Del Valle High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Del Valle, TX)

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Varsity gains helpful skills despite losses Despite the 9-23 season record, the Varsity volleyball team did well because they played against stiffer compe- tition than in past years, coach Cindy Gee said. The team played mostly against 4A and 5A schools in- stead of the 2A and 3A schools. Taylor, Pflugerville, and Bastrop were our toughest opponents. They had strong hitters and servers, but we were ready for them, senior Lynette Whitley said. Playing the 5A schools helped to prepare the team for District tournaments be- cause they played against 4A schools, senior Roni Her- nandez said. There was not a lot of Var- sity experience on the team, but the girls had a willingness and desire to work hard and win. Gee said. We lacked on the court because we had a lot of young and new players that had not played Varsity volleyball be- fore, Hernandez said. Seniors faced the season as it being the last year of their high school volleyball career. I ' ve had a good career in volleyball and I ' ve enjoyed it a lot. Coach Gee really helped me meet my goals, Whitley said. Spirit on the court had a lot to do with girls ' performance while in a game. The team ' s strength this year was spirit on the court and our ability to work to- gether. Paula Houston has contributed the most to the team because of her spirit, Hernandez said. With 1 2 and a half hours of practice each week, some- times the routine got old, but all the practicing had a pur- pose. Lifting weights was the worst part of practice because it was tiring and boring, but it payed off because it helped our spiking which improved our game more, Hernandez said. •IftP. nr»-. ivafl Oetting g L, ,» jK ♦ nior Ch .v-v ' %fP, withe; Getting the points for the team, se- Christine Sellers spikes the ball ase and grace. PhoU) h j. hn Layout by Debbie Kaiser V 115

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Varsity Volleyball Hitting the ball over the net, junior Fixing to spike the ball, senior Susan Wendy Lutz goes back down to the Cole goes up for the hit. Phoio by Magg.c floor as the rest of the team prepares Eihs for the next return. Photo by Maggie EIUs r- Back Row: Kim Greiveldingcr, Susan Cole. Lyneile Whitley, Stephanie Whiiley, Christine Sellers, Wendy Lulz, Ingrid Whitley, Coach Cindy Gee. Front Row: Paula Houston, Celeste Hoffman, Dora Hernandez, Roni Hernandez. Lisa Hutchinson. ' District Games 114 V Varsity Volleyball Spoils

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Drills enhance spirit, drive for game play With a 13-7 season record for the Freshman volleyball and 9-13 record for the Jun- ior Varsity, freshman coach Evwella Munn said the teams started the season off slow but worked hard to excel. The girls had a natural ability when playing volley- ball, JV coach Susan Niel- son said. They were enthu- siastic and had a lot of potential. The JV team chose Penny Ebbs as the most valuable player for the year. Penny was valuable be- cause she was a hard worker. As a setter she had to work hard and that always helped everyone else out. She did her job, sophomore Barbara Bennett said. JV could pull together to help each other out, but often a lack of communication struck the team causing a large weakness. During a game we would stop talking on the court and then we would start arguing over something that wasn ' t necessary, said sophomore Evelyn Herron. Spiking and serving was the strategy of the freshman team because they were hard and strong, but calling the ball was our biggest problem because everyone wanted to hit. It was taking time to get three hits since no one was calling, Judy Lynch said. Returning the ball over the net. sophomore Barbara Bennett spikes the ball. Sophomores Misti Doshier and Evelyn Herron prepare for the next hit. Pholo by John Mcrcuiicf 116 V JV Freshman Volleyball Sports