Northeast High School - Viking Log Yearbook (St Petersburg, FL)

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Taking all he's got, Mark Ackett breaks down his opponent, receiving points for his strategic moves before he moves in for the pin. Front row - Mike Alton, Gary Guarinog 2nd row - Mark Ackett, Greg McDonald, Kevin Gregg, Tom Santilli, Rob Bedartg 3rd row - Todd Gregg, Paul Ivory, Steve Diaco, Ken Ballengerg Back row - Ieff Hare, Chris Turner, Kelly Andersen, Bobby Ortiz, Shawn Goodrich. f Complete concentration is on Steve Diaco's face as he makes a reversal to have the advantage of being top man. if 1.v. WRESTLING 135

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Persistence is the ke Becoming a junior varsity wrestler took a lot of guts! Starting out as freshmen, they were brand new to the wrestling moves and to all of the rules. The moves were difficult to learn and took many hours of practice to perfect. Some beginners couldn't handle the pressure, and they ended up quitting. Most, though, through determination, made it and realized that it was a good choice to do so. Sophomore Kelly Andersen said, I went out for wrestling because some of my friends were going out for it. I wasn't sure at first, but now I'm staying on for good because it's a good sport that's worthwhile. When asked if he'd be staying with the team, Shawn Goodrich said, Yes, because I don't like to quit what I start, and I also hope I can get really good at it and maybe continue into college wrestling. With much determination, junior var- sity wrestlers can get good, so good that they can wrestle off someone on var- sity for a varsity position. Wrestle-offs usually occurred before a match: at that time, any j.v. wrestler who thought he was good enough to beat a varsity oppo- nent wrestled him for his spot. If he made it, he had the glory of holding a varsity position until another wrestle-off was held or until he was defeated. junior varsity coach Fred Ulrich predicted that the most promising wrestlers were Gary Guarino, Mike Alton, Paul Ivory, and Tom Santilli. These guys are real hard workers, totally dedicated and motivated. They always excel and succeed in what they're doing. When asked what he thought the outlook for the team was, Gary Guarino stated, We have a lot of young talent, and we'll have a winning season this year. The team had a lot of support from wrestlettes Paula Surgeson, Debbie Mohyla, Sonia Dominguez, Claire Campbell, and Lorna Capannaf' Mike Alton added, This should be a good season, we have a good varsity squad, and the j.v. squad has a lot of new, young talent. They are very motivated and should do well. Also, Coach lBillj Dudley and Coach Ulrich really motivate the team to give it everything they've got. Taking their stance, hearing the whistle blow . . . The match begins, and Tom Santilli moves in on his opponent lrightl, grabbing his leg to perform the usual takedown. Later on in the match lbelowl, Tom breaks down his opponent to retire him out in order to edge his shoulder blades closer and closer, inch by inch, to touch the mat. 134 1 v. WRESTLING

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In with the new . . . Over the goalie and into the net the crowd roared its approval as Nor- theast scored the winning goal against Gibbs. The boys, soccer team did get off to a winning start, beating rival Gibbs High School 2-1. In their next game against Clearwater, however, they lost 1-6. Sophomore goalie Scott Rebane stated, We found Tarpon Springs to be a good, competitive team. This year's team had a lot of get up and go. The new members of the team really pulled their own weight. Coach Ty McCraw had these com- ments on the team: This year's team was definitely a rebuilding year. The team was composed mainly of a lot of young players with a lot of hustle and desire. They gave one hundred percent at all times. The new players that con- tributed to our performance and gave it all they had were seniors Scott Lo- jewski, Fred Could, and Romey Daley, and sophomore Doug DeLorey. We have come a long way in three years since on- ly six players from last year's team returned. Only one senior returned, we lost sixteen seniors to graduation. We have won two city championships and one district, and gained three all-state nominationsg six players have been named all-county, all-conference first team. We have gone a long way and will still go a long way into the future, with a lot of hard work and determination. While soccer was a relatively new sport for Pinellas County and Northeast, attendance at the games was up. Front row - Toan Vo, Rick Pollard, Scott Lo- jewski, Mike Huber, Romey Daley, Fred Could, Brian Weissman, Guy Abell, 2nd row - Richard Etchison, Sanghane Syaphay, Glen Caneel, Dave Neff, Ieff Cigante, Mike Montanari, Mark Rutledge, Mike Tran, Clifford Keiserg Back row - Kevin Martin, Toby Kinney, David Wells, Scott Rebane, Doug DeLorey, Robert Polay, lack Caramello, Coach Ty McCraw. BOYS' SOCCER Two on one. Cuy Abell uses all the tricks in his book to maneuver the ball through the other team's defense in the pursuit of scoring a goal.