Blackford High School - Reflections Yearbook (Hartford City, IN)

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TENNIS RECORD BHS OPPONENT OPP 2 Muncie Central 3 I Mississinewa 4 2 Madison-Grant 5 Marion 5 7 El wood Connersville Tourney 4th Place Peru (A B) 7 3 Alexandria 4 1 Bluffton 4 Wabash 7 7 Norwell 7 Tipton Huntington North 5 1 Sectional 4 In a desperate attempt to return the shot, senior Tod Cain dives at the volley. Tod was a three-year varsity letterman in tennis. Mr. Mick Clay, new tennis coach, obser es his team with an opposing coach. Mr. Clay is an elementary P.E. teacher in countv schools. Tennis 159

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TENNIS TEAM: (Bottom Row) Terry Maddox. Sean O ' Connell, Robby Bennett. Marty Rhodes. Bill Davis. Margie Cimino. Dave Jackson. (Row 2) Ga- briel Picache, Scott Twibell. Doug Geotz. Misti Heavy pressure is put on the ball as Robyn Richman volleys to her opponent. Richman was the first girl to play varsity tennis at Blackford. Crull. John Faas. Robyn Richman. Doug Mills. (Row 3) Brian Irelan, Craig Teagle. Kevin McDou- gall. Rusty Needier, Roger Schwarzkop, Tod Cain. Biff Wilson. .i Racquetmen racked up 3 «-. Bruin netmen finished their season Oct. 2 with a 3-14 record. Victories were against Elwood, Norweil, and Tipton. They were 2-4 in the CIC, with the Wa- bash Apaches taking the championship. Coach Mick Clay summarized: Doug Mill, sophomore, was the No. 1 single man all year, and, if he continues hard work, he should be No. 1 again. He also comment- ed, Biff Wilson, senior, consistently pro- vided leadership throughout the year and was the most complete player on the team. Tod Cain, senior, after a slow start, was probably the best game person of anyone on the team by the end of the season. Robyn Richman, sophomore, only girl to play BHS varsity tennis, had a record of 2-9 singles and 0-2 doubles, with Elwood being her first win. She is fundamentally the best player in the team, stated Coach Clay. The coach was pleased with attitude and desire of most of the team. The rebuild- ing year (Sectional team of four seniors and five sophomores) was somewhat dis- appointing. There were a couple of match- es we should maybe have won, and in some others we should have been a little more competitive. ■» Ja wi .1.1- . iji ' J Leaping through the air to return the volley is sopho- more Doug Mills. Doug held the number-one position throughout the season. 158 Tennis

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Instead of spiking the ball. Penny Clamme would often fake out her opponent by using her specialized dink nicknamed the popeye. VARSITY VOLLEYBALL R BHS Eastbrook 1 Mississinewa 1 Jay County 1 Tipton 2 Elwood 1 Wabash 2 South Adams 2 Marion 2 Peru OPP 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 VOLLEYBALL: (Bottom Row) Kathy Love, Kay West, Beth Eppard, Lori DeWitt, Tammy Enochs. (Row 2) Jodi Lee, Lesa Glancy, Lynn Crouse, Lou Ann Dearduff, Casey Mclntire, Angle Carll, Kim Harris 2 1 Madison-Grant 2 2 Southern Wells 2 Bluffton Muncie Central 2 Alexandria 2 2 Muncie South Sectional 1 Madison-Grant 2 Storer. (Row 3) Coach Sheryl Wright, Diane Mont- gomery, Kim Crouse, Kim Stump, Lynn Lefevre, Penny Clamme, Janet Booher, Tammy Sharp, Phoe- be Zigler. Spikers improved record The Lady Spikers began the season un- der the new coaching supervision of Miss Sheryl Wright, and the season started slowly with losses the first four games be- fore a win over CIC foe Elwood. The Bruins ended their season with an overall record of 7-10. Their other wins came over South Adams, Peru, Bluffton, Southern Wills, Muncie South — and Marion, who up until then were undefeat- ed. Among the losses were second-ranked Burris and Sectional champion Madison- Grant, who defeated the Brums in the first round of the Sectional on their way to victory. Service points were led by Lynn Lefevre and Kim Stump, with 1 19 and 94, respec- tively. Lefevre and Tammy Sharp were the main setters and had 134 and 110 sets, respectively. Lefevre also led in spikes with 91, fol- lowed closely by Penny Clamme, with 79. Phoebe Zigler led the bumps with 367, followed by Kim Stump with 349. Tammy Sharp was selected as an honorable men- tion to the CIC team. Lefevre was named to the second team. At the banquet Lefevre swept the varsi- ty awards, She received the most points and also the Most Valuable Player award. Jodi Lee received the MVP for the Junior Varsity. Up for the spike. Kim Stump blocks the ball on the play. The Bruins lost the match 13-15, 15-8, 6-15, to the Mississinewa Indians. 160 Volleyball