Rockford East High School - Argus Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Hannah, Knutson — Big 8, District Champs Tom Hannah. 180-pound district champ, pins his opponent in the finals of the tournament. East 11 11 32 20 19 38 8 24 22 14 22 14 23 18 6 29. VARSITY WRESTLING 0pp. North Chicago 33 Sterling 31 , Guilford 14 . .Palatine 17 Sycamore 22 Harlem 8 , Clinton 31 Dixon 21 Belvidere 18 West Leyden 30 Boylan 19 Harvard 26 Freeport 17 West 23 Dekalb 31 . Hononegah 15 Jack Knutson strains to reverse West ' s 154-pounder duringa dual meet.

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Rab Matmen Post 5-1 Conference Mark East ' s wrestlers had a near-perfect confer- ence dual meet record of 5-1 this year, although they were only 8-8 overall. A strong group of juniors and sophomores will be back next year, including seven of this year ' s varsity. Both Tom Hannah (35-5) at 180 and Jack Knutson (26-5) at 154 captured Big 8 Con- ference and District crowns. Hannah lost only one match until he reached the sec- tional tourney. From there he was defeated four times on his way to sixth place in the state. Three all-time and three second-place rec- ords were set this year. Hannah had 23 near- falls, breaking the all-time record. He stands second to Roger Scott in most total points with 153 and most pins with 17. Junior Mike Verhage and sophomore Dave Cox both broke the record for most escapes with 25 and 23 respectively, and junior Roger Whit- tington has scored the most reversals ever. 29. Tom Hannah was elected Captain and Most Valuable Wrestler by his teammates, as Ron Below was voted Most Improved Wrestler. Sophomore Dave Cox. who wrestled varsity 145. was named Most Improved Sopho- more. In the Sophomore Big 8 Tourney, held at East. Kent Dahlstrand took first place, as did Ron Anderson and Eric Foreman. Varsity grappier. Roger Whittmgton. struggles to keep Wests Didier from escaping. VARSITY WRESTLING— Front Row: D Fuller. M Donze. R Below. Second Row: C, Pearson. R. Whittmgton. R. March Third Row: M, Verh- age. D. Cox. J. Knutson. Coach Gary Giardim, Fourth Row: K, Bennett. T, Hannah. S. Pippel.

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R e i m f 0 J-V SOPH WRESTLING— Front Row: K. Dahlstrand, G. Schmidt. C Beyer, M, Jensen. K, Mitchell. P. Roberts, F. Lundstrom. B. Burn- side, P. White. A. Palmquist. Second Row: R. Anderson. L Gustaf- son. D. Rosene. D. Morns. J. Hagney. G. Heard. T. Kohler, E, Forman, S. North. M. Caldwell. A. Dearth. T. Gille. Third Row: J, Talkington. J. Larson, S. Pearson, T, Rowley, R. Kindstrom, T Johnson, B. Poe, R, Cunningham, M, Lundine, D, Kittle. G, Schmidt, D. Zimmerman. D, Baltz. J, Schwanke. Coach Charles Moser. 3 Sophs Take First in Big 8 Tourney Heavyweight Dave Rosene works to control West ' s Watson,