O Gorman High School - Knight Legend Yearbook (Sioux Falls, SD)

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'J s iv 51 T Slavs. 'MLW .aww PAGE 30: TOP: Junior Jim Glenski pushes his opponent to the ground. MIDDLE LEFT: Senior Joe Derr concentrates his energies on defeating another wrestler. MIDDLE RIGHT: An O'G wrestler fights his foe to the mat. BOTTOM LEFT: A rival team member falls under the might of junior Tim Brown. BOT- TOM RIGHT: The strength of an O'G wrestler is driven onto the back ol his mortal enemy. PAGE 31: TOP LEFT: Junior Steve Stott prepares to pull his opponent oft of his feet. TOP MIDDLE: Junior Steve Stott gets a head of his opposition. TOP RIGHT: A proud wrestler is brought low by senior Joe Derr. BOTTOM LEFT: Junior Jim Glenski puts the squeeze on an opposing wrestler. BOTTOM MIDDLE: An O'G wrestler gives his opponent a free nose job. BOTTOM RIGHT: Junior Steve Stott gets a dip from his dance partner.

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J.V. Strive for Success If all that the O'Gorman junior var- sity wrestlers needed for victory was blood, sweat and tears, last year's team could have wrestled the world to a stand-still. Alas, fate does not always smile on the right side of the fence. In their first match of the season, the jv wrestlers were beat by Bran- don Valley. This story was repeated in the next match with Huron. The next two matches were victories against Sisseton and Milbank. The scores were 39-30 and 48-15 respec- tively. Again, the wrestlers felt the depression of loss from Lincoln, Sioux City East and Sioux City North. The team broke their losing streak by defeating Lennox 45-17. Another Sioux City team, Heelan, crushed the Knights into seeming submission. ln retaliation, the wrestlers smashed Heelan's brother-school, Sioux City West, 36-24. The jv Knights' last two matches of the season were losses to Washington and Yankton. ln the Central Lyon Junior Varsity Tourna- ment, the wrestlers finished third. Some of the outstanding junior varsity wrestlers were Steve Stott, Roy Adams, Dave Molohon, and Cor- ey Ferrie. These people and the rest of the jv team proved that success was measured in more that digits and letters. Success was metered out in the pulling together of a team and their soaring spirits. ln that, they were victorious. gli. Ssssi k,,.,un1' .-. . . . t.,.X A ., r

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Wrestlers Dedicate Selves Whatever else may be said about the 1984-'85 varsity wrestling team, it must be said that they were dedicated. At the beginning of the year, the five senior wrestlers got together and decided to dedicate their wrestling achievements to Jim Hayes who died in a hunting accident last year. Hayes was a 1983 graduate and winner of the state 126-pound wrestling championship in 1982. This dedication didn't carry the Knights to any great feats of wrestl- ing prowess but it provided a victory unto itself. ln getting a group of peo- ple together and making them a team of wrestlers, there is a triumph. The wrestlers lost their first match against Brandon. Although they couldn't get back at Brandon, the team showed their true colors by beating Madison 32-23 in the next match. At the lowest part of the season, the Knights lost four straight matches to Huron, Washington, Lin- coln and Sioux City East. A burst of energy led their team to victory against Sioux City North and Len- nox, 47-11 and 32-28 respective- ly. Two more matches were lost at the hands of Sioux Ci- ty Heelan and Yankton. The Knights came back to win against the final Sioux City team, West 37- 24. The final PAGE 32: TOP: An O'G wrestler attempts to turn over a new leaf and a wrestler. MIDDLE: Junior Tim Brown uses his muscles for the further education of his op- ponent. PAGE 33g TOP: Junior Dan Elston closes the gap between himself and vic- tory. BOTTOM: Freshman Doug Daniels gets on top of the situation in wrestling. RIGHT: Junior Steve Stott works his way to the top. match was lost again to Washington. The bright spots in the wrestling season were as numerous as the losses. Eleven O'G varsity wrestlers were place winners in the Sioux ln- terstate Conference tournament and junior Derek Dobson qualified for the state competition. Probably the brightest spot of the season was 112-pound senior John Koch wrestl- ing to second place in the state. The wrestling team truly dedicated themselves to their work and that dedication, in turn paid off in ways that are obvious and in some ways that only the wrestlers t h e m - selves know.