Estes Park High School - Whispering Pine Yearbook (Estes Park, CO)

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 J PERFECT POSITION. Senior volleyballer DETERMINED LOOK. Trojan captain Tom Denning struggles for the block, but to no avail as Steve Thomson demonstrates his form which Clones captain Bob Rutherford spikes past him for the point. brings laughter from teammate Dan Grogan. TAKE THAT. Mark Pallissard skims the net UP AND OVER. League Most Valuable Player Shon Dermody of the Clones stretches across the to swat one away during the tournament. net to block an opponent's spike during post-season tournament play. Intramural volleyball 27

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14 contend for intramural v’ball crown Fourteen teams marked the largest school-sponsored activity, as intramural volleyball completed its fourth year of existence. Over 100 individuals participated in a 13 game schedule with elimination games leading to a double elimination tournament. The top six teams automatically qualified for the tournament while the next four played a one game elimination round to qualify. The top eight teams staggered through two more weeks of early mornings, which found the sun shining the brightest on the Trojans. The regular season champion Clones dropped to third as the Shields rose to capture second. UPWARD BOUND. Chris Backstrum (above) prepares himself to block the oncoming spike. HANDS UP. Running Rampant team member Bill Moran (right) climbs the net to knock the ball back over for the teachers. 26 Intramural volleyball At conclusion of tournament play, 14 players were voted to two all-star teams. The all-star game matched those chosen on the first team against those on the second team. In addition to the all-star teams, two additional awards were voted on. The hardest hitter award was received by Tom Denning and the MVP was Shon Dermody. Senior Louise McCarthy summed up the intramural season: With the increased participation and better organization, volleyball was fun for everybody involved.” EARLY MORNING SMILES. Teammates Louise McCarthy and Kathy Parrack ham it up during an early morning volleyball game.

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Girls earn 3rd place trophy at state Once again, the EPHS track teams had a fruitful and rewarding season. The girls’ team received first or second places in nearly every track meet. Comprised in these were Dawn Koretko in the 330 low hurdles. Elisabeth Menning in the mile run, Steff Ebel in the 100 low hurdls, Tracy Atkins in the quarter and 880. and Sharon Dcrmody in the high jump. The mile relay team was an extremely strong point for the team. Susie Nichol. Dermody, Karen Dermody and Atkins made up this relay. Menning holds the record for the two-mile run since this was the first year the event was run. The boys’ 440 relay and distance medley relay also broke the school record. Mark Denning. Shon Dermody. Rodney Rudel. and Steve Durnal were members of the 440 relay team. The distance medley relay team consisted of Tom Denning. Jim Evans. Peter Dunmirc and Andrew Puszman. Rudel. who competed in the high jump and pole vault, was the only member of the boys’ team to set a record in the individual event. Eleven Bobcat tracksters competed in the AA state track meet in Fort Collins on May 19. Rudel tied for fifth place in the pole vault with a mark of 13'2 . Denning. Dermody. Rudel. and Durnal. members of the 880 relay, failed to place in state, however, they did make it to the finals. Durnal also competed in the long jump but failed to place. The girls fared much better. Atkins did not place in either the 880 or long jump, but did succeed in breaking her own as well as the state record in the 440 with a time of 58.20. Sharon Dermody placed sixth in the low hurdles and a jump of 5'2 placed her third in the high jump. Ebel and Koretko failed to place in the 330 low hurdles. Another strong event for the girls was the mile relay, which earned first place. Members of this relay were Atkins. Dermody. Dermody and Susie Nichol. The girls’ team ended with a total of 34 points, which enabled them to capture the third place troply. OVER EASY. Rodney Rudel judges the amount of might needed to clear the high jump bar. PRETTY PLEASE. Track team members wait impatiently for the final meet results. 28 Track