Douglas County High School - Huskie Highlights Yearbook (Castle Rock, CO)

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JV ix- I A soPH ' Fast Team Deemed Coach's Dream They were a real coach's dream. So often there is something you'd like to try, but afraid they can't handle the change. That wasnlt true for this team! exclaimed coach Steve Ball, who coached the JV volleyball team. He ex- plained that the team was fast . They were fast learners and they were fast movers. They improved immensely and they had great atti- tudes. He stressed that the team looked the way I think they should look at the end of the sea- son. The team pulled out of a slump to slaugh- ter Ponderosa in the last game. Coach Ball concluded I enjoyed volleyball so much this year! JV player, sophomore Vicki Chase empha- sized, It took a lot of hard work, but it was worth it. The team finished their league sea- son with a 7-4 record. The sophomore team showed drastic im- provement. Coach Mitch Koppel labeled it amazing. He also tagged the season enlighten- ing, I learned a lotf' Their learning exper- ience, he felt, went beyond volleyball and into life and people and how to work with them. Introduced to a totally different style of play- ing, the girls were forced to change. I had to relearn all my skills because what I was taught in ninth grade wasn't what the high school teacher taught, remarked Sara Gonsalves. Once they learned to play, they never gave up. They hung in there and did their best to be tough, exclaimed Coach Koppel. He also voiced his major team goal. It was to train and build up an attitude, that with work they'll go places and without it, they won't. The majority of the team members agreed that their season was one of improvement. We played rotten at the beginning but at the end had enthusiasm. We began communicating and had fun on the court, pointed out Mindy Wright. Shanna Taylor commented, We may not have won all the games we wanted, but we learned how to work together as a group. Both teams seemed to reach their goals, and finished their season with success. The girls attributed their success to their coaches. All three volleyball teams interchanged coaching and they claimed that they couldn't have suc- ceeded without them. Shanna noted, The coaches were great. They didn't teach us only how to play volleyball, they taught us how to work together and respect each other. FRONT ROW: Rachael Bernd, Kandy Dorrow, Joey Skurich. BACK ROW: Amy Fritts, Lisa Feenstra, Vicki Chase, Coach Mitch Koppel, Sara Gonsalves, Heather Gottdenker, Margo Green, Mindy Wright. NOT PIC- TURED: Shanna Taylor, Angel Thomas, Piper Miller When the ball is passed correctly it can set up a powerful spond. Junior Marcia Nobel crouches low, while retaining play. However, too many times the ball has been spiked her balance, and passes to waiting setter Laura Clint. The downward and a low defensive position is needed to re- play aided their 2-1 victory. 16 Setting the ball is the only way to achieve a great offensive attack. Sophomore Angel Thomas concen- trates on the volleyball's flight at our home game against St. Mary 's September 13,

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n xii 1 I I awww vm A talented senior. Heather Pruim, pounds a solid spike at dive to save the ball. Her injury required 13 stitches and her opponents. Heather sacrificed her chin this season in a she was forced to sit out two games, FRONT ROW: Michelle Rennecker, Heather Pruim. SEC- OND ROW: Margaret Doherty, Ute Coenen, Lisa Monroe. Susie Taylor, BACK ROW: Kim Curtis, Marcie Mehl, Coach Doug Kissler, Laura Clint. Tracy Burgess. Teri Jensma. ,gn ' .,-4.10 L Volleyball DCHS OPP 2 Arapahoe 0 1 Gateway 2 2 Greeley 0 1 Broomfield 2 2 St. Mary's 0 0 Marycrest 2 0 Centaurus 2 Varsity tournament K5 gamesl 2 Pueblo South 0 2 Greeley 0 1 Rampart 2 2 Air Academy 1 1 Widefield 2 2 Englewood 1 2 Adams City 1 2 Highland 0 2 Jefferson 0 2 Rangeview 0 2 Brighton 0 2 Ponderosa 0 Districts 1 St. Maryls 2 Season: 13- 7 15

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QE FRONT ROW: Trina Buttram, Rae Krivohlavek, Marcia Vicki Chase, Paula Wills, Coach Steve Ball. NOT PIC- Noble, Rochelle Payne, Lisa Feenstra. BACK ROW: Su- TURED: Dana McKinney. zanne Sutton, Kim Henwood, Laura Clint, Nicole Pruim, . Blocking the ball is an important defensive tactic used in volleyball. Sophomore Vicki Chase performs this skill so well that her teammates ha ve named her sky because of her ability to jump over two feet. Soph DCHS OPP 1 Arapahoe 2 2 Gateway 0 0 Greeley West 2 2 St. Mary 's 0 1 Marycrest 1 1 Adams City 2 2 Jefferson O 2 Rangeview 0 0 Ponderosa 2 Season: 44-1 JV DCHS OPP 0 Arapahoe 2 0 Gateway 2 1 Greeley 2 I 2 BroomHeld 0 2 St. Mary 's 1 2 Marycrest 0 2 Centa urus 1 0 Englewood 2 1 Adams City 2 2 Highland 0 2 Jefferson 1 0 Rangeview 2 2 Ponderosa 0 0 Brighton 2 Season: 7-7 17