Rainier Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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W ' liiuvu-rg H 1 l I 13 kiesmw' 87' Varsity Volleyball Team: Captain Mary Jane Delpin, Mooney Moliga, Chrystle Montgomery, Sarah Leet, Carina Benito, Cynthia Johnson, Kristen Morrell, Gloria Anico, Coach Dennis Iwami. I 24 - Volleyball in ' loze J-- wr - -, Q willh MSN X, aa. Chrystle Montgomery, with a look of doubt. positions herself down low in order to score for the mighty Viks.

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ff' ft W W 4 44 af 2 f1f: 1' 152-ifffii,-5 'fini 1 1: The invincible Viking defense enforces their wrath upon the Port Moody Blues. I 1 'X 'w' - ii ff i 5 Q f A Viking tackle causes a commotion on the field at the game versus West Seattle, 1 ' I .1 a i in Linebacker Tavale Valavala awaits anxiously to tame some Lake- side Lions. The Viking offense clears the way for quarterback Chris Green- wood as he scrambles for extra yardage. All-Metro punterfkicker Peter Umbach scrutinizes one of the many Viking victories. Football - I23

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piking It To the Top ww ,f F A ...L .Ii ks - , qN ,J T13 , -fr ' have Members of the volleyball team show their enthusiasm, and team spirit together for a quick pep up. as they huddle Many athletes spend hours a day of intense training, during the season. preparing for competi- tion. The girls Volleyball team, however, started long before it's season. Early in the summer, the girls attended clinics and camps to enhance their skills. Star players Mary Jane Delpin and Chrystle Montgomery traveled to Europe with an interna- tional squad, competing with teams from around the world. Their travels took them to such places as Venice, Paris, London, Switzerland and other var- ious locations about Europe. Europe is definately the best place to go to camp! Mary Jane ex- claimed. September soon came and the girls practiced long and hard every day. With Coach Dennis Iwa- mi's help and the girls' aquired skills from the sum- mer, they had a very successful year. Not only did they make it to state, they also made Rainier Beach proud with their I2-5 record for the season. All of the girls got along so well, it was as if they were a big, happy family. They always encouraged Captain Mary Jane Delpin making sure the team is in positionT to return the opposing serve. and supported each other, which was especially uplifting during their tougher matches. The good times and closeness they shared on the court didn't stop when they changed out of their uniforms, ei- ther. One ofthe more memorable moments occured while returning from a victory over Nathan Hale. Chrystle Montgomery remembered the bus break- ing down in the middle of nowhere, where they had to wait for two hours until another bus happened to come bumping along rescuing the stranded team. Although sitting on a cold, dark bus wasn't their idea of a smashing time, that wasn't the worst of it. The thing that made their wait so unbearable was the fact that more than half of the girls had been in dire need of a bathroom from the onset of their journey. When it looked as if they would be spend- ing the night on the bus, they were seriously con- sidering visiting a near by bush. All in all, the team was excited about their season and looked forward to doing just as well if not better next year. Volleyball - l25