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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the 1978-79 fresh-soph grapplers had an excellent season, the cubs finished the season with a duel meet record of 5-3. a 4th place was earned by the squad at the Winnebago tournament, kerry sugden placed 1st, dave osadjan placed 2nd, matt haynes, rich swanson, and denny gambrel all placed 3rd, and john siebken placed 4th. at the amboy tournament, the team again finished 4th while dave osadjan took 1st place, kerry sugden and rich swanson both took 2nd places, and steve carter, matt haynes, jim henry, and grant johnson all took 3rd place honors, the squad did not place at the ashton tournament but several grapplers earned indi- vidual awards, kerry sugden earned another 2nd place, matt haynes earned a 3rd place, and jim henry and john siebken both earned 4th place honors. 132 lenny sementi 145 john siebken 105 matt haynes 126 steve messer 119 brian holeton 126 bruce holeton 155 steve carter 145 grant johnson 167 denny gambrel hwt dave osadjan 138 jim carter 138 gabriel olivare coach mr. bowman 26