Hicksville High School - Hixonian Yearbook (Hicksville, OH)

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Log Hicksville 50 Hilltop 23 Hicksville 29 Edgerton 46 Hicksville 36 Defiance lV 28 Hicksville 31 Lincolnview 33 Hicksville 45 North Central 15 Hicksville 30 Ayersville 35 Hicksville 15 Stryker 52 BBC 3rd of 6 teams GMC 3rd of 5 teams Sectionals 4th of 10 teams Districts 18th of 46 teams Record 14-11 The 1977 Hicksville High School wres- tling team in only its fourth year in exist- 'ence had perhaps its best year. The squad started four rookies with the lettermen and forfeited classes every match. They were led by Senior co-cap- rains Jim Brown and Mike Wright. Wright unfortunately was unable to make weight for any of the tournaments due to an ill- ness. Other seniors in their respective weight classes were Rob Wyatt 41265, Mike Zim- merman 41325, Dennis Camp 41555, Jim Gambrel 41675, and Steve Tonneas 41755. The rest of the team consisted of juniors Brad Shull 41455, Paul Overmyer 4Hwt.5 ans sophomores Dana Ballinger 41125 and Mark Zimmerman 41385. In the Buckeye Border tournament Bal- linger placed lst and was awarded most outstanding wrestler. Other place finish- ers were Brown, Camp, and Overmyer 2nds'g Mike Zimmerman, Wyatt and Shull 3rds'g Mark Zimmerman and Ton- neas 4ths' . At the GMC the grapplers couldn't defend their title as Edgerton took lst, Fairview 2nd, and Hicksville 3rd. Bal- linger again took first along with Ton- neas. Brown, Camp, and Wyatt all placed 2nd, while Shull took 3rd and Zimmerman, Gambrel, and Overmyer placed 4th . Wrestlers Ex erience Best Year Yet- Send P 1 Back Row - Cindy Repp, Beth Haines Coach Geor e Cherr , Dennis Cam lim Cambrel, Paul - 8 Y P' Steve Tonneas, Kolby Neidhardt. Stephanie Leonard. Second Row - Brad Shull. Mark Zimmerman McClish. Dana Ballinger. Mike Zimmerman. Mike Wright. Rob Wyatt. lim Brown. Front Row - Robin tert. Diane Burns, Dawn Emenhiser. 18 Wrestling 1425. 1 Q ,X ., A - Senior rookie Mike Zimmerman gives his opi ion of the officiating. B - Steve Tonneas, a senio attempts to hold down state runner-up Craig Fitzc arlcs of Edgerton. C - Senior 'Co-Captain Jim Brow clamps down on his opponent as the ref signals a pin

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. .1 s o . 'SVILU' r ,, IQ- ' 4 K ' . ' wx Z 1 ,C Z1 X., Back Row - Coach Scott Cromwell, Rick Whitaker, Howard Middaugh, Jim Gambrel, Kreg Hesselschwardt. Evan Coblentz. Pete Monroe, Bob Akerman, Bill Rohrs, Bob Luderman, Randy Headley, Head Coach Bill Metz. Third Row - Ed Jackson, Dave Houck, Steve Thiel, Dennis Camp, Kent Brown, Bruce Essex, Rod Vanderstelt, Jeff Kline, Dan Hinsch, Paul Overmyer, Mike Quaintance. Assistant Coach Tom Hallett. Second Row - Dave Slattery, Rex Hart, Kim Snell. John Ball, Bill Bailey, Dane May, Terry Middaugh, Pat Street, Jim Husted, Mike Walters, Tony Marts, Duane Cline. Seated - Managers Ricky Metz, Phillip Slattery. Tony Slattery, Mike Volkert, Terry Slattery. 1 'W B 1 J A - Aces mentor Bill Metz keeps his poise as the ' I Aces roll on. B - Coach Bill Metz is enthusiastic as VARSITY LOG the Aces come up with a big play. C - Coach Metz Hicksville 32 Ayersville 0 shouts important instructions. Hicksville 43 Tinora 8 Hicksville 40 Lima Perry 14 Homecoming Hicksville 46 Antwerp 0 Hicksville 43 Hilltop 0 Hicksville 14 Fairview 0 Hicksville 24 Edgerton 0 Hicksville 29 Wayne Trace 6 Hicksville 43 Edon 6 Parents' Night Hicksville 16 Paulding 12 10 wins O losses Varsity Football l7

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A - Hicksville's State representative, sophomore na Ballinger, attempts to turn his opponent over. Senior Rob Wyatt squeezes harder to put his man ay. C - Dennis Camp, senior at 155, listens for p from the bench. D - First year man Paul Over- er grapples at heavyweight. E - The referee nds by as Jim Brown works his opponent over. Ven to District, One to Sta te In the sectional tournament the Aces fortunately received a good draw enabling them to wrestle mostly unseeded opponents at first. Dana Ballinger, Jim Brown, Rob Wyatt, Mike Zimmerman, and Dennis Camp all advanced to the semi-finals. Rob and Dana then advanced to the finals where Wyatt won the cham- pionship and Ballinger took second. After losing in the semis, seniors Brown, Zim- i ' K - KXXX 'Li merman, and Camp all wrestled back through the consolations as Brown and Camp took 3rds and Zimmerman a 4th. Juniors Shull and Overmyer were carried through to the consis, thus they both cop- ped 4th places, qualifying them also for districts. At districts the Aces ran into some hard luck and some tough opponents as only .1 -:::'-f tvz ...gg Z- Wyatt and Ballinger were able to win first round matches. Ballinger kept winning however, and advanced to the finals where he defeated two-time state partic- ipant Tommy Quyer from Fremont St. Joe. At state Ballinger lost his first match. The Aces throughout the year did a fine job considering their handicaps. Wrestling 'I