Thurston High School - Yearling Yearbook (Springfield, OR)

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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

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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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Colts: 5AAA No. 2; 5 firsts In a test every bit as psychological as physical for the leaders, Colt harrier Cory Randall set a fast but even pace at the state meet and sped by the leaders of the 1 58-runner pack to finish with a time of 15:45.5. Left in Randall’s dust with one mile to go, were nationally ranked runners Dan Mazo of South Eugene and Jim Fox from Jesuit in Portland. These stars set such a blistering pace against one another at the onset that they burned out before the end, allowing Cory to kick past them with ease. Making their fourth appearance in a row at state, the Colts finished 18th out of 23 teams. Coach DeWayne Cantrall attributed their low finish partly to injuries suf¬ fered at the district meet, which left Jim Jones and Andy Peterson weak at state. At the district meet at Lane Commu¬ nity College, the Colts came in second after South Eugene. Coach Cantrall not¬ ed Randall, Zack Wilson, Tim Walms- ley, Dale Northcutt, Ted Thomas and Gary Inselman for their strong perfor¬ mances. At district, Cory tried unsuccessfully to match Mazo’s pace and came in third place. For Cory it proved to be a valuable learning experience — one that helped him to win the State Individual Cham¬ pionship and sent him to the national race in San Francisco, where he placed third out of 6,000 of the nation’s best runners. Cory Randall temporarily matches the pace of Axeman Dan Mazo but fails to beat him in the district meet. Senior Zack Wilson shows the intense con¬ centration that brings him through the fast paced district meet. 24 Boys Cross Country