Kickapoo High School - Legend Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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Pinned 'em Flat Long hours of practice, going for days without food, and plenty of exercise are only a few of the things that a wrestler must go through in order to com- pete in a match. Sophomore Mike Danzer said, MI didn't mind going through the things I did because I wanted to wrestle and I couldn't wrestle if I didn't do those things. GI think we did pretty good considering we were mostly a young team, stated Coach Charles Sanders. MI was proud of most of them and I felt like they were working hard. The team finished with a record of six wins and four losses, and the team had 21 freshmen and five seniors during the whole year. MI really enjoyed wrestl- ing, commented Jeff Lindsey who wrestled for four years. tilt was an in- dividual sport, and I knew that if I didn't do well, I couldn t blame anyone but myself for how I didf' VARSITY WRESTLING 4 Front Row: Tom Reynolds, Jeff Lindsey, Doug Green, Troy Richardson. Row 2: Gary McClelland, Scott Cloninger, Mike I,-3 WKA00 Danzer, Neil Duncan, Cliff Cox. Back Row: Coach Charles Sanders, Phil Aldrich, Mark Brixey, Earl Johnson, Mark McCain, Rick Hetz. l10 Var ity Wrestling Lots of concentration, is one of the things that Jeff Lindsey feels is needed to be a good wrestler.

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Jayvee Wins gem All Once again, the Junior Varsity Warriors have dominated the mats with a flawless record. En route to a sparkling record of eight wins and no defeats., the team placed fourth at the Helias quadrangular and clinched a second place berth at the Glendale quadrangular. Junior Dan Longley perhaps wrapped it up best when he said, MI really like the competition., workouts, and getting in shape for wrestling. It's a good sport to be in! Freshmen wrestling also did well with a solid record of three wins and only one loss. A third place finish at the Aurora Tournament also provided the Braves with a little more life. Parkview, Lebanon, and Hillcrest all fell victim to the team, while the only loss was to a tough Glen- dale squad. Freshman Clifton Cox, who also performed on the varsity level, said, G'Wrestl- ing was the best sport I went out for. I enjoyed it the most, and I'm not sorry I went out for it. But Clifton wasn't the only freshman to par- ticipate on the varsity level. Neil Duncan and Phil Aldrich also wrestled with the ubig time. Since most of the freshmen and sophomores are expected to return next year, Coach Ledl, who leads the wrestlers along with Coach Sanders, says, Kickapoo is in store for many years of fine wrestling excitement. And, from the looks of things, he may very well be correct. 1 ., 4 ,, .4-1. ,TM lx in s Q NX, 4 ...ggi I-I-Z ,Iauee Freshman Wrestling A Q , . KK XL 1 '14 .L,l Randy Boyce successfully takes a place in the divisional meet and goes on to the regional tournament. Sophomore grappler Greg Hession prepares for future wrestling matches. Greg's season record was an awesome l 1-0. Challenging a member of their own weight class to get a spot in the upcom- ing wrestling match are Steve Behrens and Nat Vandergriff. Y FN mRA S-. f