East High School - Echoes Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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l N 5 v .. l i . 5, wi 5 .sf 1. Teamwork goes a long way in this game, as Lavonna jacobs coaches Marcia Roberts. 2. Members of the varsity volleyball team are lfront rowj Opal Bullard, Delores Murillo, Becky Ackerman, Tracy Coslettg lback rowl Lisa Ridge, Fia Sinclair, Monica Spencer, Becky Mann, Heidi Wimmer, Lavon- na Jacobs, Doris Hayden, Coach janet Krack. 3. Ready for action after Opal Bullard hits the ball in the air, Tracy Coslett and Becky Mann prepare for anything that could happen. 4. Skill and concentration make up the perfect volleyball player, and Wendy Wetzel prepares to do her best. 5. As senior Opal Bullard hits the ball, her other team mates, Monica Spencer, Becky Marm, Heidi Wimmer and Tracy Coslctt, are ready to help out. Varnfy I j V Volleybal!!25

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JV, varsity have memorable season his has been the most en- joyable and certainly most memorable season I have a ever coached, stated Coach Janet Krack, adding. The varsity team showed everyone this year how tough they really are. Krack was named Coach of the Year for the third consecutive year, but when asked how she felt about this she said, As you well know, coaches only look as good as their teams. The varsity team went with a 28-6 record en route to their third consecutive City League volleyball championship that they shared with North. This year's team is extraordinary, commented Krack, before naming certain honors the girls earned. LaVonna Jacobs, Heidi Wimmer and Monica Spencer were all named All City first team, and Tracy Coslett was named All City second team. Delores Murillo was nam- ed All City honorable mention. Jacobs was also named 1983 state- honorable mention and Wimmer to the all state team. Jacobs and Spencer were named Washburn Rural High School All- Tournament team, while Wimmer was named Most Valuable Player in the tourna- ment. Spencer was honored by being the 1983 Most Valuable Player for East High School. The City League Championship score was 15-1, and the team was runner up in the Northwest Tournament. At the Washburn Rural Tournament, the varsity team placed third. They earned the title of sub-state champions and were mnner up in the state finals. Several new school records were set this year also. LaVonnaJacobs established school records for total points scored and having the most serves. School records for most spikes and spiking aces went to Heidi Wim- mer. But among the junior varsity, the out- come was not as positive. The JV squad's overall record for the season was 8-11. I felt with the small number of players' we had, we did a really good job. They prac- ticed hard and never gave up, said Coach Pat Reynolds. 2 f Vmayfjv Volleyball' 1. Getting into the perfect position, Terri Greene concentrates on hitting the ball. 2. Being ready for the ball to come to you is always important, as Michelle Forrest demonstrates. 3. Members of the junior varsity volleyball team are ffront rowj Shelly Newell, Wendy Wetzel, Debbie Dickinso Terri Greene, Theresa Fitzpatrick: iback rowj Coach Pat Reynolds, Beth Ackerman, Jami Parks, Sheryl Moshie Laura Brooker, Shelly Forrest, Anita Guoladdle.

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Aces claim second at city meet, l . . , run to their 'best season in years s they stood at the line, awaiting the start of the year's first meet, East's men's cross country team was something that they hadn't been for a while...a genuine con- tender. ' 'It was ironic that we had our best season in years, but never won a meet, said Coach Steve Sell, in reference to East's string of meets where they narrowly missed first place. These titles meant little to the varsity squad, whose season-long goal was to claim East's first City League cross country cham- pionship in 16 years. The Aces were edged out by Southeast for the city title, however, but succeeded in defeating perrenial City League power Kapaun-Mt. Carmel and gaining the runner-up spot. Led by seniors Steve Howell and joe Hornback, East claimed second place in the regionals meet and qualified for the state meet for the first time in four years. Lifetime best performances by six of the seven varsity runners were not enough for East to reach its goal of third in the state meet however. The Aces placed ninth in what Sell called the fastest state meet that !Men'r Cross Countfy I've seen in a long time. The Aces weren't lacking in fine in- dividual performances, however, as they showed at the Heights Invitational. Placing third and fourth in the junior race were Don Howard andrlohn Woosipyti. Steve Howell and joe Hornback earned the third and fourth place medals in the senior race. At the state meet, Howell and Hornback posted East's two fastest times of the year, finishing the hilly two-mile course in 9:44 and 9:53 respectively. Despite having missed their goal of gain- ing the city title, the team's other ac- complishments caused Sell to say that it was the best team East has fielded in several years. 1. Nearing the end of a difficult workout, junior Don Howard and seniors joe Hornback, Steve Howell and Shawn Stoner work on maintaining proper form. 2. Pushing each other to run their best possible races, senior Andy Tischauser and junior john Woosipyti compete at the Ark City Invitational. 3. Having passed the half-mile mark as the race's leader, senior Steve Howell moves uphill at the City meet. 4. Pressed by a pack of rival harriers, seniorjoe Horn- back steps up the pace. 5. Fighting off fatigue, junior Pat Wenrling does his best to pass another competitor. e E I i i f