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practice Senior Dave Colgan works on wres-
c
tli ng. later in the season he broke and cracked ribs but p r a c t i c e rea t e s w
~; ~~~~~:)e back to wrestle at districts and placed first. i n n e r s

t t I The only real way
ndividual determination and self- time, effort and practice.
satisfaction were key reasons to to practice wrestling was to wrestle.
wrestle," said Sophomores Carter When the practices began. the school was
Jenkins and Brian Nix. transformed into a new place. The wrestlers
This was seen in the efforts of such could be seen jogging and sprinting around the
wrestlers as Senior Dave Colgan (155 ) who halls and wearing many layers of clothing to
wrestled despite injuries. Other individual keep weight. This also helped to compen-
accomplishments were Junior Kenny Wingen- sate for oxygen lost during the matches.
~ der (105 ) who took first at state and Junior Then the wrestlers met in the mezzanine
Brian Richmond (132 ) who took third. where they practiced by wrestling with those
As a team they came in first at Districts in their weight division.
and sixth in State. They set a new record The practices were to prepare for compe-
for state pins in a tournament. which was four- tition. "The key to winning in competition
teen pins. Wingender said, "The team really was communication by talking and getting the
progressed throughout the year. We did point across," said Coach Bob Danenhaur.
great." "There were no gimmicks, it was constant
Although wrestling was a team sport it preparation. It was not a switch that could be
was all still on an individual basis. It was one- turned on and off."
on-one. not a team effort. but the win relied Although wrestling was a one-on-one
all upon that one player. game, the next key to doing great was that of
"The determination and the drive the team effort. Junior Vince Mun iz said, "We
coaches gave us really helped out," continued placed higher in state than we had in the past
Nix, "it takes so much energy. No other two years. This was done because the
sport uses all your muscles." wrestlers pulled together as a team in compe-
To get the muscles in shape took a lot of tition." Danenhaur agreed but also said,
"The team was a constant part, but it was
still one on one. if you won, you did it your-
self." fN
Melinda Absher

tradition of last year's football game
against Burke, the wrestlers going to state had their hair
buzzed. Here Juniors Nick Caniglia, Vince Muni z and
Rob Boyer model their versions. (A. DAVIS )

In the Millard South Invitational; Junior
Kenny Wingender loses this match. However, at state
he came back to take first. (S. SARTIN )