Marshall High School - Dial Yearbook (Marshall, MI)

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Dreams of success come true SUPERIOR DECISION illustrates that Greg Machek flips Tom Current of Jackson Northwest to his back many times. Machek also earned the title of Twin Valley Champ. Photo by Brian Jendryka “Accomplished more than I had ever dreamed we would,” was the comment of Coach Gary Gilbert. Gilbert also specified other points that he felt contributed to the win- ning season. The hard dedicated work in practices paid off in the last few minutes of a match. Wrestling those six, full, hard minutes won many matches that might not have been won. Wrestling brings out a different type of dedication. Drastically diet- ing for days to make a certain weight, practicing on those empty stomachs, and just being in such a situation alone shows a dedication that is very silent. Down the road this intense dedication pays off when one of the grapplers places in a tournament or wins an individual match. Finishing the year with an 11-6 record and climbing up the Twin Valley standings to a third place ranking, was a dream season to the coaches and most importantly, to the grapplers. Only having four home matches this year could have affected the outcome of two heart- breaking losses. Losing to Vicksburg 25-24 was upsetting. But when Harper Creek, Twin Valley rivals, won by a very small margin of 33-31, the squad was very disappointed. The dual against Coldwater was one of the most exciting matches of the year. Just before the match. Coach Gil- bert called the squad into the team- room for a pep talk. Along with the talk, new uniforms were a flash needed to ignite their bodies. The momentum was greatly in favor of Marshall early, 17-2. The momen- tum was enough to carry through the climatic matches in the upper weights, which clinched the 42-46 victory. Leaders, aggressive accomplish- ers, and willing followers compiled the varsity squad. Two of the big leaders were seniors Greg Machek and Kent Elliott. Machek (30-4) finished his four year wrestling ca- reer voted Co-Most Valuable and had the quickest pin. Machek placed impressively high in the all- time list of top competitors. Elliott was also successful, (18- 9). Injuries hurt his outcome. When he was without his injuries, he was nearly unstoppable. Steve Tobias (30-7) and Mike Stockcl (18-15) were the two ju- niors who accomplished much throughout the season. Tobias was voted Co-Most Valuable and was a leader on the team. Stockel was an aggressive wrestler. Over-aggres- siveness got him in trouble a few times, but he ended up on top the majority of the time. Tom Blandford was the most successful wrestler as a sophomore. Tony Charamcda, Doug Shreve, Shawn Woods, Kent Smock, Jamie Stadtfeld, Shane Durham, and Eric Lapham compiled the major- ity of the young team. These wres- tlers deserve a lot of credit. They stepped in at the varsity level and competed exceptionally well. The most successful were Tom Blandford (28-12) and Tony Chara- meda (18-8). A special addition to the squad this year was freshman, Eric LaFleur. As a freshman, La- Fleur (17-14) produced one of Mar- shall’s best records in the first year of wrestling. Under some shadows of the var- sity, but certainly shining through, was the JV wrestling team. At many wrestling tournaments, sev- eral individuals showed their abili- ties and brought Marshall many metals. Rick Doody, Tyson Strand, Craig Meza, Mark Monk, and Ben Rewa were among the standouts. All the JV wrestlers were young and were allowed to get as much of the helpful experience as possible. i VARSITY WRESTLING TEAM Front Doug Shrcvc, Tony Charameda. Steve Tobias, Mike Stockel, Craig Meza; Sec- ond: Doug Grannon. Kent Smock, Andy Gicsen, Greg Machek. Shawn Woods. Manager Brian Jendryka; Back. Coach Gilbert, Tom Blandford, Eric Lapham, Shane Durham. Eric LaFleur, Kent Elliott, Assistant Coach Zapata. Photo by Conway Studios JV WRESTLING TEAM Front: Dave Studer, Keith Edwards, Rick Doody. Tony Mabin, Tyson Strand. Brian Gil- len. Mark Monk; Second: Doug Kicssl- ing. Mike Faulkner, Alex DcMolt. Darin Dcgraw, Shawn Devcnncy. Scott Rcaglc, Tom Howk. Kurtis Chan. Man- ager Brian Jendryka; Back: Coach Za- pata. Ian Korman. Jamie Stadtfeld, Todd Turner. Augie Zapata. Dan Kru- ger. Tom Waidlcich, Greg l.abun. Chris Tucker. Photo by Conway Studios EXC ITEMENT COMES from Steve Tobias when he eventually catches up with Dan Dishman of Harper Creek and puls him away 11-6. Tobias shows 1 his league dominance finishing as Twin 'P I 28 VARSITY WRESTLING Va,lcy ChamP Photo by Brian Jcn- ■ dryka

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VARSITY SWIM 127 TWIN VALLEY 0-4 OVERALL 5-7 STROKE, STROKE, STROKE. Dave Gushiken, in front of the pack, pushes for his own personal record. Gushiken surfaces for a breath of fresh air. Photo by Mr. H. Gushiken SEVERAL SWIMMERS show their dedication to the team. Mike Carroll, Dave Gushiken, Dave Trine, and Dan Clark all show off bizarre haircuts and warpaint. Photo by Mrs. G. Wheeler BOY’S SWIM we B. C. Central 55 Loy Norrix 85 Jackson 93 Portage N. 65 Plainwell 70 Harper Creek 57 DeWitt Inv. 3rd Kalamazoo Cen. Inv. 2nd Otsego 101 Kalamazoo 93 Hackett Lakcview 61 Sturgis 80 Albion Relays 5th Albion 84 Conference 6th TVv SWIMMING

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VARSITY wrestling we they JNW Dclton 25 48 54 24 Sturgis 17 42 Springfield 43 30 Lakevicw 38 24 Vicksburg 24 25 Harper Creek 31 33 Charlotte 39 31 Albion 44 24 B.C. Central 20 51 Hillsdale 22 45 Pennficld 42 21 Coldwater 42 26 Hastings 24 42 Springfield Inv. 1st Gull Lake Inv. 1st Hillsdale Inv. 4th Olivet Inv. 7th Twin Valley 3rd Districts 7th Regionals 18th Twin Valle 3-4 Oserall 10-7 Considering the eight sophomores, I was very pleased with their accomplishments. 1 —Coach Gilbert PATIENTLY AWAITING his oppo- nent’s ncxi move. Tom Blandford wres- tles to a 3-0 defeat against Durand, in his final match at state. Finishing this year as the most successful. Blandford was the only wrestler to attend state. Photo by Brian Jendryka LETS GET IT OVER with quickly is the thought going through Mike Stock- el’s mind, while pinning Todd Chapman of Charlotte. Stockel uses his painful aggressiveness to place third at the Twin Valley meet. Photo by Brian Jendryka VARSITY WRESTLING