Los Gatos High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Los Gatos, CA)

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Volleyball Team Plays The varsity team walked away tied for third place in CCS. The junior varsity team was just as competitive and also placed third. There were mixed feelings of excitement and disappoint- ment, and the team wished it wouldn't end. Training was hard work and time consuming, yet the teams came through shining. I would have been shocked! claimed wide-eyed coach Dougan about the possibility of not making CCS. He admitted that the seeding was not favor- able and prevented the team from doing better. Nicole Zales- ny, a varsity team member, re- called a gathering of the varsity team at a member's house. Best Yet There they sat in a room after dinner, closed their eyes, and imagined winning the game in their heads. Nicole was pleased that her team won third. Though winning wasn't emphasized in the junior varsity team's training, they placed third, their best yet. The varsity team helped the junior varsity team with many skills. Kelli Mor- ris smiled slightly when she said, The practices were difficult and tiring in the beginning. lt was also difficult to suddenly face such competition, but Kelli felt the volleyball camp that most ju- nior varsity members attended helped a lot. The team learned basic fundamentals and used them in a winning way. x .... . Q--lXiT X... Wa-A X........ ts..-Q X...-A Varsity volleyball. FRONT ROW: Michelle Coletti, Maureen Miller, Monica Burke Dana johnson, Denise Mallison, joy Osborne. BACK ROW: Coach Dougan, Nicole Zalesny, Barri johnson, Brandy Zynda, jennifer Scates. Karen Clalatea, Aryan Shakeri 176 X Girls Sports

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,qv-W 1 11 ,4 . A ' Num' Q11 . 7334 f6',f,1'. f f 'C Cff'744 V 131' :fa ff' f ' Q ,,-4.,,..h,.. LEFT: Mellisa Vaccaro returns her oppo- nent's serve with perfect form. A word about seeding: seeding was the process by which the top contestants, or in this case teams, were ranked prior to the competition. ln order to do this, the coaches of the teams participating in the competition attended a meet- ing at the CCS office. During this meeting the season of each team was reviewed, and the coaches and members of the CCS committee debated, on the basis of merit, which teams entered as first, second, third, and fourth. lt came down to the fourth seed between Burl- ingame and Los Gatos, said Coach Ron Denevi. So they flipped a coin and we lost. As a result, Los Gatos played fourth seed, Burlingame, and convincingly defeated them in the semi-finals. justice was done, said Coach Denevi with Conviction. 4 . Scoreboard League CCS Los Gatos 7 Blackford O Los Gatos 7 Burlingame O Los Gatos 7 Branham 0 Los Gatos 6 Willow Glen l , Los Gatos 7 Leigh O Los Gatos 5 Gunn 2 Los Gatos 7 Del Mar 0 Los Gatos 3 Leland 4 Los Gatos 6 Prospect I Los Gatos 7 Westmont O Ai' ABOVE: Birgit Fink-lensen prepares to slice the ball in half with her raquet. LEIT: Kelly Goldsborough awaits the arrival of the ball. ai' Girls Sports 1 I7 5

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8 The team anxiously waits for the ball to return. Dana lohnson keeps her eye on the ball before spiking. 519vB'7 QA L3 ia LB A' , 3 3 ' M . 4 V junior varsity volleyball. FRONT ROW: Tascha Menkin, Shannon Wapier, Sharon Lakin, Carrie Fowler, Lisa Kellog, Kelli Morris, Kim Fisher. BACK ROW: Susan Dougan, Trista Wollesen, Shannon Weick, Carrie Yazel, Christy Disbrow. Robin Sturny, Heidi Megyeri. SCOREBOARD HOME VISITOR Los Gatos 15,16,15 Soquel 6,14,7 Los Gatos 15,15,15 Mountain View 8,3,1 1 Los Gatos 15,15,15 Westmont 7,1O,13 Los Gatos 15,15,14,15 Blackford 5,8,16,8 Los Gatos 15,15,15 Del Mar 4,4,8 Los Gatos 15,15,15 Prospect Z,3,5 Los Gatos 15,15,15 Mitty 8,5,6 Los Gatos 15,15 Leigh 7,8 Los Gatos 15,15,3,15 Branham 7,1,15,4 Los Gatos 15,15 Westmont 4,8 Los Gatos 15,15,15 Blackford 1 1,1,6 Los Gatos 15,15 Del Mar 6,8 Los Gatos 15,15 Prospect 7,7 Los Gatos 15,15 Mitty 2,7 Los Gatos 15,15 Leigh 5,6,6, Los Gatos 15,15,15 Branham 15,13,5,3 Los Gatos 8,15,15,15 CCS Los Gatos 15,15,15 St. Francis 13,6,1O Los Gatos 7,5,5 Los Altos 15,15,15 Freshman Makes Varsity Freshman loy Osborne had a lot to smile about since she was the only freshman on the varsity team. Coach Dougan pointed out that this was the first time a freshman had made the varsity team since his first year of coaching. He wanted a number of freshmen on varsity but found they lacked the needed skills. Being a freshman on varsity re- quired a lot of concentration and, as loy showed, a lot of skill. Girls Sports X 177