Thurston High School - Yearling Yearbook (Springfield, OR)

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JV Volleyball When it came to spotlighting the stars on the volleyball court, the winning var¬ sity volleyball team usually over shad¬ owed all others. However, the junior var¬ sity team proved itself no less successful throughout the season. Of 16 matches, Coach Lou Wood¬ ford’s spikers claimed all but one a loss to Springfield High School. Thurston and Springfield shared the unofficial first place position in the district each big winners with a 15-1 match-win record. Of 35 games (best two games winning a match), the Thurston JVs won 31. Coach Woodford named Robin Bige¬ low as the most valuable player; six foot¬ er Peggy Pape was selected as best blocker and hitter. Most improved play¬ ers were junior shelly Sapp and sopho¬ more Hayley Johnson. The coach added that the team had very good players at every position. JV Volleyball 15-1 Thurston Opponent 2 Cottage Grove 1 2 Churchill 0 2 South Eugene 0 2 North Eugene 0 2 Marshfield 0 2 Willamette 0 1 Springfield 2 2 North Bend 0 2 Cottage Grove 0 2 Churchill 0 2 South Eugene 0 2 North Eugene 0 2 Marshfield 0 2 Willamette 0 2 Springfield 1 2 North Bend 0 Harrisburg tournament second place JV Volleyball. Front Row: Kelly Bomark, Glenda Jackson, Laura Sweeney, Hayley Johnson, Laura Walker; Middle Row: Lora Heintz, Tori Edwards, Jill Kenney, Peggy Pape, Shelly Sapp, Donna Fleek, Back Row: Coach, Lou Woodford, Carol Brickley, Robin Bigelow, Pam Buss, Pam Shindledecker. 22 JV Volleyball

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Varsity Volleyball 25-4 Thurston Opponent 2 Cottage Grove 0 2 Churchill 0 2 North Salem Tournament South Eugene 0 2 North Eugene 0 2 Marshfield Tournament Marshfield 1 2 Willamette 0 2 Springfield 0 2 Sheldon 0 2 North Bend 0 2 Cottage Grove 1 2 Churchill 0 2 South Eugene 1 2 North Eugene 0 1 Marshfield 2 2 Willamette 0 2 Springfield 0 2 Sheldon 0 1 North Bend 2 1 North Salem 1 2 Dallas 0 2 Sunset 0 2 Estacata 0 1 McNary 1 1 (final) Estacata 2 2 St. Mary’s 0 2 Tillamock 0 2 North Bend 1 1 Marshfield 2 2(Final) Marshfield 0 2 District Playoff Marshfield 0 2 State: first round Medford 0 2 Finals: first round La Grande 0 0 Finals: second round Lake Oswego 2 0 Final round Barlow 2 (4th place finish) All State, District teams Second team, All State Jennifer Gillis, team captain First team, All District Jennifer Gillis Rhonda Orr Cheryl Christensen Second team, All District Kathy Metzler Chamine David stretches out to reach a high lob which Robin Bigelow picks up in the back court. A first round win over La Grande in State playoffs at Lewis and Clark College in Portland calls for a victorious team hug. % Varsity Volleyball. Front row: Rocky Jawad (manager), Kathy Metzler, Chamine David, Cheri Stenger, Rhonda Orr, Ruthanne Thompson (man¬ ager); Back row: Lisa Boehm, Sherrie Riley, Jen¬ nifer Gillis, Cheryl Christensen, Chelle Bigelow, Coach Warren Weiseth. Varsity Volleyball 21

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Freshmen Varsity and Junior Varsity Volleyball The Freshmen Varsity and JV Volley¬ ball teams had winning season. Coach Revell remembers: “This was one of the closest teams I have ever coached. They were a great group of people to work with, and I grew fond of their sense of humor and love for each other. We were one . . . and what a great team!” Noted for outstanding work during the season were freshmen varsity play¬ ers: Diane Wright, most valuable; Kathy Healey, most inspirational; and Anna Lange, most improved. Freshmen junior varsity players were: Ruth Rowland, most valuable; Julie Cupp, most inspirational; and Leah Clark, most improved. The JV team looks on as Pam Shindle- decker hits the ball over the net. Freshmen Varsity and Junior Varsity Volleyball. Front Row: Annette Pre- fontaine, Janelle DeVos, Merlene Colley, Ai Ngugen, Kelly Walker, Ellen Thomas; Middle Row: Carmen Martin, Amber Christian, Kathy Healey, Leah Clark, Jamie Robinson. Julie Cupp, Wendy Willis, Ruth Rowland; Back Row: Belinda Peterson (assistant coach) Judi Olson, Sharrie Riley, Anne Osterman, Nicole Essman, Alison Pape, Diane Wright, Anna Lange, Tandy Linton (manager) Ginny Revell (coach) Lael Marlow (assistant coach.) Freshmen Volleyball 23