Loara High School - Seaxe Yearbook (Anaheim, CA)

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L ll-ls Gil wresilinq l J l l l i n 3 l THE 1986- 87 GRAPPLER TAKE ZND I 4A-C.I.F. l l V l l l l one i l l three 1 Taking control over his opponent is Danny Rovira. Carlos Barrientos contemplates his next move a splil- second before the match continues. 4 Nicky Kob, who look second in CIF, locks up w1ll'1 l1lS opponent Brian Malavar takes a deep breath before a ma1Cl1. Using his leqs and arms is senior Donny Flores. l Mike Braynard listens for the whisile.

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E Z s 4 wmssmsxw wmwmwwmwxw ff., 4, ww ' ive Y ff' .- f f SPERI, ROB MARTENS, AND BRUCE CDRJ TERRY, THE NEWLY DISCOVERED TALENT OF THE I UNIOR VARSITY AND EROSHXSOPH WRESTLERS GAVE PROMISE EOR THE CONTINUATION OE LOARA'S OUTSTANDING WRES- TLING TEAMS. AN EXCELLENT GROUP OE FRESH- MEN HELPED BUILD THE IUNIOR VAR- SITY AND FROS1-If SOPH TEAMS. INDI- VIDUAL ACHIEVEMENTS WERE RE- CORDED BY SOME OUTSTANDING .w z 'M E -f 'ff 1 - -ef 4- ..,, . , . ,, . .. . . f.:'w:.,,. 'v '?f4' ff . ' ' ' f 1 f if I . i . Q 'Sak , 'I' . :L, . V '12 ' 11 1 ' Q55 91 ' WL - envy.-' seven eight SENIORS AND IUNIORS AS WELL. SEAN CULROSS CSR., 148 LBSJ, DALE SIX CIR., 141 LBSD, GLEN NEISES CIR., 141 LBSD, AND IOI-IN ADAMS CSR., 148 LBSJ WERE ALL STEADY PEREORMERS AT THE I.V. AND VARSITY LEVELS. A COMMENT MADE BY ONE OE THE WRESTLERS WAS TYPICAL OE THE TEAM'S ATTITUDE: HSAXON PRIDE AND SELF DISCIPLINE ARE THE MAIN OUALITIES TAUGI-IT BY COACH MAR- TENS. At the end ot a close match, the ret. qives the victory signal to Iuan Suarez. Anthony Dunton uses the defensive move ot sprawling to prevent his opponent from scoring a take-down. The challenger struggles to escape from a reverse hall-pinning combination. Head coach Rick Martens intently observes a close match. Carlos Barrientos works tor a take-down. With an inside cradle, Sean Culross attempts to score points. The l98t5-l98T Wrestling Team. Eyad Akel tries for a 2 on l. wrestl1nqf87

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four ' f Wm ,, I Q f, 1 f' ,MZ I ,, ,V - I DURING THE LEAGUE FINAL, THE SAXON GRAPPLERS WRESTLED THEIR WAY TO C.I.F. BY QUALIFYING A LEAGUE HIGH OF ELEVEN WRES- TLERS: NICKY KOB, DONNY FLORES, STEVE MASHOOF, AFSHIN BAYR- OOTI, TEVITA AHOLELEI, RALPH RUCKER, BRIAN MALAVAR, EDDIE AN- DROS, CARLOS BARRIENTOS, MIKE BRAYNARD, AND DANNY ROVIRA. UN- DER THE OUTSTANDING COACHING STAFF OF RICK MARTENS, ROB MAR- TENS, TOM CASPARI, AND BRUCE ,. MUWWX ,, WW, five TERRY, THE SAXONS PLACED SEC- OND OUT OF OVER TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SCHOOLS. THIS PRESTIGIOUS C.I.F. TOURNA- MENT, HELD AT EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, LASTED FOR TWO DAYS. ANY WRESTLER PLACING FIFTH OR ABOVE COULD ADVANCE TO COM- PETE IN MASTERS. FOR LOARA, FIVE QUALIFIED TO GO TO MASTERS. THEY WERE NICKY KOB CSECONDD, TE- VITA AHOLELEI CFIFTHD, RALPH RUCKER CFIRSTD, BRIAN MALAVAR hhwwvfff , ng, , If 1, W, iff- -1: fl, M55 , f nv:-171' I f f If ar Y ,k,,,H, CSECONDD, AND EDDIE ANDROS CFIRSTD. THEN, IN MASTERS, BRIAN TOOK FIRST, AND EDDIE TOOK THIRD PLACE, WHICH OUALIFIED THEM TO COMPETE IN STATE CHAMPION- SHIPS. HERE, BEST WRESTLERS FROM ALL OVER CALIFORNIA GATHERED IN ONE PLACE TO COMPETE. AL- THOUGH NEITHER BRIAN NOR EDDIE PLACED IN STATE, THEY CAN BE PROUD OF THEIR ACHIEVEMENT. CII wrestI1nq!89