Randallstown High School - Horizon Yearbook (Randallstown, MD)

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Bump, set. spike- let'S Win 86lVolleyball he JV volleyball team's slow start can be attributed to the fact that there were no re- turning players. This prompted Margaret Hodas, JV volleyball's first-year coach, to focus on basics throughout the sea- song consequently, in the last few games the team picked up wins, aid- ed by Eileen Beanie Wixted's con- sistently good serving and Dawn Garnes' spiking. In contrast, the varsity volleyball team got off to a great start, Susan Lane, varsity volleyball's coach, and the girls worked together well and won their first three games. Varsity's first loss was to Towson Senior High School, whose accurate use of the dink shot amazed the Rams. A dink is a quick, carefully ex- ecuted hit which places the ball into an uncovered area of the court, usu- ally just over the net. The player dinking the ball approaches the net as if she is going to spike, deceiving her opponent. Refusing to capitulate, the Rams defeated their next two opponents, Patapsco and Perry Hall Senior High Schools. Returning senior team members Marcela Robinson and Gina Scott agree that the next game, a loss to Hereford Senior High School, marked the season's turning point. After that game, team unity start- ed to disintegrate, and the players began to blame themselves and each other for mistakes they made. Varsity volleyball lost its next three games but came back to tram- ple Dundalk Senior High School in its last game. The team earned third place in the region and the opportunity to play in the AA Regional Volleyball Tourna- ment. The lineup upon entering the Tournament was Dulaney and Over- lea Senior High Schools in first and second places, respectively, with Towson Sr. in fourth behind RHS. The tournament, held at RHS on November 8, 1980, matched each qualifying team with the other teams in two, 15-point games. The number of games won and lost determined the winner. The outcome surprised and disap- pointed RHS: Towson Sr. - 'S 'i3. ' 8 qi' A ii A -s ,,,.,..--' -will .,.. .. . .- ikfeini ..., M I in vu 5 'N-.-. . Betsy Kolhepp reaches to bump the ball up to back l'0W, She is responsible f0l' Betting d9ePlY the setter while team mate Gina Scott stands hit balls UP '10 the from TOW- by. Betsy is a setter, but when she plays the

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hfe , .W ' , .. 7 A 'V H ,N F, .ff fc 'iii ff.. . V . , ar. it fc - .... I . 1 I I X' ., V' , 0. VARSITY FOOTBALL Rams Foes 7 McDonogh 6 39 Kenwood 10 35 Parkville 0 20 Towson 6 19 Perry Hall 6 27 Dulaney O 35 Overlea 0 21 Dundalk 0 35 Patapsco 6 33 Woodlawn 14 11 Woodlawn 1 6 Springbrook 28 wins-11, losses-1 'Championship Games A ffl ' an 14 Higgins' black and gold ste amroller The season that everybody watched e plus ultra: a Latin phrase used to describe the greatest, the champi- on, the supreme, the utmost, the paramount, the preeminent, the foremost-that which is second to none. The best. The Rams football team. Jim Higgins: Baltimore Sun's Coach of the Year. After 12 years of coaching RHS, he gains his hundredth victory. He leads his team to a pre-championship undefeated record. After a semi- finals conquest over Woodlawn, Coach Higgins and the Rams are ready to take on the Springbrook Blue Devils at Poly. Instant replay: November 23, 1980-this is it, a championship rematch. Last year Springbrook defeated RHS in the Class AA fin- als. But this year will be different, the Rams will get their revenge. Over 1360 fans fill the bleach- ers. The jazz band's fight song complements the rowdy crowd. Black and gold banners wave in the breeze. Springbrook Coach Bob Milloy looks worried: They fthe Ramsj are huge. They're just so doggone big I don't know how we're going to cope with them. The Baltimore Evening Sun writes that the key to the Ram's victory today is a ball-control of- fense featuring quarterback Dan Krammer and running backs Gary Richards, Allen Brown and Gil Hatch. The Rams aren't fancy, but what they do they do well. That's not to say the defense doesn't do the job. Randallstown this year has allowed 62 points 128 in the last two games! and picked up four shutoutsf' The Steamroller is set to flatten the Blue Devils. Kickoff: 11 plays after the kickoff, QB Danny Krammer completes a 16-yard flare pass to Gil Hatch: Randallstown is on the Springbrook one-yard line. Kram- mer wriggles in for the touch- down. The Randallstown fans are hysterical, it's a 6-0 lead! But Blue Devils Coach Milloy isn't ready to give up yet. We've given up points after the opening kickoff four times this season. Then we catch fire and wake up? And, unfortunately, Milloy's words prove to be prophetic- Springbrook scores twice in the second quarter: first with a pass from quarterback Mike Thayer to tight end Rick Strittmatter, later with a spectacular 23-yard run. Half-time: Disappointed, sul- len RHS faces view the half-time activities. The coaches aren't pleased, either: Coach Johnson: Both teams look great .... We look a little worse. Coach Tromble: Don't bother me now with questions. Second half: In the third quar- ter, Blue Devils linebacker Kurt Stelter intercepts a Krammer pass, bringing the ball to the Ram's 32-yard line. Four plays later, Springbrook chalks up its third TD. Coach Tromble shows no res- traint- Darn it! Why'd he throw that pass? In the fourth quarter, Spring- brook scores its fourth touchdown. With 5:05 left in the game, the stands begin to empty. The jazz band is silent. Springbrook knows it has pocketed another cham- pionship victory. A jubilant Blue Devils fan rips up a Rams banner. It's all over. L'envoy: The season is over, but Coach Higgins is not defeated. Losing isn't the end of the world. I'm not going to go out and kill myself. We'll be back. Footballf85

