Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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The Varsity Wrestling team enjoyed another successful sea- son this year, finishing the reg- ular season with an 8-9 record and sending f our wrestlers to the Virginia state tournament. The team began the year with an impressive third place finish in the Monacan Duals by beating Manchester and Petersburg, while losing to Woodberry For- est by a narrow margin. The Chiefs then lost to Thomas Dale before making an excellent showing in the Osbourn Christ- mas Tournament. The team rolled to two consecutive victo- 110 WRESTLING WRESTLING ries over George Wythe and L. C. Bird only to lose their next four matches. Monacan went on to win three of their next five meets and ended the season tied for second place in the district. The varsity team went on to capture third place in the district meet, with first place finishes in- dividually by Matt White, cap- tain, and Danny McAllister. Wes Rainey, Kedron Holmes, and Jon Courington registered sec- ond place finishes, while Bran- don Whitcher and Brian Here- tick captured fourth place. The Chiefs surprised the re- gion with a strong third place finish in the Central Region Tournament. It was Monacan’s second best finish ever. The team was lead by Matt White, fourth place, Danny McAllister, third place, John Courington, and Scott White became the fourth Monacan wrestlers to win a regional title. Scott White was named the most valuable wrestler, while Matt White was cited as most improved. The sportsmanship award went to Jon Courington. Coaching the J.V. team was Mr. Carlton. This team had a crop of incoming freshmen and eighth graders and is expecting good things for the year to come. Some outstanding wres- tlers were; Charles Hudson, Chris Karjasick, Jason Haddock, Steve Zucchi and Rusty Weaver.

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The Gymnastics Team fin- ished the season with a perfect record of six wins and no loses. Following this impressive regu- lar season the team went on to the Dominion District Tourna- ment and the Dominion District Finals. In both of these they earned First Place and went on the Regional Championships, where they earned Runner-Up. The Gymnastics Team, led by seniors Holly Redford and Amy Palsa, earned many awards at District and Regional Champi- onships as well as several Mo- nacan team awards. Julie Harp- er place first in District and third in Regional for Floor, as well as earning Team’s Most Improved Award. Sarah Cholewinski placed first in District and Re- gional in Beam. Jill French, who sustained a sprained ankle this season, placed first and second in District and Regional (respectively) in Vault and fourth and fifth in Beam. Team’s Most Valuable Player Mary Averette scored high with a third in District and a sixth in Regional in Bars and District third and Regional fifth on Beam. Finally, senior Amy Palsa placed second in District and third in Regional for Bars and also earned the Coaches Award for Achieve- ment. 112 GYMNASTICS Bottom Row: Meredith Robertson, Hol- ly Redford, Jenn Cousins, Susan Steele, Jill French. Second Row: Kim Williams, Julie Harper, Sarah Cholewinski. Top Row: Jenna Smith, Coach Irvine, Steph- anie Cholewinski, Mary Averette, Nikki Georgiadis, Amy Palsa. Mary Averette moves into position for a tricky vault. Sarah Cholewinski shows fine form on the balance beam. Gymnastics Collegiate L. C. Bird Lee Davis Clover Hill Midlothian Godwin They 72:5 88.9 91.2 85.8 89.1 85.4