Chugiak High School - Babiche Yearbook (Chugiak, AK)

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Undefeared Team Third In Region: Sends 9 To Stare l srill love wresrling and am going ro come bacls nexr year and me and 'rhe ream' will ralfe Srare-NO SECONDS! -Junior Gary Helder. This ream worlsed harder and longer, had berrer spirir and more desire rhan any ream rhar l've ever coached - Head Coach Darrel Whire lr was a grear season-besr program in years. -senior Royce Marrin 'Considenng l had ro move here, l rhinlf l luclsed our in gerring inro such a sruoly school ro wresrle for. -senior Ron Demers. This was rhe hardesr-working ream l have ever been associared wirh, l am very proud ro have been a parr of ir. -Assisranr Coach Sreve Novelli 'Since ir was my Hrsr year, ir was excellenrl -freshman Tom Mcori Rerurning from Chrisrmas vacarion on January 7 ro begin pracrice, rwelve grapplers appeared in rhe halk of CHS wirh Mohawlfs. Hcrures of rheir new hairsryles nor only made rhe local papers, bur rhe Associared Press as well so people across rhe counrry could see rhe Chugialf wresrlng reams dedcarion, The 1980 season marlsed rhe nrsr rime rhar rhe varsiry ream ever wenr undefeared and unried wirh a roral of 20 wins. They de-feared borh Service and Kenai rhree rimes each in rhe dual meer season, only ro place rhird in rhe Region IV Tournamenr behind Service and Wesr, and second in rhe Srare Tournamenr behind Kenai, The junior varsiry ream, coached by Sreve Novell' and Kerry Welch, ended rhe season wirh 11 wins and 2 losses, They losr ro Wesr and Service 0ff6T defearing each of rhem once before, The ream losr numerous members due TO iryuries, nored Coach Novell and ako suffered from a lacls of deprh. Mne wresrlers placed in rhe Region lV Tournamenr. They were- Bob Jones, 105 pounds, hrsr, Maris Jarchne, 105, rhird- Brian Urodericls, 112, fourrh, David Thomas, 102, Nrsr, Terry Simpson, 102, second- Gary Helder, 155, Nrsr, Jeff Allen, 155, fourrh, Jerry McGowen, 185, second- Jed Henning, HWT Hrsr. These enrered rhe Srare Tournamenr, where six placed.- Bob Jones, hrsr, Marlf Jardne, fourrh, David Thomas, Hrsr, Terry Simpson, second- Gary Helder, second- Jed Henning, second Junior Marlf Jardne gnmoces as he arrernprs a snap-down on his West High School opponenr in rhe Srare Taurnamenr. 246

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Leavlng rhe resr of rhe pads behlnd hrm, Errlf Roabon srorrs an hs long journey, V Wlrh a grear loals of dererrnrnarron and confidence of a furure Olyrnprc jlver, erghrh grader Monrque Berry slvs on for a hopeful vrcrory for herself and for me ream R i ..a The Junlor Hlgh Cross-Country Ski Team. Top Row: Coach Morgan, Monique Berry, Dan Crogs, Angela Horns, Drll Brion, Lee Barber, ond Ben Powell. Middle Row: Te- resa Hercher, Judy Mraschelf, Adrlene Ter- pon, Enlf Roulson, and John Srohl Bottom Row: Roberr Francls, Rlthard Legg, Tom Rollrnan, Daren Daley, Jerry 5arher, Chnl Rogers, and Ernll Teauge,

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Making Alasl-fa wresrlfrmg hlsrory, Dowd Thomas and Terry Simpson compere for Hrsr place ln rhe Srare Tournamenr Afrer befng crowned as Srare Champlan, Bob Jones joyfully embraces his long-nme menror, Coach Whlre 4.3.- Havfng placed fourrh nh Reglonok or 112 pounds, Greg Broderlclx srands on rhe podium ro represenr Chugrak. .Struggling ro sray drop rhe SIIUOIION, Gary Helder worlas hrs way ro a second place Harsh In rhe Srare Tournomenr