Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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liking the ball, senior Sharon Berry Blocking the ball, freshman Peggy ins another point for the Patriots. Cochrane counters a spike from her opponent. Going up for a high-five, junior Linda Piver and senior Sharon Berry celebrate a Patriot victory. After a victory, sophomore Debra Ses- sion and juniors IJnda Piver and Joan Freeland show their Patriot Pride and friendship. f VOLLEYBALL 195

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Giving a pep talk, Coach Jennifer MerkUng instructs the team before a game. :i: H; VOLLEYBALL ■ St. Pete MKflti 9! Northeast H liHil Osceola w Dunedin L Gibbs W Lakewood W Boca CieRa — L Seminole HHp W Tarpon W Dixie W Clearwater L Countryside L Largo W Bump, set and spike to victory Uedication and being able to adapt to the new volleyball coach, Jennifer Merkling, were factors in the formation of the Patriot volleyball team. The team seemed to adapt to the new coach well. We all liked her and thought she was a great coach, commented captain Sharon Berry, senior. Although the team had four incoming freshmen, the five returning players were there to help them along as the team developed into a functional unit. The team was lucky this year to get freshmen that had a lot of potential. They were willing to learn and practice hard in order to come together, stated junior Joan Freeland. Inexperience was not a prob- lem for the team because everyone had some prior ex- periences of playing volleyball. The team also attended a volleyball camp during the sum- mer to improve their skills as well as to learn new ones. The attitude of the team was very supportive towards one another. They tried to help each other on and off the court. When one of us made a mistake, the others were there to root us on and give us confidence to try again. We always pulled together as a team, stated Freeland. The key players were seniors. Berry, captain Lynn Collins, and junior Linda Piver. Berry and Piver were both spikers. Freeland, also a spiker, con- tributed with them. Everyone, however, was essential to the team as they always made the game a team effort. In districts, the Patriots started out with two wins against East Bay. The following games against ROW 1: Debra Session, Joan Freelan Linda Piver, Sharon Berry, Peg] Cochrane, Bonnie Krol; ROW 2: Lyr Collins, Merkling, Lisa Page, Deani Hitt Plant, however, dashed the hopes for the district title, single penalty was crucial for tt Patriots. The Patriots lost the fight for the district title again Plant, but they felt good about tl season overall. 194 VOLLEYBALL

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GOLF Pinellas Park 9 17 Northeast L St. Pete L Boca Ciega L Lakewood L 9 20 Dixie Hollins W 9 27 Largo W Countryside L 10 1 Tarpon Springs L Osceola W 10 4 Clearwater L 10 8 Tarpon Springs L Largo W Clearwater L 10 11 St. Pete W Lakewood L 10 15 Dixie Hollins W Northeast W 10 18 Dunedin L 10 22 Seminole L Osceola 10 25 Boca Ciega W Countryside L Experience allows senior Chuck Spamer to accurately judge a putt in the match versus Seminole. Senior Joey Norris follows through as he chips the ball toward the green in the match versus Dunedin. Junior Chris Torgusen makes evident on this putt that concentration is a vital part of golfing. ■f '