Carson High School - Carneta Yearbook (Carson City, NV)

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CHS 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 Scoreboard Varsity Volleyball Sparks Reed Hug Wooster Reno McQuee Douglas South Tahoe Sparks Reed Hug Wooster Reno McQueen Douelas Soutn Tah oe Zone South Tahoe McQueen Sparks South Tahoe State Rancho Douglas ' en B Opponent 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 122 Sfa nt6K it Tricia Smith and Heather Becker stretch their hands over the net to block their opponent ' s shot.

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Katie McCulloch reaches high as she ser e to her opponents lulie Rooker returns the bait with a (orm pertect lorehand. 1 1 -. ' 1 1 K ■KlM ' i l IPhP ' lu H i k V- M « r w vi ovin ' it without serving a fault Practices for the girls ' team begati in late August as the girls began to sweat it out tor seed positions. The season took off as the girls won their first match against Fallon with a 23-5 vic- tory. Spirits dropped as the girls lost to rival Douglas 8-20. Following matches went up and down as the girls fought to take the team to the zone playoffs. Because of their record of 5-6, the girls took five players to zone. Team hopes for state were lost as the girls were eliminated in zone. Players in zone for singles were lulie Rooker, Amy Lynn and Jennifer Moore. Doubles players were Katie McCulloch and Tammy Soong. I think we should have prac- ticed harder. We could have been better. We did good con- sidering some of the teams we played, said Sophomore Pam Horn. Jennifer Moore and Valerie Anll ovMdk are in a ready position as they await ttie ser e trom the opponent. GIRLS ' TENNIS: Front Row: lenniter Smith, Tracey Grose, Vickie Ives. Valerie .Antkowiak, lenniter Moore. Second Row: Katie McCulloch, Han Mi Yoon, lenniter Culbert, Michelle Trease, Tam- my Soong. Third Row: Pam Horn, Tnna Etchart, Suzanne Gullett, Coach Diane Frank. Julie Rooker, Amy Lynn. Coach Diane Frank goes over points with team members before she sends them on the courts to play. Girls ' Tennis

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S pikin it to the state pla to the state playoffs I didn ' t really expect us to play together well at first because we were a new team, but I knew we could come together in the end, said junior Kari Woods. That ' s exactly what the varsity volleyball team did. They over- came their inexperience to post an 8-8 league record and cap- ture fourth place in conference. Coach Daryl lames said, We have a lot of good athletes, but not much experience. Still these girls can play with the best of them when they want to. The squad was led by three- year member Junior Cathy Schmidt. Senior Aeryn Donnelly Kari Woods shows complete concentra- tion as she spikes the ball over the net in the pre-game warm-ups. said, ' Cathy was a really good leader and did an excellent job of generating spirit for the team. The main goal of this year ' s team was to gain a berth in the state tournament, which they did by beating South Tahoe and Sparks in the zone tournament. Shannon Shaughnessy said, We finally became a team and worked together. It took us a long time to play at our poten- tial, but we proved ourselves in the zone tournament. At the state tournament, they were able to beat the number one seeded Rancho High School in the first game, but they could not hold on to win the match. In the next match they lost to their friends from the south, Douglas High School. Melanie Altec bumps a ball up to the waiting setter as Shannon Shaughnessy and Dori Babcock wait in anticipation. Cathy Schmidt prepares to set for Sydney Dull while Dori Babcock passes the ball up to her. VOLLEYBALL: Front Row: Rene Mar- tinez, Aeryn Donnelly, Melanie Allec. Second Row: Cathy Schmidt, lessica Guy, Kari Woods. Sydney Dull. Back Row: Shari MacDonald. Shannon Shaughnessy, Heather Becker, Pauline Holznauer, Trisha Smith, Don Babcock, Coach Daryl lames. Varsity Volleyball §