Memorial High School - Reata Yearbook (Houston, TX)

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COACH ANN WILSON and Carol Crisp pass time in the gym. Varsity Volleyballers enjoyed hanging out in the gym even after the fall season ended. Photo by Gala Holt. The net set Confin- uedfrom N page 238 N Each girl Qj on the team had -x the potential to be an All-District player,', Coach Wilson said. Coach Wilson has coached the Varsity for two years, and played volleyball in college which enables her to relate better to the team situation. Kate said, HShe's young, she's played in college, and she's just like one of the team. Since this is the first year the Varsity has had the same coach for more than one year in a row, they did not have to adjust to a new one. Dinah said It's hard to get used to a new coach, so with Miss Wilson, you already had a head start. Speaking about the Varsity, Miss Wilson, and the two other teams, Linda said, We all got along pretty well? - 30 - - Charlolle Pendergakl 240 Varsity Volleyball VARSITY VOLLEYBALL TEAM, BOTTOM ROW: Kelly Kraft, Laurel Douglas, Shere Austin, Linda Ewing. TOP ROW: Coach Ann Wilson, Marion Neff, Anne Furbush, Carol Crisp, Diane Canfield, Dian Voelkel. Photo by Gala Holt. I 'Psi M vigil IN ORDER TO GET THE BALL TO THE SETTER on her team, Junior Laurel Douglas practices bumping the ball during the Varsity Volleyball game against Westchester. Westchester was the best game for 1 jjfuv- 'g ,M S. MMS e I M,,..y -N' ,,,,Qs,f - it - f M,,,.v- K , ' ' ,Af .- the Varsity team, said volleyball manager Sc more Kathy Spear, We beat Westchester, but won district, Senior Varsity member Kate B said. Photo by Scott Waughtal.

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MHS - Opponent C ess Creek Score 15-3,4-15, 15-3 YPV , Cy-Fair 15-12,15-5 Pearland 9-15, 15-5, 16-14 Westbury 15-3, 15-5 Deer Park 15-10,15-9 Northshore 15-1, 15-12 Klein 15-5,13-15,15-B Mt. Carmel 15-2, 15-7 Northbrook 15-11, 15-4 Spring Woods 15-7, 16-4 Hastings 13-11,15-12 Elslk 15-7, 15-1 Spring Branch 9-15,15-10,15-10 Stratford 13-3, 15-8 Westchester 15-1 1. 5-15,11-13 Northshore 15-10, 5-O Spring Woods 15-1, 15-9 Hasting 15-5,15-10 Elslk 15-O, 15-5 Spring Branch 15-12,14-12 Stratford 15-8, 15-7 Westchester 15-3, 11-14, 15-3 WON 22, LOST 0 SPIRIT IS BEING DISPLAYED by the Junior Varsity dur- ing a treshman game. The volleyball teams always cheered for each other. Another duty of the players was to watch and judge the lines for their games. rt Photo by Scott Waughtal. The net set ope- ye, the sailor man, toot, O' toot, echoed . K through the bus x after the victory at a K, nearby school. Another QJ win for the Junior Varsity Volleyball Team and another time for celebration. There were no ordinary rah rah,s on the bus, for this was no ordinary team. Instead, choruses from Popeye or other television shows filled the bus. Carolyn Bing was one of the partici- pants in these escapades. She said, We would get on the bus after the Varsity, and all of us good people would move to the backf-' We would just sit back and act queerf' she continued. Coming back we would sing 'Popeye' or 1The Brady Bunch,. This after-the-game tradition was so important to the Volleyball Team that Betsy Smith considered it one of the top events of the season. She stated, Beating Westchester and our bus rides had to be the greatest things in our sea- son. To the participant, this could have been one of the top events of the season but to the fan, there were many other lv Volleyball events which made the team worth see- ing. Coach Ann Wilson said, 'This team cared more about winning as a team than they thought of winning as indi- viduals. They cheered each other on and did theirjob when they were in the game. This type of cheering was one of the reasons they won, or, as Coach Wilson put it, 75 percent of the reason they won. Winning was almost an understate- ment as the team coasted in with a Dis- trict Championship and a I3-1 regular season record. The one loss came at the hands of Westchester. Coach Wilson said, Westchester was our hardest competition. Betsy agreed, but added Northbrook, saying Westchester was definitely tough, but also Northbrook was very good. Others gave the team rough times throughout the season besides these two. They included Alief-Hastings and Spring Branch. Alief beat the Junior Varsity in a tournament, but Spring Branch played in two close games in the season. Caroline Ahrens, captain of the team, considered beating both Spring Branch and Westchester equally hard. Westchester and Spring Branch were both our toughest competition, she said. As manager of the team, Kathy Spear watches the game from a differ- ent perspective. Spring Branch was hard, because we knew a lot of people, she said. 'slt was a lot more personal than playing other teams, and there was a whole lot more rivalry. As captains, Ahrens and Junior Car- oline Mefferd, were saddled with many responsibilities which they took care of in a highly satisfactory manner. Coach Wilson said, g'Caroline Ahrens and Caroline Mefferd had to keep the spirit going. It was not that hard to be spirited with the support of other players including Beth McGinnis and Jene Clemmenson whom Betsy said were both, very goodf' . Rounding out the team were Lisa Meyer, Barbara Officer, and Miss Ann Wilson who all added into the team experiencef' Betsy called it Nteamworkj' Kathy called it spirit,,' and Caroline called it togetherness, but whatever magic was used, it certainly made for a suc- cessful season. Perhaps though. it was all these fac- tors combined with a little bus ride where one could see Miss Wilson. Bar- bara, Beth, Betsy, and two Carolines, Carolyn, Jane, and Lisa all joining in on a chorus of Popeye - 30 - - Charlotte Prendergasr HOME r-v-1' L... f f -ii. w