Raymore Peculiar High School - Panther Yearbook (Peculiar, MO)

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Max takes State Max January, a four year Varsity Wres- tler, became the second Panther to win a state title. Max made his first trip to the State Wrestling Tournament, February nineteenth and twentieth, to return home with a gold medal engraved, 1982, 1A-3A, 132 pound State Champion. January, a very quiet, respected and con- trolled wrestler has a very impressive sen- ior year, with a 30-4-1 record and several first place tournament finishes. Max placed second invthe conference and third in the District tournament. 'lle with another pin Varsity Scoreboard Pleasant Hill tournament 7th Ray-Pec vs Clinton 24 42 Ray-Pec vs Hickman Mills 46 18 Lee's Summit tournament 6th Ray-Pec vs Warrensburg 16 54 Ray-Pec vs Odessa 42 21 Smithville Quad lst Ray-Pec vs Oak Grove 18 46 Ray-Pec vs St. Marys 42 18 Ray-Pec Quad lst Ray-Pec vs Butler 63 O Ray-Pec vs Nevada 26 21 Ray-Pec vs Harrisonville 40 24 Ray-Pec vs O'Hara 38 28 West Central Conference 3rd District 4th State 16th Season record: 7 wins 3 108585 Wy , 2 2 , 6 2W4? 6 MM w M I ' W ne Findle comes from behind. trives for a takedown. l Max January puts opponent on his back for 3 pomts. ay y Wrestling1153

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Wrestlers turn things around The wrestling Panthers entered this season with a very young team. After a slow start t7th place finish at the Pleas- ant Hill Tournament and a 42 to 24 loss to Clintoni, patience and hard work paid off as the team turned things around to finish the season with a 7-3 dual meet record, capturing third in the conference. They also won first place trophies at both the Smithville and Ray-Pec Quads. They were third at the West Central Conference Tournament where Wayne Findley took lst, Max January and Tom DeVille 2nd, and David Russback, Gerry Lawless, Roger Brattin, and Don Lin- inger took 3rd. From there the Panthers entered the District Tournament where David Russ- back took lst, Tom DeVille 2nd, Wayne Findley, Max January and Don Lininger 3rd, and Gerry Lawless and David Loney 4th. They finished 4th as a team sending these seven wrestlers to the Sub-State. Three wrestlers qualified for the State Tournament, Wayne Findley 105, Max January 132, and Tom DeVille Hwt. Pan- ther wrestlers brought home two state medals when Tom DeVille placed 6th and Max January became the second state champ in Ray-Pec History when he won the 132 lb. weight class. Tom DeVille with another pin r Max January picks State medal winners Tom DeVille and Max January with Coaches Barbarick and Davis. V1 W ' T W Front Row: Jim Thomas, Wayne Findley, Matt Ferrari, David Russback, Gerry Lawless, Second Row: Max January, Rod Findley, Ron Lininger, David Loney, Kevin Flowers Third Row: Steve Bell, Don Lininger, Roger . 5 M Brattin, Tom DeVille. Not Pictured, Robbie Gillespie. Dawd Russback strives for a takedown- ax January puts . ISZerestling

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J.V. has outstanding season The J.V. wrestling team finished an outstanding season which saw the young panther grapplers improve and mature through the course of the sea- son, stated Coach Davis. The wres- tlers could barely crawl on the mat at season start, but through rugged training put forth by the coaches, the young boys turned overnight into young men. The wrestlers completed the year with 2nd at Conference and lst at the Ray-Pec Quad. One major goal the J.V. wrestlers have is to be Ray-Pec Varsity wrestlers. With this caliber of athlete, Ray-Pec promises to have a great wrestling tradition in the school for years to come. Ron McCale pushes for takedown. Front Row: John Murphy, Shawn Jones, Paul Thomas, Otto Haas, Sean Ray-Pec VS' Martin, Jeff Jones,- Second Row: Adam Stout, Jimmy Dean, Gary Win- chel, Brian Smith, Danny Mackedanz, Ron McCale; Third Row: Kenny Baum, Danny Antrim, Pat Link, Mark Holloway, Greg Barton, Paul Link, Fred Berkett; Fourth Row: Erik Armintrout, Chad Jones, Steve Welborn, David Irvin, Dwain Brown, Jeff Bixler, Arlen Greg, Russell Hammontree Ron Lininger forces his opponent on his back. 15AUWrest1ing