Apollo High School - Olympus Yearbook (Glendale, AZ)

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CHALLENGE FROM JAPAN Above: Senior. Todd Crusan pushes away the head of a Thun- derbird rival in effort to defeat him. Right: Andy Rojas, senior, grapples with his competitor in order to get a better hold on him. Left: Senior. Mark Coffey prepares to break his opponent down into a more suitable position. Above: Clay Morgan. Ju- nior. fights for control over his Peoria adversary. 145

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VARSITY WRESTLERS FACED Wrestling has proved to be an endur- ing sport, teaching its disciples the meaning of sacrafice and determina- tion. This year the wrestlers were presented with many challenges in- cluding the Japan-Arizona Cultural Exchange Wrestling Match. Wres- tlers for this were chosen across the state by the Skyline Division coaches. Just as knowledge and ex- perience were gained by this inter- national competition, the wrestlers improved in their techniques from match to match. Above: Sophomore. Brandy Heathcotte makes an attempt to down his opponent and win his match. Right: Eric Zeigler. sopho- more. shows his Thunderbird competitor a good view of an Apollo wrestling mat. 144 Varsity Wrestling Team: Top Row: (Left to Right): Terry Kenyon. Andy Schaudt. Jim Stickel. Keith Filippazzo, Stan Garcia. Roy D'Agostino. Scott Pearson. Jeff Vetnar. Nelson Beck. Clay Morgan. Brandy Heathcotte. Bottom Row; Kent Decker. Mark Coffey. Frank Schwieder. Brent Crusan, Andy Rojas. Todd Crusan. Larry Fenner. Mark Meyer.

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J.V. AND FROSH SHOW PROMISE Kevin Horne, sophomore, grasps his opponent in an effort to pin him to the mat. The junior varsity wrestling team com- piled a successful record this year. Team spirit was high this year, as the sopho- mores really came along since the begin- ning of the year. Such performances by Brandy Heathcotte and Larry Fenner earned them both positions on the varsity team. The whole team acted like a single unit, which gave them an outstanding season. Next year's varsity wrestling team will benefit greatly as these fine wrestlers replace last year's team. Row 1. Donald Hopper. Larry Fenner. Mike Beck. John Robinson. Alex Ulloa. Ben Molina. Jeff Ringe. Eric Murphy. Row 2. Brandy Heathcotte. Manager Terry. Bob Chmelka. Keith Filippazzo. Kevin Horne. Coach Hudson. Eric Zeigler. David Cropper. Rob Weaver. Greg Davidson. Bob Baker Eric Murphy, sophomore, holds his opponent in the referee’s position, waiting for the officials to start the match. Murphy won his match. 146