Bellevue West High School - Thunderbird Yearbook (Bellevue, NE)

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WRESTLING Varsity 3- 7. J. V. 6-4 12 3 Fremont Invitalional-FHth Place 12 6 B.W Westside Var 24 33 JV 13 S4 12 6 B.W. Columbus Var 6 SO JV 21 47 I2 S-9 South Invitational-Lower One-Half 12 15 B W. Northwest Var 21 34 JV 27 IS 12 17 Bellevue Wes 1 Invilational-Sixlh Place 1 3 B.W. A.L. Var 22 36 JV. 7 55 1 6 Sioux City Invitational-Fifth Place l IO B W. North Var 55 10 V. 72 1 17 B.W. South Var 39 27 JV 21 20 1 18 B.W. Gross Var 36 25 JV. 16 48 1 23 B.W. Bellevue East Var 15 36 J. V. 33 32 1 26 B.W. Millard North Var. 19 30 JV. 39 31 1 30 B.W. Ralston Var. 31 40 JV. 5 38 I h a . I 1 13- METRO-Tenlh Out of Twenty-One Teams 2 6-10 DISTRICTS-Fifth Out of Fight Teams 2 16-18 STATE-FIFTFFNTH Out OF Thirty One Teams 120

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Team picture rop row: (left to right) is David Linder. Tom Shafer. Tony Soots. Scott Stoltenburg. Steve Burnette. Marc Pelton. Dan Purdum. Roy Holeyfield. Mike McLaughlin. Brett Richards. John Jesus. Fraizer Lemon. Opposite page bottom left: Dave Linder goes over a Lynx to score two points Top left. Tony Soots contemplates shooting the ball. Top left: Brett Richards drives for two points against Ralston. Top right: Fraizer Lemon goes over the hack of a Ralston forward to score a bucket. Bottom left: Fraizer Lemon tries to pass off the ball to one of his team mates. 119

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Tough Schedule Hurts Wrestlers The varsity wrestling team finished the season with a record of 3-7 and the junior varsity finished at 6-4. Ihe wrestlers finished fifth at the Fremont Invitational, sixth at the West Invitational, fifth at the Sioux City Invitational, and fifteenth out of thirty-one teams at the state wrestling tournament. The teams had a pretty good season, but we lacked the depth that we have had on most of our earlier wrestling teams. Usually we have about thirty wrestlers at the end of the season, but this year we had only twenty-two. Also we had a very tough schedule. We had to wrestle the top three teams in the state this yean Columbus. Omaha Tech and Millard North, stated J. V. wrestling coach Les Kinney. Even though the team was slim in numbers, it was not without individual standouts. Tom Babbitt, at 5 lbs., fin- ished fifth at the State tournament and compiled the most team points with I 74. Babbitt also had the best team record of 29-7. and the most takedowns with 51. At 185. Jon Marco also finished fifth in state, had a record of 19-9 and was second in team points with 131. Pat Moore at 1 38 had the most escapes with 28. and he ended with a record of 20-12. One hundred and sixty -seven pounder Tom Ditoro led the team in reversals with 25. while Tracey Leiber at 105. finished the season leading the team with 29 near falls. Seniors Jon Marco and Tom Babbitt both finished fifth at the state wrestling tournament. Babbitt and Marco also finished the season one and two in leading the wrestlers in total team points. Team picture, front row keith Massingill. Wade Buxton. Paul Reed. Oary Mad- dox. Tom Kokes. Greg Krasa Second row: Tim Binder. Andre Williams. Tracey Leiber. Parrell Martin. Pat Moore. Rusty Armstrong. Tony Scanlon Back row: Manager Lisa Sullivan. Coach Les Kinney. Rick Carmona. Erik Williams, dreg Fennewald. Jon Marco. Tom Ditoro. Tom Bahhitl. Coach Gary Scheet. Manager Lisa Plambeck Not pictured: Andy Limmer. Max Essary. Pan Schufeldt Top left: Tom Babbitt uses a Cross Leg Turk ' move to sent his Ralston opponent sprawling to the mat in one of his team leading fifty-one takedowns Bottom left One hundred thirty-eight pounder Pal Moore cradles his opponent in the Ralston Ram dual on Jan 30. Bottom: Tom Pitoro s helpless Ralston Ram grimaces in agony as Pitoro cranks back his opponent ' s right arm