Carson High School - Carneta Yearbook (Carson City, NV)

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VCresiling is exciting becau the sheer strength of each and r ' one of our wrestlers. Jenj Smith. 12 the ihrill of the V t Varsity Wrestling 1, 2, 3, PIN! The varsity wrestling team opened their season with a match against Hug, and came away with a victory, the final score, Carson 57, Hug 6. The overall team record for the varsity wrestlers was 7-1. The team had a tough end of the season match against Douglas, losing by only one point with a final score of Carson 27, Douglas 28. One of the senior members and also captain of the team was Kelly Nichols. Kelly has been wrestling as a varsity mat-man since he was a soph- omore. When asked what it was like wres- tling as a senior, Kelly said, It was quite enjoyable; not only could I be- come a leader of the team, but I could also became an idol and an instructor to the younger wrestlers because they looked up to me. When looking back on the season Kelly recalls his most exciting match as when he was wrestling Rod Cover- Senior, Keily Nichols, captain of the wres- tling team, runs a half nelson in an at- tempt to pin his opponent from Lowry during the Sparks Invitational. ly of Douglas during the zone final. The two battled back and forth through the whole match, but un- fortunately Kelly lost by only one point with the final score being, 6 to 5. Kelly said, The crowd was really excitable during that match! The other two tea m captains, were Bobby Valdez and Clendon Snipes. Bobby, a senior, won the zone finals in his division, four years in a row. Clendon, also a senior, who started wrestling at Carson his sophomore year has won the zone final in his division 3 years in a row. The team did well, better than expected because of the young guys taking over varsity spots. It was an anticipated building year that turned out to be quite successful, said Kelly Nichols. by Stephanie Owen M CAPTAINS. Kelly Nith idon Snipes by Valdez i Coach: B. Brooks s an Coaches: T. Brooks ittle 131

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Randy Sargent. - 0, looks for an opening to pass in a game against McQueen. iJr i V? •1 Katie Shipmatt, 50. puts up a shot in a game against McQueen. ORES , BASKE. HUG REED RENO MANOUGE McQueen SPARKS SOUTH TAHOE WOOSTER DOUGLAS HUG REED RENO SPARKS SOUTH TAHOE woos-raR McQueen DOUGLAS OPPONENT 14 GIRLS- J V BASKETBALL: Front Row: Je- annie White, Dori Glahn, Shannon Heyman. Carrie Coates, Stephanie Beck. Row 2: Michelle Trease, Sarah Wrathall, Blanca Lanzas, AHison. In a game against Reed, 12 Mike Berkich ' s shot is blocked by Reed ' s 54 Ryan Milliken. Just having fun, Delaney. iC, Katie Shipman. A team that That the team did so beat you beats; well. Katie Shioinan. Lome Deianev. ' 132