Dobie High School - Roundup Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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Varsity' - f - - - It'S A Hit Already busy schedules had to be rearranged to allow for the great deal of time the girls spent working with the sport which was a high priority for most. In many cases, fitting in the hours of volleyball and the pressures of keeping up with schoolwork along with jobs and home lives was not an easy chore. But the enjoyment of playing the game and, more importantly, the closeness shared by many of the team members was well worth the sacrifices that were made. ln the opinion of Karl Bruce, The players were all close and we were more like a family, instead of just a team. Jaime Jakovich, junior, added, Volleyball was worth every sacrifice l made, and if l had a chance to do it again, I wouldn't change a thing. Laneigh Anderson also spent a great deal of time with the sport and her father felt that quite a bit of time was spent on it, but she got her money's worth. Anderson was honored at the end of the season, because she was named a member of the Se- cond Team All-District. ML.. Laura Rubens j40j shows her powerful spike as Keri Bruce j31j moves in to help. 206 Varsity Volleyball J Members of the varsity volleyball team are FRONT ROW Kerl Bruce Jain' Jakovich, Precious White. SECOND ROW Karla Vawter manager Sharyl Barrie Llsa Arthur, Andrea Melvin-manager. BACK ROW Donna Branch coach Lanelg Anderson,Kelly Kratlck, Laura Roberts Picture o Available Keri Bruce t31j looks on as Jaime Jakovich j25j bumps the Karon Altom t3-tj ball toward the net. shot as Keri Bruce 1311

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4 , 'awnya Jackson t33t and Lori ge t25l bump the ball as Mia Beth Rackley t11l bumps the ball chell t28l watches. tothe front line. Standley't34l spikes the nan as Lori Hedge f25j and funn 4203 looks en. - , , olleygb-all On The Ball Think Volleyball was an idea that was installed in the girls' volleyball team by their new var- sity coach, Donna Branch. It was more than just an idea, though, because most of the girls spent the majority of their time practicing, talking about, or concentrating on volleyball in one way or another. lt was not something to be forgot- ten in other classes or at home. Karon Altom, senior, explained, Sheryl Berrier and l sat in trig writing notes to encourage each 'other and keep our minds on volleyball. Keri Bruce, even held 'Ts Coach Donna Branch gives the JV team a pep talk during a time- out. UOIIIIZ Bl'8IICh shows l'I8l' . - . style during a game. The freshmen stand around waiting for the game to begin. her arm raised in setting position all during school before the Frien- dswood game, which we won. At the beginning of the season Laneigh Anderson, varsity team captain, tried to get in touch with everybody the night before a game to remind them to concentrate on volleyball. All in all, the team's spirit and excitement was over- whelming. When asked what she thought was the most outstanding feature of this year's varsity, Branch replied, The willingness to work as a team. They maintained a strong positive attitude through most of the season. Team attitude as a whole was fantastic. At the beginning of the year, everyone was excited about the new season which brought with it a new coach, new uniforms, and a new net to replace the one that had been about six inches low for as long as anyone could remem- ber. The first games this year were played with a hot fire and high spirit that had not been seen on Dobie's.volleyball court in a long while. The team went onto the court ready to win, and they usually fought without letting up until the .very last point. But the numberggf losses eventually began to take its toll on the team's con- fidence a'nd attitude, and the second round of district play became a struggle, leaving the team with a 1-15 record. About the overall season Branch com- mented, The season's record does not show the results of my team's improvement. They played a lot better than what the records show. When we played well, we held our own against the top teams. When we played average we couldn't quite keep up. We had our good games and our bad games. Varisty Volleyball 205

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1 Berrier 1211 dinks the as Laneigh Anderson 1411 and Jakovich 111 look on. isa Arthur 181 waits to bump ball. aime Jakovich 111 dinks the over the net as Keri Bruce 161 es in to cover her. an-an to receive the next serve from Galena Park are Jaime Jakovich 1251, Laneigh Anderson 1411, Keri Bruce 1311, Karon Altom 1341, and Lisa Dinking the ball over the not at the South Houston game is Laneigh Anderson 1131. Precious White 131 bumps the xp s 1 vu , if il, y ,f as 5 ball 0V8I' U18 HOL Varsity Volleyball L South Houston 12-15, 11.15 6 V H W Galena Park 15-7. 15.3 ' L Baytown Lee 5-15, 3.15 W A ' L Deer Park 8.15, 11-15 V4 , ' I L Sam Rayburn 12.15 3.15 1 .'w- ' L North Shore 112-15,14-16 1 it L Baytown Sterling 5-15' 15.17 rf' L Pasadena 15-12, 4-15, 20-22 L South Houston 1-15, 11.15 L Galena Park 6-15' 7.15 L Baytown Lee 8-15' 9.15 L Deer Park 9.15, 7.15 L Sam Rayburn 1-15' 5.15 L North Shore 1-15, 2.15 L Baytown Sterling 8-151 3.15 L Pasadena 10-15, 13.15 Kelly Krafick 1101 watches the ball after a dink over the net. Varsity Volleyball 207