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

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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

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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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Dtto Haas, Sean ean, Gary Win- ,rd Row: Kenny 2g Barton, Paul ad Jones, Steve 1 Greg, Russell J.V. Scoreboard Clinton Hickman Mills Odessa Oak Grove St. Mary's Nevada Harrisonville O'Hara Warrensburg Butler Overall 6-4 WWWWngy Sean Martin reversing out. '56 29 Forfeit 45 29 45 28 9 36 Forfeit Adam Stout trying to break down his man. WrestlingHSS