Alliance High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Alliance, NE)

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Players Have First Twenty Win Season Ever Pride is the Sign of Alliance High Spikers Throughout the year, volleyball player could be seen in their royal blue 'volleyball' jackets, a symbol of their pride and satisfaction with their tremendous 203 record. The 1987 Spiker team was the first team in the history of Alliance High volleyball to ever win 20 games in a season, and this team was also rated as high as third in Class B in the Omaha World Herald. This alone showed the team's dedication, and when one realizes that this team also won the Torrington Invitational, the Alliance Invitational, the Western Conference Tournament, and never lost two games in a row, one begins to understand and see what a determined group of young ladies this team was. The season began with Alliance racing to an 8-1 start, losing only to Ogallala, the eventual district champion. Coach Pilfold commented, This team hangs together and will keep on improving all season. And this team did exactly that by soundly defeating then tenth ranked Kimball, and avenging an earlier loss to then second ranked Sidney. The Spikers could often be heard making positive comments, such as I believe in you; I belive in our team, or We can do it, or hitter Dawn Brammer's somewhat infamous, DOOOO IT!!! The Alliance Spikers finished the season rated eighth by the World Herald. Starting senior setter Vanessa Curtiss expressed her feelings, At the beginning of the season, one of our goals was to never lose two games in a row, and because of lots of teamwork, we reached that goal. Her sister, and other starting setter, Vikki Curtiss, added, We had a great season, and although I am disappointed with how it ended. I'm proud to have been a part of this extra special team. All in all, this team was a group of close, hardworking athletes who had an excellent season that stimulated pride for everyone involved. Concentration and determination fill senior Brenda Dobson's face as she passes the ball. Brenda, along with teammates laimi Moravek and Kristin Peterson, was named to the All-State Honorable Mention team by the Omaha World Herald Setters. Vanessa Curtiss and Vikki Curtiss discuss the next play during the pre-season scrimmage. At the end of the season, Vanessa was named Honorable Mention in the Region by the Scottsbluff Star Herald, while Vikki was named to the All-State First Team in Class B by the Omaha World Herald. First server senior laimi Moravek breaks through the paper as her name is announced, laimi was selected to the All Conference Team and was an Honorable Mention player for the All Region Team in the Scottbluff Star Herald. 18 Varsity Volleyball

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T earns a Bright Promise rreshmen volleyball team members, from top to bottom and from left to right, are: Coach jill Wisdorf, Calla Brost, Karla Thompson, Kim Novotny, Corrie O'Connor, Trista Bell, Lisa McMeekin, lennifer Riggs, Darci lurgens, Tracie Waugh, Coach Deb Zurn, Kathy Fleagle, Chrissy Firestien. Tonya Trainer, An-nabell Pinedo, Miranda lack-son, Kacy Epp, Ffeather Haskell, Beth Adam, Wendy .Murdoff, Tracy Garcia, Missy Rambur, Mindy Martinec, Kim Hofmann, Amy Razo, and Angie Reed lunior varsity, sophomore, and freshmen squads ended their seasons with winning records. Team effort during summer practices and togetherness on the squad made for our victorious seasons, proclaimed Hope Kamerzell, member of the sophomore and ).V. teams. Announced at the A-Club Banquet were the names of the most valuable and most improved players. The J.V. team's most valuable players were junior Carey Firestien and sophomore Angie Brown. Most improved players were junior Ranae Reynolds and sophomore Becky Schnell. The freshmen with a 5-4 record, the sophomores with a 4-2 record and the J.V.'s with a 13-3 record, all ended their seasons on a good note by each winning their last game. We needed team power, and crowd power in order to win, and most of the time we had it! replied Kristy Beagle. All three teams' successful seasons will be valuable building blocks for future teams. Ronda Hofmann spikes the ball as Renee Bills. Courtney Fritzler, Melanie Drumheller, and Ranae Reynolds cover for her. Ronda was a leading server and starter on the |.V. team this year. jV Freshmen Volleyball 17

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The Spiker team includes Dawn Brammer, Tracy Bell. Kristin Peterson. Vikki Curtiss. Vanessa Curtiss. Brenda Dobson, jaimi Moravek. Renee Bills, Melanie Drumheller, Ranae Reynolds. Teresa Blaylock, Ronda Hofmann, Carey Firestem, Angie Brown, Coach Sandra Pilfold, Stephanie Shelmadme. Courtney Fritzler, Michelle Sutton, Hope Kamerzell, Becky Schnell, Ronda Loutzenhiser, Kristy Beagle, Blanca Vazquez, and Coach loni Schlatz. TEAM SCORES Scottsbluff 15-6,8-15,15-13 Mitchell 15-5,15-4 Torrington 15-6,15-12 Kimball 15-7,15-2 Sidney 3-15,15-7,15-12 Gordon 15-5,15-6 Gering 9-15,15-11,15-12 Wheatland 15-4,15-8 Chadron 16-14,15-3 TOURNAMENT PLACE Torrington 1st Sidney 2nd Mid-Plains — Alliance 1st Western Conference 1st Districts — Coach: Sandra Pilfold Record: 20-3 Senior starter and leading blocker Dawn Brammer blocks the ball as Mitchell opponent Dee Jay January watches anxiously In this game. Alliance defeated Mitchell 15-4, 15-12. Varsity Volleyball 19