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                                             When I have a shot but my  teammate has a
                                        •    better or easier shot, I pass it  to him  to help the
                                         team out.
                                                       --junior Chad Olson


                                                                          There are  personal stats and  team stats and
                                                                      •    sometimes you  have to  hit a sacrifice bunt or fly
                                                                      in  order to  advance the  runners for the team.  We
                                                                      have a team goal and an  individual goal, but the
                                                                      team goal always comes first.
                                                                                            --senior Amy Heitritter

                                             I give up  time of myself to  make my team better
                                         •   because I work hard in  the few  hours that we
                                         have for practice, hoping that the team will  benefit.
                                                              --junior Courtney Northrop



                                                                                          Accomplishing a
                                                                                          state championship for
                                                                                          the fourth straight year,
                                                                                          freshmen Allison Berry
                                                                                          and Brittany Ford, junior
                                                                                          Vicky Huff, freshman
                                                                                          Meghan Kiernan, juniors
                                                                                          Jamie Irwin and Kristi
                                                                                          Hawkins, seniors Tracie
                                                                                          Sizer and Stacie Sizer,
                                                                                          junior Stacy Martin,
                                                                                          freshman Jill  Irwin, and
                                                                                          junior Sarah Jetter
                                                                                          proudly accept their
                                                                                          trophy.  The Sizers
                                                                                          contributed to all  four
                                                                                          state championships,
                                                                                          one for each year of
                                                                                          involvement  in  the sport.




   place  at the mercy of the middle hitter.       vated because even if I set the perfect set


   Cheers  resonated through the gym as            and the hitter hits it out, I take the

   the  ball slammed down on the court.            blame; otherwise, they'll think they did

         Although the cheers were meant            badly," Belgum said.


   for  the hitter's amazing "kill," few recog-           After hours of practices and

   nized  the others who made it possible          games, all athletes had to learn that they


   includi ng the setter, junior  Melissa          must GIVE up what was best for them-

   Belgum.                                         selves in order to TAKE  victory for their


          "I have to be unselfish and moti-        team. r                                     Give Self & Take Team   gtfj
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