Diamond Bar High School - Taurus Yearbook (Diamond Bar, CA)

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HARd WoRk PAys OFF It was a long and struggling season, but the team emerged from the com- petition, finishing with a 6-6-1 re- cord. After working their hands to the bone by hours of practice a day, the Junior Varsity Vol- leyball team made a fantastic showing. The squad was plagued by low interest and this resulted in only three sophomores on the team. One of these, Alicia Oxford, was lost when she advanced to the varsity level to re- place Kim Van Horn, an injured starter. The team ' s other sophomores were Debbie Pike and Janelle Salmon. I thought we worked hard, everybody did. -Kim Van Horn, Junior The J.V. team was led by Coach Nancy Majors. Majors came from Chaparral Interme- diate School at the beginning of the year to teach P.E. and volleyball. Mrs. Majors, known as a difficult coach worked her team hard to finish with a even record. I thought we worked hard, everybody did, commented Kari Bender, freshman, Everybody tried really hard. I also think we ' ll do really good next year, we have a lot of people returning who have played together so we have experience. (L O J.V Volleyball 6 wins. 6 losses. 1 tie Diamond Bar Rowland 2 Diamond Bar 1 Alat Loma 2 Diamond Bar 1 Wilson 1 Diamond Bar 1 Montclair 2 Diamond Bar 2 Ganesha Diamond Bar 1 Chino 2 Diamond Bar 2 Ontario Diamond Bar 1 Bonita 2 Diamond Bar 1 Montclair 2 Diamond Bar 2 Ganesha Diamond Bar 2 Chino Diamond Bar 2 Ontario Diamond Bar 2 Bonita A BUMPING UP to one of their teammates, Wendy Walker and Joanne Case dive for the ball. Wendy was a starter for the J.V. team. A J.V. Volleyball. Front row: Debbie Pike, Janelle Salmon, Kim Rolheiser, Pam Oouangsitthi, Debbie Tor- rance; back row: Kim Bales, Lisa Schuricht, Christine Plumlee, Wendy Walker, Joanne Case. ► WITH AN INTENSE LOOK on her face, Debbie Tor- rance, Freshman, bumps the ball toward the net. Seventy percent of the team were freshmen. 108 Recreation J.V. Volleyball

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tt SiviAshiNq ' ' GiRls TaUe Leaque The crowd was few in number, slow- ly increasing as the clock ticked the minutes before 8:00. Mistakes wer- en ' t uncommon, but after all this wasn ' t just any oridnary game. No quite the contrary, it was the game that would decide who would continue in C.I.F.- Big Bear or Diamond Bar. It began with high hopes for the Brahmas as they dominated the first game of play with an impressive 15-4 score. Yet they did not re- main this lucky as Big Bear overpowered them to win 3-1 . The Brahmas season was spectacular for the first year of playing. We did really well, said Pamela Ballan, junior. Ranked fifth in C.I.F. and co-champions in league, the Brah- mas finished with a 1 5- 1 record, losing only to A SMASHING ONE DOWN for a point, sophomore An- nette Johnson spikes while airborne. Annette started in nearly every game. A WITH INTENSE CONCENTRATION. Kathleen Mar- tin bumps the ball over the net. Kathleen was one of the strong setters for spikes. Chino, whom they came back to beat the sec- ond round. With such superstars as Cindi Smith and Kim VanHorn, the Brahmas proved them- selves undefeatable. We had alot of overall talent, commented co-captain Cindi Smith. It ' s not a one woman sport, everybody con- tributes. Held together by teamwork, the girls considered themselves more of a family than a volleyball team. We started off with little interest from the crowd, but we worked as a family, and we won, commented junior Kim VanHorn. The Brahmas expected to do even better next year, if possible. With all of their mem- bers returning, even Kim VanHorn, the injured star this year, they hoped to have a powerful team that would surpass all. Her loss hurt our attitudes and that ' s when we lost to Chino, We started off with little in- terest from the crowd, but we worked as a family, and we won. -Kim VanHorn, junior said Pamela. We all made up for it, we ad- justed. Kim and Cindi were both elected to All-league with hopes of doing the same next year. , ' 1 VARSITY VOLLEYBALL 15 wins. 1 loss Diamond Bar 3 Rowland Diamond Bar 3 West Covi na Diamond Bar 3 Alta Loma Diamond Bar 3 Wilson 2 Diamond Bar 2 Montclair Diamond Bar 2 Ganesha Diamond Bar 2 Chino Diamond Bar 2 Ontario Diamond Bar 2 Garey Diamond Bar 2 Bonita Diamond Bar 2 Montclair Diamond Bar 2 Ganesha Diamond Bar Chino 2 Diamond Bar 2 Ontario Diamond Bar 2 Garey Diamond Bar 2 Bonita Varsity Volleyball Recreation 107

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SPIKING THE BALL over the net, Christine Plumlee puts one in for a point. Christine was the spiker for the J. V. team. A SERVING THE BALL, Pam Douangsitthi shows a look of concentration. Due to players like Pam, the team won their last four games and ended with a strong finish against Bonita. J.V. Volleyball Recreation 109