V O L L E Y B A L L

S O C C E R

O P E N S P O R T S

S E A S O N S

This year's volleyball team

was another success in IMSA

sports. The team formed in the

middle of September, not hav–

ing ever played together as a

team. The beginning of October

was when the girls' season start–

ed; the same time other area

teams were already pairing up

in midseason games.

IMSA's first victory came in

the opening match against a

powerhouse team, Kaneland.

Cheered on by the school's fa–

mous male cheerleaders, the

Academy 's " i n e xp e r i e n c e d"

club came out on top in only

two games. The season rambled

on after a great beginning.

While more kids piled into the

gym to witness another game,

more points in IMSA's favor

were being racked up in terms of

games won. A 5-3 year was the

team's final record — a record

the girls of the team were proud

of.

The end of the year party gave

the girls a chance to thank coach

Melissa Striegel and assistant

Gina Crane from Aurora Uni–

versity. At the party, everyone

agreed that the 1987 IMSA vol-

IMSA

Kaneland

Rosary

Aurora Christian

Aurora Central

Mooseheart

West Aurora

Valley Lutheran

Front: Amy Downey, Diana Rios, Jody Yates, Anna Feltes, Amy Courtin, Wendy Hansen.

Middle: Jessica Urbanik, Judie Ashbaugh, Bonnie Min, Sophia Davenport, Coach Melissa

Striegel. Back: Cheryl Heinz, Aparna Parthasarathy, Sarah Woolsey, Debbie O'Fallon, Lori

Buetow.

leyball team was a great asset to

the sports program.

IMSA's first soccer season

proved to be a successful start to

IMSA athletics. The team faced

such disadvantages as a late

start, never having played as a

unit, and a first year coach with

little soccer background. How–

ever, these minuses did not

show up in the record books.

The results of hard work, co–

o p e r a t i o n, a nd d e d i c a t i on

turned into a plus, and the team

ended the season with a 4-2-1

record.

With the only two losses com–

ing to Batavia and

Hinckley-Big Rock, schools

with state-ranked varsity teams,

IMSA is looking toward future

successes in the soccer program.

IMSA

Elgin Academy

Hinckley-Big Rock

Aurora Christian

Batavia

St. Vincent's

West Aurora

Nazareth Academy

Front: Todd Laufenberg, Chris Dargis, Ronjon Paul, Matt Cullen, Frank Borras, Steve Collins,

Kevin Narimatsu. Middle: Coach Krist Enstrom, Erin Roche, Robert Chang, Gary Cerefice, Bill

Grebner, Andy Oh, Badrinath Rengarajan, Paul Capriotti, Mike Rodrigues. Back: Andy Alt, Bill

Grambley, Jeff Truitt, Paul Ivsin, Ted Lizak, Mark Armantrout, Tony Stuckey.