Fargo South High School - Bruin Yearbook (Fargo, ND)

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.Tv S Sophomore standout 112-pounder Scott Savageau puts a firm last year as a freshman and has captured the region individual title headlock hold on aWahpeton opponent. Savageau wrestled varsity twice while also lettering for the past two grappling seasons. 012'-'CISUCU N .dw Senior Curt Stensgard receives advice from coaches junior heavyweight wrestler Brian Peterson slips in the legs in an attempt to Lynn Forde and jerry Larson, preceding his match. keep his opponent from escaping during early varsity wrestling competition. eighty-four

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51.3 - Wm. , W-M., . 1 ngvwms N . .J is E L.,. .s ti.Q vhk. g 1 gg., g fouled, Below, Aleckson, the Frosh Hustle Award winner, grabs a rebound. -:Ji Jill f 1 w A al, as ' iii: .. , V - 4-rg' . Q QQ . 'Nu -egg ' A ,,,,..,....-- L -6 ,. Sophomores Lack Heightp Freshmen Promising The sophomore basketball team was coached under first year Dick Walvatne. This year's team didn't fair too well with a record of 6-12 to end the season. Approximately 17 sophomores made up the team. jon Tomhave was voted Most Valuable Player by his teammates. Chris Rudrud re- ceived the Hustle award. jeff Haug was Most Improved. Walvatne hopes to coach again next year. Tomhave led ail sophomores in scoring with 256 points, averaging 14 points a game. Rudrud was second highest scorer with 189 points, averaging a 10 point game. Haug was third scorer but leader in total rebounds with 116, 6.4 a game. Sophomore Ken Sanford was moved up to play jV this year, so the sophs were minus the height for rebounding and inside work which he con- tributed so much as a frosh. Returning coach Rich Lind- strom guided his frosh team to a won-loss record of 13-6. They finished third in the Inter- City Championship. Pat Norman was elected Most Valuable Player by the team. Hustle award was given to Eric Aleckson while Most lm- proved Player was received by newcomer Tom Flannery. This year's team has the potential to be state champs, commented Coach Lindstrom. X,-,. . 4 M we . X lL I ,'., I rkgik NE? W v , I tw -'3,, 1 Lf L' wind ii isif' . ,,-n- A , 5 J Bruin guard Tom lahner drives in for a reverse lay-up in the Red River borne game. eighty-three

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77-78 varsity wrestling team members are Row 1: K. Westby, M. Payne, D. Seeb, S. Savageau, D. Fellbaum, M. Zimmerman. Row 2: T. jones, C. Stensgard, M. Lordeman, Coach jerry Larson, D. Lothspeich, K. Condon and B. Peterson. Not pictured W. King. junior 126-pounder Dean Fellbaum slips in a tight half in an effort to pin his opponent, which he succeeded in doing. This was FeIlbaum's first year on the varsity team. Wrestlers Capture EDC, jerry Larson's Reign Ends What started out to be a spectacular season ended in a disappointing finish for the Bruin varsity wrestling team Capturing EDC and posting a 10-3 won-loss record, the Bruins suffered a letdown at both region and state. Senior standout Tim jones led South with a 28-4 record 1 and second place finish at state. jones was selected MVP by his teammates at the end of the seasonfduring a memorable athletic banquet. It was at the annual banquet that Coach jerry Larson, a veteran of 11 years, announced hisfiretire- ment. His reason was that he wanted to devote more time to a -family farm. Larsonf s accom-1, ,.i. plishments here at South in- cluded a 100-34-2 coaching re- cord and 17 tourneys won. Also at the banquet, seniors Curt Stensgard and Mike Lordeman received the Gary Stensgard Teammaker Award. Stensgard was 23-6 for the year while Lordeman posted a 24-6 record. Sophomore War- ren King was named most im- proved. Even though we had a letdown at the region and state meet, we had a very special season. We won in con- ference and had a 10-3 won-loss record, commented Coach Larson on the Bruin varsity's up and down 1977-78 wrestling season. eighty-five