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

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'W 'rirria CHAMPS G0 get 'em. On the mat or at ringside, team captain Senior Carl Menck lives and breathes wrestling. He tries to get everyone to perform his best at State. BREEZE T0 TITLE Broken noses still permit champions to be the best They did what they had to do in order to Win. fter a heart- breaking second at State last year, the grapplers made sure their luck was better this time. It was. The Eagles won by a landslide. Last year we knew Greybull would get it, said Senior Robert Platts. Last year it was more exciting because it was closer, except we didn't win. This year we knew we should win. Sophomore Cory Hallam noted, We knew we'd won State by the third round before semi-finals. Actually we knew we'd take it before we went. Although Hallam felt good that the team had already wrapped up the title, he was disappointed that he lost in the championship finals to a Mountain View wrestler he had beaten at regionals. At the sports awards banquet Head Wrestling Coach Alan Lords noted the state championship was a culmination of the past 12 years he was at Lyman. They did what they had to do in order to win, he noted. Lords thanked the moms who 'whooped' up on the referees for bad calls and were on hand for the wrestlers. The parents also provided the state champs with special jackets. He recognized volunteer Assistant Coach Gary Rollins for his years of help with the wrestling program. Rollins was later awarded the Friends of Education plaque at graduation. At the Hilton during State, Senior Todd Rollins was jumped and beaten up, breaking his nose. Junior Darrin Ferguson and Senior Carl Menck came to-his aid. Ferguson said, The night before State, we were in a tight and everything was against us. When it came to wrestling, we came through and beat the other teams. lt made us want to beat everybodyg they knew we were coming, added Hallam Dixon Bluemel, the first freshman from Lyman to place at State, said it made him more nervous because there were more people there watching and yelling. It didn't bother me once I started wrestling, he added. Alan's done a good job, noted Assistant to the Dean Nancy Nakahara. He's built up his program, there used to be only five or six wres- tlers. The program had up to 30 this year. She expected the popularity of wrestling to only increase. She said, Ev- eryone likes to join a winning team. tate 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.

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Mock hand off. Before the race, the relay team members Junior Antonio Pineda, Senior Nils Busch and Sophomore Paxton Powers practice passing the baton. Wrruoum' A 'mac , RUNNERS I-IAU T HIGHWAY Despite handicap, runners score more in meets than yield competitors They gave me their best and that is all a coach or anyone can ask. rustrations but im provements marked the track program. Enthusiasm coupled with increased num- bers of athletes worked against other competing spring activities, no track on which to practice and un- predictable spring weather. Both the boys and girls upped their team points at regionals but finished with no trophies. The boys were fifth and the girls just missed a trophy in fourth. Girls' Track Coach Loren Huntsman said, I felt disap- pointed at regionals because we should have taken second, but we missed by four points. We were ex- pecting more in several events, but it just didn't happen. Other extracurricu- lar activities took away from Track our performance, but I was impressed with the younger kids. One of the main issues this year was getting a track. The school board approved funds for a new football field behind the high school but not for an accompanying track. School officials dealt with the State Department of Education for track funds and they were optimistic, but the results were not to be revealed until June. Boys' Track Coach Rick Hanson noted, Having a track would give the runners a chance to gain track sense. It would also get more students out for track. lt's wierd actually practic- ing on a track, noted Sopho- more State Qualifier Stepha- nie Eyre as the eight state track qualifers practiced on the Mountain View track the three days before State. The runners practiced on the highway in front of the school. The distance runners ran hom I-80 or into town to the 7-11. The track and field competitors had better facilities for practice but most of the team points came from the track events. Hanson added, Everyone Cof the boy qualifiersj im- proved their regional times and personal bests. They gave me their best and that is all a coach or anyone can ask. Jumping my personal best and perhaps setting a school record on my last high school jump is my greatest track memory, said Senior Susan Apgood after placing fourth in the triple jump at state. Senior Carol Bluemel added, It is a let down when you are a senior and have been performing and placing at state since you were a sophomore and then you don't as a senior. Jay Buckley