Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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In Losing Season Girls Win Second in Invilaiional Composed of mostly underclassmen, the girls' vol- leyball team had many close matches to wind up 6-11 for the year. Led by the team's best spiker, sophomore Tomi Heil, and senior co-captains Denise Hall and Janie Becker, the girls did earn second place in the Sparta Invitational Tournament. Cindy Eggemeyer and Denise Hall were chosen as two of six players on the All-Tournament Team. TOP: JUNIOR VARSITY. FRONT ROW: Melinda Hall. Kim Chandler. Stacey Gerlach. Mary Ellen Watson. BACK ROW: Coach Peggy Dea- ton. Julie Becker. Amy Hanmann. Tobl Kempfer. Kay Pahlman. Rhonda Hatxidge. Sherry Hawthorne, scorekeeper. Margie Bivens, linesman. MIDDLE: Team strategy and good coaching helped the Bull- dogs narrowly defeat rival Trico. 20-18 and 20-18. BOTTOM: All tournament team choices were Cindy Eggemeyer and Denise Hall. Sparta was coached by Peggy Deaton to a second place in their own tournament. VOLLEYBALL SCOREBOARD (Won 6 - Lost 11) Carlyle VARSITY •20-12 20-5 Trlco 21-23 17-20 Trico 15-20 20-17 6-20 Anna-Jonesboro 6-20 6-20 Chester 17-20 15-20 Pinckncyvillc 16-20 8-20 DuOuoin 20-13 8-20 20-17 Red Bud 20-14 3-20 5-20 Benton 20-14 20-3 Coultervillc 21-19 13-20 20-6 Waterloo 18-20 11-20 Trico 20-18 20-18 Carbondale 12-20 7-20 Waterloo 15-20 21-19 17-20 Murphysboro 20-12 18-20 14-20 Stcclevillc 20-17 20-11 Frecburg 5-20 11-20 VOLLEYBALL SCOREBOARD JUNIOR VARSITY (Won 4 - Lost 7) Carlyle 20-11 20-12 Chester 16-20 5-20 Anna-Jonesboro 6-20 1-20 Pinckncyville 8-20 8-20 DuQuoin 10-20 20-15 13-20 Red Bud 4-20 14-20 Carbondale 20-9 12-20 Waterloo 12-20 9-20 Murphysboro 20-4 20-12 Trico 20-13 20-7 Trico 16-20 3-20 The first score given is Sparta's 22

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Softball Team Softball Scoreboard (Won 8 - Lost 2) SHS •et Coulterville 5 SHS 11 Pinckneyville 2 SHS 16 Carlyle 3 SHS 33 Chester 3 SHS 3 Anna 4 SHS 13 Waterloo Gibault 4 SHS 11 Chester 3 SHS 9 DuQuoin 10 SHS 18 Murphysboro 2 SHS 7 Nashville 4 Out scores Foes by a Big 133-39 With the good pitching of Denise Hall and Kathy Blum the Bulldog softball team held their opponents to a total of thirty-nine runs in ten games while they themselves scored a whalloping 133 runs. Most games only lasted five innings because SHS had scored ten runs by the fifth inning. One loss during the season was a 10-9 defeat at the hands of DuQuoin who benefitted from Sparta's overconfidence. With an 8-2 record the Bulldogs finished second in the conference behind Anna Jonesboro. TOP: It was a costly error. DuQuoin defeated the Bulldogs In a close contest 10-9. BOTTOM RIGHT: Catcher Kelly Wilson was one of the strong reasons for an outstanding 8-2 season record. 21

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TOP LEFT: Senior co-captains. Denise Hall and Janie Becker, and Coach Peggy Deaton accept sec- ond place trophy at the Sparta tourney. TOP RIGHT: Torn! Hell spikes a 20-3 defeat of Benton. BOTTOM LEFT: VARSITY. FRONT ROW: Denise Hall. Sue Meyer. Melinda Hall. Julie Becker, statistician. BACK ROW: Coach Peggy Deaton. Margie Bivens, linesman. Irene Gerlach, Cindy Eggemeyer. Tomi Heil. Janie Becker. Rhonda Hatridge. Tobi Kemp- fer, Mary Ellen Watson, linesman. Sherry Hawt- horne. scorekeeper. BOTTOM RIGHT: Rhonda Hatridge served as a varsity substitute. 23