South Eugene High School - Eugenean Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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Put me down, you big brute! .X Axemen team watching an all important I match. Referee Barnhart watching for at fall. Bc careful, you might drop the ' - poor guy. 123 Trying to prove which is the stronger.

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WRESTLING This year's wrestling team, co-captained by Larry Baxter and Bruce Glenn, has enjoyed a successful season. They Finished third in the district with a record of 3 wins against 5 losses. They were victor- ious in matches with Willamette, North Bend, Springfield, and St. Francis. Their victory over Springfield marked the Hrst time that a South Eu- gene High wrestling team has ever defeated Spring- field in a dual match. Since the wrestling season is in juxtaposition to that of basketball, the wrestler receives limited recogni- tion for his efforts. Another reason for this is that it has not received the publicity accorded other sports. In order to become a successful wrestler, a boy must be in top physical condition. The conditioning pro- cess for wrestling is tougher than for any other sport. It is not unusual to find them bouncing around in that little room beside the gym late in the afternoon, long after everyone has called it quits for the day. In order that boys of all sizes, shapes, and forms may compete successfully, competition is divided into 13 weight divisions, which range from 98 pounds up to 191 pounds. Anyone weighing more than 191 has to either reduce or wrestle in the un- limited division. Unlike most other sports, wrestling allows you to compete against boys your own size and weight, making it a truer test of skill and en- durance than the majority of other sports. Coach Bob Williams was heard to comment that this year's team was the most evenly developed and strongest team to represent South Eugene while he has been here. In his opinion Bruce Glenn, Larry Baxter, and Steve Wilhite were outstanding members of this year's team. VARSITY WRESTLING TEAIVI ROW I - Bob Williams CCoachj, Dick Myers, Dow Miller, Larry Baxter CGO- Captainj, Jerry Huddleston, Jeff Bryant. ROW 2 - Steve Wilhite, Dan Daniel- son, Gerald Buck, Bob Hirt, Rod Napier, Terry O,Rourke, Errol Pennselin, Ken Chapman, Bruce Glenn CCO-Gaptainj. JUNIOR VARSITY WRESTLING TEAIVI Jim Russell Herb Read Bill Rhoda Harry Tilley Doug Fitts Mike MCEWen Dick O,Rourke Mike Carmickle Aft Bish George Roberts Lester Leavitt Alan Gilman john Henry Gary Penselin Jack Finley Lanny jones Larry Anderson Jon Vonderheit Bill Russell

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SWIMMING ROW I - Ken Russel, Ron Heddinger, Dan O'Connell, Lynn Rodney, Larry Brown. ROW 2 - Larry Kirkland, Bob Ghent, Bob Green, Jim Tiffany, Art Brunig. ROW 3 - Al Ruben- stein, Asst. coach, Chris Kirkland, Dean Adams, Wes Vicroy, Spence Alpert, Stan Bettis, Jim Cross, Charlie Oyama, coach. This year's Axemen swim team, coached by the very capable Charlie Oyarna, proved that they are the top swim team in the state by winning our first All-State High School Swimming Championship, a feat no other team outside of the Port- land area has been able to do. I On their way to the Championship the Axemen racked up 4 out of 5 conference wins, losing only by a slim margin to a top California team. During the Championship meet the Axemen's 'crelayersn set a new record in the medley relay by finishing in 1 :32.7, bettering the old mark by 1.6 seconds. Members of this years outstanding swim team were Dean Adams, Spence Alpert, Stan Bettis, Larry Brown, Art Brunig, Jim Cross, John Gale, Thorton Gale, Rob- ert Ghent, Bob Green, Ron Heddinger, Tom Hornsby, Larry Kirkland, Chris Kirk- land, Jim Koenig, Dan O,Connell, Jack Pratt, Lynn Rodney, Ken Russell, Jim Tiffany, and Wes Vicroy. The managers were Steve Rice and John Strobeck. 124