Tokay High School - Tokay Yearbook (Lodi, CA)

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estling closes second in leagu Even though no records were set or championships won the varsity wrestling team still man- aged to place second in the league. lt does not mean our team was not good but the records have got to the point where they are not easily broken, said Coach Gaines. The team was unexperienced in the light and heavyweights, but was extremly strong in mid- dle weights. lt was like a power shift because all the heavy- weights from the previous year graduated, so we had people with little varsity experience comming in, said Coach Gaines. The biggest individual achievement was by John Schallberger, who won the Over- felt tournament. No one from Tokay had ever achieved the victory of that tournament since 1982. lt was considered to be one of the most difficult compe- titions that the team entered, according to Coach Gaines. Schallberger also captured the league tournament, the Sub- Section tournament, and placed fouth in Section. ln addition, he was also the only state qualifier from the team. At first, Coach Gaines had doubts about the team entering the match against Lodi. He be- lieved the wrestlers were not ready nor intense enough. They sure did tool Coach Gaines as they trampled Lodi 41-20. Key wrestlers were: juniors Billy Griffitts, 132 poundsg Quoc Nguyen, 138 pounds, seniors Jason Freitas, 1 19 pounds, and Schallberger, 175 pounds, Overall, we did real well, said Coach Gaines. by Darlene Martin photos by Leroy Lambert 0 I. Varsity wrestling team members are front row Billy Griffitts, Ron Cajoon, Jason Freitas, Kiem Nguy- en, Chuck Herder, and Ernest Gumm. Row two Robert Hender- son, Brian Thompson, John Schall- berger, Fred Gonzales, Jesse Go- 138 mm mez, John Guiffre, and Quoc Nquy- en. 2. John Schallberger squares off with a Lincoln wrestler in attempt to score a takedown at the SJAA league tournament finals, where he went on to take first. it K O'

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Team h ld championship in effortless winning streak Without facing the stiffest of competition Tokay's junior var- sity wrestling team ended its season as the San Joaquin Ath- letic Association league champi- on. The grapplers were 7-O in league and 8-3 overall. Junior varsity teams in our league were a little on the weak sideg still, being undefeated is pretty good, said Coach Rod Gaines. With a full team, Tokay's wrestlers held an advantage over their opponents. Most of the l. Bobby Gomez looks to the refe- ree as he prepares to begin the match. 2. Attempting a near fall, Chris Sterni takes down his opponent. 3. Coach Rod Gaines observes the ongoing match in silence. 140 other teams were giving away points before the matches start- ed, he said. This was because they forfeited the matches in which they didn't have enough wrestlers. This lack of full league rosters loosened the competition. Even with the inexperience in the heavier weights, the strength of the team grew as the season progressed. Overall we were in better condition than the other teams. Coach Gaines continued. The team trained under strict practic- es which put out team in better shape than the others. The victors worked hard with a few returning grapplers but most of the rest were new guys. They did a good job in league, said Coach Gaines. At junior varsity level, their closest competition was Lodi High in which Tokay's wrestlers still managed to cradle the championship. by April Taylor photos by Leroy Lambert ,, .-,- i 1 3 X ' -rg' if li is l l iq, ,gil 1 f A, 1 11 l '7 , is Twp . if tiL,J lt y i X