Salina South High School - Preener Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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1. Del Duran sets up front liners with a high volley. 2. Hours of practice paid off as the team celebrates their second victory over Central. 3. Determined freshman Cecelia Pivonka goes for a spike. 4. Sophomore Kathy Olson makes a successful knees-down save. 5. Good form was stressed at practice sessions and Diane Tho- mas shows she leamed her lessons well. 6. Mona Smith supplied some of the much need- ed heighth for the girls volleyball team. 7. The 1974 Girls Volleyball team members are: IST RO Wg Robin Hinde, Lisette Sackrider, Sandy Kelley, Del Duran, Valerie Jones, 2ND H0 Wg Kim Glasgow, Mona Smith, Kathy Olson, Debbie Schomber, Diane Thomas, 3RD RU Wg Beth Rhaesa, Nedra Goodman, Pam Liepitz, Kay Hanchett, Lea Schmidt, 4TH RU Wg Cece Pivonka, Anne Backstrom, Jeanine Mimick, Kim Bingham, Cheryl Smith, 5TH RU Wg Mary Maxwell, Cindy Maxwell, Sally McCar- gar, Miss Lysell, Miss Burkle, ,,,,,,,,,,,m, M.. ...W -5 1 .. O 'ipqnkw volleyball 1

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Volleyball Starting a new sport at any school is difficult. With all the problems en- countered, the first year team of girls netters, coached by Miss Kathy Bur- kle, handled their difficulties quite well. In building for the future the team was made up of mostly freshman and sophomores. At times the team showed signs of their youth, but for the most part displayed the cool of seasoned veterans. The team opened the season with a lopsided victory over Central. In the three game series the Cougars out- pointed the Mustangs 45-24. The opening victory was followed by a loss to Junction City and a disap- pointing fifth place finish in the Wi- chita West lnvitational. The Cougars bounced back with a dual victory over Central and a third place re- gional finish. The girls also brought home their first trophy with a second place finish in the SE. Saline Invita- tional. volleyball

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Sometimes the hardest part of winning is shaking the reputation of being a loser. The Cougars set out to change this reputation. When the season opened, the team was highly rated by many newspaper polls. When the season had ended the team had endured an exciting but disap- pointing year. In his final year as Cougar head coach, Jack Dean saw his teams vi- sions of success go down the drain. The season was almost an instant re- play of last year with the team losing many close games in the final few minutes. The team had potential in the form of six returning lettermen, five re- Basketball turning starters, and two transfers who were to help the team immense- ly. But the spectre of losing remained with the team until the final few games. The last six games saw the Cougars play their best basketball of the year. The Cougars won four of these six, losing to McPherson by two in overtime and a 50-48 heartbreaker to Central. With the four late season wins the team ended with a 7-14 re- cord. Next year the team will have a new coach, Larry Forsythe, and a new sys- tem. The new system will hopefully enable the Cougars to change the ways of the past. mush 3 9 basketball 'S