T R Robinson High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Tampa, FL)

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Wrestling 1970-71 SEASON RECORD ROBINSON OPPONENT 17 NORTHEAST 36 44 JESUIT 8 42 CHAMBERLAIN 10 28 LETO 26 39 KING 9 43 EAST BAY 12 21 BRANDON 25 29 LETO 19 29 TAMPA CATHOLIC 21 33 PLANT CITY 17 16 PLANT 25 l Jon Frickman circles his opponent in an attempt to score a very important take down. Russell Su-ackg SU-ugg1e5 to fum his opponent Over for the Pin, During the Northeast meet, Pat Fishback gains control of the match by applying a half-neison to his opponent in order to prepare him for the big pin,

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250 Wrestling Bottom Row: D. Rogers, P. Fishback, D. France, R. jeter,j. LaCava, S. Tew, Second Row: G. Howell, R. Pontenburg, T. Barrett,j. Mullis, G. Cowden, D. Miller,j. McKinnis, Frickman, R. Stracke, l. Howard. Top Row: D. Hill, M. LaGrand, M. Cruz, S, Wilson, Coach M. Megabo, Coach D. Carlson, S, Cole, T. Langley, N, Buchanan, L. Duval Trying to gain two points, jeff LaCava attempts to take his opponent down with a quick leg dive. Grapplers pin down foes to attain Winning season WRESTLING . . . participating in one of the worldis oldest sports . . . running wind sprints and doing exercises to get into shape . . . realiz- ing the importance of the long, hard hours of practice . . . trying to stay in perfect physical con- dition . . . escaping an opponent to gain a few points . . . resorting to such moves as the reverse, sit-out, and half-nelson to subdue a rival . . . util- izing agility, strength, and stamina . . . losing a few pounds to meet the required weight limits . . . using mental strategy as well as physical abil- ity . . . getting a few pointers from Coach Carl- son . . . straining to apply the decisive pin . . . scoring a fall and emerging victorious . . . meet- ing Plant for the conference co-championship.

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52 Swimming Swimmers rapidly stroke K to new accomplishments SWIMMING . . . beginning the season with a new coach, Mike Garcia, of the Boys' Club . . . getting there at six in the morning to practice hard for the first meet , . . swimming in eighty degree water . . . coming to school with chlorine in their eyes . . . relying on the experience of re- turning lettermen . . . being challenged by new swimmers trying out for the team . . . gaining re' spect from Mike and fellow tankers by sprinting the entire practice . . . thrusting forward off the starting blocks . . . maintaining form at top speed . . . flipping hard into the wall . . . touching out an opponent by a tenth of a second . . . counting on the divers to bring in their share of the total points . . . exerting the ultimate effort to pull past a competitor and go on to victory. K Larry Duval and Jim Foster practice the breaststroke turn for the upcoming meet against Berkeley. Batmm Row: M. McCormick, F. Scoville, C. Evans, G. Robinson, B. Finneran, B. Duncan, E. O,Connor, A. Fitzgibbon,-1. Clark, K. Banks, M. Dolan,j. Foster. Top Row: R. Sco- ville, B. Stemler, R. Cole, L. Duval, -I. Pritchard, M. Escalante, G. Benson, Coach Mike Garcia. uni3 E 4n '99l '14