Dobson High School - Equus Yearbook (Mesa, AZ)

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t doesn’t take a specific physical type to wrestle. It just takes desire to be a winner.” — Terry Buske, Sophomore Mesa High’s unlucky team member displays the agony of senior Danny Cole’s Mighty Mus- tang strength. Matmaids. Front Row: Kerri Carmody, Stefani Lidia. Second Row: Cindy Martinez, Tricia Debbs, Melanie Porter, Kim Whitworth. Back Row: Penny Mazierski, Holly Bilbrey, Joanne Sezate, Monique Kannapel, Vicki Cole- man, Shawni Lavruski. Not pictured: Monica Ritts. 114 J.V. Wrestling Sports

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 Varsity Wrestling Vision Quest Coming to the rescue, Coach Peterson wraps injured JV player, Sean Fox, while convincing him not to give up. Visionquest. A dream that doesn't come just from the mind but also from the heart; once you’ve pictured it, your mind won’t let go until that dream is yours. Our JV and varsity teams’ vision- quest was to capture the division title. In pursuit of their dream, all the wrestlers were confronted with the sacrifice of per- sonal time, a social life, and the delicacies of food. Basic conditioning prepared the teams for the challenge of Divisionals, enabling the wrestlers to peak at just the right time. Training involved running, wrestling, and lifting weights until they had achieved the trim, sinewy, physiques necessary for winning. Besides the physical standards Coach Rudow set for the wrestlers, he sought to instill in them other assets, like courtesy for others and the perseverance to reach their goals; assets that would make them the type of person to be proud of later on in life. The senior dominated varsity team set traditions and united all the teams through their experience gained in the last four years. Dual matches were the learning experiences to a successful con- quest of their dream. Two close matches this season were against Tempe and McClintock, and both were won in the last few tension filled minutes. Ed Morales stepped up from JV to wrestle varsity against McClintock in a close match that DHS Varsity Opponent 62 Central 2 34 Tempe 29 39 McClintock 27 20 Mesa 35 44 Casa Grande 16 51 Marcos 12 35 Westwood 21 32 Mt. View 23 4th Divisionals 9th State

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J.V. Wrestling. Front Row: David Castro, Marty Rivas, Dustin Emminger, Joe Martinez, Jeff Rayburn, Darryl McCarbille, Jeff Gonzales, Kevin Axon. Middle Row: Larry Elyea, Terry Buske, James Cole, Bill Smith, Kevin Barnes, Alvin Yellowhair, Frank Vargas, Keith Spells. Back Row: Coach Peterson, David Farganus, Sean Fox, Ed Morales, Brian Harper, David Taylor, Bob Gallego. J.V. Wrestling ... Quest ended when Morales pinned his oppo- nent. Tempe was the closest match of the season, with the heavyweight match determining the winner. Senior Robert Jensen beat his opponent, helping to bring home another victory for the Mus- tangs. As Divisionals crept closer, no one was more aware than the wrestlers that indi- viduals can’t bring home a Divisional title, but winners together could attain this Vi- sionquest. Design by Ashley Biebel, Heather Oddon- etto, and Valerie Rubio. Photos by Greg Fresquez. The desire to pursue his Visionquest is evident by onlookers, as John Schollmeyer crunches his opponents chest. DHS Junior Varsity Opponent 42 Central 18 34 Tempe 31 60 Arcadia 18 53 Gilbert 12 55 McClintock 12 49 Corona del Sol 24 18 Mesa 43 52 Casa Grande 15 51 Marcos 16 34 Westwood 21 24 Mt. View 41 J.V. Wrestling Sports 115