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

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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

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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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IV's Set the The purpose in any junior-varsity sport is to train the players while they are young in the specific skills of a sport, so they will be able to develop profi- ciencies and thus draw additional en- joyment from the game as members of the varsity. Under the experienced coaching of Mr. Leroy Dewey, this pur- pose was rapidly realized in the IV Volleyball program. The entire team concentrated on the basic fundamental skills of serving, bumping, setting, spik- ing, and digging. Victory was never as important as the continual improvement of individual members and the team as a whole. The team's record of 5 wins and 13 losses in no way reflected the effort and determination of the underclassmen who made up the squad. Two of them, Diane Lytle and Wendy Tillery, showed so much promise they were moved up to Season the varsity squad in time for the district. North's IV Volleyball team began its season with a loss to Port Charlotte and then one to Ft. Myers. Bouncing back due to spectacular efforts of all players, North registered her first victory with a win over Cape Coral. In the next three matches, the squad fought diligently, but lost all three by only a few points. Outstanding players against Cypress Lake, Naples, and Lely, were I. I. Anderson, Angie Caudill, Diane Lyttle, and Wendy Tillery. North's second win was against Col- lier. Diane Lyttle had 19 good serves and caused 14 points to be scored. Then came two heartbreakers, a quick loss to Riverdale and a 3-game battle with Charlotte. After being defeated by Port Charlotte and Ft. Myers earlier in the 3 season, North worked hard to improve their style and overcame the Tarpons and Greenies. Consistent serves, perfect sets, and spectacular spiking showed they had learned their lessons well. Then misfortune struck. No matter how hard the IV Volleyballers played, victory became an elusive thing. Outstanding individual effort and noticeably improved teamwork were not enough, the young netters lost all but one of their remaining matches. At the annual Volleyball banquet, special attention went to Wendy Tillery, the Most Valuable Player and Angie Caudill, the Most Improved Player. All the girls were congratulated for the amount of time, determination, and ef- fort they had expended . . . they proved to be winners even when suffering defeat. QMLEV 75555- ',.:. 1m.,fX ., 1 'Q I, . 1 - Spiking the ball for North High is Diane Lytle. 2 - Wendy Tillery sets the ball while her teammates anxious- ly wait to assist. 3 - The IV team plan their strategy for a successful game. Athletics X 187