McGavock High School - Etc Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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94 A 5-2 record and a first place finish in the McGavock Tourney was welcomed for the first year of Freshman wrestling at McGa- vock. The Raiders defeated Maplewood, MBA, Apollo, DuPont, and T.S.B., losing only two matches to Overton and Northside. The freshman were welcomed by the wrestling coaches be- cause they give them something to look forward to: three years of experience before they become seniors! This page; Top: The 1979 Freshman Wrestling Team. (L.toR.) Row 1: Kevin : Hall, Ricky Connell, Steve Clark, Blain Smith, Billy Etter, Thomas Shep- herd, Ray Weigeshoff, Coach Parker. Row 2: Paul Harris, Victor Castillo, Tim Painter, Keith Showmake, Bob Windmi ller, Mark Jackson, Todd Beckner, Jimmy Wheeler, Mgr. John Shuf ord, Miles ‘Holt t. Right: Todd Beckner gets on top as his nent tries to pull away. Best oy Page; Top: Thomas Shepherd prepares to fight as his opponent comes near. Bottom: Paul Harris, of the 98 class, pears to be in a bind, but roves that the wrestlers aren t the only ones who get pr ref watches closely. Freshmen

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occer Finishes Stron Seniors Have Good Year! McGavock’s soccer team overcame several forms of adversity to put together a 5-6-0 record and salvage a good season. The Raiders’ season did not begin easily. A home field was hard to find, but eventually the football field was settled on. os q Coach Fred Rigsby led the team in the early part of the season, but JF : | ime 3 ™ @ gg, departed for indoor track as last year’s coach, Larry Coffee, returned lf ee for the second half of the season. The Raiders opened the season by playing Father Ryan, with the Irish taking a 5-0 victory. Arch-Rival Overton was downed 1-0, but the win was darkened by three straight losses; two losses to Dupon and one to C.M.A. The Raiders then took a forfeit from Franklin Road Academy and a 5-1 victory over Hillsboro. The turning point in the season, according to Coach Rigsby, was a 3- 2 loss to Castle Heights. The Raiders turned it around to down Colum- | bia and Overton by identical 4-0 scores. | The season closed by dropping a 5-0 decision to state-power Franklin County. Above: Richie Williams manuevers against a gigantic opponent. Above Right: Otto Toth catches his breath, Lower Right: The 1978-79 Soccer Raiders: (L to R) Row 1: Carol Rubin, Len Dini, David Waggoner, Wayne Martin, Dwight Dodd. Row 2: Coach Larry Coffee, Anton Ferguson, Doug Clariday, John Carter, Young Jae Kim, Richard Young, David Price. Row 3: Billy Clariday, David Herring, Alan Bottomlee, Mare Loy, Richie Williams, Van Vincent, Keith Zeller. Not Pictured: Otto Toth. 96