Richmond Heights High School - Yearbook (Richmond Heights, OH)

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Way to go! Seniors Lauren Galicki and Lesley Carr congratulate each other after a well played game. The Spartans beat Villa Angella in three games. Getting Ready. Moving under the ball, freshman Nancy Lesic positions herself to score a point for the Spartans. Setting it up! Starting Varsity as a freshman, Stacy DiFrancisco bumps the ball to set Lauren Galicki up for a spike. With this skill the Spartans had a season record of 11-12. (fthe tans 1983 Volleyball 11-12 19 83 Varsity Girls Volleyball: Front row: Kim Meyer. Josie Malic. Laura Baio, Lesley Carr, Kim Markusic, Stacy DiFrancisco, Back Markusic, Patty Carrick, Lauren Galicki, RHHS Opp 1 Brush 2 2 Hawken 2 Perry 2 Berkshire 1 2 Clevc. Cent. Catholic Aurora 2 Cardinal 2 2 Gilmour Academy 1 1 Orange 2 Kirtland 2 Cuyahoga Hts. 2 2 Villa Angela 1 2 Beachwood Newbury 2 2 Berkshire 2 Aurora Lutheran East 2 Cardinal 2 2 Beachwood Kirtland 2 Newbury 2 Vol leyball 93

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CHAMPS BASEBALL 9 lUSil 30 Tipping it Over. Senior Patty Carrick puts enough force into the ball for a point against Berkshire. The Spartans went on to beat the Badgers in two games. A FEW BUMPS ALOi IG THE WAY Bump, set, spike are the three main fundamentals emphasized at volleyball practice. The girls were encouraged to dive and roll as a practice routine. Bumps and bruises were acquired during the use of these drills. The varsity squad consisted of four re- turning seniors, two juniors, two sophomores, and two freshmen. The freshmen were Corrie Markusic and Josie Matic. It was difficult all around in the be- ginning. Being freshmen they had to get used to playing volleyball at a higher lev- el than in eighth grade. Also the rest of the team had to adjust to the new players and get used to playing with them. Ann Carrick also moved up to varsity to play the front line, later in the year. The youth on the team did not seem to effect us, remarks Kathi Kelly. We all worked together, and with that we ac- complished alot! The volleyball season started off with a loss to Brush. The Spartans pulled it to- gether, though, and came back to win four games in a row. Ending out 5-7 in the E.S.C. and 11- 12 in the over all season shows the inconsistency in our play. There were games that we showed our ability to play as a team — unfortunately we did not al- ways use it, explained Sophomore Laura Baio. Senior Kim Meyer holds the team record this year for the most consecutive serves. Playing Beachwood at home Kim served 15 points straight, the entire game. Patty Carrick was also named run- ner up for Most Valuable Player of the league. When we played Bershire at home the team work was the best that we had all season, commented Senior Lauren Galicki. We all worked together like a machine. Once the momentum was with us we kept it going. That game, we played volleyball as it should be played. 92 Volleyball

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FII ISH wfthont a FLAW E6C 3, 2, 1 . . ., the crowd chanted. The Spartan griddcrs had just completed an unblemished East Suburban Conference season by crushing the Newbury Black Knights 34-3. In the locker room coaches Kramer, Biro, and Leppla were thrown in the shower, as head coach Tony lammarino was stripped of his whiskers. The Spartans overall record now stood at 8-1-1, and with the championship under their belt, the team anxiously awaited the computer rankings, as they had high hopes for playoffs. The Spartans entered the season with three consecutive victories. The team carried much experience as many lettermen returned. With prophecies of championships from three different newspapers, the Spartans set out to kill. The team opened the season against a last year playoff team, and managed a 7- 7 tie against St. John ' s. The griddcrs then went on to win five straight games includ- ing a most important win over the conference-favorite Berkshire Badgers. The Spartans opened the game by • Best Record • Most Victories • Longest Winning Streak • Most Points Scored 8-1-1 8 10 191 94 Football