Linden High School - Linden Legend Yearbook (Linden, MI)

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New Coach Rebuilds The Varsity Volleyball team only had three returning lettermen from last year and they had to play with an unusually large number of underclassmen with six sophomores up. With this inexperience, it would have been easy for the coach and the team to set their expecta- tions low and not be too upset about a less than successful season. However, Coach Gabrielson and the play- ers were not about to accept losing as a stan- dard of play this season and they set out to prove the pre-season predictions wrong. In their first 9 non-league games, they won games against 7 different opponents. Then they started league like a team possessed and beat their first four opponents, including an upset win over undefeated Lapeer East. And the Eagles found themselves in the middle of the league race. Even in some of their losses later on. the team could still hold their heads high as they played powerhouse Lakeville tough and deliv- ered them their first game defeat in league and almost walked away with the match. They also took some pride in beating a tough Flint Powers team one game in a non-league affair. But unfortunately, their lack of experience did surface from time to time and they seemed to give away some games they should have been in. One especially disappointing loss came in the return match against Holly late in the season, a game where the Eagles were taken apart by a team they handled quite easy earlier in the season. Their mental toughness and decision making was not strong enough to carry them to a winning season. But the talent and the desire to improve is there, and the next couple of years should make up for the lumps this young squad had to take this sea- son. Awards CHAR CARTER — All Metro Team 2nd Team, All Area Team 1st Team and Most Valuable Player Angle Lake — All Metro Team, Honorable Mention, All Area 2nd Team Most Improved Player Becky Smitz — Honorable Mention, All Metro Tammy Evans — Honorable Mention, All Metro 96.5% Highest serving B.ick r.m left lo right — Coach Carl Gabrielson, Jammic Thompson, Jeannine McWilliam, Sara Warner, Angie Lake, Alison FIchr, April Schmidt, Bcv Osmond, Wendy Thompson, Front row: Sherri Farnsworth, Krisli Huffman, Tammy Evans, Char Carter and Becky Smitz. 79

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Varsity Volleyball Scoreboard LEAGUE PLAY 6-10 DISTRICT PLAY 1-1 OVERALL 11-19-5 FLINT SOUTHWEST- ERN 15-2 15-11 MARYSVILLE 6-15 15-17 GOODRICH 10-15 15-3 LINCOLN PARK 3-15 14-16 MIDLAND 15-9 14-16 DETROIT CENTRAL 11-15 17-15 GOODRICH 15-4 15-2 PORT HURON NORTHERN 15-11 4-15 ST. JOHNS 4-15 10-15 MT, MORRIS 6-15 15-8 15-10 OXFORD 2-15 16-14 15-12 HOLLY 16-14 11-15 15-9 LAPEER EAST 6-15 15-11 15-12 LAPEER WEST 9-15 9-15 LAKEVILLE 10-15 3-15 TRENTON 15-9 6-15 POWERS 5-15 14-16 BAY CITY CENTRAL 1-15 5-15 SWARTZ CREEK 7-15 10-15 HOLLY 5-15 15-13 12-15 DURAND 15-7 12-15 15-4 MILFORD 15-4 15-13 LAPEER EAST 6-15 2-15 BRANDON 15-7 16-14 HOLLY 3-14 4-15 FENTON 1-15 4-15 MT. MORRIS 5-15 7-15 DURAND 15-6 13-15 6-15 LAKEVILLE 13-15 15-12 5-15 OXFORD 8-15 10-15 LAPEER EAST 15-0 7-15 15-13 LAPEER WEST 6-15 13-15 DISTRICTS AVONDALE 15-4 15-7 KINGSWOOD 1 6-15 11-15

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JVs Stress Fundamentals Despite a 4-1 1 metro-league record, the J.V. Volleyball team played well and were very competitive this year. Their basic skills and fundamentals were much improved. Several of the girls made 100% of their serves in more than one match. The girls had terrific attitudes, win or lose. They worked hard and were extreme- ly supportive of each other. The upbeat attitude made them a super team to work with, said Mrs. Smitz. 80 Mrs. Smitz was an excellent coach, I really learned a lot. Amy Bartlett I really liked the way we started to work as a team at the end of the season. Michelle Steelman I will always re- member the Fenton game where I had my first block! Jaimi Smaka PAGE SPONSORED BY STEVE AND BEV SMAKA