Santa Rita High School - Eyrie Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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,,.,-.nvv'll 1 E ,t is Self iseipline,Str0n Team o your best. Be as competitive in the classroom as your are on the mats. If you do that you'll do alright, stated Varsity Wrestling Coach Mike McKinney. McKinney felt that the teams strong points are having athletes that are willing to work long hours and work together. The most important aspect of wrestling as far as McKinney was con- cerned was self discipline. You have to be able to discipline your habits to train and practice during the season. And when you are not practicing you have to discipline your eating styles, so that you will be in fine shape for competition. I feel that this sport takes more self discipline than any other sport you can be in, explained McKinney. Mike Windischman, a third year wrestler, felt that the vital aspects of wrestling are conditioning and knowing your moves. If you stay in shape and really know your moves you should have a great season, he said. Windischman, remarked that his teammates were a great bunch of guys who got along well. Fourth year wrestler Darren Yamada went out for wrestling because it is an enduring sport that will get your body in shape physically and mentally. Yamada put in about sixteen hours a week practicing with the team and on his own. Practices consisted of running ap- prox. two miles a day, keeping in shape, and keying in on wrestling techniques. The team placed three wrestlers in the Flowing Wells Tournament. Daren Yamada, Mike Windischman, and Dan- ny Montano gained great wrestling ex- perience in the tournament which ran january 14 to 15. 1 Ajunior Chad Weber tries to put his opponent down on the mat. 'junior Morgan McCarthy over- powers his opponent. Varsity r 14 9 52 ... 1' 5' T , VARSITY WRESTLING 261

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P Mike Windischman struggles to pin his Sahuaro opponent my p spd A Seniorjohn Gasho uses his strategy trying to overtake his challenger. ol' P Keeping his leverage, Senior Darren L ' Yamada dominates the match. ' 'A g ii A iiiii iitt f i X 'fi 2 Design: Bernadine Mooney Copy: Eric Thornton Photos. Mike Hergenreter

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P Supportive teammates look on as one of the wrestlers battles his opponent. Freshman Wrestling-Back row: Coach Larry Rogge,javier LeCrone, Mike Colvin, john Foley, Leo Vath, Raymond Updike, Second row: Anthony Ventola, Rex Knudsen, Carlos Sanchez, Alex Angeles, Larry Hendrix, Matthew Kenestong Front row: Danny jackson, Sean Siegel, Ricci Dileo, Sal Martinez, Erich Schmidt,jeff Beck,jose Higuera. Wrestlers Strive to Make the Weight 45 52 44 E -f'?',g'ifK2 1. xv ...X ccording toj.V. Coach Mike McKinney, wrestling was different from most sports in the respect that wrestlers had to 'make the weight'. This means that the studentfathlete usually has to modify his eating habits along with maintaining the rigorous physical workouts needed for wrestling, he explained. Fill- ing all weight classes, so that all eligible wrestlers were able to compete was a major goal for the team. Great enthusiasm and sup- port of team members, stated Pat Murphy, were some of the team's strong points. Although at times the wrestlers had a tendency to be a little 'edgy' before a match, because of the stress on them, wrestlers had to be mentally and physically fit and sure of their moves before they met up with their opponent on the mats. john Schroek first joined wrestling, just to .stay in shape, but liked it because of the moves he learned. Although some sports conflicted with school and homework, Pat Murphy felt that it did not app- ly to wrestling, and stated, You had to make good grades or you couldn't wrestle. McKinney had high expecta- tions of his wrestlers. I ex- pected them to live up to their committments to the team. This meant doing their individual best while trying to help other teammates improve. The team ended their season successfully with a 7-3 record. 2 6 2 Design: Paige McCollum Copy: Michelle DesRosier Photos: Gwen McCarthy reshman Wrestling Coach Larry Rogge, explained that, The goals for the freshman team were to develop basic wrestling skills, good sport- smanship, and a winning attitude. Coach Rogge stated, I expected the wrestlers to be serious about developing their skills and conditioning. This did not prohibit having a good time-there was a time to work and a time to play. We tried to do both. Mike Colvin, a freshman wrestler, en- joyed wrestling because it was a one-on- one sport, and wrestlers could get a lot of individual satisfaction. R.j. Updike, also a freshman wrestler, felt, It made coming to school more fun! Wrestling was a sport that required a lot of sacrifice, strength, agility, hard work, pain, and a competitive attitude from those who wished to participate. Coach Rogge felt that a good wrestler must have basic athletic ability, a desire to learn, and have self-discipline. The team not only learned from their own practices, but also learned, according to team member Mike Colvin, from hang- ing around varsity, who helped to il- lustrate the moves and teach freshmen the 'basics' of the sport. Overall, the freshmen team finished their season with a 9-1 record, with their only loss to Pueblo.