Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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“Our individual talent and unselfish- ness makes us a better team. We know it takes the whole team to win. ” —Janeal Davidson Moving around and through Jan Full quickly diverts the at- tention away from the hoop and arranges tor an Alta score GIRL S JUNIOR VARSITY BASKET- BALL: Row Wendy Horlacher. Lau- ra Sterling. Jill Wtlkerson. Melissa Ker- shaw. Mindy Kyler. Chris Conklin Row 2: Annette Johnson—Coach. Erin Wash. Suzy Murri, Kelli Enniss. Jackie Eyre. JoAnn McDonald. Sandra Lar- son. Denette Danielson. Jennifer Johnson. Orlinda Plummer. Roz Sims —coach At the ball movet toward the bas- ket. another scoring drive ends in suc- cess. Girls Basketball ■ 197 On the defense Kelli Enniss keeps the opposition from gaining any points. J.V GIRLS BASKETBALL Season Recond: Wins Losses Preseason Alta 60-97 Highland 30-20 Jordan Season 54-41 Taylorsville 37- 14 Kearns 38- 33 West Jordan 56-42 Brighton

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Teamwork and cordi nation spurred the squad onto numerous victories. Going for a fast jump ball, Melissa Crenshaw quickly get the ball moving in the right direction. A Time To Win The greatest hope of any varsity recognized scholastic activity, is that of having an experienced and hard-working junior-varsity squad. The hope is that they’ll return the follow- ing year and carry on the win- ning tradition. The 1983-84 girls junior-varsity basketball team was this type of squad. Remaining undefeated throughout the preseason games and playing extremely well during the regular season games, the junior-varsity team gained a high status among other region junior varsity squads. The team had a lot of talent and next year they ex- pect to return and do very well, perhaps, even a region or state championship. Another great attribute of the j.v. team was the fact that they spent a lot of time work- ing with the varsity players in hopes of strengthening their chances for a state champion- ship. They spent an enormous amount of time just supporting the team and helping them with any problems that they had to face. Overall, the j.v. team was excited about being involved and having a chance to represent the school. A team effort to do well was the key for a scoring play, Jill Wilkerson takes the ball from Chris Conklin. Jackie Eyre rushes down the court hop- ing for two points. 196 ■ Girls BasketbaH

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“Our success as a volleyball team comes from the skill of each individual. More than any other year, we were supported by the student body officers at the state games, which contributed to our outstanding plays. We were a winning team although we didn’t take state. 198 ■ Volleyball We had a great season, a great time, and really enjoyed each other, said Kathy Niel- son, coach of the very suc- cessful varsity volleyball team. Combining their skill with long hours of hard work and dedi- cation. the determined team members rose every morning to practice as early as 7 o’clock. Giving their all and willing to make any necessary sacrifice, they wanted to win. and win they did. Honored to participate in the Highland and Weber pre-season tourna- ments consisting of only the best teams in the state, the volleyball team displayed their hard-earned talents and desire to win. Though it takes time to develop the necessary skills and perfect them, the Alta vol- leyball team reached perfec- tion, going on to take second in the region with a record of 9-3 and placing seventh in state. Not only did these girls have incredible ability and per- form well on the court, but they further developed rela- tionships and became very special friends. Coach Niel- son, who couldn’t have asked for a better team. said. I was really impressed with the way they worked together as a team and got along so well. They were willing to make sac- rifices, and made it a most en- joyable year.” Four of the six seniors played varsity last year, and the others walked on like they had been playing varsity for- ever. There was no one out- standing player, for they were all superstars. With six exper- ienced, starting seniors and two outstanding juniors, noth- ing less then success was ex- pected nor achieved.