1996 SHS VOLLEYBALL TEAM

The 1996 Sisters High School Volleyball team set the standard for what has

become a regular force in Oregon high school volleyball – SHS Volleyball. Coach

Rod Jones took over a SHS volleyball squad that had developed and reached the

state quarterfinals from 1993 – 1995 under Coach Mary Flande. There were only

four state classifications in 1996, and SHS was one of the smallest schools in the 3A

class. The 1996 Volleyball team promptly went undefeated in league (its fifth

straight championship), then went undefeated in the state championships,

prevailing over Estacada in the state final, 12-15, 15-5, 15-8. This was the first ever

girls’ state championship for SHS, and the first state championship of any kind for

the renewed SHS (having re-commenced in 1992 after a 25 year absence). Many of

the players went on to play collegiately. Coaches: Rod Jones, Brad Bullock, Samra

Spear, Jill Misener. Players: Kallan Dailey, Kelly Davis, Heather Dempsey (All-

State), Sara Easter, Jennifer Elbers, Cortney Ellis, Suzanne Fouts (All-State), Amy

Garrison, Shelly Greene (All-State), Kylene Hayes, Katie Patterson, Amy

VanAcker.

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SISTERS SCHOOL DISTRICT