Cave Spring High School - Accolade Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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David Michie The liai$2390 out. Only a central spotlight remains. Twofat'aitime, the evenihgfs opponents step onto the mat, briskly shake hands, then sprint back to stand with their tense team mates in determined, fiery concentration. Flash! The lights come back on as the last of the wrestlers meets his rival, and the match begins. It seemed a perfectly normal beginning for a match, but something was different. It was the last match of the season, the grand final against Salem. And for the wrestles, grand it was. Dan Clabbers finished out his regular season at 18-0, which he celebrated after his match with an air guitar solo. All the others who wrestled for the Knights also registered victories against Salem. The Salem match was a fitting end to a very successful regular season for Coach Otis Dowdyis wrestling team. The season started for the wres- tlers with practices and weight-loss just before Thanksgiving. uPractice is a killer,'1 said co- captain Wen Jones. Starting with a 46-27 blowout win against Fiel- dale-Collinsville at the Cave Spring Duals match Going About wrestling, Mike Howard 20-8-0 Ken Stark said, uIt's Matt King 12-5-1 just you and that George other guy on the mat Marsinko 4-5-0 one-on-onef, Danny Mobley 0-4-0 Because of this, an Sean Pratt 0-1-0 individualis scores are Tracy Salyer 11-7-0 just as important as Wesley the teams. Here are Schaffer 18-5-1 the wrestlers, Chris Shockley 7-2-0 individual statistics: Kenneth Stark 16-9-0 Brett Jones 1-4-0 Dan Clabbers 20-2-0 Freddie Wen Jones 16-5-0 Williams 4-13-0 Bryan Lewis 7-14-1 Doug Drew Oakes 7-9-0 Grabowski 9-11-0 Jeff Newman 0-0-0 Kenny Mark Grinspun 16-8-0 Underwood 2-6-0 64 - Wrestling I had to starve myself all through the holidays, but it was worth it. - Doug Grabowski After winning a close match against Patrick Henryis Yancey Cobb, Ken Grinspun celebrates with his team mates. WRESTLING TEAM. Front Row: Sean Pratt, Ken Stark, Bryon Lewis, Doug Grabowski, Danny Mobley, Wen Jones, Mark Underwood. Second R0 Brett Jones, Matt King, George Marsinko, Freddie Williams, Jeff Newman, Ken Grinsgun, Stephanie Hines. Back Row: iabbers, Tracy Sal er, Coach Otis Dowdy, Coach Don Oakes, Drew Oakes, Chris Shockley. Mr. Walt Rinehart, Dan Through the intense, grueling practices and exhausting matches, the Knights go n theymat one-OU- one 2621? fnsz-WWZMIM which they hosted, the wrestlers went on to take 0 second place. The team picked up momentum as Toni Moore w: Laura Svec, Mike Howard, they headed into the Big Orange Christmas Classic match, where 1 12 pound Wesley Schaffer and 167 pound captain Dan Clabbers took first places in their respective weight classes. Next came the William Byrd Quad match, in which the team took first place. Finally, Districts came. Eam- ing first places in the District match were Kenneth Stark 98 lbs. 1, Dan Clabbers U67 lbs. 1, and Wen Jones t132 lbsi. The wrestling team ended their season with several distinguishing awards. Senior Dan Clabbers was named to the All-Timesland team. At the team awards banquet, Doug Grabowski was named most improved wrestler. The team placed first in the Roanoke Valley District in regular season. Henry's Eric Franklin lies devastated at his feet. Wen went on to place first in the Roanoke Valley District in his weight class. Flying high Hig jumping in triumph, Wen Jones savors a hard- won victory as Patrick one-on-one for the record Crushing In an effort to pin Yancey Cobb of Patrick Henry, Ken Grinspun puts the pressure on as he goes chest-to-chest and grits his teeth i i I s Ir ., ' a r.- I l - i J Art Coumoyer

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1' t Art Coumoyer i. N ? o E : o O 1: Q: Hindered by injuries and an unusually short season, the Knights gave powerful performance Wendy Morris The crowd grew quiet and her teammates anxiousas Heather Lange received the ready signal from the judges. After springing onto the springboard, Heather perched steadily on the narrow balance beam, The Knight gymnasts deep concentration and team spirit throughout the entire season won them another first place district title. iTGoing into the season, I knew we had a lot of team spirit? said Terri Quarles. TTThe support we had for each other was the real strength of the team. The Knights struggled for practice time because of their conflicting gym schedules with other sports. In addition to having their practices cancelled because of snow days, the Knights faced an unusually short season. Completing a season of only four meets, the beam. Andrea completed Power enhanced the season by placing third Although tired from a long all-around in both the district practice, Andrea Shreeman and the region, and finishing completes an armrsupported seventh allearound in state split on the narrow balance competition I. x SCORE OPPONENT 104.95-31.0 Patrick Henry 92.4-88.95 Blacksburg 106.45-90.95 Pulaski 106.45-101.0 Salem Season Record: 4-0 District: lst Regional: 2nd State: 5th At last Satisfied with her perfor- mance, Ashton Cobb strikes a final pose to complete her balance beam routine. Art Coumoyer Knights remained undefeated to win first place in the district for the twenty-sixth consecutive year. However, the excitement and practicing were not over as they travelled to Northern Virginia to compete for the regional gymnastics title. t1 am really excited,,7 said Heather Lange. uBut we have got to stay on top of all the events to do wellf, Through optimism and enthusiasm, the girls stayed on top of their events to place second at the regional meet. Because of their continued reign as champions, the Knights won an invitation to the state competition. After journeying to the state meet, the girls surpassed keen competition and placed fifth in the team competition. Ttl think we performed stronger than last year; but because competition was tougher, our scores do not truly reflect our improvement,w said Heather Lange. The Knights depth gave them the opportunity to work as a team instead of relying on just in- dividual scores. Art Coumoyer GYMNASTICS TEAM. Front Row: Ashton Cobb, Kelly Fisher, Heather Lange, Andrea Shreeman, Second Row: Jennifer Allen, Wendy Pitcher. Marybeth Vaniels, Kelly Thompson, Terri Quarles, Coach Carla Long. Gymnastics t 63

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Moore Toni Moore IFS not Jason r... 2..-: - Strategy At the match against Patrick Henry, Coach 0th Dowdy relays moves to the waiting Dough Grabowski on the mat. Trapped Placing Patriot David Sheldon of Patrick Henry in a bind is Matt King. Sheldon went on to win six points to two. However, Matt placed second at the Big Orange Christmas Classic. David Michie 2 Tor: Moore first at the Big Orange Chn'st- 3 mas Classic and at the Roan- I 167-p0und Dan Clabbers oke Valley District match, sets up rival John Alexander with a season record of 20-2- 8 of Patrick Henry. Dan placed 0. SCORE OPPONENT end CS Duals 45-21 Pulaski County lst Big Orange 30-36 Franklin County lst William Byrd Quad 32-21 Patrick Henry 30-27 William Fleming lst Hermitage Quad 58-18 Nonhside 44-18 Heritage Dual 60-15 Salem f Roanoke Valley District Meet: 2nd Northwestern Regional: 9th Season record: 6-1 Wrestling - 65