Moreno Valley High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Sunnymead, CA)

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In his 4th year at the helm. Coach Lukens suggests adjustments during a time out TEAM I.D. BACK — Coach Lukens, Jennie Raleigh, Karel Klein, Gina Shaw, Chyr Levesque, Kaily Rachwitz, Coach Younglove. FRONT — Cindy Taylor, Michelle Lowrance, Anna Williams, Kerry Johnston, Deanna Lantz, Lisa Wilhoit. The team prepares to come out of the huddle and score 15 straight points. Getting high for a spike Chyrill Levesque shows a graceful form. We Want

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Was this a good year? Well, we beat Ramona for the first time in the history of water polo at MVHS. The team fin- ished with an overall record of 3 - 8 and a third place finish at the Don Lugo tournament and that spells success. Our league finish of 4th place was the best we have done in 6 years, one game away from a trip to C.I.F. Three year letterman, Jr. Dobbins ended his career by achieving all-league first team hon- ors. Greg Panos, a junior and two year letterman was named to the 2nd league all team. And senior, three-year letter- man, John Morschl. received all-league honorable mention. Next year is looking good with all but three who are seniors returning. Since our pool is not deep enough, all of our ' home ' games are also ' away ' which means that you can ' t come to a game. But when you see a throwing fish say, Good luck, hope you win. •4 % Varsity U U Sports

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s Returning letterman, Jennie Raleigh, team MVP, bumps the sphere to ready a spike. Back row players, Jennie Raleigh (all league honorable mention) and Chyrill Levesque (Coach ' s Award) wait for the serve. Third year player, all-league, Cindy Taylor, sets for a waiting teammate. Junior Gina Shaw goes up high for the spike and score. w ithin our grasp but out of reach With the loss of seven players due to graduation or cheerleading, Coach Lu- kens had a lot of rebuilding to do. There was a lot more talent than the record showed. Coach Lukens said, I was proud of them because they never gave up, they weren ' t quitters, but I wish they could have learned to play togeth- er as a team. Most of the games were very competitive, but victories gener- ally stayed out of reach. A 4 and 10 league finish eliminated any chance for C.I.F. play. No one felt more frustration than the players themselves. Kerry Johnston expressed her feelings by saying, We would go up 2 - Oon a team and be playing so well, but we could just never pull it out. Jennie Raleigh led the team in pass- ing, spiking and shared the lead in serv- ing percentage with Kaily Rachwitz. Cindy Taylor led the team in setting. Blocking was dominated by Gina Shaw. After being moved up from JV, Mi- chelle Lowrance was put right into the starting lineup and added a lot to the team. Varsity H®H Sports