John H Reagan High School - Spur Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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CD -O £ o o mm ' JV volleyball team (front row): Sylvia Williams. Vanessa Washington, Tracye Haywood, Traci Coach Muddy Moxley, Christina Fortenberry; Lloyd, Rhonda Works, Shanna Kothoiann, Kim (back row): Donna Delacruz. Cynthia Hill, Mott. ' N r- 20 U Li ' ° ' 12 Freshman volleyball team (front row): Cynthia dra Lewis, Michele Stewart, Karen Dunn, Sheri JV player Rhonda Works volleys the ball back lo the Williams. Thelma Yarbrough, Coach Ginger Roberts, Elaine Sampson, Terri Kleinert, Lanier defense while teammate Sylvia Williams is ready Hen, Kim Jones. Charmaine Johnson; (second manager Terri Freeman. lo assist. row): Rhonda Sullivan, Cynthia Rogers, Cassan- Coach Ginger Hert explains the overhand serve to During freshman team practice, Rhonda Sullivan Coach Mudtiy Moxley peps up her JV team with a yell her freshman volleyball team. hits the ball while Karen Dunn watches. before the game against Dripping Springs. 32

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M© W I feel like this is the best volleyball team from Reagan. Every year our pro- gram gets better and better. I ' m proud of the players because of their enthusiasm and hustle, commented Coach Cheryl Lyman. Before district play began, the girls ' var- sity volleyball team played in the Kerrville tournament August 29 and the Big Red tournament September 3. At both events, team co-captain Lynda Ambrose was named to the all-district team and Reagan won consolation out of 16 participants. Although the team met a loss at their first district game against Austin 10-15, 15-9, 13-15, they came back and defeated LBJ 15-9, 15-2. Reagan then fell to Johnston 5-15, 5-15, and to McCallum 8-15, 15-7, 13-15. The spikers won their next four games, including an impressive 15-7, 15-4 triumph over the district leader, Lanier. This brought their first half record to 5-3. Starting off second-half play with a 15- 11, 15-8 win over LBJ, Reagan was looking forward to a victorious remainder of the season, but then lost to Austin 5-15, 9-15, and Johnston 14-16, 7-15. The spikers came back to defeat McCallum 15-10, 12- 15, 15-4, were stopped by Anderson 15-12, 10-15, 12-15, and then won against Crockett 15-8, 15-8. The Raiders ended the season with a district record of 8-8. Deborah Wilborn felt that We had some real good games when we played as a team. But in a couple of games we had, like a downfall, where we weren ' t communicating. CO CD CC cr 03 With a little extra effori and reach, Carolyn Guyton tips the ball over the net to the brose ( 12), Sylvia Neal ( 33), and Lisa Newby ( 23). The Raiders won this Lanier defense. Watching and waiting for the results of the play are Lynda Am- competition against the Vikings 15-7, 15-4. 31

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We had a good team. U ' e shouldn ' t have lost any games. I feel we had better players than any other teams in the district. The games we lost, except for two, were very close games. We were starting to hit the floor — doing rolls and dives. We placed our spikes and we had a lot of hustle and pride in the volleyball program, com- mented Coach Muddy Moxley. The junior varsity volleyball team ' s wins were evenly distributed throughout the year, and they finished with a district record of 10-6. This year I worked with the team on more advanced setting work. The bumps and sets were excellent, so we got to work on hitting. Our strength in passing and set- ting were great and we had strong, power- ful hitters, so we were doing a super job, stated Coach Moxley. Lisa Edwards, Vanessa Washington, and Sylvia Williams were team captains and Carol Havard was the manager. It was a rewarding season, com- mented Reagan ' s new freshman volleyball coach. Ginger Hert. It was a learning ex- perience for the team. All of them learned overhand serves, which became very strong. The improvement from first half to second half (of the season) was tremen- dous. Even other district coaches com- mented to me on the team ' s progress, add- ed Coach Hert. The team, managed by Terri Freeman, had a district record of 7-9 and were repeatedly reminded by Coach Hert that volleyball is a team effort and you must work together. Their team motto was ' we can do it — I can ' t, but we can. ' o CO S cr While teammate Traci Lloyd watches, junior varsity player Shanna Kothmann con- it. The Raiders won this game against Lanier 8-15. 16-14, 15-11. cenirates on placing the ball where it will be difficult for her opposition to return