Coughlin High School - Breidlin Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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grappling eireles hy shutting out Westmoreland -16 to U in the Conghlin gym. G.A.R., Plymotltll. and Benton also received impressive druhbings lrom our matmen. 'l'he team will lose these graduating seniors: Richie jones, lfrank Dale, Larry Domhek, Lee Lyons. Bernie Ueehinan, Mike Ilolthans. George lVlerrielQ. Roh Cole, and Tom Young. Returning to next year's squad are Hal W2ll'glJ, Don llollman, lerry lfoley. Don Smaeher, Nieli Serratore, and Nicky Stefzmovvski. We wish Coach jones and his team good luck and a prosperous lnlnre. 1 w C..H.5. C.l'1.S CHS CHS CHS C.ll.S CHS CHS C.H.S C.H.S CHS Wrnullinu Sinrls l .alce- l .eh man Benton Kingston VVestmorelancl Forty Fort Meyers Northwest GAR. Plymouth Hanover City lVleet lVleyers 38 GAR Little m0l'9, Don? Hey, ref , he's pinned! Smacher on top What now, Mike?

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lllll lHHlll First row Cleft to riqhll: Krum, Dole, Serratore, Kenscrkowski, Sorokus, Stefcmowski, Seruiin, Smulownz Tucker, Fmley. Second row: Hoffman, Smacher, Silkowski, Merrick, Cole, R., Iones, Deckmcm, Holthuus Dombek, Lyons, Foley. Third row: S. Steicmowski, Geristcx, Rudici, Young, Monico, Wurqo, Chapel Murphy, Oliver. Fourth row: Gulios, McKeown, Hotchkiss, I. Cole, Hughes, Iones. the C..ll.S. mat team enjoyed another season -itll larorahle results. Coach Iohn jones' Cru- nlers eompilecl a 6-13-l reeord. The one tie meet 'as with lforty l'ort. Don Smaeher. wrestling in a IO3 pound divi- ou. extended a winning streak to sixteen eonseeu- ve matehes in dual meets. This string of vie- mriefz is helieved to he the longest in the modern lat history of Coughlin. 'Ilte wrestling squad walked off with the City Ihampiouship once again this year. Don Hoff- ian. Don Smaeher, Bob Cole, Mike Holthaus, ternie Ueehman. and Larry Domhel: emerged 'om the finals as eity champs in their respective 'eight divisions. Bernie Deehman remained un- eleatecl lor the season. Many of the Coughlin wins were by large mar- ins. The Red and Blue aeeomplished a rarity in tnety-tour Wlllllll H Hold him, Richie

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ll Sltlllll Ll .Mter hztring shmxn its zthility in the exhihition aensmt. Ciuttgltlin estzthlishecl itself tts having po- tentittl power to clump tlnytmne. llncler the nhle rlireetion ol' Couch irnmf , V i t 4 I tattclers l'Oll'Ml themselves in some I t Vtxnt tht C rtl ntptntitmn. ln the iirst half Cottghlin had -i mins :incl 'B losses :incl in the second hall tzllliecl tnuther -4 wins :incl '3 losses. ln many of these ,Cannes we were edged hy tt levi' points hut cwerf efnite this hztrrieztfle :incl went on to vietcmry. Still' eu t Fighting joe Hurley whose spirit eztrried C..I Ib. thrutt gh in :1 nuniher of games eztrne out mn tmp with the lez1g1t1e's scoring title. Bologzl, llttrlev. VVurl:e. :incl Koseielski will return to the Nlilfllllif linerttp next year. and they figure to enuse plentx' of trutthle in the Wycmmirtg Valley tugtte. They xxill he hacked hy Franks. Rem- Iwislt. Dressler, :tml Rowlztticls. Good lttek to these lnyw uncl their emteh xx ho plan to hring next year! ' ' fhlin llllt' tu CAIIIQ, Terp cuts loose Get that rebound! Schuster hifs ihe nets