East Central High School - Hornet Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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HORNET PRIDE RUNS HIGH ...The team huddles in a gaint circle to give one another the power and support they need to win this game. The girls are a close family and will always stick by each other in a time of need. They pause for a moment then break the circle ready to play and win. A MARVELOUS SERVEttt Putting all her might into hitting the volleyball. Patricia Zaionlz gives a powerful serve. The loud cheering and the team ' s stamina give each girl the strength they need to give the opposing team a serve that is impossible to return. The girls put alt their might so they can win! Todd CieUncId Memopoble iimes What is a day in the life of a Hornet Varsity uollebyall player? Gritty. We will examine the summer workouts. Day one: The girls, after being accustomed to sleeping late, had to drag themselves out of bed by 7:30 a.m. to be at school and ready to run the first ten laps of the day at 9 a.m. They would do stretches and exercises and run their plays to get themselves back in shape. Then they would break for lunch and then be back for evening workouts. Day two: The muscles are sore. As the girls come into the gym with half closed eyes and Ben-Gay for perfume, they would brave the same thing over and over again to make them the best players possible. Day three: This is the hardest day of all. The girls needed forklifts and cranes to get out of bed. The muscles did not want to function, but they still practiced anyway. Season: After the first three days, eve- 89 . . . Sports rything came together. All of the long hours of practice and preparation were put to rest, and a Hornet volleyball team emerged prov- ing that they were the team to contend with. Throughout the season the Varsity team showed great improvement. There may have been a disappointing season with the num- ber of losses, but the team kept their spirits up and enjoyed every minute they were to- gether. The girls had a season with every game a nail biter. The audience screamed and the girls did their best. Each and every game they had to strive to try to beat the opposing team. There were some close games. They beat l arshall in a three game set with every game within a couple of points. Also, a game against Churchill was even better. The girls came up two points short of winning the game.

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( Me€f €iee It was a cool October evening and our traditonal rival strolled into the gym . . . Judson. The Hornets had al- ready established them selves as one of the top JV teams in the city and the district. Judson had something to prove. The teams battled back and forth, and the spiking was something fierce. And then, all of a sudden, the lights went out. One third of the power was restored, but it Just wasn ' t enough for the Hornets. When the lights went out all I could think of was — oh great we ' re losing already and the lights went out on our side. Gia Iden, said. The Hornets put up a good fight for a come back, but Just couldn ' t pull it off Playing with the lights out was pretty fun- ny, a very different way of playing volleyball. Valerie Mendoza, said. This will be a game long remembered in eve ryone ' s mind. Donna Craig Todd Cieiencki DINK IT OVERI Reaching over her opponent, Debbie Pecina dinks the ball to the other side. Quick thinking and timing makes volleyball an interesting sport to watch. BUMP IT, SET IT, SPIKE ITt Beatric Corbin gets the first bump from a serve so she can return it to the setter for the set up for a spike. These three things are essential elements in becoming a good volleyball team. The team really shows how enthused and well organized they are. JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL EC OPP 2 MacArthur 1 Seguin 2 Roosevelt 2 2 Lee 2 Madison 1 Churchill 2 Judson 2 San Marcos 2 2 MacArthur 1 Seguin 2 2 Roosevelt 1 Lee 2 2 Madison 2 Churchill Judson 2 San Marcos Record 7-9 2 Todd Cieiencki Struggling hard! truggling for the uictory in a tough district the Junior Varsity team tried harder and harder to take ivins, but found that they were a feiv points short behind their opponents. The team u orked as a whole and sur- prised many of the opposing teams. With height and speed the girls spiked their way into the gyms of many schools. Close games really hurt the Junior Varsity throughout the season, but these near losses made them try even harder to win than ever before. New and exciting plays were performed. The Hornet team led attacks upon their op- ponents and scored points with each attack. The spirit and togetherness really helped the team to keep their performances together and produced a lot of effort. Throughout the season the Hornets had surprising upsets by teams like Judson, Churchill, and Seguin. In each, the Hornets put up a tough match, but sometimes fell short in getting a victory. We did a real good Job this season. We had strength, height, and stamina to keep playing the best we could, Kim Murray, junior, said. The Hornets had an uphill battle the whole way but hung on to show the other teams that we did not give up easily. We never give up. We keep going strong until the finish. We have the capability to raise ourselves up whenever we fall down, Gia Iden, Junior, said. A tough district like this one really made everyone work a little harder to strive for that win. Even tho ugh the Hornets suffered many losses and setbacks they kept their heads held high and the spirit they needed to work to their fullest ability and capacity. The season was tough but the JV held on and showed others that they could take any kind of beating and could stand on their own two feet. They were also able to overcome any loss no matter what the point margin may have been. Todd Cieiencki and Lana Fulral Junior Varsity Volleyball by Todd Cieiencki and Lana Futral . . . 90

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€ifua€ ££e€fd zU Todd Cietencki Settio t Okay, ladies, let ' s go now. Let ' s take it to them Keep fighting, we can do It. Leadership from the sent ors played a big role this yectr in helping the Hornets haue a winning season and the thing that helped the leadership was the close ness that the team shared. ' ' Everyone got along real nice. The seniors were not the bossy type. I thought they had a real strong grip on everything. The best thing about our team was that we were like a family. Chantel Fields, said. DonnM Craig Todd Cieiencki BOUNCE . . . BOUNCE . . . Bouncing the ball and getting ready to serve. Misty Hodge con- centrates before giving a powerful serve. She and other players were close this year and that is what made them work so well together. Todd CMxncki SLAPt SAP! BANGI Giving a powerful spike. Shannon Engleman shows that she can really give it her all. Her spikes along with other teammate ' s spikes bring the crowds to their feet. They give wonderful performances and show the opposing teams what they are made of! THIS ONE IS MINE . . . Looking fiercely at the ball. Junior Shannon Engleman gets ready to downball the volleyball. As she gets into position, other teammates surround her ready for the return. Good sportsmanship and working skilb gives the team that extra effort to pull off a win. Varsity Volleyball by Todd Cieiencki and Lana Futral . . . 88