North Fort Myers High School - Lance Yearbook (North Fort Myers, FL)

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1 I ig 1 - Conference Champion Levi Mooney displays his wrestling ability and determination. 2 - It's not a new dance step, it's serious business to North's wrestler Brian Makar. 3 - Ieff Kader sizes up his Riverdale opponent. 4 - Going for the . pin is Red Knight Phil Baker. 'iiaw 3 4 Athletics X 203

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Hand-to-Hand Combat Most of us obtain our limited knowledge of wrestling from watching the grunt and groanerst' on the video tube. Professional wrestling involves 98070 showmanship and certainly is not an accurate portrayal of the highly com- petitive team and individual high school sport of wrestling. High school wrestlers have to adhere to strict training to keep their bodies in top physical condition, and must watch their calorie intake if they are to weigh in before each meet at the correct weight. If a wrestler gains or loses too much during the week and doesn't qualify in his weight class, the team suf- fers as it must forfeit that match and the opposing team gains an automatic 6 points. Keeping wrestlers healthy and on-their-weight for all thirteen weight classes is no small undertaking. Wrestlers can qualify and compete in the following weight classes: 101 lbs., 108 lbs., 115 lbs., 122 lbs., 129 lbs., 135 lbs., 141 lbs., 148 lbs., 158 lbs., 170 lbs., 188 lbs., 223 lbs., and unlimited. Although wrestlers are required to wear headgear to protect their ears and tights to protect their legs from mat burns, injuries can occur. Cauliflower ears fears swollen from being banged against the mat or fallen onj, pulled muscles and tendons, and raw skinned arms and faces are common complaints of the athletes who engage in this hand- to-hand combat. The individuals who composed the 1981-82 Red Knight Wrestling Team qualified for this demanding sport by being strong, agile, quick, determined, and dedicated. Coaches Frank Drake and Roger Pritchard and Team Captain Phil Baker organized each daily two- and-a-half hour practice session to in- clude calisthenics and running drills to increase endurance, agility, and strength, and practice matches to sharpen moves and the ability to think while engaged in competition. One thing that hurt North's team this season was the limited number of par- ticipants. In some meets as many as 6 matches were forfeited due to a lack of qualified North wrestlers in certain weight classesg thus North was down 36 to O before the first opponents stepped on the mat. Although the team's record was not outstanding, two wrestlers had excep- tional individual seasons, Levi Mooney and Ieff Kader. Both had identical win- loss records until Ieff was injured and had to cease competing. Levi, at 223 lbs., ended the season with a 13-1 record and the South Florida Conference Cham- pionship in his weight class. 1 1 - Once again North's Frank Putnal gets the ad- vantage over his opponent. 2 - 1981-82 Wrestling Team: IL to Rl Coach Frank Drake, Iacob Hemed, Frank Putnal, Kenny Richmond, Ierry Cohen, Phil Baker, Shawn Smitter, Rusty Wenrich, Brian Makar, Levi Mooney, Coach Roger Pritchard. 202 X Athletics 2

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orth's atators Starting off with a splash is what the North High Swim Team is doing this year. Mr. lim Repp has been coaching the Red Knight swimmers for eleven years and has successfully taught his team members throughout these years to strive to be 111. Preparing for the season, the members of the 1982 team must maintain a strenuous routine. Each day they swim 3000 yards, which is about two miles, lift weights, and run two hundred yards. These practices usually last approximately two hours. As the time for scheduled meets approaches their practices intensify until they feel more at home in the water, than out of it. Debbie Siltzer, presently a junior, is the number one swimmer at North. She has gone to State both her freshman and sophomore years. In 1981 she set school records in the 100-yard butterfly in 59.20 seconds and in the 100-yard free style in 56.02 seconds. North looks to Debbie dur- ing their '82 season for leadership and experience. Although the boys and girls participate in dual meets, they are separate teams, each recording their own points through the eleven events. North looks for a hard, competitive season in 1982. One in which school and conference records will fall and new names will appear on the Red Knight swim plaque in the front office, AE' 1 - 1982 Boys Swim Tgam: IL to R1 Sitting - Russ Graettinger, Gary Brown, George Gottfried, Scott Brown, Ben Houser, Al Lopez. Standing - Ken Foskey, Iames Thompson, Neil Fowler, Shawn Smitter, Frank Arciszewski, Scott Sutton, Coach lim Repp. 2 - 1982 Girls Swim Team: IL to RJ Sitting - Wendy Tillery, Betsy coffin, Debbie Siltzer, Lori Hayward, Raedene Turco, Tracy Iordan. Standing - Delisa Carter, Barb Mueller, Iulie Britton, Carrie Sproul, Dawn Minick, Coach Sandy Mc- Cready. 3 - Ben Houser surfaces for air during the breaststroke competition. 204 X Athletics Mm lv www