Mater Dei High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Tipping the scales Click-clash-click . . . no — sorry, according to the scale, you ' re still three pounds overweight. You have until tomor- row afternoon to lose it ... if you want to wrestle. When losing weight is the issue, a picture of starvation instantly enters many minds. This is only part of what a wrestler goes through to make weight. I practice with all these sweats on, eat one meal a day (breakfast), and swim at the Executive Inn, said senior varsity wrestler Tom Knowles. Sophomore grappler Andy Voelker stated, Exercise is the main thing, You can eat vegetables and meat but you can ' t drink. That makes it hard to sleep at night. Most of the wrestlers agree that you sweat off most of your weight. This is why they insist upon wearing enough clothes to ski in while they run their daily 25 laps around the gym. At out-of-town matches, some wrestlers have been known to dress so snuggly only to sit in a motel room with the thermostat pushed up to the limit. This type of quick weight loss does, however, cause the wrestlers to become weak. Voelker commented about the need for vitamins in his diet. Senior John Dewig added, After weigh-in you get to eat a lot, Then, you just get fired up! Most agree the hardest part about trying to lose weight is watching everyone else eat and drink at lunchtime; they know they ' ll have to run their laps on an empty stomach. Of course, when a person like junior heavyweight, Matt Crowe, eats assorted goodies in front of them, the willpow- er is put to the test. (Heavyweights are not required to stay under a certain weight.) Knowles commented, You can just smell the food; it drives me nuts. Voelker laughted, If I was as big as Matt, I ' d hit him. At times the wrestlers do get depressed, trying to lose that last pound, giving it everything to be a Mater Dei wrestler. What makes it all worthwhile? Voelker explained, After you win and the referee raises your hand, and everyone claps, and then the coach tells you you did a good job, it makes you feel good. Dewig smiled, Winning! You feel like you did some- thing. Why do these men push themselves so hard to make weight? Knowles summed up the feeling as he stated, It ' s be- cause this is Mater Dei and it ' s a tradition. — Mary Schenk 65 VARSITY AND RESERVE WRESTLING: FRONT ROW: Dean Happe, Dan Elpers, Blake Titzer, Tom Knowles, Tom Zenthoefer, Matt Bequette, Alan May, Greg Clausheide, Matt Bartek, Keith Layman. SECOND ROW: Mark Weinzapfel, Tim Martin, Andy Voelker, Bernie Mayer, Paul Day- ton, John Dewig, Mike Bergwitz, Jim Weinzapfel, Mark Toelle. Coach Tony Bergwitz. THIRD ROW: Nathan Moutoux, Randy Plump, Kevin Wilde- man, Andy Hoefling, Clay Allison, Joe Bas- semeier, Ron Maurer, Joe Gerber, Larry Luigs, Ted Kares. BACK ROW: Coach Mike Goebel, Jeff Adler, Dave Wannamuehler, Vince Boots, Matt Crowe, Dan Knight, Jeff Happe, Steve Anslinger, Joe Steinkamp. (Photo courtesy Dr. Johnson, West Side Nut Club)

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OUCH; Sophomore Kevin Wildeman puts his Reitz opponent to the mat in a reserve match with the West Side arch rivals. The reserves thrashed Reitz 50-5 in a lopsided dual meet. (Photo by Alan Burdette) FRESHMAN WRESTLING: FRONT ROW; Mark Seng, Brad Oliver, Brian Singer, Bob Dezember, Bob Martin, Mike Schaefer, Clem Effinger. Jerry Bowen. SECOND ROW: Stan Memmer, Pat Titzer. Mark Schaefer, Dennis Wannemuehler, Eric Kohut, Mike Lagenour, Jeff Hermann. BACK ROW: Coach Tony Berqwitz, Rob Maurer, Greg Weinzapfel, Darin Knight, Jim Little, Henry Kares, Coach Mark Herr- mann. (Photo courtesy Dr. Johnson, West Side Nut Club) r .n wm GREEN POWER: Freshman Darin Knight pre- pares to begin his 167-pound match with his Castle opponent. Knight aided his team with a victory and the MD frosh de- feated Castle, 37-24. (Photo by Alan Bur- dette) . WRESTLING Mater Dei 62 North 6 STATE I - Mater Dei 60 Princeton 3 Mater Dei 50 Reitz 5 VARSITY Mater Dei 67 Bosse 6 Mater Dei 60 Memorial 9 Mater Dei 38 Princeton 11 Mater Dei 44 Bloomington North 20 Mater Dei 51 Harrison 6 Mater Dei 65 New Albany Mater Dei 33 Central 27 Mater Dei 61 West Hardin, KY 6 FRESHMAN Mater Dei 45 Union County 12 Mater Dei 63 Memorial Mater Dei 60 North 8 Princeton 35 Mater Dei 22 Mater Dei 35 Reitz 18 Mater Dei 48 Reitz 20 Mater Dei 45 Terre Haute South 14 Mater Dei 51 Bosse 12 Mater Dei 57 Mt. Vernon 5 Princeton 38 Mater Dei 25 Mater Dei 62 Memorial 5 Mater Dei 51 Central 8 Mater Dei 69 Bosse Mater Dei 41 Harrison 15 Mater Dei 47 Harrison 16 Mater Dei 37 Castle 24 Mater Dei 45 Central 12 Mater Dei 53 Castle 3 INDIVIDUAL HONORS MOST VALUABLE WRESTLER Joe Bassemier RESERVE MOST TAKEDOWNS Mater Dei 57 Memorial 3 (record of 49 John Dewig Mater Dei 69 Bloomington North 16 KIWANIS AWARD John Dewig Mater Dei 70 New Albany 6 MOST IMPROVED WRESTLER Clay Allison Mater Dei 72 West Hardin MOST IMPROVED WRESTLER Blake Titzer Mater Dei 54 Union County 9 K ;