El Dorado High School - El Dorado Yearbook (Placentia, CA)

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Pays Off We practiced a lot. played tough, and it paid off, replied Joan Pesl about the Girls Varsity Volleyball team. The team placed 3rd in league and made it to the first round of CIF playoffs. The team participated in a summer league to gain experience and give them an extra advantage over their op- ponents. Two of the girls on the team were cho- sen for the All Empire League team. They were senior Shelley Gallagher and junior Jill Malyuch. Both girls were re- turning varsity starters ' . The turning point in our season was in the second round of league, when we lost to Esperanza by only four points, ' said senior Holly Piper. The Girls Varsity volleyball team. Joan Pe«l. Jana Flor- entine. Shelley Gallagher, Colleen O ' Higgins, Jill Ma- tyuch. Lisa Renaud, Shannon Emrick, Holly Piper, Libby KIngseed, and Kim Hardy. j, t y J (}( J Varsity player Shelley Gallagher does what she does best. With her help the Hawks put away the Mariners. GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL El Dorado Won Loara El Dorado Won Katella El Dorado Lost Esperanza El Dorado Lost Cypress El Dorado Won Pacifica El Dorado Won Los Alamitos El Dorado Won Kennedy El Dorado Won Loara El Dorado Lost Katella El Dorado Lost Esperanza El Dorado Lost Cypress El Dorado Won Los Alamitos El Dorado Won Kennedy El Dorado Won Pacifica

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ts%% Senior Kim Hardy sacrifices herself to return the ball. Team members Joan PesI and Libby Kingseed are ready to assist her. Colleen O ' Higgins returns the ball to one of their many tough opponents. The girls ended with a league record of nine wins and five losses. Waiting for the ball to come over the net. Shelley Gallagher and Kim Hardy jump up for the block. Shelley was named to the All Empire League team. ' As one of the better servers on the team, Jill Matyuch starts off the game. Jill has been on varsity for three years. The girls had a fast, action paced season. Shelley Gallagher and her teammates spike on Pacifica to win. 200 Girls Volleyball

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Unity Brings Victory All for one and one for all. On the vol- leyball court, we ' re the six musketeers. We played with a team concept not in- dividuals doing their own thing, said Co-Captain Sherri Orr. This resulted in a 9-5 season and a second place finish in league. At the beginning of every game, howev- er, it took awhile for all to start playing as one. We were a comeback team, said Wendi Malone. Not until we found ourselves behind in the second game after having already lost the first did we pull ourselves together. The peak of the year came in the mid- season Los Amigos Tournament. That is when we played our best. said Tammy Harris. The team won 4 games, lost .2. missing the playoffs by three points. Sherri. Wendi. and Tammy all felt The season was fun, we learned a lot and it was a great preparation for Varsity. El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado El Dorado Top row (I to R)- W. Hakeman, K. Donovan. K. Russler. J. David K. Hoover. T. Porter. Bottom row (I to R)- W. Nelson, N, David W. Malone. S. Orr. J. Gilland. ayers are encouraged to talk to each other on the court. Karen Donovan talks while passing the ball to the front row. Dwight Stones isn ' t the only person who can jump high. Tammy Harris springs over the net for a block. w I