Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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“It irritates us when ignorant students say that wrestling is an easy sport.” Pete Ferre! Close to a pin, an Alta wrestler over- comes an Oly grappler Going for a double-egg take down. Buddy Zarboch Throws Taylorsville staring down his foe, Scott Williams opponent off balance sets up for a first move in the match. VARSITY WRESTLING Region: 3rd Place West Tourney: 1st Place Granite Tourney: 2nd Place Preseason Alta 28-29 Layton 55-6 Weber 58-6 Granite 50-12 Taylorsville 60-0 Kearns 38-17 Mt. View Season Alta 29-21 West Jordan 10-39 Brighton 20-34 Hillcrest 38-18 Bingham (HAMMER) Wrestling ■ 183

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“Wrestling is a sport that improves both the physical and mental capaci- ties of the wrestler,’’ said Chet Nipko. The fact that wrestling is a little harder to understand than football contributed to the small crowds attending each meet. Unlike the huge football player who eats whatever and whenever they want, wrestlers sweat, diet, and starve in order to make their weights. After the exciting end of the football season, wrestling prac- tices started. The practice pro- gram included many miles of run- ning. weight lifting, and studying the many positions and moves used in wrestling. Each week a wrestle-off was held, determining who the best wrestlers were in each weight. Good wrestlers are made or broken with the scales. If In an exhibition match, a hopeful wrestler, struggles to join the ranks of the awesome team. a wrestler does not make weight he does not wrestle. This year there was a new addi- tion to the wrestling scene: a cheerleading squad just for wres- tling. Some might say. Why do we need another group of cheer- leaders?” Although they only at- tended the wrestling meets, they took alot of pressures off the var- sity cheers and songs. It also gave more girls the opportunity to par- ticipate as cheerleaders and to get involved in school activities. 182 ■ Wrestling

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Hammer Winners Again The wrestling preseason re- eled to Weber State University Alt,mpling , Granby Roll Tuckei cord was a very respectable 6 for the state tournament in Nipko already leads his opponent by a and 1. Their only lose coming February. four point margin, at the hands of Layton, who beat them by only one point. Alta stomped all other oppo- nents. having nobody come closer than 21 points. For the fifth year in a icw, Alta came away with the pres- tigious “Hammer” award. The “Battle of the Hammer” was held at home which helped bring a larger crowd to cheer the wrestlers to victory. With the help of heavy-weight, Scott VanWoerkom. Alta downed Bingham by twenty points to gain this honor. Bingham has not yet had the privilege of winning the “Battle of the Hammer”. Alta also participated in the West Tour- ney and the Granite Tourney, winning the West and placing second in the Granite. Although Alta’s team was young, they still did very well in region competition. With a re- cord of 2 and 2 in region play, Alta wrestlers placed third in the region, giving them a chance at the state title. Their two loses were to Hillcrest and Brighton. The wrestlers trav- At the Battle of the Hammer. Bud- dy Zarbock grapples with Bingham wrestler 184 ■ Wrestling