A “ Picture Perfect ” Season This year the volleyball team ended with another winning season 10-82. The volleyball team for next year will be training on a Spring league Among their wins they won the last through Kirkwood. six matches straight and also the last Coach Young stated that, ” “ Volleyball is the fastest growing varsity sport in Iowa high schools. Coach Young’s main focus for “ upcommented, “ The junior high is our Jeni Pedersen , Margie Rigel, Julie Coach Young encourages all girls Hofmaster, Sheryll Welty, Chris to give volleyball a try their Winn, Heidi Anderson, Kathy Nearad, sophomore year. The reason is that a and Chris Zalesky . The captains were lot of girls wait until their junior and Jeni Pedersen, Margie Rigel, and the senior years and love the sport, just don’t have enough time to get the Hofmaster. experience they need to successfully compete against big name individuals , Volleyball is also up and coming in Best Spiker— the college level. — Good college Best Server volleyball players are in great deFor the first time in Prairie’ s history mand, so colleges are interested in Margie Rigel drafting volleyball stars. There 2nd Team— but most improved player went to Julie Several awards were presented at the awards banquet: Jeni Pedersen Kathy Nearad Best Hustle and Most Valuable— Most Improved— one of coach Young’ s girls from last Conference picks. year went on to college and started on 1st Team— their volleyball lineup as a freshman. — The player is Shauna Holthaus who is Honorable Mention starting at Iowa Wesleyan. and Kathy Nearad. Sheryll Welty Jeni Pedersen Julie Hofmaster were also several AllMargie Rigel eighteen games. They won their own coming talent” is the junior high. He Prairie Invitational also. life blood!” The letter winners this year were Margie Rigel, Jeni Pedersen, give their last team effort. and Chris Winr . Above — the spike. Left — Chris Winn sets up Margie Rigel for Coach Young gives some last minute instructions (Joey Umpstead. Michelle Hahsey, Gina Gustafson, and Chris Fitzpatrick.) j
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