Safety Harbor Middle School - Reflections Yearbook (Safety Harbor, FL)

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Boys spike their way to CON F EREN CE CHAMPS On Thursday Novem- ber 5, 1987, with the score 14-1 Warriors captain, Ben Nicholson, served an unreturnable serve. The spirited cheerleaders and team charged on to the floor. The fans emptied the bleachers and ran out to join the team. Why all this commotion? Because with this win, the SHMS Boys Volleyball team he- came the North Pinellas Conference Champions with an 8-0 record. After winning three consecutive conference titles the team had set an even higher goal. At the start of the 1987 season the team was determined to end the season with an undefeated record. They did accomplish this goal with the help of spikes from Iason Hatcher and Ben Nicholson, near per- fect sets by Jeremy Stepan and Ben Stuecher Iim Murchison concentrates on returning a serve. allowed for an extremely aggressive offensive at- tack. Ben Nicholson re- ceived the award for Most Valuable Player, Mike McKinney, Most Improv- ed Player, and Ben Stuecher, Most Inspira- tion and Perseverence. To the 1987 Boys, Vol- leyball Team we can only say, You are the cham- pions. Chip Folger watches intensely as he prepares to set up a volley. Boys Volleyball w 47

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Coach Kuzniewski has been the boys' volleyball coach for the past three years, and each of these years his team has won a conference title. Last year's team won the north Pinellas Conference Championship. In this his fourth year, he thinks the team will again win the title, but the competition they will have to watch out for is Tarpon Springs and Kennedy. lama um hall 1 Will f j V t W mat. l 9, .. tn , Front Row: Daryl Krumsieg, Kelvin Cowart, Erik Nicholson, Brian Iohnson. Middle Row: Ieremy Stepan, Aaron Collins, Iosh Vellucci, Ben Stuecher, Iim Murchison. Back Row: Mike McKinney, Ben Nicholson, Chip Folger, Iason Hatcher, Coach K. Absent: Iim Cherneski, Ryan Farquarson, Robbie Fields, Don Koehler. 46 l Boys Volleyball

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Coach Hines was the girls' vol- leyball coach, and he was suc- cessful in coaching the team to an outstanding second place fin- ish in the district. Although he has coached for three years, this is his first year at SHMS. I en- joy teaching and motivating the players. With all the sixth and seventh graders returning next year, I think we might be con- ference champions, said coach Hines. Front Row: Annette Friedrich, Karen Petrynic, Robin Finkel. Mid- dle Row: Chrissy Armstrong, Meg Helmholtz, Kelsey McCullough, Lisa Paskalidis, Ierusha Azel. Back Row: Karen Gorlewski, Marci Booth, Lora Evans, Cheryl Finstein, Ellen Burns, Coach K. Absent: Coach Hines, Bernadette Demps. 48 t Girls Volleyball