Mazama High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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Blocking an opponent’s spike is Leah McGuire. Leilani Parton was ready to back them up if the ball got through. Spiking the ball is Rachel Taylor. At practice the girls were taught to bump, set, spike. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Name: Becky Hall Grade: Sophomore Becky has played volleyball for three years before coming to Mazama. Becky also played for the varsity team. '7 like volleyball because you have to work together as a team. 74-JV Volleyball OPPONENTS Hidden Valley Grants Pass Henley Sacred Heart Ashland Crater Eagle Point Klamath Union Medford Hidden Vally Roscburg Grants Pass Ashland Crater Eagle Point Klamath Union Medford Roseburg JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: FRONT: Becky Hall. Jennifer Ochoa. Michelle Galloway, Kerry Quirk. BACK: Coach Ed Holcomb. Shauna Dyer, Jennifer Fellows. Leah McGuire. Chris Penninger, Leilani Parton, score keeper Shauna Moore.

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BUMP, SET, VIKS v It's 6:00 on a clear autumn night and you are hurrying to the gym to start vol- leyball practice. You know that you have at least 2Vi hours of hard practice ahead of you, but if you are a dedicated volleyball player like the 1985 Mazama varsity volley- ball team was, you are looking forward to the hard work, the sweat, and the chal- lenge of practice. Even though practice is exhausting, you know the rewards are great. For example, you will be making lifelong friends and developing valuable skills. Most importantly you learn how to give your all for the team — win or lose. This was exactly what the varsity volley- ball team did in 1985. All of the team members worked to improve their skills and to be able to perform as a team. By the end of the season the team had improved in both areas. According to coach Pat Ward, the team improved the most in playing as a team and executing their hit- ting skills. The team had many excellent players. Setters like April Boyer and Melissa Stuck were constantly striving for perfection. In charge of offensive strikes were powerful hitters like Sheila Ivins. Gia Clinton. Kitty Scott, and Kami Kiser. During the course of the season these four were key players at the net. Defensively the Lady Viks had Wendy Graham and Chris Buhrig. Even though the Lady Viks only won three matches they were able to go to three games in almost all of their matches. They also fought hard against the number one and two teams in the conference. None of the other teams in the S.O.C. ever expected an easy win against the Viks. At the end of the season team awards were distributed at a pizza party. Team captain was awarded to April Boyer who was responsible for making the team work together on the court. Kami Kiser re- ceived most improved with coach Ward commenting It's fantastic to watch her VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: FRONT April Boyer. Melissa Stuck. Sheila Ivins. Peggy Noble. BACK: Coach Pat Ward. Chris Buhrig. Gia Clinton. Kami Kiser. Kitty Scott. Wendy Graham. Manager Vicki Kiser. Not Pictured: Brookes Hunt Showing team spirit as she gets ready to exchange places with Melissa Stuck is Chris Burhig. Chris was both a tough offensive and defensive player. hit the ball! Most inspirational went to Brookes Hunt while Sheila Ivins received most valuable. Sheila always gave 100% in the games and was always there when the team needed her. MOST VALUABLE PL A YFR Name: Sheila Ivins Grade: Junior Sheila Ivins has played vol- leyball for five years. She has been on Mazama's varsity squad for three years. She enjoys play- ing volleyball because of the competition and the team com- panionship. '7 think the most important thing to a team is together- ness. It takes a lot to not give up even when the wins didn't come like we would have liked hut we all know we were winners in our own wav. Varsity Volleyball-73

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BUILDING SUCCESS Dinking” the ball over the net is Shelly Hampson. The team worked on improving this skill throughout the season. Taking time out. the team stops to discuss their strategy. Volleyball requires both individual effort and teamwork. JV, Freshman Volleyball-75 Junior Varsity It was a totally new and exciting season for Mazama’s junior varsity volleyball team; not only did the team have a new coach it had a new attitude Mr. Ed Hulcomb took over as coach of the Junior Varsity replacing Manule Sewell. He led the girls to the most successful season in the history of Vi- king JV volleyball, including a hard fought win over Klamath Union in the early part of the season. The lady viks also developed a new sense of Viking pride under Hulcomb, which included wearing their uniform tops to school for important home games. Everybody on the JV team was a real winner and a tough competitor be- cause it takes a very dedicated player to make a team successful. In fact the winner of the most valuable player award, Becky Hall, was so dedicated that she was an important member of the varsity team during the later part of the season. Other award winners were Leilani Parton as most inspira- tional player, Shawana Dyer as most improved player, Michelle Galloway as high scorer, and Dawn Gregory as Honorary Captain-net player. Freshmen For the Freshman team it was an exciting season because it was a whole new experience for many of the play- ers. High School volleyball is very dif- ferent than that of Junior High. Help- ing the freshman team adjust to the new rules was first-time coach and veteran player, Cindy Popp. Coach Popp better known at Mazama as Cin- dy Heaton was a member of the 1984 Varsity volleyball team at Mazama. As a matter of fact Coach Popp played Mazama Volleyball for the four years she attended Mazama. She made an excellent coach because she was al- ready familiar with the volleyball pro- gram at Mazama. Even though playing high school volleyball is a new exper- ience for the freshman they had an outstanding team Filled with a lot of promising talent. The players honored were Wendy Bursell, most valuable; Lisa Hoff and Kristy Patzke, most in- spirational; Stacy Boyd, most im- proved; Rachel Taylor, team captain. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Name: Wendy Bursell Grade: Freshman Wendy Bursell has played volleyball for three years and plans to continue in the sport in the following years to come. '7 feel volleyball is a fun and exciting sport, and I really like bumping and spiking the ball. M.H.S. win win loss loss loss loss loss win win OPPONENTS Henley Sacred Heart Henley Sacred Heart Henley KU Henley KU FRESHMAN VOLLEYBALL: FRONT. Stacy Boyd. Rachel Taylor. Lisa Hoff. Erica Lewis, Sheri Bates. Lisa Thomas. BACK: Wendy Bursell. Shelley Hampson. Jenny Humphreys, Coach Cindy Popp. Kristy Patzke, Lynette Minch. Cindy Asimakis.