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Photo courtesy Ann Jaworski Ann Jaworski, standing at right, Sherri Thormahlen, standing at left, and Colleen (Jantz) Frohlich teamed to bring home Coeur d'Alene's first state volleyball title in 1987. Jaworski is holding the state championship trophy; Thormahlen is holding the Vikings's third-place trophy from the 1988 state basketball tournament. Sherri and her sister, Tara, transferred to Coeur d'Alene from St. Maries in 1987. "Sherri was the most naturally gifted athlete I have ever seen," Jaworski said. Sherri Thormahlen went on to play volleyball and basketball at Long Beach State.

Photo courtesy Ann Jaworski Ann Jaworski, standing at right, Sherri Thormahlen, standing at left, and Colleen (Jantz) Frohlich teamed to bring home Coeur d'Alene's first state volleyball title in 1987. Jaworski is holding the state championship trophy; Thormahlen is holding the Vikings's third-place trophy from the 1988 state basketball tournament. Sherri and her sister, Tara, transferred to Coeur d'Alene from St. Maries in 1987. "Sherri was the most naturally gifted athlet…

April 15, 2021

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THE FRONT ROW WITH MARK NELKE: Ann (Schwenke) Jaworski, former Coeur d’Alene High, Montana volleyball great, stood just 5-6 ‘on a proud day,’ but played ‘like a giant’ when it mattered
April 15, 2021 1:30 a.m.

THE FRONT ROW WITH MARK NELKE: Ann (Schwenke) Jaworski, former Coeur d’Alene High, Montana volleyball great, stood just 5-6 ‘on a proud day,’ but played ‘like a giant’ when it mattered

At an early age, Ann (Schwenke) Jaworski fell in love with volleyball. Growing up in Coeur d’Alene, she had goals of playing setter at the NCAA Division I level. “And then I stopped growing,” she recalled of her early years at Coeur d’Alene High.