Mountlake Terrace High School - Tempo Yearbook (Mountlake Terrace, WA)

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Grimacing Steve Andersen, a senior and 775-pounder, but here wrestling 797, fights to keep his man down. By Nelson, head wrestling coach, and Wayne King, jV mentor, concentrate on a close match. ln wrestling, perhaps more than any other sport, the individual plays an extremely important part. When a grappler goes out on the mat, it is he alone against his opponent. If he wins or loses, it is he who is responsible, no one else, But teamwork is also very necessary, the individual wrestler being part of a team, and the results of the grappler out on the mat alone greatly affects the entire team. in strong western conference mat-circuit Ron Schmitt, wrestling 754, tries to roll his Marysville opponent. The frenzied excitement present at matches is here displayed by the rally-squad.

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Z- Q? 'X Gif? is ig 3 QQ hw .. xi Coach King looks on as members of the junior varsity squad shout encouragement to their teammate out on the mat. The IV grapplers were, again this year, a potent force in con ference play. john Wilkinson, a junior, wrestling 112, appears to be humbling his Cascade opponent. Terrace has had a winning tradition in wrestling for many years, the Hawk grapplers have never had a losing season. Last year, our matmen wound up in a tie for the league lead, losing only two matches. As they aimed for their second championship in two years, the Hawks were this year considered to be the team to beat in the Western Conference. Dynasties are formed from material such as this. l 113 Bill Machado, ajunior going 165, forces a Blanchet wrestler into a stall.