Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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Rick James reaches for his opponent’s right arm, a position called the butch- er. Varsity wrestler Fred Garcia is being taken down by his opponent from Gil- bert. Chris Houghtling, varsity wrestler, tries to break down his opponent. During a wrestling match against McClintock, Robbie Cassidy looks for assistance.

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Individuals Make the Team Wrestlers Compete to Meet Their Demanding Goals As opponents approached the mat, a momentary hush fell over the crowd, and the cheering be- gan. As the wrestlers took their positions, they became unaware of the events taking place around them. The wrestlers gave their fuB concentration to the match, knowing if their train of thought was broken they would lose. Although wrestling was a team sport, the individual came first. No excuse could be made for mis- takes because it was one on one. Individual wrestlers had to be will- ing to put everything into training. These students had spent 1,000 hours of training and preparing to become a better wrestler. Most wrestlers by the end of the season had lost 100 pounds of body fluids and completed over 2,000 push- ups and sit-ups. Senior Dean Ritts, a transfer stu- dent from Illinois, pinned all four of his opponents in the Apollo tourna- ment which entitled him to first place and the award for out- standing wrestler. Sophomore Robert Cassidy and freshman Keith Spells were also prominent wrestlers. Although the team was young and lacked leadership, it didn't seem to affect them much, (continued on p. 85) DHS Varsity JV Opponent V JV V JV 50 52 Yuma 13 6 35 47 Chandler 28 21 39 52 Westwood 16 3 42 McCIIntock 17 39 Mult. Tempe 15 26 50 Coronado 30 14 22 33 Mesa 28 22 56 Chaparral 3 36 58 Saguaro 22 5 35 33 Mt. View 23 18 Front Row: Darren Watkins, Frederick Garcia, Robert Cassidy, Spencer George, David Valenzuela, Chris Houghtling, Dean Ritts. Back Row: Thomas Tucker, Charles Rocheleau, Darren Stockwell, Kevin Karnisky, Richard James. Daniel Cole. Timothy Swingle. John Schollmeyer, Tony Landato, Bobby Douglas, Coach Rudow. 82 Wrestling Sports

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Larry Elyea secures a reversal against his opponent from Kino. Terry Buske breaks down his Kino op- ponent while looking for a pin. JV wrestler. Matthew Bentz. secures a waterfall in his match against a Mesa High wrestler. Freshmen DHS 42 Poston Opponent 27 48 Yuma 26 61 Chandler Jr. 6 28 Taylor 33 31 Carson 30 27 Mesa Jr. 28 42 Kino 29 34 Fremont 18 61 Powell 5 49 Kofa 18 a a Wrestling 04 Sporls