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

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1 ' WITH HER STYLE. Denise Topian concentrates on the oncoming ball. AFTER COMPLETING THEIR championship season, girls ' team members (back to front, left to right) Lisa Lambert. Kim Jarrett. Naomi Siegel. Karen Ebner. Denise Brown. Denise Topian. Lara Delaney. Coach Judy Counter. Melanie Williams. Donna Stout. Shelly Funbhouser. Carolyn Bmce. Adrian Fletcher, and Twylla Cox assemble. AFTER A MATCH. Karen Ebner and Carolyn Bruce shabe with their com- petition. Husk quaity. was ffiembers o[ Over the su haid.impw compeiifl? fiiii tiy ' fraitiier. the the season w The most [x Husliiesina points in tl FaionGteeif Forthetwe ijie Reno jiri lop players f nament, scni placed first ; SiejelandDe in doubles. Girls Tennis RENO OPP 28 Hu« 28 McQueen 27 So. Tahoc 1 26 Fallon 2 27 Carson 1 28 Douglas 28 Wooster 28 Reed ZONE: first place STATE: second place WATCHING A MATCH. Coach Judy Counter and Karen Ebner anxiously await the outcome at the state tournament. 110

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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

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Huskies won 12th straight title In any endeavor, excellence, a rare quality, was to be found in the members of the girls tennis team. Over the summer the girls worked hard, improving their tennis skills by competing in local tournaments. Aided by the coaching of Judy Counter, the girls then dominated conference competition and finished the season with a perfect 9-0 record. The most points given up by the Huskies in a single match were two points in the match against the Fallon Greenwaves. For the twelveth consecutive year, the Reno girls sucessfully defended their first place zone title against the top players from all the other nor- thern schools. At the end of the tour- nament, senior Shelly Funkhouscr placed first in singles and Naomi Siegel and Denise Topolan took first in doubles. The last obstacle for the Huskies wcis the State Championship held at the Lakeridge Tennis Club. Shelly Funfchouser fell short in the singles semi-finals although she placed fourth overall, while the Siegel- Topoian team placed third in the doubles comp)etition. After an ex- citing day, the outcome of the cham- pionship rested on the final set. With the opposing team standing on one side and the Huskies on the other, each team cheering their players on. the tension mounted. Unfortunately, at the end of this nerve-wracking set. the Husky girls lost the State Tourna- ment by one point to Valley High School. Fortunately for Reno High School, the tennis team acquired much depth and should prove to be a strong contender in future competi- tion. THE PRESSURES OF the match didni effect Carolyn Bmce as she returns a serve with her sirong backhand. •) I THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. Shelly Funbhouser ' s concentration helped her dunng all of her matches REACHING FOR A difficult shot. Naomi Siegel gives it her all GIRLS TENNIS lJ 111