St Marys High School - Bell Yearbook (Sandusky, OH)

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Panthers Depend on Young Wrestlers The Panthers dropped their opening match to Clyde by a 30-15 count. Soph. Mike Trautman recorded the Saints' only pin. In the Vermillion Tournament, the Blue 81 Gold finished a fine 6th out of 16 schools. Tim Finneran captured the 175 lb. title, while Rob Lauber placed f0L1I'Il1 at 119. The Panthers nipped Oak Harbor in the next en- counter 27-24 with a victory a last minute come back. The Saints pounded Margaretta 61-4 racking up numerous pins. Several forfeits helped boost the score. St. Mary's took part in a triangular meet with Perkins and Lorain Southview. The Panthers lost to 'AAA' Southview 38-14, but grabbed second place, beating Perkins 40-15. Tim Finneran, lim Stookey, Ioe Dye and Mike Trautman all recorded pins. Woodmore, next on the schedule, dropped a 28-20 decision as the Panthers improved their overall mark to 4-2. Pins were posted by Mark Keech and john Mc- Nulty. 76

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.VE 51. MAN Varsity Wrestlers Row 13 M Keech, B. Roth, M. Trautman, R Lauber, S. Blanton, M. Fox, I Nemitz, Row 2g Manager T. Smith I. McNulty, I. tockey, Finneran, I. Dye, D. Kromer I Schmenk, Coach Lenhart. Senior Standouts, Fin + St. Mary's Panthers did it again! Once more the Saints placed wrestlers in the State Tournament. This year two boys represented the school. They were Iohn McNulty lHeavyweightI and Tim Finneran l178I. Fin- neran finished 4th in the State and Iohn was in the top fifteen. With the support of the School and the fine coaching of Mr. Lenhart, the boys proved them- selves real champions! Nut!

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The Matmen then dropped a 33-21 decision to Fremont, followed by a 42-7 loss at the hands of Norwalk. The Panthers finally recorded a victory as they downed Tiffin 31- 21, in preparation for the SBC Tournament. The Saints only placed 5th, out of 7 schools, with Tim Finneran the only grappler to finish in first place. Mark Keech and Mike Trautman finished second, while lim Stookey and Ioe Dye placed third. The final two matches of the regular season were both successes, as the Panthers rolled over London 45-18, and then dumped Monroeville 34-20. Mark Keech, joe Dye, and john McNulty all resistered pins in the last match. The Panthers met stiff opposition in the sec- tionals, but did manage to place two wrestlers in the districts, as Tim Finneran grabbed sec- ond place, and Iohn McNulty finished fourth. In the districts, both Tim and Iohn turned in fine performances to gain berths in the State Tournament. ll ,Qu Reserve Wrestlers Row 1, D. Schwanger, K. Nemitz, T. Greulich, T. Scheck, G. Couts, C. McCarthy, P. Blackburn, Row 23 Coach Sisler, K. Killingsworth, G. Couts, I. Sanderson, B. Harris, B. Schrader. 77