Northwest Cabarrus High School - Dynamis Yearbook (Concord, NC)

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VIAT IVIATES RX I -ont Row: .Jeanna IV1cClannon, Lesley Cr'ear11er'. End Flow: 'esslen Julie Faulkentmery, Robin Russell, Cindy Faulkenbery, Susan Walker. Leslie Smafford. T' ,.A5k- 1 U I ,VM A 3rd uw Flow: Karen mesa .e-Q?f:4,-5 'W !V1r's. Barbee keeps everyone in line. VVor'kung flipeards during the Kannapolis match ave .Julie and Karen. Mat Mates X 169

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ff What is a lVlat hAate?H The often asked question What is a Nlat lVlate'?, pops into peoples heads when a mat mate is mentioned. Con- trary to popular belief a mat mate is not a cheerleader or a manager, but somewhere in between. The duties consist of making name tags to wear the day of the match and posters to hang during the match, setting up the Northwest gym, intro- ducing home and visiting wrestlers before the match, keeping official scorebooks, color charts, working clock and flipcards for audience dur- ing the match, and giving out towels and drinks after each wrestIer's match. The mat mate team consists of eight girls, three-year members are Robin Flussell, Karen Wesslerg two-year members are Lesley Creamer, Leslie Stafford: first year members are .Jeanna lVlcCIannon, Cindy Faulkenbery, .Julie Faulkenbery, Susan Walker, and the advisors are Nlrs. Sharon Barbee and lVliss Joanne Lalvlarre. -Jeanna lVlcCIannon l l l i i 5 i Robin and Susan tape up the posters before the match against West 168 I Sports TFICLIAIN Scorekeepers, Leslie and Lesley, look over the book before beginning the match. ,vs 14.1 nu--1 in Part of being a mat mate includes giving out drinks after each individu match, Jeanna, Julie, Cindy, Flobin and Susan are energetic before the matc against East Flowan.

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QP px I 22341 Ti1'io,JAiX Rhonda and .Jill take pride in being NWC FTWBFIBQEPS. 'I 7C X Sports Young and aggressive best describes the 'ISS7-SS Northwest Cabarrus Wrestling team, said Coach Steele, Head Coach Randy Steele and Asst. Coach IVlike Burris put in long hours with the Northwest Wrestlers and are proud of the successful outcome of their first year with the team, Opening the 'S7-SS season by three decisive consecutive wins at the annual Cabarrus County Quad Nleet, the Northwest grapplers proved themselves to be a committed team. The overall dual team record improved from 'l El-'l -'I of the previous year to S-7. The Trojan wrestlers performed well in tournaments as well as dual matches. The JV wrest- lers won a second place team trophy at the South Rowan tournament with Varsity finish- ing third. The Varsity also finished second place at the South Mecklenburg Holiday Invitational Tournament, third place at the SRC Tourna- ment and came in sixth at the 'I SSS Regionals. Co-captains this year were senior Silly Rhine- hardt, and junior Ronnie Nleyer. Other varsity standouts were juniors Tarrence Jones, David l-larrison, Scott l-lar-tsell, Kenny Tucker, and freshman Chad Cauble. The 'l SS7-SS All Con- ference wresters were Billy Rhinehardt, Ronnie lvleyer, and Chong Rark. State Qualifiers were Silly Rhinehardt, Ronnie lvleyer. Tarrence Jones, and Chad Cauble. Although this was considered a building year, the Northwest Cabarrus Wrestlers placed an impressive winning season in the record book. -Jeanna lvlcClannon David waits for the hold to turn and burn lVlcCraw from South Point. WM- WMV tg I Richard warms Rowan. up for his match against Wes i 'r .s-xt RQ N ti X