Corona Del Sol High School - Sunset Yearbook (Tempe, AZ)

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standing wrestlers for the sea- son were seniors Ieff Anderson lheavyweighti and John Woo- droffe 1155 lbs.l Anderson went into the divisionals with a 17-7 record, and Woodroffe went in with a 14-10 record. Because of improvement, the team will now be prepared for the future. Dominant photo- Varsity wrestler, Chauncey Gammage skillfully pins his opponent to the mat and ends up coming out on top. Bottom ri ht photo- At 126 pounds, junior, Rich Bri htman attacks Angel Castro of Fha McClintock Chargers. Unfortunatly, Briglgtman was defeated, 2- 4. Bottom left photo- Outstanding senior wrestler, Iohn Woodroffe, agressively begitims his match by charging a Paradise Valley wrestler. Woodroffe won his matc , 5-4. Results of State Meet-lPictures not availablej- The State Meet qualifiers from CDS were Chauncey Gammage, John Richitelli, and Steve Vital. Gammage and Vital lost in the first matches, but Richitelli went on to participate in the consolation bracket. Picture next to group- Aztec wrestler, Keate Despain, gets in his ready position as he prepares to wrestle a McClintock wrestler. Picture to the left- During a pep assembly, john Richitelli demonstrates his skillfull wrestling abilities as he pins Bo Cornell to the mat. All action photos by Rich Cronkrite VARSITY WRESTLING 81

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Improvement was the main goal for the Varsity Wrestling team this year. According to Coach Vibber, most of the wrestlers were inexperienced but showed tremendous im- provement as the season pro- gressed. Despite their overall record of 3-5 for dual meets, the team kept up their spirits. All of the wrestlers were hard working and dedicated. Out- Al 4 VARSITY WRESTLING Group picture-lBack row from leftj Coach Vibber, Greg Garcia, Carte Hampton, Steve Vital, Dan Huston, Jeff Anderson, John Woodroffe, Tom Aranda, john Richitelli llfront row from leftj Chauncey Gammage, Ric Brightman, james Sedillo, Paul San ford, and Keate Despain fWrestler not shown, Spike Lawrence, Chuc Franklin, Stuart Hudson, Sean Peter son, and Richard Diaz

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.. A p Photo by Rich Cronkrite IDI! GF V squad pins man opponents 82 JV WRESTLING -1.1 -f Photo by Rich Cronkrite I V WRESTLING Group picture-QBack row from leftj Dan Lyons, Bill Steudler, Stuart Hudson, Coach Den- ton, Sean Peterson, Rob Root, Glen Glashngel ilfront row from leftj John Painter, Larry De la Cruz, and Dan Hechler fWrestler not shown: Ron Lansj Photo above group- JV wrestler, Rob Root, comes out on top as he skillfully pins his opponent to the mat. Above vertical photo- At 105 pounds, fresh- man Ron Lans positions himself dur- ing his match against a McClintock wrestler. Coach Denton and the JV wres- tlers had a terrific season. The wrestlers were able to learn skills and fundamentals per- taining to wrestling matches. According to Coach Denton all of his wrestlers improved great- ly and should be looking for- ward to moving up on the varsi- ty team next year. He feels they will be a great asset. Wrestling is a very demanding sport which requires a high lev- el of skill and concentration. All of the JV wrestlers proved that they have the capability tc be good wrestlers. The tearr ended their season by winning many matches and pinning many opponents. Great job Aztecs! Good luck next year!