Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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Varsity Volleyball Demonstrates Promise, i f-sij - I 4Mk 1 Kassandra Vilacca successfully sets the ball to her teammate for a winning spike and another point for the Lady Vikes. Preparing to ace the apposing team with another perfect serve, Kathy Jones uses her skill to add more points. Using team work, teanette Ehrich and Tara Aye spike the ball over the net 164 Varsity Volleyball Varsity Volleyball Varsity Volh

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All Their Efforts Into Winning Top Scores y Pre league NV OPP Charter Oak 3 Rosary 1 3 West Covina 2 3 Gladstone 1 3 Nogales 3 League Edgewood 3 Covina 3 2 Workman 3 South Hills 3 La Puente 3 Edgewood 3 Covina 3 1 Workman 3 South Hills 2 3 La Puente 3 GIF Bassett 3 1 So. Cal Ghristia n 3 With all her effort, llleen Szuder strives to raise the Viking ' s score by smashing the ball over the net. After receiving a hard spike, Cecilia Saavedra and Chrystal Wirsgalla watch as their team completes the play. Get mad! Coach Jaime Espinoza yelled these two known words to the varsity volleyball team every game. He meant, Get fired up, look alive. That is exactly what the eight girls on this team, did. After 9-1 in league, and becoming (for the first time in Northview ' s history) league champs. Espinoza stated at the end of the sea- son, I didn ' t expect it. I thought we were a year away. We got confident, we improved and we were the best. During the summer Espinoza held practices four nights a week from 5:00-8:00 in the evening. Before school started, he had picked his team for 1985: the only senior, Becky Flores (outside hitter); luniors, Jean- ette Ehrich (setter, outside hitter), Cecilia Saavedra (middle blocker), Chrystal Wirsgalla (middle blocker) and llleen Szuder (outside hitter); and sophomores, Kasandra Vitacca (setter), Kathy Jones (outside hitter) and Tara Aye (outside hitter, defensive specialist). The team ' s practices started at 5:00 in the evening and sometimes lasted until 8:00. Espi , the name given to Espinoza by the girls, drilled them on their serving, passing, setting and hitting techniques, while constantly working with them on their defensive and offensive skills on the court. I have an inner desire to make people players. I stick with the fundamentals, stated Espinoza after a three hour practice. The team attended two tournaments this year. The first one, during preseason, was held at California High School in Whitter. On Saturday, September 21, the team had to catch a bus at 8:00 a.m. not to return until 4:00 p.m. They played a total of eight games, but only won three of them. At the Bassett Tournament, however, the team won every match on October 5, and returned the following Saturday to play in the semifinals. At 11:00 A.l !. a bus took the girls to Bassett High School in La Puente to play Mountain View. After beating this team, 15-4 and 15-11, they waited several hours before play- ing Lynwood, to see who would become the champions. In league play three out of five games constitutes a match, but for the tournament only two out of three was necessary. Northview lost to Lynwood, 10-15 and 4-15. However, By coming in second place they became the first volleyball team at Northview to receive a trophy. After the tournament Espinoza replied, It was |ust an indication of our capabilities. After winning their last game at La Puente to become League Champs, Cecilia Saavedra replied, Coach Espin- oza played a ma|or part in our success. He started out with an inexperienced group of girls and molded them into a team working to be the best, and that ' s what we were, Valle Vista League Champs. On Thursday, November 7, the varsity volleyball team had their first CIF game against Bassett High School at 7:30 in Northview ' s gym. Four girls were brought up from the J.V. team to play in CIF: juniors, Tina Tan, Julie Daniel, Sharmian Worley and sophomore, Brenda Rus- sell. Before the game started, Espinoza said, I don ' t know how CIF is going to effect the girls since we are so young. By the scores of thh games the girls held strong: 15-11, 17-18, 8-15, and 15-11 At 7:30 on Tuesday the 12th, Northview again played at home, but against a new team. Southern California Christian. The Vikes had a tough time with this team, losing 6-15, 9-15 and 15- 17. Coach Espinoza ' s only reply was, I ' m not too c::.i; :j ' (3 because everyone is coming back next ye: ' F S Cross Country, Varsity Volleyball 163

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Potential, Thru Various Skills, Team Unity FRONT ROW: KassandraVitacca, (Captain) CecihaSaave- tain) Jeanette Etinch, llleen Szuder BACK ROW: Kattiy dra, Pam Lettnct SECOND ROW: Chrystal Wirsgalla. (Cap- Jones, Coacti Espinosa, Tara Aye , Clearing the net, Cecilia Saavedra spikes ttie ball In an attempt to win a point for tier team. Jeanette Elirlcli blocks an opponent ' s attempt to get a scoring ball over the net. Varsity Volleyball Varsity Volleyball Ihb