Reno High School - Re Wa Ne Yearbook (Reno, NV)

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CONGRATULATING THE DEFEATED Wooster Colts Huskies show their sportsmanship. WHILE PAULA TACHINO loote on, Lisa Helman toilows the bail as it sails over the net. DISPLAYING HER DEXTERITY. Lisa Byrd slams the ball down on an opponent. USING ALL OF her energy. Tierney Cahill forces the bail over the net. 108

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N ' Kickers gained valuable skills Dependent upon teamwork and communication, soccer once again proved to be an exciting sport at Reno High School. During the long and strenuous dciily practice ses- sions, Coach Tony Vegalatos helped each player develop correct soccer skills, never hesitating to prciise the team when they performed well. Competition during the regular season was tough and tested the stamina and skill of each player. The Huskies finished their exhausting season in the second place position with a 7-6-1 record; many of their games, however, were lost in the final minute. Unfortunately, the Huskies ' skill and determination fail- ed them during the zone playoffs cis they were eliminated in the first round by Carson High. Taking care of most of the scoring were offensive starters Paul Warren, Warren Rapp, Eric Ottenheimer, and John Batcabe. Helping defend the goal were John Nyberg, Dan Nyberg, Dirk Borgognoni, and Shawn Mat- thews, with Bill Clark acting as goalie. Other standouts were Ken Tank ' Brown, Chris Williams, Dan Siegel, Matt Duggan, and Dan Borkowski. This year ' s promising freshmen were exposed to conference play throughout the season, and they pro- ved to be a valuable asset to the team. It was unfortunate that this year ' s soccer games had such a low fan turnout. It is possible, however, that future games will not be played at the Governor ' s Bowl but instead on the high school fields themselves. Perhaps this might have a noticeable effect on fan turnout and give this in- ternational sport the recognition and respect it already receives elsewhere. KEEPING THE BALL from going out of bounds. John Nyberg positions his next shot « LIVING UP 0 his godifTidiftrr repuldlion. Paul Warren tries lo maneuver past the vjoalie. GIVING HIS TEAM some pointers. Coach Tony Vegalatos gives his team a pep talk dur- ing half-time. SOCCER W ' 07

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rf GIVING THE CAMERA their winning smiles are girls varsity volleyball players (top to bottom, left to right) Coach Marco !• i(ii Raber. Lisa Helman. Lisa Byrd. Kristin Eribson. 1 id, Paula Tacchino, Patrice Lans. Gwen Kurzrocb. !i i ludd, and Meg Brown. M I ' . ,1NG UP WITH ease. Heidi Raber prepares for the plke against the Reed Raiders Girls won second place at zone Defense was the bey to success for this year ' s varsity volleyball team. Coach Mario Bisio felt that this strength was derived from the ex- cellent blocbing of players libe veterans Lisa Byrd and Kristin Ericbson. but that the team ' s weabnesses were the result of a lacb of bnowledge regarding p ositions on the part of the many new players. The girls lost their first game to the Hug Hawbs, who proved to be the biggest obstacle for the Husbies dur- ing the entire season. However, the team did manage to compile a 13-5 conference record. At the zone tournament the Husbies had victories over over Sparbs, South Tahoe, Carson City, and Douglas, but were defeated by Hug in the hnals. and had to be con- tent with a second place finish, the highest Reno High School has ever placed in volleyball. At the state tournament, the Husbies managed to survive through the first day of competition but, on the second day, were again defeated by the Hug Hawbs, thus putting the girls out of the state competition. The Husbies didn ' t walb away from state empty-handed, however. Lisa Byrd won the conference player of the year award and was also elected to the All-State team along with Heidi Raber. This year ' s junior varsity team did not have a coach until one day before their first game. Despite hav- ing gotten off to a late start, and los- ing many of their first games, the girls, under the direction of Coach Bill Koma, did not give up without a fight. The team ' s final 4-12 record did not adequately reflect the effort the team showed towards the end of the season. Their most valuable player award went to sophomore Lisa Berry. IN THE HEAT of the game, Manuela MaiKu yjivcs the ball a bump BEFORE A GAME. JV Volleyball players from top to bottom, left to nght Coach Bill Kama. Jill Steinhilber. Karen Osbom. Manuela Man- ca. Heather Hamilton. Steffi Wilson, Ruth Becbs. Lisa Berry. Leigh Felder, Lori Cowan. Laura Perrera. Susan Ross, and Nancy Warren assemble for a team shot. VAHSIiy AND JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ' 09 hAy