Richland High School - Rebel Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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--N-.......,.w 'ltr .. .Q ..,,,M Lg M Concentrating on perfecting her serve, Tammy Hutsell C81 practices her skill for the upcoming game. Photo by Doug Wallafe. Varsity Volleyball Scoreboard Rebs Opp. 0 Lamar 2 0 Sam Houston 2 0 Bowie Z 0 Arlington Z 1 Trinity z 1 Burleson 2 2 LD. Bell 0 l Halrom 2 District 1-7-0 After Denise Rains flli sets the ball, Tammy Hutsell Q83 attempts to spike it. The result ofthe game was a loss to Trinity 7-15 and 6-15. Pbozo by Tony Saldana, While her teammates DeeDee Fairman 1131 and Denise Rains fllj hel to back her up, Karen Martin f18iDmeets the ball in the air to spike it. A win was credited to the Rebs against Haltom 15-13. Pboto by Doug Wallau. After a perfect set by Linda Adamson C171 Sheila Farrar f28j ex- pects an overpowering spike to their opponents, the Haltom Buf- falos. The final score was 15-8, 11- 15, and 9-15, Pbola by Doug Wallace. --- Profile -1- All District Setter Even as a sophomore, Karen Martin Cjuniorj showed the qualities ot' an outstanding volleyball player. Karen received Honorable Mention in All-District her sophomore year. Being an excellent setter and hitter enabled Karen to place 2nd team in All-District her junior year. Among Karen's other ac- complishments were Vice President of Pro- grams in FHA., and French Club. Karen hopes that her volleyball abilities will enable her to at- tend UCSB on a volleyball scholarship. Karen Martin Varsity Volleyball 87

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team rec- ord of 4 wins and 10 losses left little victorious memories for the girls varsity volleyball team. The '82 season was marked by mistakes and dissap- pointments. The rebels set aged easily and did not have a strong winning attitude, after suffering losses earlier in the season. Going into the season, hopoes were high, but as it progressed, major problems unfolded. The eleven girls, Denise Rains Cseniorj. All the long hours of practice seemed not to be paying off for the Rebels. The five seniors on the team - Denise Rains, Kim Scott, Tami Rhea, Linda Adamson and DeeDee Fairman bore High e pectofions broken by inconsistency out for a district champion- ship but were plagued with loss after loss as they tried to build the necessary momen- tum to overcome their problems. Coach Jodie Powell, in her seventh year at Richland, commented that the team became dis- including four returning starters, faced a new, larger district which included Bell and Trinity, and the always strong teams still proved to be major challenges. To really understand how we felt you had to be out there on the team, commented the burden of the team's misfortunes in the inconsistent season. Early in the season, the girls volleyball team was un- predictable. Their first vic- tory was over their first op- onent, Keller. The rebels continued on page 89.j Design by Jacque Peterson Varsity Volleyball. FRONT ROW: Coach Terrie Adamson, Tammy Rhea, Denise Rains, Tam- my Hutsell, Kim Scott, Sonia Periles. BACK ROW: Kerri Clark, Cheryl Simmons, Karen Martin, Paige Weadon, Sheila Farrar, Linda Adamson, Christi Ogden, DeeDee Fairman, Scott Mason, Coach jody Powell. Photo by Tony Saldana. In an attempt to tip the ball over the net, Paige Weadon f12j unfor- tunately runs into teammate DeeDee Fairman C151 The Rebels challenged the Arlington Colts 10- 15 and 2-15. Photo by Tony Saldana.

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Karen Martin QIS5 sets the volleyball to teammate Tammy Hutsell 185. The objective was to play the set-spike pattern which prevailed against the Burleson Elks the first game 15-9, but unfortunately lost the last two games 8-15 and 7-15. Photo hy Tony Salduna. In celebration of winning a point, Sonia Periles 1225 and Linda Adam- son C175 congratulate each other with a high five. The team went on to win the game 15-9, photo hy Doug Wallare. The first win for the volleyball team was against the L.D, Bell Blue Raiders. The team successfully defeated the Raiders 2 out of 5 games. Photo hy Tony Saldana, Design by Jacque Peterson Attempting to block a spike, DeeDee Fairman C135 and Kim Scott C155 try to prevent the Volunteers from scoring. The Rebels were unsuccessful in defeating the opponents 10-15 and 2-15. Photo hy Tony Saldana. Second year varsity member Denise Rains U15 displays the perfection evolved in setting the ball, Denise stated, We learned from our mistakes and we tried to improve for the upcoming games. Phozo hy Tony Saldana. During practice, Tammy Hutsell C85 works on her serve. The girls var- sity practices approximately two and a half hours to perfect their skills for the season opener. Photo by Doug Wullaoe, - . . ..,. Y Lwjw