North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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1 - Dana Cooke gets in the position to set up the ball for a spike. 2 - 1981 Varsity Volleyball Team: Kneeling - Debbie Hill, Michelle Selvage, Fannie Brown, Dana Cooke, Donita Hall. Standing - Coach Lynn Hinkle, Patty Haley, Doreen Makar, Bernicene Col- ,, W, eman, Diane Cosby, Brenda Crosby. og: '? '7ff7 11 PM raaacm ifwiwi fc x i'Q? t 1 .uf ,fi Q I ., IQ ' v .ikwi .1 -8 W f I , l4l-4 l ' fin xusmgh Seasons Record 7-13 Athletics X 185

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Spiking the Season Under the coaching of Mr. Lynn Hinkle, North's Varsity Volleyball team completed a season filled with frustra- tions and disappointments. Their prac- tices, lasting two hours daily, consisted of warming up exercises, serving and spiking drills, as well as determining team strategies and learning plays. North's season began with two wins, one against Port Charlotte and the other against Ft. Myers. Strong serving by Doreen Makar, precise sets by Dana Cooke, hard spiking and accurate bumping by Fannie Brown and Ber- nicene Coleman, seem to demonstrate that North might be a tough competitor in conference matches. Although the Red Knights dominated at the beginning of the first game of their third match, Cape Coral soon took control of the tempo and North's win- ning streak. This seemed to touch off a losing streak for the North girls and despite occasional brilliant playing by individuals, they lost their next three games. Seeking revenge for being eliminated from district competition the previous year by Barron Collier, North awakened from her slump. This awakening didn't last long as inconsistencies in playing cost them the next two games against Riverdale and Charlotte. Beginning the second half of the season, Port Charlotte thought they had won the first game of the match. An er- ror by the official gave North a reprieve and they went on to win that game and the match. Doreen Makar served nine straight points in the third game. In North's second game against Fort Myers, Lady Luck deserted them again. After ten badserves, they lost a hard fought 3-game match. Fannie Brown's sudden illness during the Cape Coral game, after she had dominated the ac- tion both offensively and defensively, allowed Cape to come alive and ended North's chance for an upset. Offense was strong but defense fell apart during the next two games, and North lost to Cypress and Naples. North ended its four game losing streak with a convincing win over Lely, but then turned around and lost a close one to Collier. In front of a Parent's Night crowd, North showed Riverdale how volleyball should be playedg the outcome was never in doubt. Playing two nights in a row proved to be too much and North lost their last game of the season to Charlotte. In district competition North found themselves facing Fort Myers. The Greenies twice had match point, but both times Diane Cosby led rallies that ended in North's victory. In the second round, Naples continued its three year mastery to end North's 1981 Volleyball season. ' t Y I y ...., , . 1 - Doreen Makar returns M M the serve. 2 - The entire North team attacks the op- position. 3 - Most Improved Player Diane Cosby and Most Valuable Player Fannie Brown show off their trophies. 4 - Michelle Selvage com- bines her ballet ability with her volleyball skills. 184 X Athletics

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1 - In the midst of a serve, Angie shows her com lete concentration. 2 p 1 Volleyball Team: Kneeling - Angie Ina Marie Cooke, Wendy Tillert, Brown. Standing - Coach Leroy Kathy Yoder, Diane Lytle, Lori Dill. 186 f Athletics Caudill 1931 IV Caudill, Marian Dewey, ll-113