Blue Springs Junior High School - Wildcats Yearbook (Blue Springs, MO)

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the vital ingredient Looking back over the year, it's easy to see that the achieve- ments ofthe eighth and ninth grade volleyball teams came from their dedication to practice. Stretching and conditioning was the beginning of practice fol- lowed by work on the basic skills essential to volleyball. Serving, spik- ing, bumping, and setting were practiced rigorously. Drills were also part of the daily routine of practice, and scrimmage games were sometimes played to prepare for other games. When asked about how prac- WHILE DOING DIVE DRILLS, jennifer Weith practices a save. STRETCHING MUSCLES before the game is very important to Mindy Harding. tice affected her and the team, Cindy Bates wrapped it all up by stating, Practice taught us good sportsmanship and how to get along. EXERTING FORCE, Wendee Brown performs a spike. 5 f WHILE Shannon Gaines serves the ball, Coach Beatty demonstrates serving to other team members. 54 I I I

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EXPECTANTLY AWAITING THE BALL, lenni- fer Weith and Erin Theroff prepare to volley. Continuing with pride and success It all started one week in july when hopeful freshmen had the chance to go to a camp held at BSIH to help them prepare for tryouts in the fall. Twenty four spirit-driven Wild- cats made the team and began conditioning themselves for the exciting season ahead by practicing every day after school for 2-3 hours. Their hard work paid off with their outstanding records of 11-'I for the A team and 8-3 for the B team. According to Mrs. lane Beatty, head coach, the game with Lee's Summit in the Blue Springs tourna- ment was the most exciting because it lasted longer than any they had ever played. Some of the volleys lasted for over a minute. After this exhausting test of skills, the Wild- cats pulled through and won 20-18. High point scorer, Erin Theroff, reflected her team's feelings when she said, l thought we had a super season. We were extremely strong, and Coach Beatty really brought out the best in all of us. Our success during the season should really be credited to her, she's a terrific coach. WITH GREAT DETERMINATION H12 Tiffany Plumberg sets the ball. The question is, Who will spike it? AS THE TENSION MOUNTS 1112 Tiffany Plumberg sets the ball and H27 Angie Lucht prepares to spike it into enemy territory. 53

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1--A if G! 9. ,A - .. .,,,. , gan- ,,,,.-an- 'S 'w fa I K I L X ' i Lxyq wi K, A , :t 31-.j 4 ., 8 L, ,, ,arf ,, I I 'K Q I WORKING HARD to perfect their block jumps are Frankye Young, Marci Gray, Terri Hearn, and Zoe Mayhall. WHILE Shauna Applequist sets the ball in a practice drill, Amy Snell and Kim Derrington look on with interest. ' 1 l l W Mn -D LEARNING THAT THE FLOOR is their best friend, Zoe Mayhall and Frankye young practice their diving skills. MANAGER Gail Ward watches as Stacy Herndon practices her setting excercises. 55