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W anting to learn, ability to play together,”
striving to win
first-year coach Mitch
and not giving up
was what made the year Biggs said.
Junior Gretchen
enjoyable for the fresh­ Tomcykowski said she felt
man volleyball team, ac­ the team started out a little
cording to Coach Yvonne shaky because of the new
Carson.
/j coach and the girls not
The most challenging
game was against LaV­ really knowing each other.
“But toward tne middle of
ista at the conference the season, we all felt com­
tournament. Carson fortable with each other,”
said, “The girls played to-
ether better than ever she said.
§ efore. They had excel­ Coach Biggs said he felt
lent serves, good setting Tomcykowski was the one
who held the team together
and good coverage. It on and off the court. Ralston Volleyball - Var. Score
Millard South
0
was almost a perfect “Gretchen would stay and . Q ... Omhha. Ceirtnil . 2 2
game; the girls gave 100 want to practice more after . ; 5 0 . . . Omaha Benson. : • . • r
percent.” the original practice was . . : ' *■: 2*: V ¥: • Omaha Bryin .;¥ ¥: ¥:? :0 : :¥i¥,..
Freshman Tracy Pe­ xixxx'xx x >2:*x x \ Omaha South : 0 ¥ ! ...
y-i-v-vj xx. i 0
tersen agreed that the over,” he said. : • : : • •: 2 • ' ' - • PapiHion LaVista : ¥ :¥ V¥ •' :a • •
Omaha North •
One goal that Coach
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game against LaVista Biggs set was to have three ••• • • :••':¥ Abrahsm tincoln: • • -3 •••••• ••
was tough. “We almost girls improve enough to :V¥::V-':7 O 7: 7 ' Bellevue West % y yym ¥i¥
won ana had fun while play varsity. That goal was LxxGx v.->x ..>xv:2:v:. x x x Omaha HbncaUi- .¥ •• 0 ¥'¥:¥: ::¥:¥:¥
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doing it. We finally got it set “by the hard work of >7:> X:<)¥:¥ S , ;¥* Omaha Wo^rtistde ■ ■■■■■ 2 ■
Omaha Burke
all together.” Cyndy Fleming, Shonae 0 Millard North ' ' ■; ;-::¥::2¥:-¥ ¥::
Some of the players Doremus and Gretchen !>: 2 • x:x x -’ Omaha South 1
Beatrice
had experience from 0 •••••• ' South Sioux City 2 2
0
junior high volleyball Tomcykowski. 2 Omaha South 1
and from volleyball The biggest goal that 0 Millard North 2
camps, but some players needed to Joe accomplished
had no experience so was to improve passing,
they had to work on a lot according to Varsity Ralston Volleyball • JV Score
Millard South
1
of sldlls, Carson said. Volleyball Coach Mike 2 2 . Omaha Central 1
& ‘The girls showed vast Friesz. ..Q: x Thus* JWftnwo .......... 2 !
(\ improvement and a lot of A stong point for the girls . xxxxxx 0 • :>>: *> fliottstCfty feut x ; :;x-->vxvxvx':-x::lx: x : • .
a
•
Lewie Central
U was their serving. They xxxxxJ ;|0 .£
potential.” Carson be­ ; > On>ah» 7N«>rih :‘-x x x ; ' x ' ; J Q:.xx:: .xL-.
i
lieved the most progress were also hard workers in : . xxCx xx x 2 Abraham l.mcote :'x'x T - ■■ ......... :x> :
> x l x ••
was made in spiking, practice, Friesz said, “The xx::;x.: :: 0 >> ; x:: .•::x;x*;;x:;v.v;BeU«vue.Weet :: *...........................
lW|cvu*W«m
y .
iris’ attitudes went up and
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overhand serves ana cov­ S own. When we had a good .X i'X X :' X : .S. v* x: ••••xv: : : : - • - S’ :>>
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erage. Two girls, Ranae ... . 2 2 : Omaha Btneon . x ’ x • ;.. ..; q. : : •: •: :
. . • °
• Ro*k*JU
Lawrence and Tracy attitude, we played well; 0 . Bellevue Kaw . V J C ' .'3. : -x :;:x*
Petersen, played on the when we had a bad atti­ \: : . <?: 7- •; .x:. x ; :: x Man an .*. :
. . Millard North
2 : ■ : :
junior varsity team. tude we didn’t play as o : Millard North : x 2
Lawrence said her jv well.” 2 Omaha South 0
Beatrice
play was a neat experi­ The team set a state 0 2 South Sioux City 2 0
ence. “I liked playing record in blocking, 325
with jv and I liked the blocks in one season. The
more challenging games,” last state record was under
she said. 300. Varsity volleyball also Ralston Volleyball - Froah (A) Score
Hard work and deter­ won its district game for (Games) :-•••• (Games) ij
mination at practices the first time in five years. 0 ..... fjjvista : ..... ? . ,
. 2
helped the JV team to a “I was really pleased with .,,:¥SS:7 7d a .-. $i Milled South : : 0 .
Kremoni, ;
split season with 12 wins their progress and pleased ,::¥XX -X It ¥ Thomas Jeflcreort 1
0 X X :
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and 10 losses. “The that they won district,” >¥■•.¥¥: ¥.: .ft .; >■: vi Ldgdn . x . x >x7 ■v 1 "
team really had the Friesz said. . ’ Papifllon a
X ft X •••• KoncsUi • : ¥y¥ J !j:: ¥::V::: :■ /i'
0 Abraham Lincoln ■ . 2 ' '
--Cx x x x' xO : . • • ; Gross • ¥ - -V::.
* " Omaha Bryan - f t x :: ixCJxvXx'
:¥::: ¥ •:¥•* >¥X>: : Mission ;:;i:¥i¥:i:i:¥il,::ffi; Hi ,.- :W
The 1962-1983 varsity volleyball team made it to the second
X X :.: r:,.;: I Westside 8
round of the Metro tournament for the second time in five years. Logan 2
0 LaVista 2
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