Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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Kridle and Pridgen take second place Entering the new Empire League was a big step for the j.V. team. The team was very young this year and gained a lot of improvement. We,re looking forward to next year. All three teams should do really well, stated Head Coach Dave Stout of the performance of the j.V. and froshfsoph teams. The IV ended the season with a 4-3 record. Junior Kent Lawrence took second place in the Empire League finals. The froshfsoph team ended the season with a 4-2 record beating the powerful El Dorado team. Sophomore Carl Pridgen also took a second place in the Empire League finals. JV Kent Lawrence and froshfsoph Robert Bechtol were named the most outstand- ing wrestlers. t. Sophomore Darin Gantt, struggles to pin his opponent. Gantt prepares to throw a cross-face to pick- up team points. 2. junior Dennis Reno, uses all his strength to turn over a Katella opponent. Reno prepares himself to pull a leg-ride on his opponent. 3. Froshfsoph wrestling team - front, B. .Mamgy D. Gantt, J. Rice, B. De Casas, B. Marks, B. Gittleman. Back -- M. Kuskie, Sheperd, E. Hamilton, C. Johnson, M. Vinet,,I,,NighQls, M. Wright. 9 7 . ..,. ' ' V, ii ' .2 . ., V at Q f pg . .1 . , , V i - ..,1 2 f V f G' c S t. it 42- eeeee ... - c .1 , M24 t 3 ' . t ia as i - 212 - wrestling 'N 'v-.4 Pmhfsaph Loan Los Alamitos E1 .Dorado Kennedy Katella Pacifica

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Injuries hold Wrestlers I vanity wmaag yv wfmiang t ans .. 23 .,, so lf' 2 -k,-.., Dua f n 3-41,3 V Los Alamirggg ,,L,: 1 13 48 K , VV,- J ,'lL, V Alamitos . ..l-t Y BIDMM l 48 1111 A l f1E'D0f f T T ' Kennedy V V 'M 41 ,.., i Kmmdy pi fic Karella ' T' 45 I7 Katella A 50 .35 Cypress 14 59 Cypress 9 'A 33 Pacifica I8 51 Pacifica 17 to 3-4 season After being plagued by injuries the varsity wrestling team ended their first season in the new Empire League with a record of 3-4. Badly breaking his arm early in the season during the Bonita Tourna- ment, senior Kevin Pina was out for the rest of the season. That loss hurt the team tremendously as did the automatic eighteen point loss per match the Aztecs suffered because they were short of athletes. Because the team had no zoz weight, 187 weight, or 140 weight the team suffered in these weight classes. The only wrestler to qualify for CIF sectionals was senior Richard Langenwalter. The team, with only three seniors was supported mostly by underclass- men. I think the reason that we dicln't do too well this year was due to the number of difficulties we went through, also the number of under- classmen on the team. We should do better next year with all the returning people and all the experience we got this year. Also we had a lot of overweight problems which hurt us, explained Scott Shook. In the off-season many wrestlers plan to participate in the AAU freestyle wrestling. Those who qualify will travel all over the world representing the U.S. I feel next year we should give the wrestling powers of El Dorado and Loara a good match with all of the returning lettermen, stated Stout. 1. Senior Richard Langenwalter, attempts a chicken-wing to turn over his opponent, Langenwalter has lettered eight times in various sports, three of them in wrestling. 2. Sophomore Steve Donaldson, stumps his opponent by going for a pin to gain 6 points for the team. 3. IV wrestling team - front, K, Lawrence, C. Scott,, , B. Weech, S. Halverson. Back, Mendoza, R. Mikkleson, C. Johnson, D. Reno, S. Donaldgn. W gy h if ' if . t B 1 'RJ 'S .1 Q ' wrestling - 1 1 1

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EHS 119.0 112.6 150.3 155.1 167.1 159.8 158.5 Varsity Canyon John Glenn Loara Cypress Los Alamitos Pacifica Brea '53-1 29.6 1394 1 55-7 167.1 81-5 148.6 EHS 112.8 99.6 156.5 151.5 150.2 149.0 160.3 junior Varsity Canyon John Glenn Loara Cypress Los Alamitos Pacifica Brea 51.2 83.11 152.9 151.6 162.8 132.5 '59'7 Reed pleased with JV's EL showing Consisting mainly of underclassmen and beginners, the JV Gymnastics Team did very well, according to Coach Becky Reed. Reed, pleased with the team's showing in the more difficult Empire League said, They did fine, due to the fact that it was a harder league. Reed said that their toughest competition was against Los Alamitos, who defeated the Aztecs by 12.6 points and Cypress who defeated the Aztecs by .1 point. Noted as being outstanding at the IV level were Michelle Enlow on the vault and uneven parallel bars and Tammy jordan as an overall gymnast. 1. Junior Kim Furlong demonstrates part of her routine on the balance beam. Furlong is one of the team's most consistent performers. 2. IV Gymnastics Team, front, K. Caruso, L. Bialous, 1. Marquez, S. Lomenzo,AK. Qtto. Zhd row, T. Jordan, L. Trout, B. Jordan, T. Lubiers. 2 gymnastics - 213