Northwest High School - Silvertip Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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TVESWWTW' ?35?'TT2 SZ 2555222222525 fi 1 ffiifi.'fT?51git2:.5E: , . Wrestlers finish with 6-2 seasong best school record Continuing its winning reputation, the Grizzly wrestling team finished the season in third place in the City League. The wrestlers compiled a 6-2 record to post its fifth winning season in the six years that Northwest has been opened. The season record was the best on posted by any. previous wrestling team. Coach Roger McCune attributed his team's success to good team spirit and the will to win. He was pleased with the team which accomplised a lot more than predicted in the pre-season. Although the team had a few weaknesses, such as experience and strength, McCune stated that he felt the balance of talent in the line-up was very good. The Northwest wrestlers did well in in- vitational competitions. The Grizzlies took fourth in the North Invitational and eleventh in the McPherson Invitational. Sophomore Chunky Kendall, 98 lb. divi- sion, finished with a first place standing in the North competition. Northwest's most successful wins in- cluded victories over tough competitors Sourh and Carroll. In the meet against South, being down 28-6, the Grizzlies managed to come back and win 33-30. A similar scenario occurred against' the Eagles when, after being down 24-11, the Grizzlies scrapped out a 31-30 win. Wrestlers finished in eleventh place in Regional team competition while junior Chad Faulker placed second and Sophomore joe Bauer, and Senior David Pearson placed fourth in their respective weight classes. Although the Grizzlies did not place in State, Bauer and Pearson defeated the first place winners from the other Regional in the first-round matches at the State competition. Faulkner was un- successful in his effort at a State cham- pionship. Among the wrestlers with the best records were Pearson, who had 18 wins and 9 losses, Kendall, 15 wins and 5 losses including second in the City Meetg Senior Shawn Maloney, 4 wins and 2 losses and third in Cityg Faulkner, 12 wins and 9 lossesg and Bauer, 13 wins and 9 losses including first in City.. -Cheri Nethercol 122 0 Wrestling ABOVE: Keeping control of his opponent, Senior David Pearson attempts to maneuver himself into a favorabl position after a takedown. BELOW: Wearing down his opponent, Senior Steve Milberger prepares to win his match by a pin fall. W. 53752 :aim 12212353225 wiiiilliii 3 i

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K gp gli.. .Jar-a..!'Q -wi tfter calling a time-out, Coach Larry Carter explains what the team must do if they are to come out with a victory. 'he varsity team compiled an overall season record of 1-19. Girls' experience struggling season with 1-19 record Having another struggling season, the Northwest girls varsity basketball team posted a 1-19 record for the year. However, the won-loss record and game scores did not tell the whole story. The Lady Grizzlies may have had a losing record, but we never gave up, stated sophomore Sonya Klingsporn. Kari Rolfing, sophomore, felt the overwhelming team unity was a great strength and quality. As a whole, the team felt each and every player improved greatly. joan Krack, Assistant Coach, stated that the main weaknesses of the team were the lack of confidence and of height. ln the one win of the season, the girls pulled an upset over Conway Springs in the Andale Tournament. All involved agreed confidence was the key to their success. Particular inspirational boosts to the team were sophomore Sonya Kl- ingsporn and junior Claudia Hester. Their never-give-up attitude played the biggest role in their struggle for a winning reputation. -Cheri Nethercor GIRLS ,IV BASKETBALL Tieing for fourth place in the City League with East, the Northwest girls junior varsity basketball team finished with the best season record since the school opened, 7-5. Northwest finished behind Bishop Carroll, whom they beat by two points in overtime, and West, whome the beat by a score of 46-43 in triple overtime. The improvement from the beginning of the season was very noticeable as the statistics showed. In the first game against Kapaun, Northwest lost by 30 points, but in thejecond game, they lost by only one. The same conditions oc- cured in several other games, too. When the Grizzlies played Southeast, they lost by 15 points, but in the second game, they won by 15 points. Sopomores Renee Harrison and Rhon- da Woodside followed Coach Krack's philosophyfturn a minus into a plus' and led their team past the competition winning the last four consecutive games by a substantial margin. -Chris Kohler

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