Ernest Seaholm High School - Piper Yearbook (Birmingham, MI)

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new Coach, new Style, Pulls Mad Matters To 12 Triumphs by Craig Ciccone It was a help conning in and having them all know each other well . . . that helped them improve 100% COACH TOM MCINTOSH WRESTLING OPPONENT SHS OPP Ferndale 52-24 Troy 15-53 Groves 60-12 Andover 50-19 Country Day 60-15 Groves 69-6 Lahscr 72-6 Andover 60-12 Kimball 21-49 Berkley 50-18 Hazel Park 15-56 Lahser 53-18 Southfield 51-24 Athens 27-37 Pontiac Catholic 56-14 Bethesda 41-15 When a guy asks a girl out, and she refuses, unless the guy is desper- ate, he will forget about her and try to find someone else. This guy will keep trying until he finds methods that work. This year ' s wrestling team was the guy and the beginning of their season was the girl, as they were matched up against and lost to the toughest teams in both the state and the league. But they forgot the setbacks, found methods that worked, and destroyed the rest of their opponents finishing strongly with a 12-4 mark, despite their slow start. The team enjoyed their season even more because they adopted an attitude in which they treated each match like it was state competition. Even when they were leading by thirty points, they would keep a high intensity level and play like they were losing. This attitude was something they adopted from their new coach, Tom Mcintosh. Senior Pat Bray attributed their triumphant season to the new coach as he said, The coaching was better this year mainly because last year. the coaching was too advanced. Tom was a college wrestler and taught us the more common collegiate style. Being so close to a league champion- ship, losing to Hazel Park, Troy, and Kimball was hard, but didn ' t seem to matter to Coach Mcintosh. We didn ' t let it get us down. We just took it one meet at a time knowing that we were a strong squad. The wrestlers felt the same way about the outcome of the season as senior Mark Borman added, The season was fantastic; 1 couldn ' t be happier because when we lost, we lost to good teams. So the team not only found a different method, but a colle- giate method to conquer high school wrestling and they did just that. It is true that one never forgets their first love, but the wrestlers did and found it much more comfortable the second time around. I don ' t want you to talk to her. look at her. or even think about her. explains junior Pete Talmers as Talmers teaches his Troy opponent a lesson about asking his girl out. photo by Doug EngW Senior and two-year veteran Carl Wieferman attempts to tame his Colt opponent not by pulling his reins, but by putting him in an arm lock during meets at Troy. photo by Paul Donar 220 WRESTLING

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Talented Young Schussers Rebuild Team by Brad Kasselman Experience. That was what ski team was all about according to Coach Rick Tincu. And that is exactly what the team got although it was a disappointing one-win season for both the boys and girls ski teams. The team contained no seniors. This and the reality of many new members contributed to a season described as one of rebuilding. We ' ve got some terrific young racers, but there was a definite lack of experience missing from the team. Because of this, 1 really didn ' t expect a lot from them. But I actually got great effort and dedication from every- one, remarked Coach Tincu. Yet the team always skied well against their opponents. In their most intense meet against crosstown rival Groves, the girls fell to defeat by only two miniscule points and the boys lost by only six points. Some great potential was seen in several new varsity skiers. These skiers included freshman Aaron Simpson, sophomore Peter Mann, junior Ted Pryde, and new Pontiac Catholic trans- fer Darrin Best. Susie Rifkin led the girls again this year along with co-captain All I asked was for my people to give ski team their best; they gave me more. COACH RICK TINCU SKIING OPPONENT SHS OPP BOYS Catholic Central E. Lansing Southfield Lathrup Groves Brighton GIRLS Mercy E. Lansing Lathrup Groves Brighton 26-13 28-11 18-14 11-23 22-16 26-13 26-14 28-22 13-26 14-12 24-16 Mary Napier. Rifken had an excellent finish at regionals where she placed 16th in slalom and 14th in giant slalom out of over 80 girls competing. Top skiers for the boys team were co-captains Pete Landgraff and Matt McKenzie. It all began with dryland training in November way before the first snow- flake fell. Dryland training included extensive calisthenics, running, and stretching. And then the fun really began. The average ski team day began at 3:15 p.m. and ended at 8 p.m. Did they get their homework done on the bus? Never. Ski team certainly did not help my grades. Yet in the end it was all worth it for the skiing, recalled John Marshall. Ski team also held many memorable experiences for other skiers. During the meet versus Brighton High School, it was —50 degrees with the wind chill, Rifkin fondly remembered. Considering the effort, time, and dedication, the season was beneficial to the whole team. The combination of all of these factors may not have added up to a winning season, but it was certainly a successful one. BOYS ' AND GIRLS ' SKIING 219

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Qz !3 If FRONT ROW: Amin Alousi. Mark Tanise. Matt Bray, Brian Hughes, Brian Schickedanz. Mark Broadwell. Mark Bergman. Mike Hess, Tony Borman, Bill CosteUo. THIRD ROW: Coach Tom Tisler. Dave Hodges. SECOND ROW: Brian Mcintosh, Dan Johnson, Kevin Hickey, Alan Grundeman, Carl Wielerman. Josh Calomeni. Pat Neally, Ken Webb, Pete Talmers, Ted Berry. Seeing that his opponent is trying to escape from junior Tony Tisler ' s mighty grasp. Tisler catches him. pins him down, and secures a victory. photo by Paul Donar WRESTLING 221