Richardson High School - Eagle Yearbook (Richardson, TX)

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During the Pearce match, senior John Strom escapes his opponent's hold. fG0nzalezJ Junior Bill Ratliff practices a move on a fellow teammate. Kflonzalezj Trying to pin his opponent senior Kurt Twitt works over a Pearce wrestler 3' fTillapaugh1 WRESTLING Tr1n1ty R L Turner St Marks Berkner Blshop Lynch Tournament Lewlsvllle R L Turner Tournament Lake Hlghlands Plano East J J Pearce MacArthur Plano Lake Hlghlands Tournament Reglonals State 1 47 12 35 36 41 22 64 3 lst place 46 11 lst place 54 6 33 23 59 9 25 26 5th place lst place 5th place R H S scores come flrst Captain John Strom receives his award for winning state. lWalkerj fr Sports f 185

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at sta te Our best strength is the depth of the team because everyone is good. We had the potential to send 13 people to state. All the members placed in the top 3 at regionalsf' stated captain John Strom. The varsity showed their depth when they sent 10 wrestlers to state and placed 5th overall, the highest the Wrestling Team has ever placed at state. We were within 20 points of lst place. Thatls very close in a regular tournament, stated Strom. Taking lst place in the heavyweight weight class was senior Eric Smith. At 167 lbs., Strom also took first. Every match was close. I could have won or lost anytime during the matchesfl said Strom. Also placing 5th at state were senior Kurt Twitty at 138 lbs., and junior Bill Ratliff at 145 lbs. State was phenomenal. It really was a team effortj, stated coach Jim Guinta. One of the highpoints of the season was the dual match against Pearce, which we won by 50 points. It helped a lot with the people in the stands cheering you on, said junior Chris Matrone. Usual- ly there is hardly anyone there. Overall I think the season was excellent. I'm real happy with the way we did, exclaimed Guinta. - Allison Walker WM I is , ' 3 if rv ef ini' 74 1-fc' ' 1 , 'f,, ,W 5-, .5 9 ,Ei , .,, S24 , , W . t. 3' . H iz, 1 ., ,,.., , ggi, If 4 .Ffa A ,iffimvrw V S, Q 'H-Af 1C K fx N. . . 1 . f Members include ffrontj Jason Brown, Jason Rhyd, Jeff Balch, Danny Martinez, Chris Matrone, Andrew Michaelson, Kurt Twitty, f2ndj Doug Hardy, Bill Ratliff, David Phillips, John Strom, John Lovelace, David Patton, Eric Smith, Bobby Harrell, David Foley, f3rdJ Coach Jim 184 l Sports a H Guinta, John Slattery, Todd Moulton, Lance Dunahoe, Stuart Reichler, John Palmer, Dale Heaton, Todd Cantrell, fflthj Rick Lawson, Jason Meek, Craig Eisenberg, Clint Shipp, John Wilson, Nick Nobler, Brad Norvell, Barry Steinhart, fbackj Blake Jackson, Ted Cassey, Kevin Helly, Doug Ogden, Chris Owens, Tommy Pettengill, Emery Johnson, Scott Tomlin- son and Ian Stahl. fChancej Heavyweight Eric Smith takes down his opponent for 2points. fGonzalezj , .,.--- ' ,.f+ ,ff -M is 15 5

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At regionals, in April, we wiped everyone out within three sets, said a confident Doug Holmes in reaction to his and Mitch Michulka's regional win. The Eagle doubles team won with scores of 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 over Brad Rice and Tim Lootens of Houston Klein. The team earned Holmes and Michulka a trip to state where they lost to Bryan, 7-6, 6-3. At the spring regionals competi- tion the girls' doubles team of Hol- ly Hayes and Tiffany Ames placed 3rd in regionals, losing only to Chris Freeman and Claire Sessions of Hlghland Park 6-4, 4-6, 5-7. The girls beat Leighton and T- '---... rs- During an afternoon practice senior Katie Hazlewood works on valleys. fChanceJ Sophomore Diana Dildy practices base line drills. KMartinj 186 f Sports Hagaman from Cypress Creek 5-7, 6-0, 6-0 to place 3rd. In district the girls' doubles team placed 2nd and the boys' team of Michulka and Billy Camp- bell placed 1st. But, when regionals came around Holmes took over for Campbell who was disqualified. During the season coach CDavidD Ricks got us all together, and we really worked hard, said Hayes. In the fall season the team's work also paid off with the District 12-5A Championship over 2nd- place Plano, Oct. 13-15. In the semifinals the Eagles smashed Plano Senior High 10-3 and ad- vanced to the finals where they beat Lake Highlands 11-7. The Eagles came in 2nd at regionals losing to powerhouse Klein, 10-4, in the finals. We had a strong chance to go to state, said junior Marianne Dunn. Actually, the finals of regionals were the same as state because Klein was last year's champs. Tennis is one of the only sports where you are competing against others and yourself, said senior Katie Hazelwood. - Christina Watson!Traci Stafford f -.Ns-Max - -G2 Tx, In a tight squeeze senior Robby Scholl hits a back-hand. fTillapaughj