cm on the second day.<br />
JPL« present team is made sp of<br />
, vturnloK players senior Lisa<br />
Talccmoto (captain), aod Juiton<br />
Dicbe Tw;. Gica Yno. Drfra<br />
Phillips, aod Eva Chen. <strong>The</strong> new<br />
. members befade scnion Lulu Kao,<br />
Nancy Ma, aad Lorianae Woo.<br />
juniors Stacy Mayfda and Don<br />
Rodriguez; sad wphonmes Kartry<br />
Cboi, VKy Kooj. Antonia ML*o,<br />
When Kkkcd about the prwpccti for<br />
this year, Silverstein remarked, "We<br />
and we hope to repeat. I think t~c will<br />
if the breaks go our wjy.'*<br />
"I think we have a good t>aace of<br />
miking the champiom*rps.' * agreed<br />
Chen.<br />
Senior Lulu Kao confessoi. "I<br />
think the vanity team b good, bu*. I<br />
don't have high expectations for the<br />
JVteam.**<br />
"We play as a tram, everyone<br />
worts together." commento: senior<br />
Niocy Ma.<br />
Takeijoto concurred, n Lpor<br />
%at tediag of mine is tc keep the<br />
tram ?ogethef."<br />
Chen coachidecr, "As long as we<br />
top our rpirits up, whatever happcm<br />
By Martha VtoX&Aa<br />
With the I9S5 season underway,<br />
the <strong>Lowell</strong> crou country team hopes<br />
to capture the All-dry talc oner again<br />
for the eighth KJKHI in a row.<br />
<strong>The</strong> V*M water, was. according to<br />
cohKhLlo)d Wilton. '*.. .thebev in<br />
years." where the team won three of<br />
the four pnwiWe All-Ciry titles, in the<br />
va.iir> boyv vanity gitls. and overall<br />
luk. <strong>The</strong> frmh-mph team came in tccood,<br />
tying with McAtcer.<br />
Even thujgh tcvcral of last ycar't<br />
tcan. members have gra&iatcd or<br />
moved, plenty of returning runner.<br />
and new members will nuke up the<br />
lots.<br />
Returning runners for the vanity<br />
boys' team consist of senior* Dylan<br />
Fuller. Chris Criscn. and Dean<br />
Poul*X>du, juAtors Put Magee ail seaMin.<br />
<strong>The</strong> vaisity pirls* team, pi^crful<br />
at every showing, also km sever*! top<br />
miners, including freshman sensation<br />
Cheri Brown who mo%-e*J away.<br />
However, new prospects, "who<br />
could do well." Mid Wilson, cor.un<br />
of seniors Maureen Coll and Shirley<br />
Kwan and wphemote Peggy Kohn<br />
will contribute to the team.<br />
A\ in previous yean. McAttw and<br />
Washington will be <strong>Lowell</strong>'s mjin<br />
competition.<br />
W&on believes the All-Oiy title<br />
is well within their reach although<br />
**...wr might lose the frosh-K>ph<br />
division because uf iacipcrie.Kc."<br />
"I don't think LSC boys' team u as<br />
strong as last year." .xmcrked Fuller.<br />
As for the girls, senior Catherine<br />
Kiik explained, "li's too early to tril.<br />
<strong>The</strong> team looks small, but from what<br />
we've done so far, it scans pretty<br />
stroflt;.'<br />
Pouiakidis said. "We're going to<br />
have to work harder this >car if » 2*re<br />
Koine, to win the overall tt>lc."<br />
Dean Poulakidas races acrou ihe<br />
rbihhUnc.<br />
A short team with high hopes<br />
By Khnbcrly GrifTUh<br />
This ytar's boyi* vtrjjty basLeteU<br />
team will be the shortcs: team Lo^dl<br />
ha had b a long time.<br />
"I ihiok 'he team is going to be<br />
very competitive thii year. We're ex*<br />
trancly small, in fact, probably the<br />
imaUest team LowcQ has ever had as<br />
a vanity fteam]. but we're going to<br />
try to irtiHriT our ou>f Vrr^T as much<br />
u pnaflile, tty to pros, nd ja Ma*<br />
ttsy baskets o(T scali," announced<br />
Divid Low. vanin/battob«l coKh.<br />
Thi< leun b motiiy compriitd of<br />
Utt >ear'i junior nnily iquad Yriih<br />
two rettmnftg wiay unm and t*o<br />
or throe people off die bench.<br />
TV teBtn now ccoiua cf ten<br />
pbyera. Addikxal playcn will be<br />
«dded when the football and soccer<br />
i»enoa« end.<br />
«1 of the pcMenon tames will be<br />
played away [mm school because of<br />
l»ck of funds to pay the referees.<br />
A>-onjlnj lo nujor Jack Dyoji.<br />
last >car - s "Most Valiuble Player"<br />
rromjuniarranity."Abigdbadvano«e<br />
is the Uck of experience. Only<br />
fair people are cormuj back from last<br />
ye».-"s vanity team. We're joing to<br />
luvr to fa uperiencc duricj our<br />
practice leasou."<br />
O«n Low feels that Washington<br />
and W2a«i .ill V the uroottsl conpetUon<br />
because they have very big<br />
and eapeiienced teams.<br />
"This Is joins lo he n rcbuildias<br />
year, but 1 (eel that If we work hard.<br />
ftJZkt. ma work Ufethcr u •<br />
team, we =aa come utetber and we<br />
irijht suprise a few opponents."<br />
said senior Brian Gardier. a rmiro-<br />
in» varsity player.<br />
<strong>The</strong> team will play two jaoes in<br />
Hawaii during Christinas vacation.<br />
Senior Mike Matsuno. returning<br />
varsity ttancr. feels thai the Dip to<br />
Hawaii will be Ihe highlight of Ihe<br />
scaioo.<br />
tic learn members will have to<br />
give up most of their free time to<br />
practice five to sU days a week for<br />
iwo bows a day. including holidays<br />
and vacation time.<br />
"We work out five to six days a<br />
week so it keeps us physically atoned.<br />
We doo't have much height, so<br />
we have to rely on our fundamentals.<br />
We will have to out Ihink our opponents.<br />
With practice. I feel that w.<br />
should be able to go out there and<br />
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