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

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OPPONENT Hidden Valley Crook County Redmond Madras Henley Eagle Point Ashland Medford Rogue River Illinois Valley Henley Bonanza Henley Roscburg Crater Grants Pass Lakeview Ashland M.H.S. OPP. 27 57 12 58 31 42 43 32 45 60 36 71 16 24 29 80 36 45 39 33 6 51 48 15 27 34 23 33 10 75 50 38 45 12 31 34 Wrestling at 148 pounds. Doug Mauch battles against a Henley opponent. Unfortunately, the Vikings dropped several close contest to the Hornets. Preparing for the takedown, Bobby Hunter eyes his opponent. Hunter was undefeated for eleven straight matches. Winning his match is freshman Brent Bafus. Freshmen were a vital part of the Mazama wrestling program. 90-Wrestling

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Avoiding her opponents is Dawn Gregory. Dawn has participat- ed in high school basketball for two years. Shooting through the defense, Tammy Stevens adds points to the score. % i % rsr vs I ««UU kJ FRESHMEN GIRLS BASKETBALL, FRONT ROW: Michelle Edwards. Angela Lopez, Jessie Howard BACK ROW: Kathy Valenjuela. Brenda Francis. Colecn Bickford, Martie Veatch. Coach Ed Holcomb, Yyonne McGinnis, Jenny Humphreys. Karen Reed. Joleen Stephens. OPPONENT M.H.S. OPP. Medford 34 55 Scenic 30 24 Henley 26 34 Ashland 24 32 Eagle Point 32 28 Henley 33 44 Scenic 29 44 Medford 38 43 Klamath Union 46 60 Henley 54 55 Medford 18 44 Scenic 42 50 Eagle Point 31 34 Klamath Union 33 34 Ashland 31 13 Medford 38 29 MOST INSPIRATIONAL Name: Angela Lopez Grade: Freshman Angela has played basketball for four years. She also partici- pates in cross country and track. 7 really like to compere and try to win. JV, Freshmen Girls Basketball-89

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ORIGIN OF CHAMPIONS Two years ago it was questionable whether wrestling would remain a part of Mazama athletics or be eliminated entirely. After much debate it was de- cided that wrestling at MHS would continue, and in the last two seasons, the program has achieved quite a bit of success. Last year four Mazama wrestlers went to state. One of these indivi- duals, Todd Cox, placed sixth at the state level. This year's wrestling team, not to be outdone, also placed one member, senior Rick Bursell, in sixth place at the state competition. Bursell placed third in the SOC and therefore advanced to state. There he was victorious in his first three match- es in the championship bracket. How- ever, he was defeated in the semifinals and dropped to the consolation level. Bursell was the first Viking wrestler to advance to the semifinals at the state tournament. Another standout for the Viks was senior Bobby Hunter. Hunter went undefeated for eleven straight match- es. He compiled a season record of 25 wins and only 3 losses. Coach Nick Oosterman sees a strong possibility for continued suc- cess in the wrestling program since few of the team's members will be lost to graduation. We had a young team, and nearly everyone should be back. Probably the reason I like wrestling is that it’s an individ- ual sport. If you lose, there’s no excuse. If you win, you get the recognition. — Bobby Hunter WRKSTLING: FRONT: Chris Lounsbury, Eric Chase, Rick Bray, Larry Pridemore, Chris Willis, Craig Holverson, Greg George. Shawn Atkinson. SECOND: Dennis Koger, Jason McClung, Hector Garcia, Brian Underwood. Todd Hamblin. James Nowaski, Joey Carroll, Mike Heryford, Doug Mauch. Mike Koger, Brent Bafus. THIRD: Coach Scow Teeplcs, Steve Welder, Eddie Valdez. Kevin Hescock, Rod Hammack, Matt Hale. Shawn Petrie. Bob Hunter. Paul Pestinger, Coach Nick Oosterman. BACK: Craig Hoppe. Pat Renfro. Ken Snyder, Rick Bursell, Darren Condley. Tom Gardner, Eric Marston. MOST DEDICATED Name: Rick Bursell Grade: Senior Position: Heavyweight Rick has wrestled for five years. His involvement with the sport began when a friend talked him into going out. 7 feel that the team should he really tough in the up- coming years if all the fresh- men and underclassmen stick with it and really work at it.” Wrestling-91