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

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'5 Wi 92 Nl EJ D' Sl I-rl Tl Nl qi Nl 2. rr I D Bae Da Don Ho e Practice could possibly be the most important part of any type of sport. Fllthough many may think proc- tice isjust a waste of time, the really dedicated athletes know differently During practice the coach has the opportunity to see what skills the team had perfected and what skills the team members need extra work Hs different sports need differ ent skills practice time may be spent attacking the different skills needed For the ninth grade volleyball team several of the skills were spe ciolized in setting, spiking, bumping and passing areas. The eighth grade went from station to station perform- ing several different drills. For both the ninth and eighth grade teams scrimmages became an important part of the practice schedule l.Uhen asked why scrimmages were so im portant Coach Popejoy responded They help prepare the girls for the real thing Practice is not only a time for physical improvement but also for mental improvement Team members working together can be as impor .aff 555122855 aBae tant as their skills. Both coaches agreed that the teams were equally talented in physical and mental ability and improvement. The eighth and ninth grade vol leyboll teams proved the old state ment to be true Practice pays off Hmy Coffman and LUendy Havens Jenny Fllppe lmpro ves her sklll of setting the ball during practice Hrlstlne Nltzsche gets set to spike the ball dur Ing an lntersquad practice Eighth Practice 59 Coach Voung prepares the net for practice . I ' ' ' ' I I ' I I . , . I I ll e OD. . . . ,, ' , 1.-.- 'Q ' I . . - . . 'J E I - ..,,,,-,, ,,,- ,.,,,- .c,, ,. ., ,. y, ,V X , -, I I Q ,T ,MK , ,, . V' 'Y lr' , Q if-,L y ' f Q I --I -4 I4 f V 4 -.1 f mf ..,, ,W ' J Q7 ' ' ,,.,,f'f vi ' A Ll 4: ' ' ' ' ' ' ' - - - , ....... . ,. I ' Q 4 . ....v.,.,, . .im T ' Allllll ..., V Q4 f Z , ,... . V ffl ' ' I a ! . s I. 7 1 , f. 7 1 lx hz , , el ' A I vi ,AIM J ,M 1 l c - -fe ee T N e- ltgfff V I' . . ' - - - - '-- -7- --- - ---.R -L ..... ---..........-...,.L,...f...........--.-....,w,4..g...e..,m,... ...,..,..,..,.....,,.-.-,,...,, , ,,,, 9

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LUhat it takes Robun Ratcliff Twentu-four dedicated girls, one coach, plus lots of hard work equals an awesome team. That's eractlu how coach Lori Voung summed up the eighth l grade volleuball season. For the Fl team their onlu loss came from Grandview East in their ' team's winning efforts. Michelle Hes- sler and Melanie Swan led the team as p g V out- . stand- H TERM SCORES ing hit- BSJH Opp LC-ITS Gnd 2 0 Grandview LUest SGFVGFS- first tournament. H week later theu 1 2 Grandview west Jennifer took revenge bu defeating this 9 0 H0ffi?0f1Vi e Link led the team with a twelve point spread. 9 l Excelsm' 5P'l 9S team as a 2 0 Pleasant Lea tant victoru was against Pleas- 2 1 Grandview west The team ant Lea, which proved to be 9 0 Libertv often hadaten- their toughest competition. 2 1 Grandview east dencu for getting The team came back to 9 0 R0vm0fe PGfU'l0f behind five to six beat Pleasant Lea, which 9 l fame' points and then theu had lost to earlier in 220opTe'2Ci'12tLEec2Q coming back with a the uear, for an impor- 2 0 Uberw , thrilling victoru. tant season finale. Center Tournament - UJhen asked how Coach Voung de- lst Place 1 she felt before the scribed the volleu- MQW RGCOYCJ l3'l team's first game coach ball team as bein consistent a l team and working BSJH Opp well l50Q9th9f- 2 O Grandview LLlest Tl1C-EQ l'1OVC-3 O O 2 Pleasant Lea lot of Qbiliw 2200LCsrandview lllest and a lot of 1 l effll .. 0 2 Pleasant Lea tolent' 20Libertu cg U O t ehd l l Pleasant Lea O 0 C - l l Raumore Peculiar Voung, 1 1 Center ' 'Thev Pleasant Lea Fl Gi B Con be Tournament - 3rd Place , t h e Match Record 4-2 9 T B TEHM scones T Young responded, You never know what uou have until the first game is 1 actuallu plaued. The team 1 ' proved with their winning season that theu have what it 1 takes. Lllendu Havens, Elizabeth Lewis The B team's most impor- 2 0 Fort Osage setter. s a I best ll l l illl theu want to be. - Michelle Hessler, Melanie Swan, and Jennifer Link contributed to the oo Eighth Volleuball ln GJ 4.4 C GJ C O Q , . .. . . ,... ... - ..... ,.. -.,-. ...-,...,..e....,...i.a.........-.-....,..L--...g-.5.s.....4.4- - ..., . ...,- c..