Glenbard East High School - Aries Yearbook (Lombard, IL)

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Row I. Ed Merschong Roger Reynell Tom Siewa,-it Dave Gunn' l-lemmerich, Bob Pryor, Hank Harrison, Tom WesT, Coach George Mike Scalzo, Tom l-larTung. Row 2: Al lsadore, Doug ElToT'T, Mike I-Iemmerich takes second in state championship VarsiTy wresTling Team capTured 4Th place in The Des Plaines Valley ConTerence wiTh an overall record OT 8-2-I and a conTerence record of 2-2- l . The varsiTy grapplers deT'eaTed Their TirsT opponenT, Glenbard WesT, 23-I9 and The season looked raTher brighT. l-lowever, in conference cornpeTiTion a sTrong EasT Leyden Team deTeaTed The Rams 33-8. Following This cleTeaT The Rams loeaT six opposing Teams: Elgin, 45-37 MorTon WesT, 35-ll: WheaTon NorTh, 79-5l7 WesT Chicago 27-2lg Willowbrook, 29-15: and Downers Grove SouTh, 36-7. They also Tied Proviso WesT, 22-22. WesT Leyden, in The lasf conlierence maTch, beaT The Rams, 36-5. ln The lasT scheduled maTch, The Rams avenged Their deTeaT upon FenTon, 40-8. Individual honors were received by Dave Gunn, who wresTled I2O and won 3rd in The DisTricT meeT ancl Mike Hemmerick, l54-, who capTured second place TiTle in The sTaTe. Mike Hemmerich and Dave Gunn pracTice before The regional meeT ,pw

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Roger Reynell gains valuable poinls againsf a Downers South feam member. Varsify Wreslling We They 23 Glenbard Wesl . . . . . . I9 8 Easl Leyden .... . . 33 45 Elgin .......... . . 3 35 Morlon Wesl' .... . . I I 79 Whealon Norlh .. . . 5l 27 Wesl Chicago . . . . . 2I 22 Proviso Wes? .... . . 22 29 Willowbrook .... .. I5 36 Downers Soulh . . . . . 7 5 Wesf Leyden .... . . 36 40 Fenlon ....... . . 8 Tom Harfung brealrs down his Downe-rs Soufh opponenf in a conference meet olfdbwlwfvmig,

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Row I: Keifh Krueger, Jim Celebron, Sieve Slcclr, John Harris, Dan Cox, Jim Davis, Ron Nesler: Row 2: Dean Sveililc, Scoll' Douglas, Greg Junior Varsify Wreslling Score We They 49 Elgin ......... . . O 26 Morlon Wesl .... .... I 8 26 Downers Norlh . . . . . . .2I 34 Proviso Wesl . . . . . 6 43 Downers Soulh . . . . 5 I6 Wesl' Leyden .. ,,,, 27 Ram Dan Cox execufes a perfecf wresfling hold against a Panfher opponent ....,,.,,,L . V , , .A I .sw , ' Wilhiie, John Olsen, Dan Faulkner, Pele Oehler, Manager Dace Koonce, Coach George. . V. wrestlers boast good season Junior Varsily wresllers, compeling againsl only a few schools won live of 'lhe six malches. Prediclably, The JV's displayed The usual good abililies found in all GE wres+lers, which enabled lhenn Io record Ihis slanding. Againsl fairly slrong opposilion, GE bear Elgin, Morlon Wesl, Downers Grove Norlh, Proviso Wesl, and Downers Grove Soulh in lheir lirsl five marches. Wesl Leyden in Jrhe lasl malch of Ihe season gave fhe grapplers Iheir only deleal, bearing GE 27-I6. One of Ihe mosl' imporlanl' dulies of 'Ihe JV 'leam was 'lo help keep +he varsily wresllers in shape and help 'lhem develop Jrheir winning season.