Eisenhower High School - Pantherama Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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Wrestlers Match usclesg PCTSISTCHCC pays off 1n pin lntelligence, determination, and disci- pline are three vital characteristics ofa po- tential top notch wrestler. Being able to en- dure losing a close match of physical con- tact is also an outstanding requirement ofa wrestler. Winning was not the only goal of the sport. Victory was important, but what really counted was each wrestler giving 150721 effort all the time. Taking your oppo- nent down and pinning him was the ulit- male goal. ln striving toward that goal, all the wrestlers achieved improved health and physiques. This year Mr. James Cook finished his fifth year as wrestling coach. Despite some team problems in earlier years, Coach Cook feels that an abundance of summer training and getting tough will greatly improve the team's chances in the future. The Junior Varsity team of wrestlers was coached by Mr. Matt Vandercar, an Eng- lish department teacher's aide at Eisenhow- er this year. He remarked that his team had THE WRESTLERS BEGIN PSYCH-ing out 40 Wrestling to follow the same responsibilities and try for the same goals as the Varsity wrestlers did. Turnouts at meets usually were not spec- tacular, although the wrestlers themselves did much cheering for their fellow wres- tlers. Their competition was alawys tough, the matches were simply won. If the team lost, it was to another good team and if the team won, it was still to another good team. Wrestling in notjust a team sport. Wres- tlers go out for the team to gain individual satisfaction with each victory. Team work is no less important, but individual victories are a dizzying sense of accomplishment to be prized by any and every wrestler. Wrestling takes practice, the will to im- prove, and an endless amount of hard work. Starting with basic skill and then building experience are the keys to success. - by Tammy York PRACTICING HARD TO get strength to win, the wrestlers worked out every night. building hopes and expectations as well as muscles.

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t W gif-Q X M BEFORE THE MATCH began, the official consulted the wrestlers. VARSITY WRESTLING i Front row l-r: Charles Sprandcl, Brian Lindsey, Anthony Brown, Gary Parker, Jeff Adkins, Brian Mitchell, Walter Scott. Back row: Coach James Cook, Myron Pender, Jeff Oost, Byron Adams, Dwayne Evans, Nit Foster, Dannell Vinson. Not pictured: David Livingston, Chester Richardson. JUNIOR VARSITY WRESTLlNG - Front Row: Russ Nielsen, Duffy Barnett. Steve Goetz. Rod Howard, Greg Oost. Rick Major. Craig Gad- berry. Back Row: Matt Vandercar, Tony Heinkel, Brad Shepard, Mark Hebenstreit, Shane Maple, Eldridge Gray, Andy Cotner, David Travis. Not pictured: Steve Miller, .lim Andrews. Curtis Taylor, Tom Dhermy, Mike Bar- timus. Rick Harmon, Rob St. Clair, Wrestling 41