Rancho High School - El Sol Yearbook (Las Vegas, NV)

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Girls have good ear The bump remained in style this year along with the set, spike, and serve when it came to the girls' volleyball team coached by Bonnie Flaagan. They played for the Zone Title for the sixth consecutive time in six years and for the i State Title for the second time in two years. The State Tournament was held in Reno, Nevada and the games were played at the Uni- t versity of Nevada Reno. The first game, the girls worked together and defeated the defending t state champions Basic Wolves two games to 'o get a good spike, you need a good set. Lesa McClain shows good style. One- The 3eC0nd team they met Was Eldorado High School. Eldorado was eliminated in two games. The third game which was for the State Title was Rancho against Valley. The match went three, long, hard, games with Rancho los- ing by three points at the sound of the buzzer. In every zone and state championship that has been held for girls' volleyball, Rancho's girls have participated in every championship game. The team consisted of two freshmen, four sophomores, three juniors, and .five seniors. They practiced four days a week and had games on Mondays and Wednesdays. Sandra Dixon was chosen All-Conference hitter, and Lesa McClain was chosen A1l-Con- ference setter. Receiving team honors were QP Sandra Dixon, Most Valuable Playerg and Vaso Tsalis, Most Improved Player. is a game that is played low, and close to the floor, as Vaso Tzalis displays. XXX Row: Vaso Tzalis, Ianet Hamilton, Donna Searles, Sandra Dixon, Dena Kirtley, Terry Razmic, Donna Sollberger. Row Two: Tracy Gee, Angie Alicia Bulloch, Renee Ernest, Darlene Roque, Rita Kulnig, Lesa McClain, and Bonnie Flaagan. Girls' Volleyball 173

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'i 2 Front ROW:lanice Ernest, Laurie Sims, Cynthia Scott, Andrea Bradshaw. Melba Slaughter, Rondalyn Patterson, Nona Basped. Row Two: Felicia Deserie Harris, Estel Bermudez, Rosalee Thomas, Wilnetta Reed, Carol Leburger, Alisha Bay. Francis Price. 5 . Egg B Wikia' vig .I . Listening to some good advice from Coach Price, is the Iunior ' Varsity volleyball team. Zu M .- Schedule 2 2 5 e . r,,r 1. a L . 3 1 y as Vegas 0 2 1 Q ' 0 Basic . . Boulder City -GZ if 1 Iunior Varsity volleyball players anticipate a spike from Melba Slaughter's set. Rancho Raaaho R Rancho 1 2 Rancho Rancho 0 Rancho City 0 Rancho 2 Rancho 2 Rancho Western 1 Z ne Championship Rancho 2' 2 Clark 1 Rancho , 2 Bjiic 0 2 0 Valley 2 ' Q State Tournament ' ' Rancho 2. Basic 1 Q Rancho 2 Eldorado 0 3 Rancho 1 Valley 2 Exhibiting one of the skills used in volleyball, sets bumps or spikes, Ren Ernest bumps the ball. 172 Girls Volleyball

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Rita Kulnig, a Foreign exhange student from Brazil, stays low and Iunior, Darlene Roque, concentrates on bumping the ball up to the setterl waits for the ball to come over the net. l if, B t ., 1-,tm t 1 'X' . fi Minh. 6:5 .., -Q is I-, .3-fwfr 5975 f 1 s-igdiulssvs, N3Arlf6QYz5: 34 ,fmmmef mirmwm l S'-E.. 2 4 29-' 4 The Varsity Volleyball team huddles for some last minute advice from Coach Bonnie Flaagan before returning onto the floor. Playing home court, Sandra Dixon who is a. good hitter, concentrates on the bump. 174 Girls' Volleyball 'F' ' -IX, To make points in volleyball you must get your serve Vaso Tsalis show good form. Alicia Bulloch bumps the ball into the air as Darlene covers behind.