Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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 GIRLS'TENNIS WON: 6 LOST 1 TIED: 0 I Alta VS 5 0 Orem 5 0 American Fork 4 1 Hillcrest 0 5 Brighton 4 1 Bingham 5 0 Mountain View 5 0 West Jordan Nicknamed Stretch, Jessica Gyllens- kog reaches to return the ball Photo by Mark Nelson. TENNIS TEAM: Row 1: Jessica Gyllenskog. Stephanie Ball. Natalie Nelson. Mandy Ri- deout. Kristen Nielson. Row 2:Kristin Russell. Miss Jane Tarzan Quimby — coach. Deb- bie Nordberg. Jenny Wood. Natalie Nelson. Kim Mortensen. Missing: Kristen Rich. Alta’s 1 player. Stephanie Ball, readies to return her opponent's serve. Girls Tennis 79

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Tennis Players DEVASTATE Beginning with tryouts the week before school started and matches the first week of school, the girls’ tennis team got off to a busy start. Matches were held twice a week, many times in the wind and the rain. During the season, Alta was victori- ous over all other teams, with the exception of Brighton. The region tournament held at Mountain View proved to be very successful as the girls placed sec- ond overall. The girls played long hours. Burning holes through the soles of their shoes and gulping wa- ter out of tennis cans were common sights. Stephanie Ball placed sec- ond in 1st singles, Debbie Nordberg Choosing the best balls. Kristen Rich and Jenny Wood get ready tor their first state doubles match which led them to a 3rd place finish. The Opposition Hoping to make contact. Kim Mortenson lunges for the ball. 78 Girls Tennis placed third in 2nd singles, Kristen Rich and Jenny Wood placed sec- ond in 1st doubles, and Kim Morten- son and Jessica Gyllenskog placed second in 2nd doubles. State was held at Liberty Park. The team placed fifth overall while Kristen Rich and Jenny Wood made it to the semi-finals. When asked about the best part of being on the tennis team, Jenny wood replied, “The best part was when Quimby bribed us with free dinners if we won the quarter fin- als. Relaxing after placing 5th overall in state, the varsity team demonstrates the friendships they have with each other. Examining the ball for defects, Mandy Ri- deout prepares to serve.

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ru 5 Teamwork, Not HEROICS On Court “We’ve polished our man on man defense so well that the other teams become extra confused at our games.” Catching the other team off guard. Vicky Jor- genson takes her shot. VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL: Daniella Rindals. Vicky Jorgenson. Aimee Rice. Amy Higgins. Lora Abraham. Sheri Houston. Shaunel Fisher. Stephanie Hubbard. Sietske Wilson. Coach McConnel. Coach Claybaugh. 80 Girls Basketball Varsity and J.V. WON: 9 LOST: 5 WON: 7 LOST 5 Alta Al Varsity J. 62 Kearns 27 45 Tylrsvlle 33 Granger 32 Box Elder 42 Bingham 33 44 Am Fork 41 31 W Jordan 30 63 Hillcrest 32 45 Mt View 50 47 Brighton 25 47 Orem 56 35 Bingham 29 55 Am Fork 39 W. Jordan 39 44 Hillcrest 40 Ogden 50 SOPHOMORES (Won: 5 Lost 3) Alta Alta 26 Bingham 40 34 Murray 40 Hillcrest 26 42 Brighton 42 Brighton 25 22 Cnyn Vw 37 Bingham 29 Team consistency and effort has definitely paid off; as many of the girls put it: they worked their “butts” off to win and have shared a unique togetherness. “Everyone is good in her own area.” says Aimee Rice. “We prac- tice hard to perfect these areas, and it shows.” “We all work together. No one tries to be the hero of the game by trying to score a difficult shot when someone else is open. We all feel like heroes when we win together.” says Laura Sterling. “We support each other a lot,” Daniella Rindels exclaims. “In games, if we mess up we help each other by not putting each other down. A game isn’t worth a good friendship. Friendships are another factor for the success of the team. By partici- pating in activities outside of prac- tices and games, the girls are able to build up good concrete relation- ships. “When we fight with each other, we can’t possibly do our best in working together,” remarks Shaunel Fisher. “That really can have bad effects on our games.” “We’re all friends.” continues Laura Sterling. “How can we not be when we spend so much time and effort play together?” The girls are able to relieve tension by not taking the games too seriously, yet main- tain a good discipline. The girls practice for many hours, not men- tioning the two hours of sweaty bas- ketball games. “Our practices are really in- tense,” quotes Wendy Horlacher.