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

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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

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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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JV Freshmen Volleyball JH . Going up for the spike, freshman Slephany Wallaee makes the pomt for the freshman team. Phoio by Magga- Kihs WINS Giddings Reagan Lake Travis Liberty Hill Waco University Waco University LOSSES St. Michael ' s Lockhart Bastrop Midway Belton Pflugerville Leander Taylor Bastrop Midway Pflugerville Leander Taylor Front Row:Carla Holin,Peniiy Ebbs.Row 2:Rene Reid, Jeo- Difer Saunders, Dolonda D«an.Evelyn Heiron, Bobby Hamiltoo. Misti Dosbier, Janis Valencia.Row 3: Coacb Susan Nielson, Russ Houston, Nicole Bultard, DeShon WUliains,BajiMira Bennett, Kara Jensen, Michelle Wood- worth, Tracy Williams, Tracy Lewis. Kim Battles. WINS Giddings Reagan Lake Travis LBJ Pflugei ' ille ' Midway •Helton •University •Leander •Bastrop •Belton •University •Taylor LOSSES St. Michael ' s Lockhart •Bastrop Austin High •Pflugerville •Taylor •Midway •Pflugerville •Leander •DISTRICT GAMES FRESHMEN Back Sow: Elizabeth Harris, Tina Hairing. Jalie Lynch, Kriste Hodges, Patrina Henr?, Vonna Nunn, Joy Pearce. Stephanie Wallace, Natasha Jackson. Front Row: Nicki Baylor, Cynthia Ellis, Coacb Evwetla Mann. Michelle Grisham, Tammy Brown. Layout by Debbie Kaiser V 117