Poway High School - Odyssey Yearbook (Poway, CA)

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Wrestling J.V. Mirrors Varsity's Deeds by Jon Jaro To many athletes, the J.V. level is the half- way point toward the Varsity. However, sev- eral of the county's other J.V. teams were led to believe otherwise. To them, Poway Highls J.V. wrestling squad was as good as some local varsity teams. And rightly so, since the ability and skill of these Titans was often far superior to others. How was such a high level of performance achieved by this yearls team? Many of the wrestlers believed the coaching and their own willingness to work were the keys to being so exceptional. Brett Christensen stated, 'tHe lMr. Branstetterl knows what it takes to be the best and shows us how. Marc Todd added, What attracted me to wrestling was the hard work and com- petition. The result was victory upon victory and an extremely successful season. Yet, vir- tually all of the wrestlers were not fully satis- fied. Several still had more accomplishments in mind, including: winning C.l.F., winning Masters and placing in the state tournament. With their outstanding season coupled with additional goals, the J.V. set the tone for a bright future in wrestling at Poway High. After a convincing victory, the referee declares A.J Perez the winner. Dale Hanover displays extreme determination while struggling to resist from being pinned. :?1z1,f'r1i, ,,,. g,VV V, , V , W A All' M 'mm . rrff ll lll ,,.,, e ,,. fx ., 1 trlt lllsi 1 -We i., ' QT 'l'i Ig A if . ..,.,, . D 'T ' .,.,.,,, Tmiiys isr. .... .. ,.. 1 if T Qwhge . ,.. . .,.. ...,, it . T .49 78 Junior Varsity Wrestling lst row: Tony Matteucci, Dale Hanover, Eric row: Eric Young, Craig Godfrey, Coach Tor- Sarmiento 2nd row: John Dornherger, Mark retto, Marc Todd, Adam RDCHE Faust, Brett Christensen, Mike Fritchman 3rd This Titan wrestler has total control as his opponent squirms to get free.

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Senior Kipp Anderson maintains control and attempts to pin his opponent. MVP This year's pick as MVP for the Varsity Wrestling team was Brian Woods. Brian began wrestling at the age of I4 and has had an out- standing wrestling WNV? 'Nile MQ T t' Ross 0'Briant aggressively tries to turn his opponent onto his back. career here at PHS. Aside from wrestling, Brian enjoys football and other various sports. He attributes much of his success to Coach Branstetter and believes the biggest reward he received through wrestling was learning to be very dis- ciplined. Although he is unsure about his future, one thing 's for sure - he 'll always be a winner! Tony Cooke takes advantage of the situation and works to turn and pin his opponent. Varsity Wrestling 77 H 5 S .ad

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Wrestling A frosh Titan drives his opponent into the mat and gets closer to a pin. Sf. Security In Numbers by Jon Jaro Winning a state championship in wrestling does not happen overnight, A combination of hard work, dedication, talent and plenty of X experience is needed. This may take years to I Vmi2ggi S T i r.1 L iIQ obtain and an early start is a must. At Poway All 'ff I gyfgfgfi ir: liE:V igk . dtlfzz sl1 ittf t 3 til'i fs- rrsf1r High School, it all began at the freshmen t'11i ll'tt J periences were first gained. Workouts, W -,,..,:,-r matches, veteran wrestlers, and coaches all ' ii T- fi Q - aided in molding these young freshmen into S' T ' future superstars. This year's freshmen team 'M was the largest in Poway High history and many of these first-year wrestlers found get- ting accustomed to the program difficult. John Matteucci commented, It was a little Ain hard to adjust because I've never wrestled for a school before. However, by making a commitment and dedicating themselves 100070, these young Titans came out on top. Several wrestlers set high goals for them- selves and strove forward all season to reach them. Stan Phillips summarized best the goal of everyone on the team by saying, My goal in wrestling is to do my best to become a champion. With this in mind, how can any- ss www yawn- 5- es wecnwamcx s' one argue that these young hopefuls will be nothing short of fantastic! mg Matt Lewis attempts to twist his opponent into an unfavorable position, 1strowzS. Buughton, AJ Miller, S, Phillips, E. Safmiento, B. Lee, T. Matteucci, M, Gonzales, K. Kohler. 2nd row: S. Rankin, T. Srnirin, M Lewis, J. Matteucci, C. Wiegand, M. Golden M. Treichler, S. Harrington, 3rd row: J. Augusz tyn, C. Roedetl, T, Miley, C. Rysewski, C. Si' mon. J. Rousseau, D. Koch, Y. Vinnie, D. Kesl- ing, 4th row: Coach Torretto, D. Harkleroad, J Long, A. Kimble, H. Nitz, J. Meyers, M. Sirek J. Clarkson, Coach Hockaday W