Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Season Record: Wins 12 Losses 4 Season Alla Alta 2 0 Kearns 2 0 West Jordan 2 • f HiUcrest 2 0 Bingham 2 0 Taylorsville 0 • 2 Brighton 0 2 Taylorsville 1 2 Brighton 2 0 Kearns 2 0 West Jordan 2 1 HiUcrest 2 0 Bingham State 2 0 Viewmont 1 2 Skyline 2 0 Davis 1 ■ 2 Highland Jumping for control. Jill Richins at- tempts a spike Waiting apprehensively for the re turn, each member of the squad pre- pares to receive the ball VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: Row 1 Kelli Enniss. Jill Schuman. Jan Fuller. Jill Richins Row 2 Lisa Migliaccio. Ju- lie Hansen. Lori Labrum. Top Nancy Ellis. Carefully, Jill Richins and Nancy Ellis set the ball up Volleyball ■ 199

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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.

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Persistence, diligent prac- tice. and dedication were the key words in describing the ju- nior varsity volleyball team. Al- though they did not have an extremely successful region season, they displayed their true winning ability on and off the court. With a team consist- ing of all freshman and sopho- mores. these young players learned the meaning of strength. The loss of varsity’s six starting players upon graduation added more deter- mination to the J.V. team as they prepared for the forth- coming year. Although the vol- leyball teams did not feel ex- ceptionally supported by the student body, their rewards came from personal satisfac- tion and fulfillment. Both teams did a fine job in repre- senting Alta. Even though we didn’t take state. says Jill Ri- chins. we had alot of unity and we worked together well. Contributing the final touch to this outstanding team, three seniors were chosen for the All Region 1st Team, and two were selected for the 2nd team. After a successful return, the team waits anxiously to receive the ball. JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM ROW 1 Cyndy Melendez. Cristi Schlenski. Jennifer McLaughlin. Jenni- fer Glauser. ROW 2 Kim Martin. Den- ette Danielson. Rachel Hanson. Melis- sa Kershaw. Lara Taylor ROW 3 Kris Conklin. Laurie Keenan. Kim Lloyd. Lina Barkey. Returning the ball with great skill, Jan Fuller exhibits her hard earned ability. Displaying their efforts to work as a team, fellow teammates await a set up by Jan Fuller 200 ■ Volleyball