Golden West High School - Sunset Yearbook (Visalia, CA)

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LEFT: Dan Gamulao, undefeated in the WYL, takes down his Rccdlcy opponent on his way to another victory. BELOW: Mike Nuckols docs an ankle pick before his Rccdlcy oppo- nent falls to his stomach. MIDDLE LEFT: City champ Sam Niebank gets the advan- tage against his opponent at the start of the match. MIDDLE RIGHT: Team captain Mike Bookman gets in a stance. 0 LEFT: John Dow drives his Redwood opponent into the mat. $ ABOVE: Del Pegan puts his opponent in an awkward posi- 1 lion as he prepares to score some points. 139 K«vin Brush Brandon Victory Michael Jennings

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Wrestlers win 14; place second VARSITY WRESTLERS - Front Row - Mike Nuckols, Billy LaBccf, David Bcnc, Peter Easlin, Mike Bockman, Bob Hayward, Coach Dar Richard Dyt, Scott Branscom, Marc Watson, Danny Gamulao. Back Scar. BELOW: WYL champ Mike Bultcr performs a switch against hi: Row - Coach Ben Guiterrez, Sam Niebank, Mike Butler, John Dow, Rccdlcy opponent. With 14 wins and just 5 losses in the season, the varsity wrestling team placed second in the West Yosemite League, posted significant victories in tournaments and placed several individual wrestlers in top WYL positions. The 3-2 WYL Trailblazers had three league champions: Scott Branscom in the 107 pound class; Dan Gamulao, undefeated in the WYL, in the 128 pound class; and Mike Bulter in the 134 pound category. Coach Dan Scar also cited Mike Nuckols (114) for being the city champ, placing third in the WYL and for his “team leadership and dedication’’; Mike Bockman (156), team captain, for his third place WYL finish; Bob Hayward (191), undefeated in league and one who “came through for us in the big matches”; Sam Niebank (147)) for his city cham- pionship; Peter Eastin (175) who also qualified for the divisional finals; and John Dow (167) for placing third in the WYL. In tournament action, the team won its own tournament, the Golden West Rotational and placed three wrestlers at the Coast Classic Tournament. The Golden West Rotational was the first and Scar said he hopes to make it an annual event. 138

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Junior varsity nabs 7 wins With seven wins overall and a 3-2 league record, the junior var- sity wrestling team nabbed third place in the West Yoscmite League. Coaches cited four play- ers as team leaders, all undefeated in dual matches. They were Gabe Espino in the 154 pound class, Jeremy Drain at 167, Alvin Odle at 175 and Candy Adams at 191. Candy is a two- time WYL champ for the junior varsity team. After viewing the JV season, Coach Dan Scar said he is opitmistic about future varsity wrestling teams, saying that the JV members will be able to fill the void left by graduating seniors. TOP: JV WRESTLING TEAM - First Row: Jose Perez, Jason Kimb- lcy, Robbie Ramos, Kelly Buttcris. Chris Cogbum, Seth Bolen, Mike Gomez, Tim Horton, Paul Shirk. Back Row: Coach Bcnji Guitcrrcz, Gabe Espino, Candy Adams, Robert Parker, Jeremy Drain, Sam Paolini, Curtis Hcvcncr, Pat Munoz, Bran- don Victory, Alvin Odle, Coach Dan Scar. MIDDLE: Jeremy Drain, undefeated in dual matches, sets the move to pin his opponent. BOTTOM: Mike Gomez scores points for the Trailblazcrs. 140 Photos by Fred Mason 4