Lutheran High School - Paw Prints Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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the Net You ' ve always heard of the bumps and bruises suffered in sports like football and soccer! Imagine the strong pounding of a fist sending a large, hard leather ball your way. Then lunging full length toward that sphere, you slide on the wooden floor burn- ing bare legs and possibly colliding with another team player having the same inten- tion. You ' re left with a painful sting on bare arms caused by leather hitting skin. Your reward is a floor burn, a bruise, and maybe a point. Now, get ready to do it all over again, because you are a volleyball player. The 1971 Lutheran High volleyball team was no exception. Burns and bruises symbol- ize their efforts. They played each game with every intention of winning and came away from each of their five losses with antici- pation for the next game. Their potential ability and spirit was equal to any team. But their tough competition and their 5 ' 3 height average (very small tor a volleyball team) was just a little bit too much to overcome. It wasn ' t unusual to hear a low Brazilian voice call out, Whose eez eet? Nor was it unusual for A team ' s most valuable player, Helen Eggers, or most improved player, Jane Bremer, to answer the challenge. It was Rachel Eggers and Marsha Shutte who deserved these honors for the B team; respectively. But it was the members combined who made this team unique and special, and even though team work and winning records weren ' t per- fected, strangers were made friends, and the challenge of the game was met by every girl. 1. Ability glittered as Henrietta Barros returns the ball with flying, backward, over-the-head dig. 2. Sending the ball in a reversed course is Delilah Stanford as she shows that she can dig it, too. 3. The ' 71 A team included Delilah Stanford, Sue Sebolt, Carla Wittig, Kathy Schlaht, Stephanie Stefani, Helen Eggers. Pam Clark. Henrietta Barros, Karen Chaffey, Jane Bremer, coaches Chris Horn, Barbara Klingsick and Manager Pauline Daniels. 4. Re- presenting B team are DeLynna Miller, Lori Lee, Rachel Hohenstein, Linda George, Gay France, Carla Martenson, Julie Hester, Sandy Johnson. Rachel Eggers, Marsha Shutte, Debbie McClelland, Pam Henry, Nancy Hames and Lyn Davis. 5. Lioness Debbie McClelland prepares to meet the challenge for B team as teammates look on. 6. In an attempt to boost the score, Kellie Grace concen- trates on final touches in her serving swing.

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Coordination, Brainwork, and Bruises, Inc. Differing from Varsity and Junior Varsity games only by rubberband-held-back-hair, vacant spectator noises filled by soprano bench yells and shoes squeaking with every pivot, the girl ' s basketball games exhibited the same precision plays, skillful fakes, and tricky maneuvers . . only adding the feminine touch. Taking over with confidence in the second year of boy ' s rules, the new five man team scrambled the courts to a nearly winning sea- son. Although the glamour of a winning season was not achieved, learning was the greatest accomplishment. There were only nine girls on the team, but they worked hard together during the two months under the coaching of Miss Chris Horn, and compiled a 3-4 league record. Competition in the third Annual El Camino Tournament saw the girls lose their first game of the season, but come back with two victories which placed them in the final round of con- solation play against Beverly Hills. Placing went to opponents, but learning and growth proved to be our girl ' s valuable trophies. And proud they were, to be represented in the tourna- ment ' s All-Star team by Kathy Schiaht. League play was more successful than antici- pated, although because of a lack of consist- ency in the late part of the season, scores were falling even though spirit was continuous.