Del Campo High School - Decamhian Yearbook (Fair Oaks, CA)

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J. qv Setting up a move, Sean Rose prepares to turn opponent DJ. Gervin from Bella Vista. heek to cheek. Ramon Iohn- son pins Iohn Achilles to the mat with a head and arm at the fi- nal meet against Placer. AKING THE MCDVE with a new coach, Varsity wrestlers obtain a 4-7 record and Dave Knieriern qualifies for Sections It takes guts to be able to walk out on the mat alone. There is no one to help you except yourself. ' There is no one to take the credit or the blame, said Coach Rod Edwards when describing the chal- lenges faced by the Cou- gar wrestling team. The thirteen team mem- bers began meeting in October once a week, by the end of the month, Striving for the pin, Mike Claypool turns his opponent Scan Johnson with a half- nelson. q-If TW Q, f' practices were three times a week. In November the team began to practice everyday. Developing a positive attitude and im- proving a performance in conditioning were a- mong goals for the year. The team felt the new coach was an added ad- vantage. He listens and will sit down and talk to you one on one, said Sean Rose. He's more than a coach, he's a friend, said Dave Knier- iem. The team suffered from injuries and ended the season with a record of 4- 7. On one occasion strep throat was in the air during the team's trip to Nevada Union. All of the wrestlers were feeling sick and only four Varsity members ended up wrestling. The wrestlerettes, Hea- ther Dotterman, Kathy Lebar, and Susan Revere were there to offer moral support. We go to all the home matches and keep score. I also inter- pret for Ramon since he's deaf, said two year wrestlerette Heather Dot- terman. In the CAL toumament Iason Birrer, Mike Clay- pool, and Dave Knier- iem qualified for Sub- Sections by placing fourth, second and third respectively. At Sub- Sections the team placed ninth over all as Dave Knieriem qualified for sections by winning two consecutive matches and placed second over all. He was also named out- standing wrestler for the Varsity team. Varsity Wrestlin

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AubLu'n match. up in the air. Mike Roth tries Deadly embrace. Vu Nguyen's to break the grip of Placer Bella Vista opponent, Kent I opponent, Trent Williams, in an Taylor, folds under a headlock at a Ianuary 7th home match. N UPSETTING REVERSAL turns the IV Wrestling team's strong pre- season opening into a disappointing eague record for the year W The strongest point of our team is we held together. We ehcouraged and stuck up for each other when we were down, said IV Wrestling team member Nathan Griffin. Unity and spirit became an important part of the IV Wrestling team as it became clear they would not be in contention for Keeping his head up, Iason Clark struggles valiantly to resist being pinned by his Placer opponent. the championship title. The impressive pre-sea- son, consisting of three wins and one tie dwin- dled into a disappointing league record consisting of one win and six losses. A large injury list, multiple forfeits, and a first year team were greatly to blame for the upsetting season. Al- though any chance of gaining a IV Wrestling title was quickly shat- tered, hope certainly was not. Next year, when we will have conquered all the basics that the coaches have taught us, we will be one of the better teams, said Iohn Taylor, captain of the IV Wrestling Team. Coach Cecil Ringgenberg shrugged off the losses with words of optimism and encouragement. I was pleased with the year's standings consider- ing all but one man were first year wrestlers. The team's attitude was good and they were eager to do well. Perhaps of all the team members, Ellen Stigall drew the most attention from the wrestling aud- ience. Stigall surprised much of the school when she decided not to partici- pate in track any longer and became the school's first female wrestler. Being the first girl wrestler was fun. I en- joyed the attention, said Stigall. I hope more girls try out. JV Wrestling