Deming High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Deming, NM)

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Deming 47 Andress 25 Deming 31 Bowie 34 Las Cruces Invitational Deming 54 El Paso High 18 Deming 37 Coronado High 30 2nd Deming Invitational Deming 39 Cobre 13 Deming 43 Cobre 12 Deming Las Cruces 57 Deming 26 Silver 31 Deming 44 Clifton 30 Deming 33 Ruidoso 27 Deming 30 NMMI 26 Deming 60 NMSVH 3 2nd - District Tournament - 4V i 1 3 — State Tournament — 9 1. Cobby and Steve Rios discuss the tournament braclcet and medal that Steve was awarded after he took first place m the Demmg Invitational at 126 pounds. 2. During the heavyweight match against Ruidoso. Johnny Baeza looks for a take- down over his opponent. 3. Senior Pat Maynes. who wrestled in the 145 pound division, was one of the returning varsity grapplers. Pat has been active in wrestling since the seventh grade. 4. JV wrestlers are: kneeling: Trim Gonzales. Adan Flores. and Avery Hurt. Standing: Henry Haynes. Jerry Anderson, and Tony Polish. 5. Varsity grapplers seem concerned as they watch one of their teammates wrestle during a nightime home match against Cobre.

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DHS Grapplers end season with 9-3 record The Deming wrestling team finished their season with a 9-3 record and a dis- trict stand at 5-1. The team was plagued with much inexperience, ' and so the season was one of learning. The wrestlers did not attend the Carlsbad Invitational for the reason that they were hosting their own Dem- ing Invitational during the same week- end. The Wildcats finished in second place behind the Silver City Colts, but turned out two champions. They were Bobby Martinez, at 112 pounds, and Steve Rios who wrestled in the 126 pound category. At the district tourney in Cobre Sil- ver City topped the ' Cats once again but ten grapplers qualified to go to state. Bobby Martinez, Pat Maynes, and Johnny Reyes finished as district champions. Overall, the team place sec- ond with 141 ' 2 points. The state wrestling tourney was held in Bloomfield. Although ten wrestlers participated, no one was fortunate enough to place. The grapplers were under the coach- ing of Sim Willis and his volunteer assistant, Dave Beck. Mr. Willis took the job as head coach when Randy Speer moved to Las Cruces. Dave Beck, a retired wrestling coach of fourteen years from Ohio, stepped in to assist Mr. Willis. The JV wrestling team finished with a 2-3 record. They attended three invi- tationals, aside from their regular sea- son matches. The first one was the NMSVH take- down tourney in Alamogordo. Eight grapplers out of nine placed in the top four spots. At the Gadsden Invitia- tional, only three JV ' s placed. The last match was a scrimmage type of invitational in Silver. Twenty wres- tlers participated, and although no medals or awards were given, the tour- ney was held mostly to give the younger grapplers more experience. 1. Varsity wrestlers are: sitting: Clancy O ' Neal, Vince Sandoval, Bobby Martinez, and Benny Porter. Kneeling: Steve Rios. Jerry Anderson. Roy Rios, Pat Maynes, and Johnny Reyes. Standing; Assistant, Dave Beck, Paul Baca, Vince Almanza, Johnny Baeza, Mark Ramirez, manager; and head coach, Sim Willis. 3. Johnny Reyes tries for a takedown over his opponent. Yon Rue, during a home match against Ruidoso. 3. in a match during the Deming Invitational. Steve Rios struggles to get into a pinning position over his Silver City opponent. 106

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Sponsorless Matmaids support wrestlers Whenever there was a wrestling match going on. the matmaids were sure to be there helping out. They ran the matches on their own and dedi- cated plenty of time and work to sup- port the wrestlers in every way they could. Returning matmaids were Alice Viramontes, Missy Marquez, Patty Cortez, and Gloriana Arzate. The new matmaids were Sandra Almanza, Tani Coussons, and Teresa Gifford. Their jobs included keeping score, running the clocks, and keeping statis- tics. They also wrote press releasers and made posters for the wrestlers. They did not have a sponsor, so it was difficult for them to do anything. They had to decide everything on their own. They traveled with the wrestlers most of the time. il V:± r ► ' stsnir4G rouRNA I. Matmaids Patty Cortez and Gloriana Arzate keep score during the Deming Invitational. 2. Matmaids are Tani Coussons, Patty Cortez, Alice Viramontes, Teresa Gifford, Gloriana Arzate, Sandra Almanza and Missy Marquez. 3. Missy Marquez keeps score while Bobby Martinez and Sandra Almanza watch closely at a wrestling match during the Deming Invitational. 4. Bobby Martinez poses with the championship bracket and medal that he received after he placed first in the 1 12-pount weight division dunng the Deming Invitational. 108 I