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L   oads of sweat, uncom-  to make the season a success for
                                                                                      everyone.
                                                                fo rtabl y sore muscles,
                                                          less free time after school and   Another successf ul  season
                                                         new people to be around for a   was rewarded to the freshmen
                                                         coupl e of hours every day;  thi s   A and  B teams thi s year leavin g
                                                         was how the season started for   them with  a combined record  of
                                                         the freshmen and reserve vol-  26- 10.  Coached by Julie Splitt-
                                                         leyball  teams.              gerber and  Ellen McNemar,
                                                            The reserve vo lleyball  team,   the freshmen teams overcame
                                                         coached by Steph ani e Schaffer,   obstacles, fine-tuned their skill s
                                                         was a team made up  of purely   and  made memori es.
                                                         sophomores. The team ended      Setter fo r the freshm en A
                                                         with  a victori ous record  of I 0-4,   team, Megan Kingston said
                                                         and  two                                      "(practi ces)
                                                         of those                                      were fun ,
                                                          losses were '   '                            we did a lot
                                                          avenged                                      of fun-
                                                          later in  the   (The team) got stronger      damental
                                                          season.     throughout the season. I         drills."
                                                          However,                                       Many
                                                          those suc-  look forward to another          unfo rgetta-
                                                          cesses did   great season with them.         ble memo-
                                                          not come         -Kelsey Ferdig,  10         ri es were
                                                          easil y.                                     created thi s
                                                          Practice                                     year fo r
                                                          was every-                                   the fresh-
                                                          day after                                    men. Katie
                                                          school and                                   Maim's
                                                          on Saturday                      ''          favorite
                                                          mornings.                                    part of the
                                                            Sopho-                                     season was
                                                          more Asha Anchan, who was   when "Megan K. served and
                                                          an outside hitter for th e reserve   fell. "
                                                          team said, "(prac ti ces) were   Among other team favorites
                                                          tough; th ere were tiring drills   were carb dinners and  forming
                                                          and  lots of running,  but it  all   new fri endships. Such friend-
                                                          helped us get better. "     ships were fo nned between hard
                                                            The key to  keeping the team   working teammates who com-
                                                          functi oning included teamwork,   pleted a sports season together;
                                                          communicati on and respect. The   whether that season started off
                                                          reserve  volleyball  team blended   the students' freshmen or sopho-
                                                          well  together and worked hard   more year.





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