Illinois Valley High School - Trailblazer Yearbook (Cave Junction, OR)

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Mary Horan, Jcncan Walker, Kathy Jones, Coach O’Brien, Kaibah Prendergast, Rebecca Rolfe, Angie Dixon. Middle row: Kristen Cross, Kristi Cook. Front row Deana Baldwin, Jennifer Boucher. Mary Honan tries to attempt to spike the ball over the net as teammates watch. Kristen Cross shies away from a spike from Coach O'Brien. The freshmen volleyball team was a col- laboration of not only various individuals, but of diverse personalities and abilities as well. However, to be a genuine team, in- dividualities must forfeit to the dependency and trust of others to create a cohesive unit. Only after these individuals recognize this fact can the team work towards specific goals of improvement. This year’s team not only meshed well, but through their unselfishness, they en- couraged and were supportive of each other’s personal milestones; Also they focused on the totality of the team. Freshman Volleyball — 29

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V Chris DcMmseina pcather Lmnemeyer, and Mary ui QfjjE s from opposing 2. just before leaving for the day. 3. Kim Cooley, Kim Sherrets, Calysta Hill, Coach Ti iris D Brescman, Alexandra Burzan, Trista Hill. Front row: Shannon LeMasters, Heather Lmnemeyer. Back row: Kim Sherrets, Calysta Hill. Coach Tiger, Chris DeMersseman, Sandra Burzan. Trista Hill. From row: Shannon LeMasters, Heather Lmnemeyer A positive attitude was the mark of the junior varsity volleyball team. Maintaining a positive attitude is of the utmost importance to any team, and while the team came up short in several games, they never gave up. For several members it was their First volleyball season. Both the new players and the more experienced players learned the value of hard work and team play. From these values they gained self-esteem and were able to maintain a positive outlook towards volleyball as well as life. For this each member should be congratulated because each member is truly a winner in life! in 28— J V. Volleyball

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VARSITY GIRLS’ The 1986-87 Lady Cougars had a new look and a new attitude. Last year s team lost four members to graduation. With a new coach the girls had to asdjust to a new system. According to Coach Tiger, We plan to play a very different style of basketball in comparison to last year. I think this will be a positive change.” Coach Tiger also added, I am very pleas- ed with the girls that have gone out for the team, the attitudes are excellent, they are all hard workers, and they have been very open to change.” The team was young in terms of ex- perience even though the team carried four seniors: Jodi Hale, Shanie Mason, Elaine Payne, and Danielle Valenzuela. Only four players had varsity experience. Jodi was one of those four and she played forward and supported the team with her excellent shooting. Shanie also played forward and she too provided the team with excellent shooting and previous varsity experience. Elaine Payne gave the team experience as the only returning starter and she was an ex- cellent ball handler. For Danielle Valenzuela this was her first year playing varsity but she was very strong at the guard position. Added to the seniors were juniors Tracy Hackstock, Melanie Hoskins, and Maria Meengs. Tracy was the only junior with varsity experience and she was one of the top ball handlers on the team. Melanie was one of the junior var- sity's top players last year making her an asset to the varsity team. Maria gave the team some height with her 5' 10 stature. Six foot sophomore, Chris DeMaersseman also added to that height and quickly developed into an excellent post player. 30 — Girls' Basketball