Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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VOLLEYBALL ' Jason Long uses his technique as a mid-blocker. Jason Weigel gives the little extra needed to be the best. Setting for Success by Kristen Yamasaki The main reason for being on JV, is to gain experience for Varsity. Also, volleyball is becoming recognized as a good sport for college, especially in Southern California where it originatedf' explained Jason Wei- gel. There were many reasons for joining volleyball, but for this year's team, all spelled success. They started the season by sweeping the JV Tournament at San Die- guito and the 4 Team Scrimmage at Torrey Pines. We were definitely the best team. We dominated over any of the other teams in our league, remarked Rob Sheflo. 'gPractices were fun, yet relaxing. We had a wide variety of kids and a great coach, all that gave us the winning edgef, Gabby Aw- brey commented, g'The coach was one of the guys. Believe it or not but practices were almost as fun as the games. He really knew Back row, L-R: Chad Marshall, Gabriel Awbrey, Ja- what he was doing so we wanted to learnf, '6This year we couldn't lose. Ev- erything just clicked, Keith Ball concluded. Jason Weigel holds his own as he fights for the ball. l i Front: Luke Brannon, Matt Rowe, Shane Schanback, Rob Sheflg drives the ball dowin the ling- son Weigel, Jason Long, Rob Sheflo, Rick Anderson. Keith Ball, and Danny Rosie. JV Boys Volleyboll 275

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WI TER MVP' fiEufetheA11Pa1omafL eague Player ofthe Yea By Traci McClellan, Molly Smith, Paige Smith, and Jeffrey Stahlhut The winter sports program excelled far past its expectations as all but one team made it to CIF competition. Along with the incredible team performances came out- standing individual performances. Wade Brannon voted MVP for the Boys Soccer team was one of the leading team scorers, and he also earned a spot on the Palomar League team. Jill Brawner helped lead the Girls Basketball team to its first appear- ance in the CIF playoffs in years while earning a First team All Pa- lomar League spot. Alison Gib- standing play to the Girls Soccer team they earned another playoff berth in add tion to a First team All Palomar Leag selection Shane Rosselle, a senior, won t . son provided strong leadership and out - - , U r 108-pound championship at the state wre: I tling meet in Stockton, California. Wi dedication they made themselves the tor on their team and the tops in the leagu With similar dedication and hard wor 1 we feel that these MVPs have no Whe to go but up. Dave Delaney exhibits the intensity that helped hin 3 is i sg 1. X Qmittt :KVI rf' Q Top: Shane Rosselle, Lynelle Stokes, Middle: Jill Brawner, Allison Gibson Dave Delane Bottom: Wade the Channel 39 Athlete of the Month award for De cember. a Y, Lynell Stokes fights for the ball with the determina Brannon tion that gained her Second team All Palomar Leagu Selection. 274 Winter Sports MVP's

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VOLLEYBALL Relaxing the Play by Kristen Yamasaki Fun in the sun, a relaxed atmosphere, a beach sport that represents the attitude of California - Why it must be volleyball! Rambunctious, rowdy, and relaxed perfect- ly describe this year's boys Varsity Volley- ball team. We were definitely a laid back team. For most other sports that would be a weakness but for volleyball, it's a plus, stated Jon Jaro. Part of that relaxed, fun- filled, and kick back attitude might have steered from the fact that until this year, boys volleyball was not recognized as a CIF sport. Hln the past, there was hardly any school spirit, basically only a cou- ple of parents. Now that it's consid- ered CIF, hopefully we'll get more support,', replied Adam Jones. There was no change in attitude when the sport went CIF, the players still stayed calm. lt was great! My teammates were all my friends off court. I had my brother and some of my best friendsf' added Adam. However, the team not only had fun play- ing, they won. We had a very experienced team . . . Five of the six starters had played for at least two years. We were fundamen- tally sound, explained Dave Delaney. Coach Ball has been the best coach in the county every year he has had a team. He made it fun, which is why we had the best team for winning it all, ad- mitted Kevin Kohler. BOYS iiiliit San Dieguito Mt. Carmel L -tt Southwest 1 Helix y -San Pasqual El rryrr Fallbrook Top L-R: A. Jones, J. Gresham, E. Meadows, K. Koh- ler, D. Counts, C. Milling, Coach Ball 276 Vorsity Boys Volleyball Front L-R: C. Zaayer, D. Delaney, J. Jaro, J. Appel, J. Jones. Not pictured: M. Escobar Jon Jaro shows the ease of performing the perf bump as Jason Jones looks on.