Overland High School - Trail Yearbook (Aurora, CO)

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f K V O L L E Y B A L L Finally! After years of mak- ing it to the state tournament, the varsity volleyball team could walk away with not only the state championship, but also with the knowledge that they had reached the ultimate team goal. The Blazers ended their sea- son with a record of23-2, taking only two games per match to beat their opponents. One which went into three games was the preseason match against the defending state champion Evergreen, who handed the team their first loss. Sr. Marci Reitz said, Our first Heritage game at home was the best. I knew they were good, but I knew we were better. They beat Heritage 15-8 and 18-l6. The team went into sub-dis- tricts as the Centennial League Champions. During sub-districts they de- feated Rangeview and Smoky Hill before losing to Cherry Creek in a three game match. Going into districts as second seed, they defeated Pomona to insure themselves a spot in the state tournament. The Blazers' first game in the state tournament was against Poudre, whom they defeated. The next match was against Heritage whom Overland had already defeated twice, but who had eliminated Evergreen dur- ing districts. Said Sr. Tami Gash, We beat Heritage for the third time this year, proving more than ever that we are un- doubtedly the better team. The state championship game was against Cherry Creek, whom Overland had lost to once and beaten once. Over- land came out on top, beating them in two games. Team cap- tain, Marci said, During the entire Creek game I was on a high. I knew we were going to VARSITY VOLLEYBALL: FRONT ' ROW: Anjali Budhiraja, Dee Dee Johnson, Tami Gash. ROW 2: Traci Coburn, Michelle Mroz. BACK ROW: Stacy Redmond, Sara Severson, Marci Reitz, .Iami Long, Melissa Mensik, Jen- ny Dittman, Amber Laiminger, Coach Kris Nolen. win! Coach Kris Nolen said, It was a goal of mine since the first day Overland opened its doors. I truly admired these girls. There is a big difference between first and second place. The girls played like champi- ons! Not only did the team as a whole receive many awards, but many of the individual players did as well. At the Overland In- vitational Tournament the All Tournament players were Sr. .Iami Long, Sr. Michelle Mroz, and Marci. Those players that made All Conference First Team were Jami, Michelle, and Marci, second team was Tami and Honorable Mention went to Jr. Dee Dee Johnson and Sr. Anjali Budhiraja. Jami was vot- ed Most Valuable Player by her teammates, and Marci won the Leadership award. 5 0 Sports Volleyball 23-2 OHS OPP Golden 2 0 Evergreen l 2 Littleton 2 0 ous nm. l lst Rangeview 2 0 Gateway 2 0 Arapahoe 2 0 Smoky Hill 2 0 Central 2 0 Boulder 2 O Fairview 2 O Cherry Creek 2 0 Heritage 2 0 Hinkley 2 0 Sub-districts Rangeview 2 0 Smoky Hill 2 0 Cherry Creek l 2 Districts Pomona 2 0 State Poudre 2 0 Heritage 2 0 Cherry Creek 2 0 i Shcllcy Walt

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Fifi Zemi FRESHMAN FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Jarad Phillips, John Cox, Chad Godlewski, Chad Dyjak, Loren Hass- man, Brian Smith, Joey Fijol, Troy Hudson. ROW 2: Trista LeTourneau, Reed Ralston-Martin, Brandon Bowyer, Shane Snyder, Coach Dan Cooke, Coach Randy Scott, Jeremy Carey, Jay Bruns, Kyle Brurimeier, Ronnie Ratlilf. ROW 3: Shawn Sal- vino, Brian Kellogg, Dan Moorhead, Jason Wright, Joshua .lones, Kyung Bae, Jeffrey Schlaudcr, Dondi Cornett, Jason DeMeritt. ROW 4: Nick Ciccio, Chris Rogers, Nathan Robinson, James Wilkins, Matthew Golitz, Scott Alley, Anthrius Carter, Christian Kirschner. BACK ROW: Christopher Mills, Chris- topher Shriner, Scott llerbel, Shawn Kent, Lance Tillotson. Christopher Horton, Bryce Harmon, Ricky Post, Jeremy Neal rt r. .- 0 ,- l 7-'55-ffl-i5t19Ui5' 'Z 12 ' vlvtfwffffifraffw ll 0 . M3454 E, 35 15.487 .73 , 205 - M -v--ilu :aug , J' 'e ff fr 2- g .. I M Zemi SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL: FRONT ROW: Michael Vowclls, Thomas Al- len, Michael Zach, Kerry Caldwell, Troy McDermott, Ki Bang. Scott Lil- lig, Barry Martin, Harold Newman. ROW 2: Kim Putt, Tim Martinez, Phil- lip McCarty, Mike Pilarsky, Charles Kitto, Coach Rand Hogarth, Coach Jeff Thompson, Kevin Stevens, Mike Laurienti, Jeff Roffle. Britt Jesperson, Jennifer Martik. ROW 3: Bill Case, Scott Preisscr, Paul Romero, Mark Stil- SCRAMBLING OUT OF the pocket to avoid a sack, Soph. Dennis Schenken- berger spots an open receiver downlield, Phil Meilinger from Arapahoe High School failed to catch Dennis, who led them to a l7-l0 victory. X 'rid .'.: '. fs. 'L P 'fs' '-:1,x.' -w swf -- H , well, Chris Brindy, Chris Shriver, Chad Huber, Philip Flemming, Robby Brandhorst. James Hanna, Rich Green. ROW 4: Sean llicks, Rick Parker, Doug Day, Dave Gnose, Craig Gris- wold. Carl Upchurch, Mark Sweigart. Dennis Schenkenberger. BACK ROW: Neil Martin, Troy Chambers, llans Zeschin, Marcus Littcrst, Tom Fuller- ton, Scott Howe. Jason Dow Peterson. Scott Byer, Kevin Siler. JVfSophfFrosh Football

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TRYING TO DEFEND a spike from opposing Cherry Creek, Jr. Melissa Mensik goes up for the block. Overland won the match I5-6, I5-4. f ln. f K N0 'I D Shelley Waltz AFTER TAKING STATE, the team poses with their trophy and bracket. Sr. Marci Reitz said, The feeling of being a state champion was overwhelming. DON'T MESS AROUND with Sr. Jami Long when the 6'2 All Confer- ence player blocks opponents' spikes. In addition to Jami. the other six varsity starters also made the All Conference Team. WITH SR. MICHELLE Mroz cover- ing her, Sr. Tami Gash spikes the ball into the opponents' court. Coverage and strong hitting were important aspects forthe Centennial League Champions. Copy: Amber Laiminger Layout: Tumi Gash Varsity Volleyball 5 1