Byron Area High School - By Hi Yearbook (Byron, IL)

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duel meet results us opponent '-1 46 durand 1 20 stillman 4 32 ashton 2 36 galena 2 20 erie 3 19 jefferson 4 48 forreston 2 23 Winnebago 3 39 Stockton 2 18 ster. newman 4 44 mt. morris 1 46 Oregon 2 29 hononegah 3 30 rochelle 1 34 auburn 2 55 rkfd. west 1 16 hononegah 4 16 jefferson 4 42 polo 2 20 dakota 3 36 morrison 3 36 Oregon 2 20 Winnebago 2 45 marian cen. 1 49 mt. morris 1 the 1978-79 varsity wrestling squad, led by co-captains mark jones and gary wil- marth, has a lot to be proud of. although the squad was a small one, it accomplished many first-time achievements. the overall duel meet record of the season was 14-10-1. the grapplers placed 2nd out of 3 teams at the hononegah team tournament, and 5th out of 8 teams at the ashton in- vitational tournament, the season ended with fine showings at three ihsa tournaments, at the district meet, the tigers finished 3rd out of 10 teams and seven outstanding indi- vidual performances were turned in. chuck bingham, mark jones, and gary wilmarth took first place honors, kent sugden took 3rd-place honors, and joe haynes, ron henry, and kerry sugden took fourth-place honors, the grapplers then placed 4th out of 20 teams at the sectional meet, qualifying for state were mark jones and gary wilmarth, who both took first place honors at sectionals, and chuck bingham, who took second place honors at sectionals, these three wrestlers turned in fantastic showings at the state meet and managed to finish, as a team, 4th in state, individually, gary wilmarth took second place in the 119-lb.-weight class, mark jones took third place in the 155-lb.- weight class, and chuck bingham took fourth place at heavyweight. at the awards banquet, mark jones was given recognition as the most valuable wres- tler, had the most takedowns for the season - 57, and earned the most team points - 167. gary wilmarth was recognized as the most improved wrestler and chuck bingham had the most pins for the season - 18. 24

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tigers celebrate their district win opponent forreston 20- 4 20-14 stillman 20-17 20- 8 valley pecatonica 10-20 16-20 winnebago 21-19 16-20 20-15 mt. morris 20- 6 20-17 polo 21-29 11-20 12-20 Oregon 20-16 20-18 forreston 13-20 20- 2 20- 8 stillman 20- 9 20- 0 valley pecatonica 20-11 6-20 15-20 winnebago 20- 9 17-20 5-20 mt. morris 20- 9 20-18 polo 18-20 20-16 17-20 Oregon 20- 4 20-16 30 jodi snodgrass 22 judy deming 15 betty boehm 23 pat boehm 25 jenny wiltfang 20 jackie deming 21 kathy swanson 12 deb tudor 11 mary hayden 32 renee maccaslin 33 peggy zimmermann 10 patty pendergrass asst, coach carol I ingel mgrs. michele limberg tammy whldby coach jan newhausen capt. deb tudor, m.v.p. betty boehm, m.i. jodi snodgrass all-conference members betty boehm and deb tudor. honorable mention jackie deming. 23

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it looks like a pjnjorjsfiyin.—•— 98 mike stout 112 kent sugden 119 gary wilmarth 126 joe haynes 132 rich swanson 145 kevin johnson 155 mark jones hwt chuck bingham mat maid wendy hartman coach gary hosier most - most mark works for a hold on his oppo 25