John Wesley North High School - Aurora Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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WRESTLING A After escaping from a head lock, Paul Gonzalez Inches away from pinning his Perris opponent, prepares to pounce on his Norco opponent. Gonza- Paul Bradford struggles lor the six points. North won lez went on to win the match. the match 36-4. 1 10 sporis

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restlers Anthony and Michael Gonzales took Ivy League title in both their divisions- The broth- 3 went to Stockton m February to compete in the ate Finals. Varsity Wrestling, FRONT ROW: Damon Walk er, Steve Villegas, Mike Gonzales, Anthony Gon- zales; ROW 2: Coach Lyman, Chuck Thomas, Eric Palmer, Coach Edmond. Wrestling A Success . . Again ( t rt very year gets better, stated JIj Ricky Lyman regarding the varsity wrestling team ' s season. Once again North was number one in the Ivy League. This year was better than last because we also took the county, added Lyman. North was also victorious at the Riverside County Tournament. North was led by Mike Gonzales, whose individual accomplishments were perhaps even more impressive than the team ' s. Weighing in at 101 pounds, Gonzalez went undefeated the entire season and also captured the GIF, class 2A title. He is prob- ably one ot the best light weights around, commented Coach Ly- man. Gonzalez was one of only two wrestlers to capture a title from the Riverside area. And his twin brother, Anthony, was the only other wrestler from North to qualify for the state tournament. could be accredited to the four to five hours of conditioning the team put in every day. Along with all this hard work came a great deal of satis- faction and enjoyment. I enjoy wrestling because I like going on one one with another person, stat- ed Gonzalez. I enjoy wrestling be- cause it ' s individualized and there- fore more competitive, agreed Steve Villegas. Vigorous condition- ing pluse a sense of satisfaction made the North ' s wrestling season a successful one. • •

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etting an edge, lose Lugano starts out the match 1 top of his Hemet opponent. Despite Lugano ' s torts. North lost to Hemet 18-43. JV WRESTLING TEAM, FRONT ROW: Brad league, hmmy Villeqas, lose Lugano, Paul Zara- gosa, Vince Soto, Armando Lara; ROW 2: Chris Coles, Tony Romo, Brian DeConick, lame DeCon- ick, Tony Rosas. Experience Developed In JV You can ' t always start at the top. North has dominated wrestling m the Ivy League for years due to the experience and ability of its members. This, in turn, reflects upon the JV program, taking inexperi- enced wrestlers and training them for varsity status. This year was like a training peri- od, explained Robert Mulari. The members of the JV sguad learned what it meant to be a part of a team. The guys really get along well to- gether, commented Vince Soto. The team was made up of mostly freshmen and first year men without much experience, which is why we didn ' t take the Ivy League, added Mulari. his year was like a mg period. BERT MULARI The JV team practiced long hours every day. During practices we did weight training, conditioning, and wrestling, stated Soto. Through the practices and actual meets the JV wrestling team gained the skill and experience which enabled them to carry on the North tradition of wres- tling excellency. •»•