Byron Area High School - By Hi Yearbook (Byron, IL)

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VARSITY WRESTLING Byron Varsity grapplers came out with a winning season record of 9-7-2. This is the first season with more wins than losses, which is quite outstanding since the team has had only four years of experience. Outstanding seniors were Mike Mallory, 132 lbs., who received a second at district and at sectional, but could not place at the state meet; and Tim Meeker, 138 lbs., who supplied the crowd with many exciting moments and ended the season with a 13-8-1 record. Mike compiled a 26-5-0 total and was selected most valuable wrestler. Mike and Tim were chosen 1974-75 team captains. We They We They Oregon 45 15 Stockton 33 27 Galena 36 21 South Beloit 42 17 Ashton 23 35 Lanark 54 6 Stillman Polo 6 51 Valley 15 40 Marengo 18 30 Winnebago 28 28 Dakota 26 30 Marengo 18 30 Winnebago 29 29 Hononegah 35 21 Oregon 52 6 South Beloit 42 19 Stillman Amboy 35 23 Valley 24 37 FRONT ROW L TO R: B. Kufalk, D. Brown, A. Smith, R. Mitchell, Rory Gile, Rocky Gile, J. Billeter, Coach Davis. SECOND ROW: G. Anderson, M. Hage- mann, M. Mallory, B. Johnson, C. Anderson, M. Tudor, D. Hammond, B. Henson.

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FRESH-SOPH BASKETBALL FRONT ROW L TO R: S. Norup, J. Cunningham, J. Pearson, D. Reber, M. Becker, R. Roberts, B. Hoglund, D. Dockins, Coach Hoffmeister. SECOND ROW: J. Hayden, D. Zoet, D. Jackson, D. Hoting, R. Rissman, Mgrs. J. Reinders, B. Cox, R. McNames. A 17-5 overall record and a 10-4 conference mark attests to the blend- ed offense of height and ball handling and the good defense of the Fresh- Soph team. David Zoet led in scoring with 265 points followed by Jeff Cunning- ham with 204, Steve Norup with 194, and Doug Reber with 179. Cunning- ham grabbed 154 rebounds and Norup 151. We They Ashton 52 29 S. Beloit 51 32 Pecatonica 69 41 Oregon 62 25 Mt. Morris 63 30 S. Valley 51 44 Genoa-King. 57 19 Winnebago 42 52 Rkfd. Luth. 78 32 Genoa-King. 64 30 Thompson 59 57 We They Winnebago 45 62 S. Valley 47 49 Polo 48 47 Pecatonica 59 34 Oregon 49 37 Mt. Morris 73 47 Forreston 48 59 Winnebago 34 65 S. Valley 48 36 Polo 70 44 Forreston 74 59 19

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FRESH-SOPH WRESTLING FRONT ROW L TO R: B. Manley, D. Wilmarth, V. Adams, J. Johnson, D. Lewis, F. Johnson. SECOND ROW: B. Hage- mann, D. Hamilton, Coach Bratta, R. Bergsmith, F. Rea- gan, C. Johnson, C. Spink, K. Violet. Although this was the first year that Byron actually had a solid fresh-soph wrestling team, the young matmen won more matches than they lost. Two outstanding individuals in fresh-soph action were freshmen Frank Johnson and Dan Wilmarth. At 119 pounds, Johnson won 12, lost 5, and tied 1 of his 18 matches. Wil- marth, 126 pounds, compiled a 12-6-0 record. Next year we will lose many wrestlers to the varsity level, but we are expecting an even stronger team be- cause of junior high training. 21