Marion High School - Warrior Yearbook (Marion, KS)

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Volleyball Excels Through Team Effort The ball hit the floor just outside the line. The Warriors on the court moved to the server, reassuring her with that's okay, good try. Teamwork and spirit told the story. Volleyball practice for the 84-85 season began at an early 7:00 a.m. on August 20th. Mr. Jim Versch took his place as head coach and Miss Judy Wilt worked as assistant. Versch said that prior to the beginning of practice he felt unexcited and somewhat negative about coaching volleyball, but the more involved he became, the Nancy Swartz demonstrates true volleyball form as the ball travels high above the net. VOLLEYBALL TEAM — FIRST ROW. Manager Robin Wineinger. Heather Carroll. Carol Laue. Sheri Bina. Christi Steward. Manager Lorri Challacombo. SECOND ROW: Gail Walker. Jill Thole. Jill Dannenfelser. Kelley Enos. Sue Webb. Rolana Ludwig. Racquel Allison. Kristi Enos. THIRD ROW: Assistant Coach Judy Wilt. Patty Carroll. Nancy Swartz. Tawnya Ludwig. Katrina Moore. Michele Bina. Sherry Olsen. Leann Snell- ing. Head Coach Jim Versch. more he began to love it. A team of 20 hard-working girls drilled on the skills that had been set to rest for a year. Their efforts paid off as Marion took first place in the Abilene Quad, defeating Lindsborg for the first time in five years. Other highlights of the season included win- ning the Hillsboro Triangle and plac- ing second at the Hope Tourney. The Warriors also participated in the Maize Torney and the Chase County Tourney. The season closed with a home sub- state tournament. Defeating Halstead set Marion against Chase County. The desire to win was tremendous on the Warriors’ part, but Chase pulled through to take first place. When the volleyball players were asked how they felt about the season, many stressed that they had played like a team. Senior Leann Snelling said, We learned how to have con- fidence with each and every player and learned not to get down on ourselves or others. 12 Volleyball

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The two small helpers, curious about the an- nouncement of the new queen,try to peek without moving from their spots” as anxious escorts crowd around former Queen Tracy Burkholder. Nancy Swartz sparkles as Mike Kelsey places the crown on her head. Attendants Sherry Winkler and Cheryl Stoltenberg and little helpers. Misty Creamer and J.D. Hudgens, share the excitement of the evening's events with Queen Nancy Swartz. Homecoming ll

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Defying gravity. Rolana Ludwig leaps into the air and spikes the ball with seemingly no effort. Parents night drew many proud adults to support their daughters success due to t remendous en- thusiasm on the girls part. VARSITY VOLLEYBALL RECORD MHS OPPONENT 2 Abilene 1 2 Lindsborg 0 2 St. Xavier 0 2 Hope 0 1 Centre 2 2 Goessel 0 2 White City 0 2 Remington 1 2 Hillsboro 1 0 Council Grove 2 0 Council Grove 2 0 Ark City 2 2 Belle Plaine 0 0 Maize 2 0 Chase County 2 0 Chase County 2 1 Centre 2 1 Centre 2 2 Herington 0 2 Herington 0 1 Chase County 2 2 Luckey 0 0 Centre 2 2 Berean 0 0 Canton-Galva 2 2 Halstead 0 0 Chase County 2 Volleyball 13