Alta High School - Accipitor Yearbook (Sandy, UT)

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Pair Of Wrestlers Take State Looking forward to dominance in the Utah high school wrestling world, the season has been a step- ping stone for the future of the sport at Alta. The list of victories has been ex- tensive. especially the satisfying vic- tory over Bingham in the Battle of the Hammer to keep the six year tradition alive and well. The Hawks stayed strong and healthy for the region tournament, where the wrestlers placed a re- spectable second place behind the eventual state champion Brighton. Going into state, heavyweight Ke- vin Bouwman was picked to win by a large margin. He risked an unde- feated 34-0 record in the finals to win a close descision 3-0. ‘‘Pound for Pound, there’s nobody in the state he can’t beat,” commented Coach Lunak. Alan Kerbs captured the state championship in the 119 pound divi- sion with his excellent 36-1 record. Also at the state tournament, oth- er fine performances were dis- played. Jason Deollos placed fourth in the 138 pound division, while Mark Thomas and Dave Hall placed sixth in the 112 pound and 167 pound divisions respectively. Overall the Hawks took sixth place with 88 points, very close behind 3rd. The Hawk Wrestlers have shown consistency, finishing in the top six places in the state tournament in the past several years. Coach Lunak gives instructions while James Flipping his opponent. Dave Hall dominates Cherry. Dave Hall, and Andy Mauch watch his match trom the bench 58 Wrestling

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As the referee watches for a pin, the Flipping his opponent. Jason Delloes wrestlers battle it out. takes the Orem wrestler down. Jockeying for position. Ramon Campbell gets the grasp of an Orem Tiger. Wrestling 57

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Using his unique wrestling maneuvers. Chris Rickford shows Orem what Alta's all about. Varsity Wrestling WON 5 LOST:4 TIED:0 ALTA 45 Orem 9 9 Brighton 39 50 Mt. View 12 21 Granger 33 28 Bingham 22 33 Hillcrest 21 39 Amer. Fork 13 25 Box Elder 34 26 West Jordan 28 VARSITY WRESTLING: ROW 1: Mike Bills. Rich- ard Gunn. Mark Thomas. Brook Nipko. Chris Rickford. Shad Alvey. James Cherry. ROW 2: Jason Deollos, Matt Guyman. Alan Kerbs. Dave Hall. Shane Cook. Kevin Bouwman. Carefully thinking through his next move. Brooke Nipko baffles his opponent. i Going for a take down. Alta struggles in a match against West Jordan. JV WRESTLING ROW 1: Mike Bishop. Matt Buyer. Brian Johnson. Eric Barker. Ramon Campbell. Travis Allen. Ryan Perry. Jeff Pace. Lane Tew. ROW 2: Jeramie Killpack. Randy Per- ry. Chris Lindquist. Jason Randazzo. Scott Tal- lant. Jason Struck. Kurt Jarman. Guy Galli. Mark Jenkins. Mike Stone ROW 3: Mike Bishop. Mike VanPatten. Tom Duke. Jeffe Yates. Andrew Mis- mash. Jason Ramsdell. Brad Ross. Paul Evans. Jayson Eyre. Andy Mauch. Ryan Campbell. Jo Ruden Wrestling 59