Pinellas Park High School - Occurrences Yearbook (Largo, FL)

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71 CLOSE CALL, for Tim Michoels os he releoses himself from the over powering grip of his opponent. TED GRAMMATICO, must find time to stop ond think during o fost moving motch. WRESTLING 12!1 St. Pete CWD 12!3 Cleorwoter CWD 12f5 Winter Pork CWD 12 X 5 Gibbs CWD 12110 Dunedin CWD 12X 15 Gulf CLD 12118-19 Potriot Inv. 1X4 Lorgo CWD 1X7 Countryside CWD 1!1Q Seminole CWD 1114 Dixie Hollins CWD 1122-23 Seminole Clos. CWD U26 Lokewood CWD U28 Northeost CWD 2X2 Boco Ciego CWD 2X5 Miomi Sunset CLD Qfo Miomi Killion CLD C13-SD EXPERIENCE PAYS OFF, for Joe Poole who hos been wrestling since his Qth grode yeor. He is oble to put together the wrestling moves with eose ond defeot his opponent ropidiy. A CHANGE OF DIRECTION, tools pioce during this motch with Potriot Rick Neo! ond his opponent. He wos obie to toke the winning edge ond odded onother victory tothe Potriots. VARSITY WRESTLING X 187

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LOOKING FOR AN OPENING, Chris Cromer thinks of vcirious moves in order to pin his opponent. 9 KEEPING UP THE IMAGE is whot Morls Michoels is trying out moneuver Michoels fe to help the Potriots do. His OPpOnent wos not oble to 3 5W . ONE FALSE MOVE, would end the whole motch for Russ Settle. lt is importont thot wrestlers stoy on their guord to win o motch. It's hord to be humble At every school there is usuolly one sport thot coptures more titles thon the others. At Pinellos Pork the wrestling teom hos eorn- ed this distinction. Since the opening of school in 1976 the wrestlers hove coptured three conference titles, two district titles ond hove sent mony wrestlers to stote. The wrestling TGOFTW s gool this yeor wos to tolse the conference ond district titles olong with being in the top five ot stote stoted Cooch Pete Collins. At the Potriot lnvitotionol, the wrestlers 186 X VARSITY WRESTLING ploced third, plocing obove oll other teoms in Pinellos County. Cesor Grojoles ond Jessie Smith both won titles ot this Competi- tion. Leoding the teom this yeor were Chris Cromer, Ted Grommotico, Joe Poole, Kevin Rich, Cesor Grojoles ond Jessie Smith. However, the whole teom ployed on importont port in their success ond without teom work the wrestlers would not hove been oble to copture the conference title ond 3rd in districts. WORK THAT BODY, to build ci strong upper which is importont in wrestling. Jim Burgerscrl weights os o port of his troining schedule thot e him to out moneuver his Green Devil opponent.

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OFFICIAL WIN, is what Mark Michaels and other Patriots hope for when the referee gets down on the mar to check positions. A WINNING POSITION, for the other team, sometimes occurs, but more often than not Tim Michaels is able to change things around for a victory. sr ,-, Ea if in :ZS ii, I MM J fgm.. if 'as' ci QW. .Q , 4, 1 L ...J I . M M y gi g Le- VARSITY WRESTLING: Front Row: Coach Hinz, Russ Settle, Marlin Lewis, Jay Eschelman, Jim Drescher, Jessie Smitl W . ,.,, 5 ' Poole, Todd Williams, Coach Collins, Row Two: Mark Michaels, Tim Bohlman, Tim Michaels, Chris Cramer, Jim Bi sor, Mike Ledfield, Mike Casino, Kevin Rich, Ted Grammatico, Cesar Grajales. Staying in tap farm requires persistence Training is important in all sports and wrestling is no exception. To stay in top form the wrestlers participated in a weightlifting program. Bench pressing, curls and upright row- ing were rhe three main weight exer- cises. Along with lifting weights, various workouts in rope climbing, wind sprints, long distances and calisthenics helped put wrestlers in top shape. Coach Pete Collins believes that workouts not only help winning but at the same time it is important for the car- diovascular system as well as improving the muscle tone. WORKING OUT, was what the wrestling team did in order to stay in shape. Tim Michaels demonstrates his exercises, I 188 I VARSITY WRESTLING