Sahuaro High School - Viva Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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IT 1 H 1 1 0 Sports Flow 1: C. Pavlick, T. Summers J. Maloney, M. Spacone, M Ramerlz, T, Ford, B. Center, C Hogan, Z. Alford. Row 2: C Croft, B. Breshears, G Franzen, J. Pence, M Amarillas, C. Slate, A. Goerke G. Delacruz, L. Laye, L. Pollard Row 3: G. Fllchey, J. Wilkowski R. Walker, K. Bouveais, D. Lar son, M. Chaska, M. Putnam, B Anderson, E. Malon, B. Hicks. 9

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Q .4 raw . ' - ay, .4 we f. .2 3 T in These long hours of practice will soon pay off. IQ? Take Down I Varsity: Powerful Year I ental preparation is one of the most important aspects of wrestling. Of course physical qualities, such as strength, are helpful, but the ability to get psyched up and maybe to psyche out an opponent are superior features. Speed is essential in order to counter moves and execute take downs. Endurance is also needed to keep the pressure on the opponent throughout the match. This year's Varsity wrestling team was mainly a physical team. The strength possessed by the Wait! Time out! Photos by J. Pat- noe team helped them to have a successful year. Team uni- ty was another important factor to their great season. The only real weakness was the young team that they had. Yes, this was overshadowed by the superior leadership of the top six wrestlers. They lf we're will ng we will achieve ur goals ' Barry Lane 66 ' i to pay the price, o . ' were: Barry Lane, John Mialki, Brian Wallom, Tim Kilmer, James Fiobinson and Fidel Ecncines. A big victory over Sabino to start the season sparked the domination by the Cougars for the rest of the year. The head coach, Tom Pierson and his assistants Martin Tetrault and Robert Pucket ran the team through tough practices to prepare them for the challenging opponents that they would have to face. In the end, all the sweat and pain that the Varsity squad had been through paid off with a typical successful season. - Mike Bruning Varsity Wrestling 1

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Row 1: E. Pierson, A, Puckett, Row 2: Coach Pierson, J. Gran- Garcia, J. Sanders, Mngr, C. D. Carpenter, S. Pinon,A. Vidal. tham, F. Flacco, S. Dukes, M. Klaege. Magnificent Moves restling at Sahuaro has always been an exciting sport. This year's JV and Frosh teams kept up the strong traditions of former Cougar wrestlers. They had an outstanding year with many victories over tough schools. Sahuaro Cougars were not idle during the wrestl- ing season. They had many things to do to prepare for the competitive meets. Not only do the wrestlers have practices everyday after school for 2-2V2 hours, but they are on a continual regimen to stay in their Paying close attention improves skills. weight class. All the JV and Frosh teammates measured up to the stan- dards of exceptional wrestlers. They made a great effort to improve their skills and top the other wrestling teams. Many of our Cougars put in extra Wrestling i o ly a it depends on your mental at titude - Jerry Pence ,, . .S not n physical sport, time lifting wrights outside of school to prepare for matches. Success was the key word for JV and Frosh wrestlers. Play-offs and competitive meets kept us busy scoring points and winning. All the wrestlers at Sahuaro have the pride and talent that gives our school the spirit we need to keep our proud traditions going. - Kim Jensen J.V. and Frosh Wrestling 1 1 1