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

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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

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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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Helping out with the younger swim- mers at New Albany High School is Tara Whitlatch, soph. Tara swims with the West Clark team and the Riverside Aquatic Club. Besides swimming competitively, Troy Koerber, soph., also uses his aquatic talents by being a lifeguard at the Sel- lersburg Public Pool. Taking a quick breath during a race at Taking a quick break from the fierce New Albany is Kiesha Jackson, frt Kei' action are Tara Whitlatch, soph., and sha swims with the West Clark team Kiesha Jackson, fr. Both have compet- and at Riverside Aquatic Club, ed in the White River Games and Junior Olympics.