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FROM PAGE 10one point.“Instead, I decided to be the best practice player I could possibly be,” he said. “I realized this team could go all the way.”Vince Bryan said winning the CIF title, the regional crown aind state titles stood out.Bill York, who works for Kahoots Pets »Stores said he remembers most, “celebrating with all after the state win.”Rodney Suiste, wrho works as a vice president for VP Database and resides in Irvine with his wife Tracy and sons, Jake and Cole, remembers it too.“Winning it all, the fan support and the excitement it created within the community (stood out),” Suiste said.“We felt like celebrities,” Suiste said.Mike Juarez, who works as an attorney in Michigan, said he had special memories too.way.”“To me, playing the right way is playinghard nosed man to man team defense,*setting picks on offense, sharing the basketball and always looking for teammates,” he said.“By playing basketball “the right way” I made countless friends, not only atUCLA, but at law school and in all thecommunities I have lived since graduating. I think Coach Shannon and John truly instilled Woodenesque attributes into all of us, and for that reason I believe we had an incredible team, and almost all of us have gone on to have very successful lives.”David Townsend, a talented guard on the team, said the best memory he had of the team was the “competitive practices that programmed us for the games.” Townsend has been married for 14 years and he and his wife, Jill, have threechildren. Townsend works at Phenom-• * • «enex Inc. in Torrance.*Derrick Odum, another former War-• *rior, couldn’t make the event. Odum is thei ■ *defensive back coach at Southern Metho-1987 and Greg Cops, who was the principal, also attended the tribute.“The best thing is, they all got along with each other and they put forth a great effort,” Cowen said. “They focused on working hard in practice and then ju«fe carrying through during the games. The teamwork and the coaches worked together to put together a good game plan. “We had a guy like Greg Cops that wasjust a great educational leader and a tim burt, the orange county register great athletic supporter. You always hopeWoodbridge coach John Halagan (far right) and former coach Bill Shannon listens to stories about the 1987 teamduring a reunion at Woodbridge Sat-%urday.“I live in Dallas, Texas. We are entering our fifth season with our head coach Junefor a good working relationship, but we’ve become life-long friends. I know he meant a lot to the coaching staff. That's why they invite us back.”“It’s great to see the kids all grown up and talking in mature ways,” said Cops. “I remember the long bus rides and all the success and the kids were nice kids.'ItJones,” Odum said. “I’m married to my was the right place and the right time.”wife Ania Odum and we have three kids►s *Dominic, 9; Jeremiah, 7, and Ryann 3.”Players and coaches talked Saturday how they plan to hold another re-union inFour other players, Doug Sherwood, five years, perhaps sooner, with more me-Ted Tobiason, Troy Lucas and Rob Lee mories to be shared.(no relation to Robb Lee) were unable toattend.Cowen, who wasXthletfc director invisit ocregister.com/frvlne.3 8
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