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

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adminton at its best A shuttlecock, otherwise known as the birdie, racquet, net and players were the components of the sport of badminton. Whether singles, doubles or round robin, the object was to skillfully return the birdie over the net to the awaiting opponent. The junior varsity badminton team was coached b Doug Murray, son of varsity coaclli Bill Murray. Doug was a 1985 raduate of Dia- mond Bar High Sciiool. He played varsity badminton in his senior year. Under the guidance of D. Murray the junior varsity team was hard pressed for available practice time in the gym as the team numbered over fifty team members practicing at one time. The team consisted of primarily freshmen and sophomores with a ,xii r 5,- ,N -g , 1w.f11,!V P WN ff .- ,, -bf K A -LE- I really enjoy the sport, but we have a lot of pressure to do well because we have had such a good team in the past. I think we ll come out on top said Chris Chang sophomore RETURNING THE VOLLEY - Iason Chen, sophomore, taps birdie toward his Wilson oppo- nent. The I.V. team was coached by Doug Murray, son of the Var- sity Coach. 136 Sportsflunior Varsity 'E couple ofjuniors. Since there are so many young badminton players on the junior varsity team we should be strong for at least a few more years. I am really looking forward to playing on varsi- ty, said sophomore Tracy Huang. This was evident as many peo- ple practiced on the team. This strong base helped to provide a strong varsity team as the players increased their skill levels and abilities. These were some of the main reasons for the junior varsi- ty team. As one of the Diamond Bar High School athletic teams, the junior varsity badminton team faced new challenges in the Sierra League, which was a jump from the 3A Hacienda League. Although this has been a challengin year, I feel it has been worii all of the effort, Huang added.

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