"I think the range of grades shouldn't matter; it depends on the girls' skills."
READY TO RECEIVE the spike, Shauna Runyon (11), L in d se y M eans (8) and Brooke Shelton (9) set up, while team m ates Casey Allison (3), Kim Coleman (12) and Meredith R obertson (5) as sits.
PREPARING TO SPIKE the ball Brooke Shelton (9) form s up to send the ball over the net to hei opponent's side. Ridei squeaked past the Dogs with \ final score, 23-25. Z a kk Wolfe
While Rider waits fo r the ball to come back over to their side, s e tte r Shauna Runyon (11) sets the ball fo r Jessica Chancey
(16). Running up to assit, Ki C o le m a n (12) comes up assist from behind. Photo Z a kk Wolfe
"We were a team; grade levels didn't matter."
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Varsity m e rg e s classes t o w ork on w inning Continuing to grow together as a team with a overall record of 13-17, the varsity volleyball team's district record was higher with 4 wins and 6 losses. The team also placed fourth in the Hotter 'n Hell tournament. Having a different range of grades from sophomore to seniors made no difference for the team. The team only worked on coming together as a team to help their skills get better. "No one really cared about grade," senior Meredith Robertson said. "We all just came together to win." "Burk was in a playoff with Wichita Falls for third place," Coach Linda Richards said. They played five games 116 Varsity Volleyball
and lost against WFHS, placing fourth in district. The members of AllDistrict team were junior Booke Shelton for most valuable hitter of 5-4A, junior Kim Coleman on first team, senior Meredith Robertson on second team and senior Casey Allison and junior Shauna Runyon as honorable mention. Coach Linda Richards has helped the senior volleyball members grow together as a team and will miss all the senior players. The returning varsity members were juniors Michele Kenney, Shauna Runyon, Brooke Shelton, Kathleen Dalke, Heather Walker, Kim Coleman, and sophomores Kristen Merkel, and Lindsey Means. -Patrick Weaver