Oakville Senior High School - Tiger Paw Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Setting up a strategic move, Debbie Johnson bumps the bali to Anna Large. Tension mounts as the Tigers struggle to apprehend the ball. Discussing future strategies, Coach John Carrington and the varsity squad prepare for another victory, Varsity Voiieybaii -

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g uper volleyballers know The game Tyle neTs lo wins Experience, aggression, and confidence were jusT a few of The many facTors ThaT conTribuT- ed To The success of The 4983 varslTy volleyball Team. Under The guidance and Training of Coach John CarringTon, The girls earned a io-3 overall record and broke The previous Team record of '14-7. The squad was also named con- ference champions and placed Third in The league TournamenT. Coach CarringTon boasTed ThaT The Team really undersTood The game and was very goal- orienTed. He also felT ThaT each girl knew and accepTed her role. A family aTmosphere was com- mon among The enTire squad. Three of The volleyball Tigers re- ceived special recogniTion for Their skills. Karen lvlaus was named lvlosT Valuable Player, and Lisa Al- len, lVlosT Improved. Missy lvlein- berg, BesT New Player, was inviT- ed To Try ouT for The Junior Olym- pic Team from ST. Louis. School pracTices and summer camp aT lvlizzou perfecfed Oak- ville's already TalenTed varslTy volleyball Team, buT working well TogeTher enabled The Team To come ouT aT The Top of Their league. As Coach CarringTon summed up, This was a group of girls ThaT I have really enjoyed and have been proud To coach. They have accomplished a greaT deal in Their four years here. In a group effori, Sam Buford, Lisa Allen, Karen lvlaus, and Debbie Johnson fighT off The Mehlville PanThers. With perfect form, Debbie Johnson sends The spiking Tigers To anoTher vicTory while Anna Large prepares To back-up her TeammaTe. 70 - VarsiTy Volleyball BoTTom row: Ann lvlcVey, Coach John CarringTon Debbie Johnson Second row Lisa Allen, Anna Large, Laura Nlarfy, Karen Maus Top row Sam Buford Missy Meinberg

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72 1 1 l I l usT one more yeor for vdrsiTy power unior Tigers ore soon To be chompions On SepTember 'loTh, Ookville's J.V. volleyboll Tigers felT The Thrill of vicTory when They defeoTed Their long-Time orch rivdls, The Mehlville PdnThers, 45-9 ond 45- 'lO. Led by copToins Lourie ArThur, Kendro McCloin, Ann McVey ond Chris Neibuhr, The Junior VorsiTy squod finished Their seoson wiTh on 8-5 record. Ann McVey, who ciTTended o volleybdll summer comp oT Mizzou, olso ployed for The VorsiTy volleyboll Tigers. This yeor's MosT Voluoble Ployer wos Lourie ArThur. Mr. Ron Jones begon The seo- son ds cooch, buT due To o heolTh problem, he wos soon reploced by Mr. John CorringTon. BuT cooches weren'T The only people ThoT The Junior VorsiTy squdd de- pended upon. WiTh The help giv- en by The VorsiTy ployers, The Ti- ger's Teom-ploy sTroTegies were perfecTed. Chris Neibuhr com- menTed, They gove us ci loT of supporT ond They helped us im- prove o greoT deol. ProcTices were highlighTed by The 'Tolympic gomes beTween The VdrsiTy ond J.V. squods. The gomes included such compeTiTion ds serving, The box jump, Polish speed TesTs, seT- Ting ond bumping, ond The fifTy- yord dosh. Cooch CorringTon felT The Teom did very well This seoson considering mosT members of The J.V. squdd did noT hove ony pre- vious Trdining ond experience. BoTh new ond old blood odded To The zesT ond spiriT of The Teom. Mr. CorringTon reflecTed, lf The girls conTinue To improve, They will be o nice Teom by Their junior ond senior yeorsf' BoTTom row: Koren Cholupny, Joelle Jones, Ann McVey, Amy Lojkovic, Kendro McCloin. Middle row: Michele Johnson, Lisd Byrd, Chris Neibuhr, Lori Sevcik. Top row: Mr. John CorringTon, Michelle ChilTon, Lourie ArThur, Ricki Knese, Julie STroTmdn. - J.V. Volleyboll