r 5 i 5 i - By Trent Eidemiller This year the girl’s volley Girls Volleyball Under New Management - — ball team underwent “ New Management” when Judy Suddendorf took over the position as head coach. She received the position after Dr. Frank Young stepped down last year. For their season opener, they played in the Metro tour - nament hosted at Marion. After defeating Washington, Marion, and Linn Mar 2-1 , 20, and 2-1 respectively, They now faced their nemesis in the form of Kennedy. The Cougars chewed up the Prairie girls three games to zero and went on to win the tournament. The tournament showed that the Hawks werea force to ' reckon with in the valley. Prairie then went on and defeated the two Catholic schools, Regis and La Salle. They won each match three games to one. The Hawks now prepared to host their own tournament. The Hawks played in , and hosted the Prairie tournament. They defeated Benton , West Delaware, and Vinton to move into the Semi- finals. Then led by the co-captains; Jodi Schropp, and Cherie Heaverlo, they powered by Regis and into the finals. There they faced South Tama. After a tough match they came out ahead to win two games to one. In the next eleven matches the Hawks won six and lost five. They annihilated Marion and Linn Mar, but were soundly defeated by Kennedy and Jefferson. Prairie did great in ’87 and made people think about how they will fare in the ’88 season. class of juniors, With a large returning it should prove to be a very interesting season next year to say the least. Diane Zalesky bumps the ball over the net. - Top Row: Coach Judy Suddendorf, Connie Fangman, Kristen Duke, Julie Koss, Amy Stallman, Diane Lowe, Michelle Christensen, Barb Harms 2nd Row: Denise Sutphin, Mama Andrle, Leigh Franc, Diane Zalesky, Angie Driscoll Bottom Row: Kim Weaver, Becky Kunze, Jodi Schropp, Cherie Heaverlo, Shari Wahlert Sign of the Times 100 HAWK Volleyball
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