Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Exhausted by the rigors of combat. Chuck Godfrey is congratulated by Coach Hendershot. - TILL THE HAMMER CHAMPS cott Williams (126 lbs.) also retained his 5th place title. Buddy Zarbock (138 lbs.) ended the season 4th in state. Russ Perry (155 lbs.) moved from 3rd in state last year to 2nd in state this year. Dave Douglas (167 lbs.), injured during one of his matches, came out with 6th place. Kevin Bouwam (185 lbs.) a Sophomore, placed 2nd. The J.V. team did a great job themselves! They finished their season of dual meets with a winning record of 9 to 2. Next year should be super and Alta should lead the sport of wres- tling with wrestlers like these. Wrestlers said that it was not only their own determination, but the determination of the coaches that kept them going. Each wrestler believed in the words of coach Hendershot when he said, Heights by great men. reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight; but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upwards in the night. They re memberd these words when they were each ready to drop dead practicing. They remem- bered them when they wanted to be skiing rather than doing stairs. They remembered them at the crucial point in their match when a flinch of a mus- cle could be the end. They re- membered and held to their de- termination always. Stand up and throw off that beast of burden. Buddy Zarbock! J.V. WRESTLING: Row .-Shad Clasuing, Andy Mauch, Scott Hartley. Jeff Pace, Brad McKee. Mark Rogers. Rhett Collins, Rick Roberts. Chris Pacheco. Row 2: Dar rin Smith. Ron Tates. Weston Winegar. Andrew Soder- borg, Mike Douglas. Craig Ellingson. Pat Little. Joe So- derborg. Alan Kerbs. Chris Rickford. Row 3: Craig Schmitte. Kevin Worlton, Bryan Hymas. Clint Ingersol. Jerry Cullins. Travis Talbot. Jason Deolas. Rich Abasher. Matt Guymon. Ron Ricks.

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Aark Rogers arches into the air to WE AT, STARVATION AND SACRIFICE Iweat. Starvation. Sacrifice, that is what it takes to be a successful wrestler. Hours upon hours of running laps, doing stairs, and then collapsing into push- ups. That is just the beginning! There is the endless learning of moves, bodies tangling one with another. One awkward move and the result could be a broken bone. Then along comes weigh-ins. Many wres- tlers starve themselves before a weigh-in, literally going with out food for hours or days. Then with weakened bodies they run and sit in whirlpools to rid themselves of every extra ounce. Besides getting the body in shape, wrestlers must train their minds. They must de mand self discipline and have an “open throttle dedication as Coach Eric Hendershot de dares. Dedication involves not only dedication to themselves but to the other teammates and all who attend Alta. This years team must have been well dedi- cated to one another for Scott Williams, a faithful wrestler, said, The team is just like one big happy family. They re- spected one another and held coach Hendershot in high es- teem. Assistant coach Scott Cowdell was also respected and well-liked by the team. In their opinion he was “strong as an ox , which is a big compli- ment coming from a wrestler. Sweat. Starvation, and Sacri- fice paid off for this years team. Alta retained the Hammer from Bingham with a powerful 34-14 win. They won the Box Elder Richardson Memorial tourna- ment. took second in the West tournament. 2nd in the Granite tournament, and 3rd in View mont. In region Alta pulled a 4th place. As for state competi- tion. the wrestlers began with Russ Perry’s cheer, Take No Prisoners! With this good start they finished 5th in state. Chet Nipko led the team at 119 lbs. remaining undefeated and re- taining his title as state champ for that weight range! Wrestling O 179

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