Moore High School - Timekeeper Yearbook (Moore, OK)

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lat on the Mat. Senior T.J. Sewell presses his opponent to the floor as the opposing team looks on. The match was one of many held in the sports complex, the biggest in the state. erplexing Situation. Junior Todd Stapleton tries to twist out of an gpponenfg grasp. Wrestling not only took strengthg the grapplers had to outwit the person they were up against. Costly injuries made season success hard to Heavyweight was a real tough weight class. I was really surprised to make it to state this year. Up and down, then up and down. That became the only description of the wrestling season. Before the year started, everyone anticipated a very successful season. Two wres- tlers were favored to win a state title and several others were looking forward to contention for the state championship. Before the season even started, however, everyone's spirits were dampened when senior Steve Vasquez, a favorite to win state, suffered a shoulder injury that took him out for most of the season. Two weeks into the season, the other state titlist contender, senior T.J. Sewell, broke his nose in a match and was out for two weeks. Both wrestlers never fully recovered. Yukon, the Lions' first 90 Wsjrrrgfil' senior Lance Rumsey opponent, did not have a parti- cularly strong team, but the Lions lost anyway because four of the starters had just come off football season and practiced for only one day. They next wrestled in the Putnam City Invitational Tournament and took first place, beating such strong teams as Edmond and Carl Albert. After a victory over highly- ranked Del City, the wrestlers won the Tulsa Edison Invita- tional for the third consecutive year, amassing a record 245.5 team points. Following a loss to top- ranked Ponca City, the team participated in a quad, in which four teams, Tulsa Union, P.C. North, Shawnee and Moore, wrestled in a round- robin format. Pike a Pretzel. Senior John Williamson attempts to get a good hold. A contender had to push both of the opponent's shoulders to the mat to pin him. The Lions next won five duals in a row before entering the Putnam City North Invita- tional. In this toumament the team beat Midwest City, Del City and Edmond to the team title. Everything appeared to be going well until this point. In regionals the Lions finished a disappointing third behind Midwest City and Del City, two teams that they had beaten earlier. The state toumament in Still- water yielded only 47 team points. The Lion grapplers finished eighth in the state.

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Pinning the Dual Honors Two wrestlers, one a senior and the other a junior, stood out from the crowd. Senior T.J. Sewell, a four-year team member and three-year letterman. was named as the outstanding wrestler of the year by the coaches. He wrestled in the 130 pound weight class and compiled a 24-4 win-loss record with I0 pins. Junior Todd Stapleton finished as state runner-up in Duals MHS OPP Yukon Z5 33 Mustang 51 15 Del City 36 25 Ponca City Z7 33 Tulsa Union ZX Z3 P.C. Nonh 41 25 Shawnee Z0 33 Nonnan 36 Z0 Noble 53 12 Putnam City 46 15 P.C. West 40 12 Enid 45 12 Edmond 33 22 the 190 pound weight class. With a 21-7 record, he amassed 148 points, the most of any wrestler. He also led the team in pins with 13. Todd saved some of his best wrestling for the state tournament. My parents and grand- parents were there at state, said Todd. lt puts a lot of pressure on you and it makes you want to perform betterff elson Time. Senior John Williamson attempts to gain a different hold on his opponent. By gaining a good hold. a wrestler could cause a fall and end the match. lose to a Pin. Junior Steve Landry grapples with his opponent for a good hold. Wrestling tested each contender's wits, strength and endurance. 92 --Q!f,fZQin wwf ,fy E ' 1'. ?fr'-- ,rfse E, 1 1 f',- , ' : .. . -