Rainier Beach High School - Valhalla Yearbook (Seattle, WA)

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Wre tling Goes For lt ll For those who were around after school, they became familiar sounds. All over the building there could be heard pounding feet and loud voices, peo- ple running around and around for seemingly no reason at all. This was deceiving, however, as there was a reason these people were acting the way they were. These people were training for wrestling, one of the most rigorous of the high school sports. And for this year, at least, all the hard work seemed to pay off. The team finished the Metro AA regular season with three wins and three losses, beating West Seattle, Sealth, and Lakeside, and losing to Nathan Hale, O'Dea, and Cleveland. This gave the team fourth place and sent them into the Metro tourna- ment with many of the wrestlers seeded in high positions. The team finished fourth in the tourna- ment and sent eight wrestlers onto the district meet. Gary Smedsrud and Avery Pahls finished second in their weight classes, Travis Descombaz, Scott Caldwell, and Kabaka Haythorne finished third, and Brian Sims, Billy Hunter, and Ronaldo Dinogan finished fourth. The only wrestler to make it to the regional meet was Smedsrud who finished fourth at districts in the unlimited weight class. He then missed making State by one step. The season was not all fun and games for the wrestlers, though. They practiced everyday for the better part of three hours getting into shape and learning new moves to try on the next oppo- nent. There was also the constant risk of injury that all had to prepare themselves for, and that some had to experience. Early in the season the team lost the services of Scott Ludlow who broke his collar bone during practice, suffering the worst injury of the year. The team itself also caused damage to other teams as in a match against Sealth, one Seahawk wrestler got his nose broken in two places. How the wrestling team will do next year is somewhat in doubt. Under Mr. Brockman the pro- gram has steadily been improving. Unfortunately, many of the varsity wrestlers will graduate this year. Some will be back, however, and combined with some new talent the team could be even bet- ter. The Wrestling Team 1 from top to bottom, Manager Danee McMahon, Ronaldo Dinogan, Assistant Coach Mike Melchiro, Kabaka Haythorne, Erin Duleba, Tom Dixon, Cory Edwards, Scott Caldwell, Coach Phil Brockman, Brian Sims, Sang Thach, Robert Crain, David Day, Billy Hunter, Avery Pahls, Travis Descombaz, and Mario Pascua. Not pictured : Gary Smedsrud. l42 - Wrestling .Elma

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.- nd' It J Wil 'Sf Q2 qgnu B Q FW. Wg! ,. z ,,. -n 2 2.151-3 , vf,' pq-ar W 7? . , .. - rf ff WIA? T W gf? Q' .4 - -we Swim Team Makes Waves No pain, no gain , was the 86-87 swim team's motto this year as they participated in yet another successful year of competition. Lead by many re- turning swimmers, the team stroked to a solid sec- ond place in Metro with many great individual swims. Coach Don Helling, who believes this years team was one of his best ever, was very impressed with their dedication. This years team has worked harder than any team before, and all the hard work has paid off. Coach Helling was refer- ring to R.B's great showing at Metro. Some of these outstanding swims were. Kelly McBroom, senior, winning All-Metro in the IOO Breast Strokes Ray- mond Belleza, junior, winning AA Metro in the IOO Butterfly, the girls 400 Freestyle Relay winning All- Metro, and finally, the boys 400 Freestyle Relay winning Metro in dramatic fashion. The girls and boys relays consisted of Kelly McBroom, Heidi Ad- kins, Heather Adkins, Cassasndra Fowler, W.T. Hodges, Raymond Belleza, Evan Koslosky, and Mu- kasa Luyombya respectively. Because Metro is the only Co-Ed championship Tonia Ralston takes a much needed rest between her swimming events. Heidi Adkins on her way to winning yet another race of the year, the girls team participated in Districts and State before the regular season stated. Girls that participated at District are. Jennine Palmer, Kris Ralston, Yvonne Ralston, Tonia Ralston, Heidi Adkins, Heather Adkins, Kelly McBroom, Cassan- dra Fowler, Michelle Wainstein, Sarah Leonard, and Mari Remsburg. At the State Championship, the girls had an impressive showing overall. The girls the participated at State were. Tonia Ralston, Heather Adkins, Heidi Adkins, Kelly McBroom, and Cassandra Fowler. The boys team moved on to District and State once Metro was over. Those boys who participat- ed at Districts are: Wayne Considine, Evan Kos- losky, Raymond Belleza, W.T. Hodges, Mukasa Luyombya, Brian Almquist, Brian Bushley, and Sam Skrivin. The guys finished their season on a high note, especially W.T. Hodges, who broke the AA District record in the IOO butterfly, previously held by teammate Raymond Belleza. Both Belleza and Hodges went on to represent Rainier Beach at the State meet in February. . 9 . ,J ., ' 0 V, . .,,,,,.. 4 - 9 5, Q y,f ' 1 Aff. - P Jr? 'fp ' ' if Shannan Stalnaker exhibits perfect crawl stroke form during her race. Swim Team - l4I

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Sang Thach tries to drive a Blanchet opponent to the mat and pin him to win the match. Billy Hunter. Travis Des- combaz, Robert Crain. and Brian Sims cheer on a teammate, l Scott Caldwell and Cory Edwards look on anxiously as they wait for their chances to go out on the mat. In a match against Cleveland, Scott Caldwell tries to figure out how he's going to get the upper hand on his opponent. Wrestling - I43