Pinson Valley High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Pinson, AL)

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Volleyball ' ' Set, Bump, Spike Many people believe that tootball players are the only ones who begin practicing over the summer, but they ' re not. The volleyball team also starts a series of hard practices in preparation for the fall season. Around the beginning of August, the girls first meet with Coach Sara Sedwick to get ready for the tough competition they will face when school starts and the season opens. Most people also feel that playing volleyball is ex- tremely easy and requires little effort. On the con- trary, It requires a great deal of energy and ability to play well to have a good team. The Indians had these qualities and more, and were able to finish with a successful season, despite having a young squad. While there were four seniors playing, the re- maining seven were sophomores who will be return- ing next year. Despite the odds against them, team captain Karen Hassler, co-captain Karen Bannister and Coach Sedwick managed to instill in the girls at- titude of confidence and desire to win. The 1984 season opened on September 4th wi th two of Pinson ' s biggest rivals, Erwin and Mountain Brook. There were a lot of first time jitters for the new members of the team, especially since they had to face two of the best teams in the county. Each girl showed her aggressiveness and well- polished skills against these two teams, but unfor- tunately could not pull out a victory. The spirits of everyone on the team may have been down after the opening games, but they would soon be up again. On September 24, the Indians played superbly against Warrior and Mortimer Jor- dan, taking victories against both opponents. The level of confidence was high and the girls knew they were a team to be reckoned with. As with so many sports, though, the volleyball team had its ups and downs for the remainder of the season. Despite a total inability to defeat Erwin, the girls dominated Mortimer Jordan and Fultondale completely throughout the year. By the time the season came to a close, the Indians were 9-9 and happy to have had a successful and memorable season. 62 VOLLEYBALL

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To promote and organize spirit is the meaning of the word cheerleader. Most people look upon being a cheerleader as all glamour and glory, but after experiencing the task one will find out it is many long and hard practices to prepare for upcoming events. Cheerleading is a year round responsibili- ty that never dies down. Through the many exciting victories there will always be a dreadful loss that a cheerleader will have to overcome to maintain the spirit of the student body. During the fall and winter their responsibilities continue to expand, and before you know it, here comes spring and its back to the beginning. Jr. Varsity Cheerleaders . . . and they did too! M 1 1 [ IH IH| w m A. Elliot — Head R. Cooper — Co-Head ,A J 1 ■ fc- Bi Kct r. Kl K Carr L. Perry K. Deramus T Sharf T. Berry 61

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