Gateway Regional High School - Profile Yearbook (Woodbury Heights, NJ)

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GATOR MATMEN PI DO THII Dave Godshall-101 Mike DeGenova-108 Jim Hurst-115 The 1976-77 Wrestling team continued on its winning ways by capturing the Olympic Conference National Division Championship for the third consecutive year. In this year's Pennsville Christmas Tourna- ment, we had many outstanding efforts. Mike DeGenova 108, Gary Crawford 135 and Joe DeGenova 141 were champions while Dave Costello finished third. Mike DeGenova be- came a two-time champion while Gary won for the third time and captured the Outstand- ing Wrestler Award for the second consecu- tive year. As a team, we finished second in the Dis- trict 29 Tournament with Mike DeGenova, Gary Crawford and Joe DeGenova winning District championships while Jim Hurst and Dave Costello finished second. Freshman Dave Godshall took third place at 101. Joe DeGenova the first Gateway Wrestler to win three consecutive District Championships. In the Region 8 Tournament, Joe DeGen- ova became a Regional Champ while his brother Mike came in second and Bobo Cos- tello came in fourth. Joe also won in the first round of the State Tournament making him one of the top eight 141 lbs. wrestlers in the state. Gatewa Wrestlers also dominated the Olympic Cionference All-Star team with Joe, Gary, Mike, and Jim Hurst being named to the first team and Dave Godshall, Corky Choate, John DeMareo, Paul DeMareo, Tom Hannah and Dave Costello awarded Second - team honors. In closing to the wrestlers who put out the 110'Zi needed to be champions, I thank you for your unselfish dedication. To my three special wrestlers, the Seniors and Captains who have finished their tremen- dous careers with the respect of their coaches and peers-John DeMareo who compiled a 30- 16-2 record, Joe DeGeneova who finished up his career with a 66-7-0 career mark and Gary Crawford, the winningest wrestler in Gate- way's history, who has finished up his bril- liant career at 74-7-5, I sincerely thank you three athletes. Thank you again boys, Coach Rende Team Gateway Audubon 33 Card. Dougherty 50 Glassboro 32 Washington Twp. .24 Highland 27 Williamstown 32 Triton 29 Eastern 51 Deptford 39 Clearview y 1 50 Overbrook 21 Paulsboro I f 3 14 West Deptford 542 Woodbury 3 3 35 Edgewood 40 Absegami 17 Joe DeGenova-141 John DeMareo-148 Paul DeMareo-158 Opp. 18 6 13 29 31 21 18 3 11 6 28 35 17 18 . 12 32 .f.,,.1 ---' . -L. -2-., ,,..

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