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

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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.

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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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Row I: Dick Barreff, Tim Mahan, Dennis McClure, Roger Gilmore, Tony ca. Kenf Lewis. Sfeve Kenny, Terry Smifh. Gary Anderson, Roger Sang, John Davis. Row 2: Joe McShane, AI Sfreid. Dou'g Clark, Arf Barfon, Bruce Moore. Coach Grofhe. Malm, Skip Heard. Row 3: Sieve Alexander, Slcip Person, Ray Lafroni- Sophomore wrestlers take fifth in conference Glenbard Easf's sophomore wresfling feam, posfing a 8- S0pI'lOmOre Wresfling SCOFSS 3-I overall record and a 2-3-I conferehce record, finished Th fhe year in 5+h place of fhe Des Plaines Valley Conference. We - ey i The Sophs, under Coach Grofhe, began fhe season wifh 23 PFOVISO WeSi - - - - - -26 a close mafch wifh Proviso Wesf, who beaf fhe Rams 26- 24 Whoofon Norfh ,,,, . . .22 23. Throwing off fhis defeaf, fhe Sophs defeafed Wheafon 42 H- d I S HW I . l I2 Norfh 24-22: Hinsdale Soufh 42-IZ: Elgin 42-6: Morfon 42 Ellris a e Ou 6 wee 27-26: and wee Chicago 43-lo. gm ' ' Willowbroolcs sophomores ended 'rhe Ram's winning 27 Morfon Wesf 'H26 sfrealc wifh a 28-20 vicfory. 43 Wesf Chicago . . . . . . I0 In fhe remaining mafches, fhe Rams beaf Downers Grove 20 Willowbrook ,,,,, ,, .28 Soufh, 3I-I67 Glenloard Wesf, 30-Zl: and Fenfon, 39-II, 3' Downers Soufh ...Ib However, fhe sophomore feam suffered a defeaf from Wesf Leyden 26-I6 and fied wifh Easf Leyden 23-23. lb Wesf Leyden I ' ' '26 30 Glenbard Wesf .... . . .2I 23 Easf Leyden .... . . .23 39 Fenfon ..... . . . I I Tom Gambino crushes his opponenf from Easf Leyden. 5:42513 . M . I Q