Bella Vista High School - Remuda Yearbook (Fair Oaks, CA)

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j V Gmpplers Win gag , M sf-4-f--..,..,,, ,.,. 4 , ,,,, k,,,,, H JUNIOR VARSITY WRESTLING - Left to Right: Coach Erickson, Chris Chilton, Mike Stokes, Rich Westby, Kurt Tripe, joe Campbell, Barry Boustead, Walt Urban, and Ion Teel. After several years of coming very close, Bella Vista has finally won a junior varsity championship. A record nuniber of 35 boys, most of which were recruited from Coach Erickson's freshmen football team, came out for IV wrestling. All 35 boys lettered. Eight of the thirteen starters were out for their first time but tremendous ability overshadowed any inexpe- rience. Outstanding performers for the jV's were Mike Con- nelly, Rich Westby, Larry Mason, Bob Wallace, Kurt Tripe, Mike Young, jerry Nord, joe Campbell, and john Riggs. Some of these were undefeated and the others lost but one or two. Coach Erickson's secret to a successful team was night after night of grueling workouts. Two IV wrestlers sU'uggle for position during the match against Woodland. 106

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Rated F first In County This year's varsity wrestling team is probably the best to ever come to Bella Vista. ln duel matches, they had an almost perfect record of 10 wins and one defeat. No CVC team has ever gone undefeated. The grapplers only loss was to twice-beaten La Sierra. The score was as close as it can get, 25-24. The highlights of the season were first, the El Camino match, where BV came from a 12 point disadvantage to win, 22-193 the league tournament, which BV easily won ahead of La Sierra who finished only fourth, and a non-league victory over previously top-rated and undefeated El Dorado. Earl Hicks broke the school record for consecu- tive wins. The old record was 22, at last count Earl had 32 wins. The most improved wrestler waS D2nniS Black, a junior. ln this, his first year of varsity competition, he won the CVC championship and placed second at the sub-sections. There were four sophomores on the varsity, all of which placed at the CVC tourney. Varsity Scores: BV- 35 Woodland- 21 BV- 44 Cordova- 10 BV- 41 Nevada Union- 18 BV- 32 E1 Dorado- 18 BV- 41 Rio Americano- 10 BV- 46 Mira Loma- 10 BV- 22 El Camino- 19 BV- 24 La Sierra- 25 BV- 54 Encina- 3 BV- 30 Del Campo- 14 BV- 33 San juan- 19 The varsity has three returning junior lettermen Adair Krack: jon Teel: Dennis Black:

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F irst CVC Championship Barry Boustead works for the pin against Mira Loma. The referee gets set to call a pin as a Bella Vista op ponent goes to his back. Mike Young showed great promise in his first year of wrestling. Here he is shown pinning one of his tougher opponents.