South Salem High School - Sword and Shield Yearbook (Salem, OR)

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KGS? 11 ,Bice 25 QM fillllm XI! 'MENS 'E 'Q Early in the season Coach Terry McLaughlin predicted that his team would finish in the top four of the league then go on to the district play offs and qualify for the state tournament. Well that's exactly what they did! Even though the team had quite a fevv injuries during the season, this situa' tion actually proved advantageous, Since the injuries befell players in a lead, ership position, many of the team meme bers were able to assume a captain role. On this sulject, Coach McLaughlin come mented, Now we have a strong lead, ership situation. We had five different captains throughout the season and they all had a chance to see what it was Iilse. It helped the team when Kelly McGhe- hey Cout with injuryl returned because they all lools up ta her. A Posing for their team pictured areg first tow, Jan Wetherbee Kely McGhehey, Lynnette Hamilton, and Judy Sommer ln second raw, Charlene Wa censlse Stacey Wipf Jennifer Mattey, row 2- Jean' ette Yaungman Coach Terry McLaughlin, and Cynthia Krettzberg D Senior Jeanette Youngman concentrates on her back set. GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL 27

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Volleyball ro Sfare Afrer bearing McNary in fhe l'season's mosr excirf ing game according ro Jan Werherbee, rhe Girls' Volleyball ream wenr on FO parricipare in rhe srare playoff. The girls wenf info rhe firsf round game againsf Dallas wirh rhe morro, Irs somerhing new ro do ir in rwo, and rhey successfully pulled ir off wirh a 158, 15,7 yicrory. The girls finished rheir season by qualifying for rhe second round of srare wirh a loss ro Ashland. ln coach Terry McLaughlin's words, rhe NlcNary game Was rhe besr game of rhe year. lr was also rhe mosr sarisfying game for rhe ream because ir meanr a couple of differenr rhings We would qualify for rhe srare playoff and we bear a ream rhar had bear us rwice. We were able ro pur everyrhing rogefherf' lr was a rense game wirh rhe ream serve changing many rimes, When Kelly McGhehey reinf lured her lsnee rhe offense had ro change and rhe exciremenr mounfed. ln rhe final round of play, rhe Saxons fools jusr 10 minutes ro win rhe final rhree points. Judy Sommer's poweful spilse ended McNary's season, and senr rhe Saxons onro rhe second round of rhe playoffs. QW-4 ,ppm 9 wwf B A, Judy Sommer smashes o devasraring spilse ro McNary as Jennifer Marrhey and Jeanerre Youngman cover. D. Jeanerre Youngman wairs porienrly as rhe coach mericulously wraps her leg. C. Jan Werherbee srands prepared ro bump. GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL-26 C .iic . P

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B 28-GYMNASTICS Gymnasrs end season gracefully Firsr year coach, Viclsi Vonisuden, led rhe girls' gymnastics ream ro a rhird place finish in the disrricr meer, and an impres- sive 8-l record, Two girls from rhe ream wenr on ro rhe srafe meer. Julie Tennenhouse, a junior, compered in all evenrs excepr rhe vaulr. When rhe annual ream awards were given our, Angela Eldon was named Mosr lmproved , Julie Tennenhouse was named 'Wiosr ValuableL', and Senior Mary Rogers was named Mosr lnspirarional . in 3 , 'Coach Vonlluden said, T The girls showed rremendous im- provemenr from rhe firsr day of pracrice ro rhe lasr, Everyone worlsed rogerher as a ream . . .This year was a grear year for borh physical and psychological experience, The boys' ream had a somewhar less sucessful season as far as rhe win- loss record wenr, which was 8-8. The season record didn'r reflecr rhe abiliry or porenrial of rhe ream or individuals. lr was a good building year for everyone. Nexr year Sourh should have some very srrong gymnasrs and ream , srared Coach Rob Huddlesron in reference ro rhe season. Jon Olson was named 'llviosr Valuable by his reammares because Hhe consisrenrly scored higher rhan anyone else on rhe ream and was an all-around. Tony Byers and Lee Mor- gan were named Mosr Improved , and Charlie Long was named 'X Mosr lnspirarional . A. Tony Byers shows his ralenr on rhe parallel bars, B. Back Row- Charlie Long, Chhivinda Khlols, Eril-1 Hyarr. Fronr Row: Tony Byers Brerr McDonald, Lee Morgan, Jon Olson. Kneel- ing: Coach Rob Huddlesron. C. Charlie Long gers some advise from Coach Huddlesron before going on ro his nexr evenr. Jef-,ei 111--