Northrop High School - Bear Tracks Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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wmM§ Volley To Mental Gain Varsity Row 1: Beth Coleman, Lisa Plumb, Holly Clevenger, Amy Johnson, Chris Jasper, Row 2: Amy Zehr, Peggy Stone, Lisa Zehr, Debbie Wag- goner, Ginny Gater, Angle Shinaberry. J.V. Row 1: Tami Toney, Joan Augenbaugh, Kelli Henry, Gina McNall, Kim Brown, Row 2: Mary Gushing, Michelle Hutson, Debbie Waggoner, Sandy W ilson, Coach Mary Aldrich, Amy Zehj. Ten girls huddle in a circle, on the side- line, discussing their plan for the next game. The time-out buzzer sounds and the hud- dled group explodes with the cry, Be ag- gressive! and runs back out on the floor. For the volleyball team, not only did ' Be aggressive serve as one of the main focuses of the season. Head Coach Mary Aldrich said, Their biggest problem was inexperi- ence. Being afraid to just go out there and pound the ball. Being afraid, I think, of making a mistake, not really having confi- dence enough in their abilities yet. Confidence problems came because they were a young team. With Beth Coleman as the only senior and only 3 returning varsity players, much practice time was spent on the team play to build confidence and coo- peration. The team practiced every night in th e sea- son for IV2 hours, with matches 3 times a week. The girls felt that Coach Aldrich should have worked them more in between games. Aldrich said she would change that if she could, I didn ' t work them as hard as I did pre-season and the last week before sec- tionals. I really worked them hard then. More of them thought I should run em more, yell at ' em more, that would be what I would change. After a rocky start of 8 losses out of 12 matches, the team changed some. According to Coach Aldrich, they won more. Winning 7 of their last 9 matches plus capturing sec- tional runner-up, proved that aggressive- ness played a big part. Another big part is what the girls gives to the team. When asked what it takes to play good volleyball, junior Lisa Zehr answered, You ' ve got to have a good mind. Volley- ball ' s a mental game, Amy Johnson re- plied, You have to be willing to sacrifice as she revealed a large bruise on her leg. Although their bodies and minds must work together during the games, the girl ' s minds have to keep them from getting dis- couraged. Junior Holly Clevenger feels that Coach Aldrich helped the morale, She al- ways kept us up. She kept saying, ' Come on! ' I always tried to have them come out of a game feeling they ' d learned something in the process, explained Aldrich, That ' s what it ' s all about! If you win or lose, as long as you learn something, then you ' ve won really. by Kim Simpson Freshman Row 1: Valerie Federspiel, Wendy Wi- chern, Anne Hasty. Chris Leitch, Juanita Moore, Anne Stone. Row 2: Coach Jennifer Titzer, Joyce Rutledge, Cyndie Upshaw, Jill Ramsey, Pam Rol- lins, Dawn Shull, Tomika Jones. Varsity player Peggy Stone bumps the ball as teammate Lisa Zehr prepares to act as a back up. Photo by Jeff DeVille 24 — Volleyball

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n jBiir X ■ ' The Northrop Ski Club spans the hills during one of the two trips they made this year. Chemistry teacher Bernie Richardville shows the form that won him the fastest skier award Seniors Jeff Young and Rick Zemen accept their awards while other ski club members look on. Ski Club — 23

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Varsity player Lisa Plumb spikes the ball as Peg- gy Stone is ready for the return. Photo bv Jeff DeVille Obviously disgusted with a cal Marv Aldrich let ' s ' em know !! Photo by Kara P:vard coach feels- A perfect set is produced bv varsitv plaver (linnv Gater. Photo by Jeff DeVi ' He Norhtrop vs. New Haven 13.-15, 15- ' 2. 12-1.5 L Northrop vs. Bellmont 8-15, 14-11, 6-15 L Northrop vs. Dekalb 15-9, 15-7, V Northrop vs. Carroll 15-11. 15-5 V Northrop vs. Adams Cen. 16-14. 12-15, 15-8 W Northrop vs. Northside 8-15, 9-14 L Northrop vs. Homestead 9-15. 15-5, 15-7 V Northrop vs. Concordia 8-11, 15-15 L Northrop vs. Snider 16-18, 15-15 L Northrop vs. South Side 7-15, 12-14 L Northrop vs. Luers 12-15, 8-15 L Northrop vs. Wayne 11-15. 10-14 L Northrop vs. Leo 10-15. 15-8. 15-11 W Northrop vs. Dwenger 13-15, 4-15 L Northrop vs. Elmhurst 15-4. 11-15. 14-12 V Northrop vs. Warsaw 15-10, 6-15. 15-9 W Northrop vs. Elkart C. 15-12. 6-15. 14-12 W Northrop vs. Harding 15-6, 14-16, 15-.s W Volleyball — 25