Esperanza High School - Quetzal Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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ee,s is 4 3 I. Jr. Team Captain Eric Hatch displays the dominating style which took him to sss' ..in , -ssb:, cy a 5th place in CIF and to the Masters I ' J Tournament. 2. Jeff Rex lifts his oppo- nent in preparation for one of his de- vestating takedowns. 3. Freshman Rob Langewalter distorts his opponent in the league finals. 4. Israel Martin char- , .M .,.. acteristically outmaneuvers his oppo- nent. 5. Malek Doulat fights to break down his Loara opponent. The Varsity Wrestling Team: L. Beard, J. Baumohl, P. Dimitriadias, C. Blackburn, D. Hay, M. Slavich, C. Hively. M. Johns, R. Giannatasio, G. Gutierrez. Coach Bishop, Coach Hargrave, M. Doulat. E. Hatch, J. Shim, B. EI- zenga, I. Martin, R. Langewalter, F. Torres, J. Rex, M. Wright, J. Williams, B. Harmon, Coach Stewart. Varsity Wrestling- IOS

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at I K VARSITY WRE TLES TO CIF Aztec wrestling received a fresh start in 86. The new coach. Chuck Bishop, arrived in Septem- ber and, along with Assistant Coach Steve Stewart, gave the wrestling team a brand new look. Previously from El Dorado, Coach Bishop brought a cham- pionship program to Esperanza. With a crop of young athletes, Bishop led his team to a perfect 3-0 preseason record, the first EHS wrestling team to be ranked among the top ten teams in the county. Riddled by injuries, the team IO4 Varsity Wrestling lost two of only three seniors, Rob Ginatasic and Brian Elzenga. Yet, they managed to finish with an II-7 overall record, due to the excellent leadership of the Team Captains Freddie Torres and Eric Hatch. Hatch placed second in league and fifth in the 4A CIF championships. He was one of five Aztec wrestlers to qualify for the CIF tournament. The others were freshman stan- dout Rob Langenwalter QI I4 lbsj, third in league: Junior Israel Martin Cl2I lbsj, second in league, and Malek Doulat U94 lbsj, second in league. Brian Harman, the only senior heavy weight, went as an alternate since he placed fourth in league competition. Hatch continued to the Masters Tournament, pitting the I-5A schools top five placers at each weight class against each other. His results were not avail- able at press time. With the wealth of talent returning to the varsity, J.V., and frosh levels, these teams promise to be in contention for league champion- ship honors in the years to come.

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The E.H.S. froshfsoph wrestling team took second place in the Empire league. In the pre-season matches, E.H.S. won over Sunny Hills, Troy, and Magnolia. Their league standing resulted from a six to one record, losing only to El Dor- ado. ln the Rosemead Tournament, E.H.S. took second place out of twenty teams. The junior varsity team's league standings were fifth place with a seven- seven record. ln the Canyon Tourna- ment they came in fifth place with a single loss to Laguna Hills. ln the Empire League, E.H.S. took sixth place, stand- ing victories over Pacifica and Cypress. Empire League finalists included David Nay, who took first place in his weight class. I. Jonathan Williams prepares to pin his opponent. 2. Dan Shaeffer tries to take down his op- ponent. IO6-Wrestling