Madison High School - Cauldron Yearbook (Madison, OH)

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Wrestlers Suffer First Defeat in Years Bluestreak wrestlers were not as successful as in the past; they still turned in an admirab le performance, win- ning eight dual meets and losing two. Kenston was the first to snap our 59-matchstreak. Later in the season, wrest- end rival Wickliffe beat us in a match which wentdown to the wire. This was the first season since 1967 that Madison has lost two matches in one season. The varsity also finished fifth in the tough Kenston Hol- iday Invitationals. Part of the great success of Madison's wrestling over the years is due to their feeder programs. The junior varsity finished 9-2, including a win over Grand Valley's varsity. The jun- ior grapplers also finished second in the Richmond Heights JV Tournament and fourth in the Brush JV T ournament. The freshmen turned in the best record of all, nine wins and one loss. Sev- eral frosh turned in out- standing records, especial- ly Ken Notte, who only had one point scored against him all year, finishing 10-0. The freshmen fin- ished tied with Braden at 7-1, having avenged at season's end a 30-29 heartbreaker earlier in the season. This year, Madison was host to the annual NEC Tournament, held here on February 15. This is the first tournament held in Madison. For more on that, turn to page 36.

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TOP: John Talbot pulls Chardon's 167 pounder back onto the mat. RIGHT: Larry Elliott begins the three quarter move. MIDDLE: Brad Pethtel rolls his man. TOP RIGHT: Madison man fights to avoid pin. MIDDLE RIGHT: Freshman Rick Booth works to achieve pin. BOTTOM RIGHT: Phil Michelson works for control. 28