Mazama High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Klamath Falls, OR)

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At 123’s we had a constant tease To see who would not be on varsity For Paulson and Woodwick A chewing duo these two. A trio was formed at 130’s I eo Ksqueda with a deadly cradle With tape, he soon found it to be fadle And dedicated Dan Downing put Carl Bergmann on the injury pad. Floyd Ksqueda, Tom Pryor and Gary Snyder Make up the trio at 136, Poor Gary found out His arms and legs to be like tooth picks When matched with the power of a Pryor And Floyd found out that Hawaii was not to be. Clint Cole was on the move at 141 But Jon Avery soon proved to be 1. At 191’s we had animals this year For to look at Mike Bowden one would fear His life to be in jeopardy But Mike VanCott not in a fix At District to place in the top six. Anchor man Greg Estrada A heavy weight was he With him at State We had plenty of gas No matter what he ate. The season now at a close Placed 5th at District Took 4 to State A winning season we have completed But our energies not depleted. So on we build for next season Freestyle, weights, and no complaints For whatever the reason. For the lightest of the weights We begin at 98’s. Jim Watters and Mike Horton Were soon to learn the Morton With Watters 4th at District To State he would go. Ray McDaniels and Chris Burt at 106 To be a freshman in the Varsity line up Was quite a chore But for Chris Burt, Not making weight was becoming a bore. Jeff Holverson and Jim Corwin Would battle for the pin. At 115 Each would win. Steve Pridemore, what a contender We often asked what gender? And Jerry Pryor a defender Both found themselves at 148. At 157’s Two Juniors we have Ken McKinney, what a lad To be later joined by Terry Stephenson. Bill Schmeck and Dennis Gulley Two massive dudes Each would learn his fate That being passive wouldn’t get you to State Both men at 168. Ron Schmeck, a passive fellow is he And Shawn Ducat told his injuries to flee. Both men were at 178 No matter what they ate. NICK OOSTERMAN Head Coach 5th Place District Finish Pictured above are the members of the Wrestling Squads: Mike Bowden, Dan Downing, Leo Esqueda, Greg Estrada, Charlie Paulson, Steve Pridemore, Tom Pryor, Bill Schmeck, Jon Avery, Clinton Cole, Jim Corwin, Shawn Ducat, Floyd Esqueda, Ken McKinney, Jerry Pryor, Ron Schmeck, Terry Stephenson, Michael VanCott, Jim Watters, Steve Woodwick, Carl Berg- mann, Chris Burt, Jeff Holverson, Mike Horton, Roy Paulson, Gary Snyder, Ray McDaniel, Scott Avery, Randy Conner, Todd Cox, Greg Dawson, John Dougherty, Jon Eaton, Derrick Foeller, Mark LaRose. Coaches: Scott Teeples, Nick Oosterman, Manager: Andy Schoor, Coach: Rick Anderson WRESTLERS 89

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WRESTLERS: The ’81-82’ Season TAKE IT TO STATE. With Coach Oosterman at the helm The third year says he To have power of the Southern Oregon realm Was this to be? Assistant Coach Teeples, With less hair than a church steeple Was soon to learn his fate More hair he would loose at State. Coach Anderson was soon to learn That his money he had to earn A team he had to get together With men as light and frail as a feather. The year started with much anticipation With hopes to he on top And much work was required To have a winning season. Staters Jim Watters Junior Leo Esqueda Senior Steve Pridemore Senior Greg Estrada Senior 88 WRESTLERS

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HOOPSTERS Pass it Around and Through for Two Kneeling: Jeff Hampson Casey Wiseman Darren Shew David Caverly Chris Cook Daryl Ivins Darren Allison Standing: Coach Dan Fast Glenn Cullins Rod Woodward Mitch Mueller Gary Williamson Brian Ritter Dane Danforth Coach Don Zupan THE WINNING SEASON This is the year we’ll remember so well Mazama was ranked at the top, you recall It started with Promise, our hopes were so high With lots of hard work, we would reach for the sky Then, unexpected, our dreams fell apart The burden weighed heavy on all of our hearts Rodney Woodward was ill-not expected to live With our efforts unworthy, with little to give We placed him in hands more resourceful than ours And sent up our prayers mixed with trusting and tears But after awhile, tho we fretted and feared God gave us Rod back—and oh how we cheered. With hearts of Thanksgiving, our dreams we resumed Soon after Football the team would be tuned The Coaches were ready, they had it all planned Then the last game at Ashland, dismayed we did stand As a broken Mitch Mueller, with his future at stake Came home to knee surgery, how much could we take Again the Vikings were struck a low blow But the caliber high of the teammates remaining They hit the hoop hard and continued their training Determined and proud, with the help of their crowd They would prove through fine effort to all who beheld That the Vikings could do it They would work their way through it As the season progressed, few wins we possed But team spirit was strong—the fight would go on 90 BASKETBALL