Mexico High School - Mascot Yearbook (Mexico, MO)

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ILEFT2 Greg Miller gains two points for a take-down against Bill Kirkhoff of Quincy CB. IBELOW2 Ronnie Fuhrer struggles his hard- est against lohn Braxton of Fulton in a prelude to winning third place in District competition. VARSITY WRESTLING SQUAD: KBOT- TOM ROW! Coach l. R. Houchins, Mark Rogers, Ronnie Fuhrer, Larry Pollard, Randy Smith, Tom Balser, David Levingston, Leon West. KSECOND ROWj Paul McCann, Ed Groves, Chuck Worstell, Greg Miller, Lee jolly, Randy Means, Alan Snook. fr S

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HS Matmen Set a 6-3-1 Record Leon West and Lee jolly shared the agony of defeat and the thrill of victory as co-captains of the 1968-69 varsity wrestling squad, compiling a 6-3-1 record. Columbia, one of the stiffest opponents, downed Mexico in both dual and tournament competition, although the Bulldogs didn't give their matches away. In both duals, Mexico lost only by small margins to the Hickman team 21-23 and 'I7-20. jeff City, greatly improved over past years, gave the Bulldogs a scare by tying the score in the last meeting of the two squads in dual competition. Quincy High, always a tough team, beat the 'Dogs by only three points in their only meeting. In the district meet, held in Mexico for the first time, Hickman took first place by a comfortable margin of 102-80, grabbing away the title the Bulldogs had held for four years in a row. Mexico qualified six for regional action-Leon West, David Levingston, and Paul McCann with firsts and Greg Miller, Tom Balser, and Randy Means with seconds. At the regional in St. Louis, West made the best showing but did not place. .M is sf, m y f, C' , . 'P lifts , Leon West struggles for a Flying Dutchman against Dave Daugherty of Columbia Hickman to take first place in the CEMO Conference tournament. tabovel Paul McCann maneuvers his jeff City foe to a cradle position. 156 Athletics

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jV's Take Honors for Fifth Year For the fifth straight year, MHS's junior varsity wrestling squad came out tops in central Missouri competition. Their outstanding record, 7-3-0, wasn't easily attained by captain Wayne Walker and his grapplers, for this was one of their toughest seasons since junior varsity began in Mexico. Made up largely of sophomores and freshmen, the squad nevertheless had experienced wrestlers in Walker, Ron Fuhrer, and jay Seigfreid who were on the IV squad last year. Chuck Worstell, a first year man, picked up much experience wrestling for the varsity in several matches. Two of their three losses came at the hands of the ever tough Hickman Kewpies by scores of 12-20 and 19-28. The third loss was a one-pointer, 26-27, to Quincy High. On the other side of the ledger, Coach I. R. Houch- ins saw his team take a striking 40-15 win over Helias of jefferson City. Other wins included 23-19 and 17-7 victories over the jeff City lays. Tom Balser comes close to tragedy in the District Tournament, yet finished second in the meet. tabove right? Pushing his arm into po- sition, Mark Rogers tries to turn his Kemper opponent over, prior to a pin, fright! In control of the situation, Dave Levingston attempts to ride his jeff City captive for a full 2-minute period. 158 Athletics