Silver Lake High School - Golden Eagle Yearbook (Silver Lake, KS)

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Dillinger ruins records Five parTicipaTe aT sTaTe Senior Kyle Dillinger seT a new record when he broke The exisT- ing record from 4982 for The besT season wiTh a ToTal of 22 wins and 5 losses. He beaT The record of his broTher Eric Dillinger, who gradu- aTed in 4982. His record was 25-6. Dillinger also broke The record Tied 2-2. The score was again Tied 2-2 in The overTime. Adams won The maTch from criTeria because he had The firsT and mosT Take- downs for The maTch. DekaT's firsT maTch was won when he over- came his STafford opponenT. BoTh Then moved on To The second I feel like This years' Team was as solid as iT has ever been, but iT was a building year since we losT six seniors IasT year. for The mosT falls wiTh a ToTal of 22 for The season. He broke his own record from 4982 when he Tied wiTh Roy Housh, 4982 graduaTe, for a ToTal of 44 falls. Dillinger TabulaTed The mosT ca- reer falls ever in The school's hisTo- ry. His ToTal was 36 falls for The Two years he was ouT for wresTling. WresTlers compeTing aT sTaTe were seniors Dillinger and Kevin Eeel, juniors Jess Adams and John eel and sophomore Loren De- kaT. Three of The five parTicipaT- ing losT ouT in The firsT round, while DekaT and Adams won Their maTches and advanced. Adams' firsT maTch againsT a wresTler from Leon-BluesTem wenT inTo overTime when They Coach Bill Knorr round where They boTh were de- feaTed by ST. Francis' indians. CAdams' ST. Francis' opponenT wenT on To Take The champion- shipg AfTer losing Their second maTch, They were puT inTo The losers brackeT To wresTle Their Third Time. DekaT losT his Third maTch To a Mission Valley Viking and Adams losT his maTch To an Oberlin Devil. AfTer losing Those maTches, They were eliminaTed from The meeT. The record sTill goes on To say ThaT There has never been a sTaTe champion or a person plac- ing in The sTaTe TournamenT from Silver Lake since wresTling sTarTed in 4978. Below: Working for a Takedown, Loren DekaT sophomore faces Trouble wiTh a ST. Marys' Bear aT The ST. Marys lnviTaTional TournamenT. -phoTo by BeTh Branden- burg. LefT:Wl1h grim deTermInaTIon,lunIor Jess Above: Iniensely waichlng The match, Adams valianTly fighTs To break The hold The wresTlers and coaches awaiT The final and regain his sTance. -phoTo by BeTh score. -phoTo by BeTh Brandenburg. Brandenburg. WRESTLING f SPORTS f 407

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Meet the backbone by Beth Brandenburg Being a manager is a great out- let, not only for staying involved in scholastic activities. but also for fill- ing an appreciated position for the coach. Though they seldom see the spotlight, managers are never- theless needed. Managers are constantly striving to provide their immediate service. i recall one instance when senior wrestler Jerry Manhart was in such a position with his Rossville opponent that his knee was severely twisted. An ice bag was needed Immedi- ately. In less than an instant, I had the Crarnr instant Cola' ice pack out and was furiously beating the bag, attempting to break its cry- stals inside. I-leroically exerting more than enough energy. I succeeded in breaking Cl hole in the end of the bag. allowing the gell inside to ooze out. Retrieving paper towels from the freshly-stocked medicine kit, l soon cured the minor calamity, At an Oskaloosa wrestiing meet the managers found themselves completely set up to video tape the matches - but lacking the cassette tape. The principal of that school cheerfully lent us one of theirs. Occasionally. managers will be expected to comprehend brain- waves without any external com- munication fassumed ESPQ, as when the coach instructs his manager to getthea ...the ...youknow the whatchamacallit that do- hickey! Satisfaction from helping the coach is the biggest part of being the manager. Part of this is the real- ization that they occasionally D0 NEED us. Junior Varsity WIN LOSS Bobby Deiter 4 'I Vince Zabala 4 2 From a standing posltlon senlor Davld Brent peels away the hands of his Charger opponent to win the match. -photo by Mary Dekat. 4 'IO6fSPORTSfWRESTLING

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Below: At state Jess Adams lunlor Is congratulated by Brian Knorr after winning his first match. -photo by Beth Branden- burg. .. .wa R52 ,.,,s .,-1f . --- 5 VH' W' W ,M Above: Caught In a standup hold, Davld Brent senior attempts to recover his posi- tion. -photo by Erin Wiley. Right: When captured by an opponent, Monte Ellis junior tries a standing switch to release himself. -photo by Maria Shell. ' '108fSPORTSfWRESTLING f . amlfwffif H :KXLWW f . i f