Madison High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Madison, OH)

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Upper left - Bob Gerak turns his opponent topsy-turvey, and in center photo, ends up in a pinning posi- tion as the referee draws in close. Upper right - Just as excited as everyone else is. Coach Melin dur- ing the crucial Chardon match. Reggie Hathaway presses a River- side grappler's shoulder to the mat. 28

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After the Hornets had kept the edge in the first half, the Streaks bounced back to bat- at half-time. tie them on even terms. A wild exchange of the lead many times between both squads resulted, with the Streaks pulling it out in the final min- ute. The final two weeks of the season confirmed the title hopes of the team Perry and Harvey proved to be tough competition but the Streaks were not to lose the winning trail. Climaxing an outstanding season was the Streaks' domi- nation of both St. John and Jefferson, thus giving them an 8-2 league record, and an ov- erall record of 13-6. For the first time in 17 years, Madison had a share of the league crown, tying with Kirtland. Season Summary M. O. Conneaut 68 65 Chardon 70 58 Ashtabula 42 74 Fairport 60 51 Edgewood 81 61 Kirtland 62 70 Geneva 50 59 Perry 77 73 Harvey 58 71 Jefferson 67 58 Chardon 69 57 Fairport 38 48 Ashtabula Harbor 67 66 Kirtland 76 71 Perry 54 47 Harvey 72 69 St. John 83 71 Jefferson 82 59 Coach Folmer watches his seniors play their last game with Jefferson. Watching the team in action is J. V. coach Kovats. Jeff Lintem goes up for q shot in midst of Harvey players as Jim Jack- son and Dale Crane look on. 27

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Wrestlers Dethrone Chardon as Wrestling Monarchs The grappling mats were yet another location of Madi- son sports domination this year, as Coach Melin's Blue Streak wrestlers captured their first league champion- ship. This final season in the Western Reserve League turned out to be again a migh- ty struggle between Chardon, the team who had won 29 straight league matches, and Madison, their chief competi-, tion. At the start of the season, the big match appeared to be when Chardon came to our gym on January 21. As the weeks of December and Jan- uary slipped by, this became a fact. Along with Chardon, the Streaks tore the rest of the W.R.L. to shambles. In three back - to - back league con- tests, the team smashed Fair- port 38-5, Kirtland 43-0, and Jefferson 30-11. Varsity Wrestling M. O. Edgewood 32 9 West Geauga 15 26 Riverside 39 8 Conneaut 42 3 Fairport 38 5 Kirtland 43 0 Jefferson 30 11 Wickliffe 34 8 Chardon 30 9 Harvey 18 21 league game Bob Sater exhibits the high elation of the team after Chardon's down- fall. Adding to the attraction of the Madison - Chardon clash had been the results of the league tournaments, this year held at Madison. Of the eleven weight - class champions de- cided, Chardon gained six, Madison the other five: Roger Fike, Bill Misch, Russ Childs, Reggie Hathaway, and Bob Sater. The all - important dual match with Chardon left no Madison supporter disap- pointed from the start as Rog- er Fike gained a hard-earned pin on his opponent. The Hill- toppers then gained a slim lead, only to be permanently taken away through decisions to Bill Misch, John Reigert, Bob Gerak, and Larry Ortiz. The game - clinching points then came on a pin by Russ Childs. When it was all over, the scoreboard showed the Streaks on top 30-9, giving them a greatly deserved league crown. The closing weeks of the team's highly successful sea- son brought on more triumphs as Madison dominated the Edgewood Quadrangular Meet with eight individual champions. The team looked for further honors in the sec- tional and district tourna- ments. 29 Sponsored by HERFF JONES COMPANY