Chugiak High School - Babiche Yearbook (Chugiak, AK)

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O THE TEST TOP LEFT: Showing that he surely is most improved Don Yack- ley forces his rival down on the mat. BELOW: Showing his oppo- nent the proper way to do a handstand. John Burkholder, remains calm. C i£ 9L ■ r me Msi!ms!ms !x: msisam m TEAM PHOTO: TOP ROW: John Burkholder, Steve Swecz. Bruce Beardsley, Gujas Worth- ington, Don Yackley. MIDDLE ROW: David Haas, Mike Tuckness, Jason Knudsen, Brain Chambers. BOTTOM ROW: Alan Demers, Paul Copeland, Barry Orzelli. 211

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JV Shows Spirit On Tlie Mats The 1984-85 Junior Varsity Wrestling Squad was burst- ing with enthusiasm, despite their lack of experience. The main goal of the season was to build a strong program for future years. The shortage of Junior Varsity Wrestlers caused a few problems. One of the problems was that the team could not participate at dual-meets without a complete squad. Con- sequently they were forced to forfeit many matches. Coach Bill Watkins commented, What we mainly stressed this season was the individual, our main concern was not the dual-meets. The squad learned that there were advantages to having fewer wrestlers. They re- ceived more specialized attention which helped to improve their weaker moves. Although the squad had not yet voted on most im- proved Coach Watkins felt sure that it would be Maurice Ballard and Don Yackley. Also holding the squad ' s best win record was Maurice Ballard. The squad was managed by Sylvia Hagelberg and Ro- chelle Cheely, and was trained by Laura Bayer. All three agreed, The team had a lot of spirit as well as untapped potential that will surely shine through. According to JV wrestler Paul Copeland, Our squad has come a long way, and Chugiak should be proud. Under the superb coaching of Bill Watkins, Mike Doody, and Gary Steeby the squad was transformed into a group of more experienced, energetic grapplers. The JV squad has improved in one season twice as much as the average squad would have, concluded Head Coach Bill Watkins. ABOVE: While flexing his muscles. Alan Demers pins his contender. TOP RIGHT: Trying to compress his opponent into a fetal position, Barry OrzaUi struggles under pressure. RIGHT: Doing their classic imitation of rams butting heads, Brian Chambers stares his competitor down. ■?«% 2 ' ;0 JV Wrestling

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Sport Sparks Spectacular Spirit Coach David Morse, of the Chugiak Tennis Team, was proud. ' This year ' s team was young, primarily Freshmen and sophomores. Only four players will be lost to gradu- ation. I look forward to another good season next year. We have a lot of talent. With another year or more of exper- ience, we should turn a few heads. ' The new players on the team improved greatly as the season progressed. John Stehn, who moved to Alaska from Ohio, was seventh on the team when he started, then he won five matches, including a first round victory at Re- gions. Jacki Lenhart, who also progressed in her first year, teamed up with Corinne Kissee to make a strong number one duo. Most valuable players for the team were: Greg Cole, David Natali, George Rhyner, and John Stehn, for the boys. Sherrie Fuller and Beth Chapman for the girl ' s team. The team as a whole had a 1-9 season record. In Regions they got five points, the highest number of points given to Chugiak High School yet in a Regional meet. Coach Morse said that the best moments with the team include the time Jennifer Rees beat Gin Johnson of Di- mond at, regions, and watching the Lenhart-Kissee team develop.