Silver Creek High School - Silver Leaves Yearbook (Sellersburg, IN)

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Preparing to spike the ball during the junior varsity match against the Floyd Central Highlanders is Kelly Morris, jr. Morris was the team leader for the JV squad and led the team onward to vic- tory on numerous occasions. Skying for the kill is Crissy Yochem, soph. Yochem was a member of the junior varsity squad and was instru- mental in the team's partial success. Being honored with their parents on Senior Night are Jo Annette Schuff, Linda Weber, and Erika Reyman, all seniors. This event was held during the last home game to bid a final farewell to the departing seniors who would be playing their final game for Silver Creek. a , f-AIIFV-Kx'a

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:. Victory E scapes Squad wins conference but falters in sectional final hen you have a string The Dragons were led Moving in for the kill is Jon Beyl, sr. leu- :- of wins going, it is dif- W ficult to think of los- ing, but you have to realize you can't win every year, were Coach Mike Crabtreeis sentiments after los- ing the Silver Creek Sectional Things just didnit work out. Jeff Gillen water 4-1 to Jeffersonville, breaking a string of three straight titles. However, the Dragons are still iking' of the Mid-Southern Conference, winning their ninth consecutive title. Coach Crab- tree said, HWe controlled the MSC, and never even had a close match. MSC coaches voted four S.C. players to the all-confer- ence team. They were Kris Mc- Kinley, sr., Jon Beyl, sr., Jeff Gillenwater, jr., and David Miller, jr. throughout the season by Beyl is a three year. rnemberlof the varsity team and finished hIS high school career in the no. 2 singles posi- tion. Jon has received letters of refer- ence from Huntington College for his Miller, the team MVP. Coach Crabtree commented, iiHe tMiIlert and Jon Beyl were the top two on the team, and they are ranked among the best in Southern Indiana. They are tough to beat at any time. S.C. kicked off their season with three strikes against them, losing their first three matches to Columbus North and East, and Jeffersonville. But the Dragons volleyed their way back, winning all but two of their remaining matches. The varsityis rotation was phenominal, as Coach Crabtree reminded, itWe were runner-up in the Sectional, and had a good shot to win. We had a win- ning season, and competed with everybody. Junior varsity Coach Terry Mc Cartin added on the compo- sition of the varsity, HThis team had as much talent, if not more, than previous teams. It just didnit seem to have the de- sire. WW Temiis .3: talents as a tennis player. by Herb Hamilton Members of the 1988 varsity and junior varsity tennis teams are: Row 1, L-Ri Managers Jackie Walton, fr.,- Sonya Popp, sr. tRow 2i Mark Sedwick, fr.; Jeff Gillen water, fr.; Doug Conroy, jr.; Jon Beyl, sr.,' David Miller, jr.; Mark Bishop, soph.; and Scott Heath, jr. Hr; tRow 3i Terry Mc Cartin, JV coach; Brad Heath, fr.; Tom Elrod, soph.; Ja- son Franklin, fr.; Brian Downey, fr.; . Mike McDill, soph.; Russell Balmer, soph.; Troy Koerber, soph.; Sam Low- rance, fr.,- Todd Waiz, fr.; Bruce Ram- sey, fr.; Tim Prather, fr.; and Mike Crab- tree, varsity coach.

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Injury plagued netters whither with loss of floor general he HBattlefield of Life often leaves us with a few scars. Such was the case with the 1988 Lady Dragonsl volleyball team. The ladies started the season with great expectations. The squad had seven players re- turning with varsity experi- ence, including three seniors. With their high caliber experi- ence and leadership, the team looked as if they were finally ready to tread the blessed road to victory. But instead they ended up on the long and lone- some path of defeat. Things just didnt work out for the girls. Just when things started looking up midway through the season, the team leader, senior Jo Annette Schuff, shattered her ankle in a freak accident during a match against the Corydon Central Panthers, side lining Schuff for the remainder of the season. The Lady Dragons' season . went strictly downhill from then on. According to head coach Rhonda Steele, this was a deha- bilitating injury for the team, both by hurting their morale and decreasing the team's ath- letic ability. Steele commented, It was tough for us to lose An- nette. She had played varsity for three years, and was an ex- cellent player, both by provid- ing leadership and with her vol- It was tough for us to lose Annette. - Coach Steele leyball skills. It is difficult to lose any player the caliber of Annette. Although finishing the sea- son with a dismal record of 5- 13, Coach Steele was not total- ly disappointed with the season. Along with improving immensely through the season, and having to cope with the loss of their team leader; the team gave many freshmen and sophomore players a chance to gain needed experience that they will be able to utilize for next season. When asked about the suc- cess of the season, Coach Steele commented, HWe were definitely a better team than our record showed. Coach Steele also an- nounced late in the season that this would be her last season at the helm of the volleyball pro- gram. She sadly said, ul really enjoyed working with this group of girls, and I really hate to see them go, especially the seniors. I think that they are not only excellent volleyball players, but excellent people as well. I will really miss them. Volleyball Members of the 1988 varsity volleyball squad are: tL-R; Dawn Haas, jr. mgr., Becky Hartstern, jr., Laura Bilbrey, soph., Erika Reyman, sr., Staci Vick, soph., Holly Booker, jr., Linda Weber, sr., Tracy Martel, jr., Teri Brewer, soph., Angie Briner, fr., Jo Annette Schuff, sr., and Coach Lisa Stark. Members of the 1988 junior varsity squad are: tL-R, Row U Brandi Bour, soph., Shauna Graf, fr., Staci Vick, soph., Row 2 Tiffany Durham, jr., Toni Shepard, fr., Row 32 Angie Briner, fr., Chrissy Yochem, soph., Paula Lew- is, soph., Teri Brewer, soph., Julie Reynolds, soph., tRow 4i Kelly Morris, jr., and Beth Bailey, fr. Opponent Providence Charlestown Jeffersonville Pekin Eastern Salem Scottsburg Borden Henryville Clarksville Corydon New Washington South Central Austin Madison Brownstown Floyd Central Sectional Providence Score tS.C. firso 0-2 2-0 0-2 2-0 0-2 l-2 2-0 0-2 2-0 2-0 l-2 0-2 2-0 02 0-2 0-2 0-2