Chugiak High School - Babiche Yearbook (Chugiak, AK)

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Spikers Improve Team Standing VARSIJ ' Y V OPPONENT West Palmer Bartlett Wasilla Service West East East Bartlett Dimond Service West Palmer West Valley Dimond Wasilla Bartlett ' Service Although the Chugiak Mustang Varsity Volleyball team did not win as many games as hoped for, they improved incredibly in passing, defense, and overall team play. These improvements were reflected when they beat West Valley at home. Not only did we play well but West Valley was 12-0 at that point in the season, stated Head Coach Dan Reid. The biggest problems with the team were the lack of confidence in themselves and few experienced players. Dan Reid commented that, Chugiak has never had a win- ning volleyball team. We were expected to lose and unfor- tunately did. The team Captains were Jane Penisten and Linda Ben- nett. Linda Bennett, who made All Conference, was the Most Valuable and Most Inspirational Player. The Most Improved Player was Bonnie Duran. There were four returning lettermen; Jane Penisten, Linda Bennett, Beth Chapmen, and Sharen Richardson. As a team we had a lot of talent but we just could not seem to come through on pressure situations. However I was proud of each of the players from an individual stand- point. They improved themselves and that was reward- ing, concluded Dan Reid Ir Varsity Volleyball 189

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RIGHT: VARSITY VOLLEYBALL. BACK ROW: Lisa Grant, Bonnie Duran, Jane Penisten, Linda Bennett, THIRD ROW: Assistant Coach Jeremy Andersen, Jackie Lane, Mikele Thomas, Jackie Lenhart, Head Coach Dan Reid SECOND ROW: Beth Chapmen, Sharen Richardson, FRONT ROW: Lisa Bykonen. W €« • J »ii o»ni lAi sjji A m fc OPPOSITE PAGE: TOP LEFT: Anticipating a perfect serve, Jane Penis- ten concentrates intently. BOTTOM LEFT: Reaching to her utmost abili- ty, Linda Bennett attempts to block the spike. RIGHT: With fierce deter- mination, Mikele Thomas waits for the whistle before serving. THIS PAGE: ABOVE: Watching the ball closely, Jackie Lenhart p repares to bump. TOP RIGIT: Diving for the ball, Bonnie Duran suddenly finds herself in the Twilight Zone . RIGHT: Reacting to a blocked spike Jackie Lane. Jane Penisten, and Jackie Lenhart cover their part of the court.

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Volleyball Perfects The Basicsl f Beginning the 1985 season fresh, the Junior Varsity Vol- leyball team was filled with high hopes. JV Coach Jody Smith commented that, My expectations were very high. I felt with their talents and abilities they could beat almost any team in the league. Although there were a few prob- lems, the team learned to cope and overcome them. One of the problems was the lack of practice time due to having three and four games a week. Coach Smith added, Over- all, the team progressed through the season very nicely after all of our setbacks. Improvement and progress is important when measuring success. The Volleyball C-Team provided a golden opportunity to work hard on the basic bump, set, and spike. The team was made up of a group of energetic girls who were ready to learn all they could about the concepts of volleyball and working together. I expected the girls to join together as a family, to work hard for a common goal, and to improve as a team, stated C-Team Coach Rick Volk. All in all, the team had a very successful season while learning and still having fun. ABOVE: Waiting for the ball to drop, Elowyn Hubbard plans her strate- gy. TOP RIGHT: Keeping the team ' s morale up. Molly Pruette and Suzy Brown cheer in unison. BOTTOM RIGHT: Energetic Mia Christopherson prepares to dive as an attempt to save the ball. 190 J. V, C-Team Volleyball