Alverno High School - Troubadour Yearbook (Sierra Madre, CA)

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P Overjoyed by their victory, dou- bles partners Maureen Murphy and Diane Erb congratulate each other. Both girls are Sophomores yet this was Maureen's first year on the team. V Awaiting the start of the first play- off match, Karen Brown, Michele Beresford, jackie Pose and Amy Huber look tense. Being tense be- fore the game was proven to be a handicap and therefore the girls P Trying to perfect her serve, Michele Beresford concentrates on her form and style. Michele was the number three singles player on the team. tried to overcome it. 'T'---msg Love, Serve, and Raise a Racket Exciting, suspenseful, fight. I know you can do it commented, We went and exhilarating are only a it, was the pep talk the in feeling aggressive and few words which could team got before driving 5 didn't get discouraged be used to describe the hours to Templeton. when we were behind. tennis team. They ended They defeated the first We came back and their season tied for sec- place team in the first fought. Coach Carla To- ond place with Ramona round of competition. maso was impressed with and entered the CIF play- The team continued to the team's performances offs. play in the playoffs until and hopes they will do just go in there and be they lost in a close match even better the following aggressive. Don't get dis- to Morro Bay. season. Q5 couraged if you're be- Barbara Thornhill, an hind. just come back and outstanding singles player 70 Tennis AWarming up before the big match, Senior Amy Huber loosen up her arm. She went on to defe Templeton 6-0,6-0,6-0. Amy was also voted by the Horizon Leagu as Most Valuable Player. P Tennis Team front - D. Erb, 1. Forester, 1. Pose. back - L. Duers A. Huber, B. Thornhill, not pictur - M. Beresford, M. Murphy, K. Brown, S. Akins and Coach Carla Tomaso.

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Down And Ready Oh, I'm so nervous and excited. The big game against our rival Flintridge begins in a few minutes. We have to beat them to hold our position in the standings. This kind of pressure was typi- cal of what the volleyball teams experienced during the season. While coach Kate Ken- dall got the players ready mentally for the game, she also prepared them physically. During their 2Vz hour practices, the Varsity girls were often seen running laps around the field, doing push-ups and jumping jacks, and various drills to improve their bumping and spik- ing techniques. In the end, this strenuous prep- aration payed off, because the Varsity team entered the CIF play-offs in third place. The team's season ended when they lost to Mark Keppel High School 3-0 in the first round of play-offs. I had fun coaching the girls, and I think the team's record improved since last year. We will have an even better standing in the league next season, commented junior Varsity coach Mr. Massey. Q5 IV VOLLEYBALL Alverno 1 Flintridge 0 Sacred Heart 2 Loretto 0 Flintridge 0 Ramona 2 Mission 2 Pomona 0 Loretto 1 Ramona 0 Mission 2 Marshall O Pomona is is ,Z f it ,I 525 it W -ik. .. --ie.-. - and off the courts. Pelentay. , A Varsity team member Beth Durr concentrates heavily while serving. Beth proved to be an out- standing player and promoted team spirit. 4 Sophomore Sarah Alcorn bumps the ball to the opposing team, while teammate Kathleen McSweeny looks on. Because it was Sarah's first year playing volleyball, she was very enthusiastic on 4 IV team: Front row: S. Nakagawa, I. Uyemura. Second row: C. Wilbur, S. Brkich, S. Alcorn, C. Wil- bur. Back row: M. Denniene, coach B. Massey, C. Volleyball 69

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