Lyman High School - Eagles Flight Yearbook (Lyman, WY)

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Wresstling rap. At a pep assembly, the three amigos of Seniors Lance Walker, Carl Menck and Robert Platts extol the virtues of their teammates. Going forthe win. The grape vine hold works for Sophomore Shane Birch who pins his Shoshoni opponent during t.he Lyman invitational. Eagle vs...Eagle. Cokeville does not field a full team so at the Panther dual, several matrnen end up wrestling thier own teammates Vic VanGieson works on Rodney Hewitt. OURSGDRE 0X '3'5'3'5'1 Wrestling team. Back row: Statistician Janet Schwab, , Manager Vance Cook, Trainers Micki Stewart, Lynn . Stewart. Fourth row: Ken Christiansen, Wayne Santhuff, Shane Birch, Archie Hubert, Spinner Jones, Mike Mackenzie. Third row: Coach Richard Hansen, Dixon ggggggggg, Bluemel, Kyle Eyre, Cory Hallam, Vic VanGieson, Gregg 5,55 f:E:Er5:Er Bergener, Coach Alan Lords. Second row: Cole Clifford, 5515 Jason Evans, Todd Rollins, Carl Menck, Deon Thomas, - Gary Watson. Front row: Christiane Falooa, Greg Rollins, Darrin Ferguson, Lance Walker, Eric Sharp. Scorebox Statistics All State Wrestlers, Tournament Record gg gig Awards--Robert Outstanding Wrestler ' Platts, Lance wind Riverlnvit-First 3, 5,5553 Walker, Carl Menck Kemmerer Invrt-First Most Aggressive- Greybull Invit-First Dlxon Bluemal . . Best Defense-- Lyman Invit-Frrst Shane Birch Reg1Ona1SalMt' Most Dedicated- View-First :aa Spinner Jones :5:2 -F' '53 State at Casper 1rst Mostlmprovedu Jason Evans Season Record I Duals: 7-3 Tourneys: All Team Firsts Sports I I Wrestling

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m:s'rLmu mmm GDMES 'l'0 LYMA Other teams dread going against aggresszve matmen uWe went to one invitational and when we walked into the gym, another school already there said, 'Oh, no, there's Lyman.' ith a stable full of horses, this year's wrestlers gave the school what it asked for-a successful season capped with the school's first wrestling state championship. The team won seven of 10 duals but was undefeated in toumaments. Coach Alan Lords noted the duals were for practice. He said, They're like a drama dress rehearsal . It's where you try different things. State is won in a toumament so meet placings are good indications of the team. Lyman was picked to win by nearly all opponents. Senior Lance Walker said, We went to one invitational and when we walked into the gym, an- other school already there said, Oh, no, there's Lyman. Students and fans also rallied for the winners. Sophomore Shane Birch said, We didn't get a lot of support at the first. By the time for State, I heard a lot of encouragement from everyone. Basic practice was intense. It usually consisted of weight lifting and agility drills. We would wrestle or practice our holds, said Junior Victor VanGieson. Sometimes in practices I had the feeling 'l'll be glad when this is over' but it was fun, said Senior Robert Platts. The coaches would mix things up so they would not get so monotonous and they let us teach a couple of practices. Before meets many team members had to diet or fast to make weight. Junior Rodney Hewitt said, I didn'teat candy or drink pop. I ate more at the first of the week then I'd slow or stop eating and drinking 24 hours before the meet. The highlight of the season was taking State but some wrestlers had other personal highlights. I liked theLyman invitational noted Hewitt. My highlight was wrestling Batiste at Kemmerer, said Walker. He defeated the Class 3A champion and Walker later won a South Squad berth for the summer All Star match. Senior Robert Platts said his tuming point was at Wind River. He wrestled the other two top men in his weight and defeated both. That's the thing that got my mentality into it, he added. Jessica Dunn Men at work. Practices are serious business. Grapplers like Freshman Dixon Bluemel, Senior Jason Evans and Junior Eric Sharp keep in condition. The team was under pressure to be in shape lo perfomi. 'I Sports. Wrestling

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No bridesmaids this year. Not satisfied with second place at state last year, the wrestlers take center stage and set several records while flying to the 1988 2A Wyoming title. Although the finals were not until that evening, the grapplers knew they had the team champion- ship locked up by noon of the last day of the toumament. Yourscore Box .,...,. ,... ......... ,,,,.,, . . . , ,, ...... ,... . . .. .. . . . ., if '+ sf. it A. A .. ,M .... , I fig A - 1- it iii i 1 'W iii in , lx-Q .. K K gg:-F, 1 , -- to .. t o State Wrestling Team. Back row: Wayne Santhuff, Mike Mackenzie, Shane Birch, Carl Menck, Jason 51515152 Evans, Spinner Jones: Second row: Rodney Hewitt, 55535552 Deon Thomas, Todd Rollins, Lance Walker, Robert Plattsg Front row: Vic VanGieson, Cory Hallam, Darrin Ferguson, Dixon Bluemel, Cole Cifford. Swrebvx Statistics Slate Placirlgs State Toumament Records Set by the H-ance Walker C1309 1988 Lyman 2A 2 -Robert Platts C1351 Ch . -Cari Menek CHWT1 amplons 2-Cory Hallam C1033 iii? 3-Dixon Bluemel iff --Most points ever C1121 scored in the state -Jason Evans 11601 l0Um8mCI1l 5 -Darrin Ferguson C1251 -Shane Brich H521 6-Rodney Hewitt ' C1191 -Todd Rollins C1451 222 --Largest margin of victory --Most state placers School Records at State --First Lyman freshman to place at State CDixon Bluemel1 --Most Lyman state champions in one year Q31 --First Lyman wrestler to go undefeated for the season CCarl Menck1 State Wrestling V ca Reaction to the action. Sideline sitting is hard for coaches who want to be involved. Assistant Coach Rick Hanson and Head Coach Ala.n Lords apply body English at State. Fulltime cheerleader. Every athlete needs the support of parents. Robin Walker comes down out of the stands to make sure her son, Senior Lance Walker, wins his preliminary matches at State. He went undefeated in the toumament.