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triumphed, winning all of its games, Dulaney Sr. came in secondg Overlea Sr. was thirdg and RHS trailed in fourth place. The team's main difficulty during the season seemed to be servingg be- cause points can only be scored by the serving team, this weakness cost the Rams many games. Another weakness was lack of ex- perienceg RHS had only four return- ing players, including setters Holly Shamleffer and Betsy Kohlhepp. Also, in the beginning of the sea- son, the Rams played teams that were not as skilled as those they played later. After the first few matches, Randallstown became over- confident. On the whole, most of the girls on the team feel that their season could have been better. There's always next year. Exhibiting excellent form, varsity team mem- ber Barbara Moore follows through after set- ting the ball. Extension of elbows and knees is especially important in this overhead pass. QUA-2.920 J 1 A L P JV VOLLEYBALL Front row: Eileen Wixt- ed, Lynn Zabin, Monica Taylor. Row 2: Diane Ireland, Debbie Kessler, Liz O'Malley, Vicki Anvari. Back row: Coach Hodas, Michelle Shinsky, Dawn Garnes, Kim Garnes, Beth Costley, Michelle Spriggs. With arms extended, Beanie Wixted positions herself to bump the ball. Her serving made her an asset to the JV team. . ..,. .. ,,, W V -- ' ' .tu . Rh f 5-mm . ML--3' ' L I g1:..:,,, - 1- . ' U '- Ai, ki w,., .,r,, VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Rams Foes L Woodlawn W L Parkville W W Kenwood L L Towson W L Patapsco W L Perry Hall W W Overlea L W Lansdowne L W Dulaney L W Dundalk L wins-5, losses-5 JV VOLLEYBALL Rams Foes L Woodlawn W L Parkville W W Kenwood L W Towson L L Patapsco W L Perry Hall W L Overlea W L Lansdowne W W Dulaney L W Dundalk L wins-4, losses-6 - 1 5, :V . ' ow ' ' A H Qatw --TH qi 4-.4 l T 4 fi.: as SES.: Fefailigrs 2334, l -735,7 V K sz-AC. - p VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Front row: Patti Anvari, Helane Blumenthal, Debbie Carmen, Robin Cohen. Row 2: Pam Price, Marcela Robinson, Gina Scott, Lynise DeVance. Back row: Vanessa Ropka, Barbara Moore, Holly Shamleffer, Betsy Kohlhepp, Denise Kessel- man, Coach Lane. bConcentrating intensely, Senior Marcela Robinson spikes the ball as hard as she can while the official keeps a watchful eye on the net for possible violations.