Northview High School - Viking Yearbook (Covina, CA)

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Varsity, J.V. Gse Necessary Skills VARSITY WRESTLING FRONT ROW: Richard Kelly, Mike Hicks. Jim Sanderson. SECOND ROW: Benson. Michael Lee, Richard Kelly. Walter Matsudo Ray Donegan BACK Burt Wolf. Alan Matsudo. Sergio Enciso. THIRD ROW: Al Navarro. Eric ROW: Ken Lane. Dave Moya. Bob Maulucci. Having struggled to overpower his oppo- nent. Sergio Enc so finally takes the advan- tage. 96 Varsity Wrestling

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Opponents, Strives For Viking Victories When practice began on [November 7 it was a new start for the varsity wrestling, team. The team, coached by Tom Bergquist. prac- ticed several techniques which aided in many Viking victories. One area which Coaph Berg- quist said needed work was the ability to ride (stay in control of) their opponents Several wrestlers placed in league: Ken Lane took first. Alan Matsudo second place. Eric Ben- son third place, Al Mavarro third place. Mike Kelly fourth place, and Matt Tapia fourth place. Ken Lane, Alan Matsudo, Eric Benson, and Al Mavarro also went to C.I.F. One of the most experienced wrestlers was Ken Lane, who wrestled for the Vikings for four years and this year was league champion in the 148 lb. category. Other members who were instrumental in the success of the team were Ray Donegan. Sergio Enciso. and fresh- man Alan Matsudo. Matsudo showed a lot of potential during the year and placed in many of the tournaments in which the Vikings par- ticipated. Some of the toughest opponents in the league were South Hills, always a tough opponent, and Edgewood. Varsity wrestler Bob Maulucci stays in con- trol of his opponent During a match against Gladstone. Al Ma varro, executing a Saturday Might Spe cul. goes for the pin. Varsity Wrestling 95

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To Achieve Goals, Good Attitudes The J.V. wrestling team set out to learn and use the skills necessary to defeat the year ' s toughest opponents: Edgewood and South Hills. Head Wrestling coach Tom Bergquist said he felt it was a good year because of the large, enthusiastic turnout for the wrestling team. Bergquist also ad- ded that this was the largest turnout since he first began coaching. Experience, stamina and a good attitude are all necessary qualities for a successful team. The superiority of a team can de- pend on the useage of these traits. There were many experienced standouts includ- ing Mike Cardona, Richard Kelly, Walter Matsudu, Burt Wolf and Ron Ybarra. These sophomores greatly influenced the strength of this year ' s team. Bergquist feels the freshmen as a whole did a super job and worked hard. Freshman stan douts, Al Matsudo, Matt Tapia and Anth- ony Vitacca also did a great deal to help the team as a whole. To build up their stamina, the team prac- ticed everyday from 2:15 to 5:00 to im- prove skills learned and further their abili- ties. The wrestling matches were generally held on Thursdays beginning at 5:30 with the J.V. team, wrestling first and then var- sity when the younger team finished. During the match against Gladstone. Scott McCune uses a reverse to gain control over his opponent Pre League N.V. OPP. Gladstone 39 30 League Edgewood 21 36 Worl man 30 31 South Hills 36 18 Covina 12 39 J.V, WRESTLING FRONT ROW; Mark Dinisi. Robert Butler, Cesar Enciso, Richard Ybarra, Jheeracmart Mapramook SECOND ROW: Ron Brown. Danny Gomez, Mike Cardona, Fred Salas, Scott McCune, Luis Alva, Scott Ritchie, Jerry Cole. BACK ROW: Coach Lopez, Eric Denny, Mario Asencio. Robert Winbush, Chris Whaley, Kenny Hunt, Coach Schleef. J.V. Wrestling 97