Castro Valley High School - Laconian Yearbook (Castro Valley, CA)

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234 After sitting out, Dennis Dovick tries Brad Meyers practices one of the different conibi- nations of wrestling holds on Rem Headland. to slip his arm in between Leon Parkeyis legs for the reversal. Bill Wiese. Showilnf the correct referee's starting position is Rick ahannah in-,pp and Bill Egelstbn Qbofmmy, Junior Varsity Wrestling Rod Headland sits out and tries to escape from FRONT ROW: B. Weiss, R. Headland, S. Webster, J. Duffely, P. Gerard. ROW THREE: Coach Haywood, M. Medeiros, M. B. Meyers, R. Auger, C. Davidson, L. Parkey, D. Dovic , Perry, M. Whitehouse, J. Silva, J. Navas, L. Brown, Dave B. Smith. ROW TWO: S. Hughes, H. Coughlin, A. Baxter, A. Hardy, Manager. Willits, R. Swartz, B. Egelston, C. Elliot, N. Vandenberg,

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Neil Rasmussen gives his Tenny- A son opponent a rough going over at ' the H.A.A.L. Tournament. Taking first in H.A.A.L. competition, Castro Valley's Varsity Wrestling Team showed great strength against some of the toughest teams in the Bay Area. Although all competition was rough, the match that stood out the most in the opinion of Coach Mr. Haywood was the meet held with Fremont of Oakland. Unlike most other sports, the championship depends upon the individual strength and skill of each wrestler in winning his match and then combining these matches into a team score. Some of the outstanding members of the team and their standings in the H.A.A.L. tournament ac- cording to their weight classes were Dennis Tye, second placegMike Meyers, firstg Jerry Gaya, fourthg Neil Rasmussen, thirdg John Rottmar, firstg and Mike Todd, first. These place Winners also went to the North Coast Invitational Meet at which John Rottmar placed first in the 175 weight class and Mike Meyer took a second in the 123 weight class. The outstanding wrestlers of the season were Mike Meyer andJ01m Rottmgw, John Rottmar gets a near pin against his Arroyo opponent. Mike Meyer overcomes a Hayward man and pulls his op- ponent's arm up for the pin. F o 0 lrst In H.A.A. . Steve Conant moves his Hayward man into a difficult position. 233

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In the high jump Francis VanHoosier dangles one leg over the bar and at the last instantpulls it out of the way for a good jump. In an effort to make a throw worthy of first place Fred Crum hqrtles a discus on aplalning path. Rick Mahannah strains to break the tape in a winning effort in the 100 yard dash. Jerr Ockerman 'o s at an eas , , , ' paceyin one of phi giigtance races? Tom Davzs makes a final twist as he launches him- self over the bar. f George Nunes breaks the tape a half a step in from of his Tennyson opponent. I M 235