Serrano High School - Mirages Yearbook (Phelan, CA)

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Taking It to the Hoop. The season didn't start well for the team, but tl girls banned together and decided that they cou be number one! Not in the sense that they alwaj won, but that they gave it their all! Basketball is sport that demands coordinatit and excellent reflexes, as well as speed. Basketba requires concentration because one careless moi can cause an injury or loss of points. This season Serrano's girl's frosh-soph tea consisted of only eight girls. The girls worked ha and showed potential. Team members had to w more than usual, because of lack of participang The girls on the team weren't the only ones wl worked hard. The coach, Mr. Piersal, would dre: out and practice with the girls. He taught them ne strategies and gave the girls confidence. When tl team made mistakes, Mr. Piersal didn't hesitate bring the mistake out and work on it during practic Support was equally important to the tear Basketball had the second highest turnout people at games. Administration, and faculty, al: came out to cheer the team on. The team's attitude toward what they were doir was outstanding. They worked together and, win lose, they kept a positive outlook. They improv each time they played. If a teammate was havij problems, personal or otherwise, the other tea members tried to help her out. The team was lil one big family. They looked out for each other. If tt girls experienced difficulties, they worked them 0 together, not letting the problems interfere with the- team work. Left to right, front row: Lisa Eyre, Jeanine Minton. Second row: Dianne Heiber, Dawn Kempf, Michelle Strickland, Selena Freeburn, Jenniff Dominguez, Tessa Guernsey, Ftachelle Davis. Back row: Coach Piersal, Coach Holeran. 551 .,,.. . CJ? .... t g yfy i N K K sm., if Rachelle Davis don't just stand there go get the ball! YS 1 R - -:' . .V ' D . N? fl t ,,:7 K, . .L., . , 6, , T i X , 0 if i . f, 88 Q 1 ' ts.. T Pls I . , sis ' ..sks r I K .fjg Z R -, Ifkk. A Silk , K ki g K . 'Pi krk kk f ,ts t s t bf f W .,,- it ', ..,. fsw,V I 1 .,.,,. --I- N! r 1 45: LL , ' ' , - That's the way to shoot, Rachelle! Dawn Kempf shows aggression, as she steals the ball from Big Bea 90

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GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL ti' N,-ss -9 ,..., Y ...,,,. Wx V W rl, Y at . 1 , ,, i -...M-Q M W , MMM, ,SS,M W Every year, when the air begins to become cold and those first snow flakes start to fall fit never failsj, that orange ball appears once again. This year, the girl's varsity basket- ball team was right on schedule. Coached by tea- cher Chris Holleran, the eight member team struggled in an effort to reach the CIF Cham- pionship. The varsity team had many close games: the teams greatest success was the home game over Twenty- nine Palms. Coach Holleran named Melanie Laich as the outstanding player in the gameg Laich scored twelve points and made sixteen re- bounds which certainly con- tributed to the Diamondback victory of 35 to 34. During the season, the team had a second win over the Sher- man Indians, 35 to 22. Junior Melanie Laich was named Outstanding Player by Coach Holleran for her ex- ceptional number of re- bounds throughout the sea- son. Junior Becky Quinn also played well with an average of seven rebounds a game. Senior Mary Louise O'Brien was outstanding in steals and three point shots. Although this year was not the team's best season, next year appears hopeful. We had a lot of close games and played some good defense, commented Coach Holleran. There were a few young players on the team, but as the year progressed we be- came considerably better. Next year looks really opti- mistic. One varsity team member added to this good spirit, Although the season was hard and we didn't have very many wins, it was really fun. People on the team worked hard and our coach always encouraged us to do our best. by Susan Ashworth Joanne Meek gives it her best shot. Melanie Laich reaches for the ball, in a tough game against Yucca Valley. Becky, Mary Louise, Melanie and others realize that there's more to life than just basketball.