Valley Central High School - Viking Log Yearbook (Montgomery, NY)

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tLeftj Wrestling takes brains, brawn. and a good coach. Hoy Estrodo consults Couch Zifehuek on his upcoming match. tBelowj Sometimes wrestlers take time off from their strenuous practice. Roger Wild pulls Conch Zifchuclis leg during a break. i ,Q-, ,ty W uf BOYS VARSITY WRESTLING SCOREBOARD 32-26 New Paltz win 20-36 Iohn lay loss 32-26 Saugerties win 42-20 Ketcham win 24-34 Middletown loss 42-19 Ellenville win 33-22 Cornwall win 54-4 O'Neill win 27-39 Washingtonville loss 23-40 Goshen loss 0-66 Port Iervis loss 20-42 Monroe loss 43-24 Monticello win 17-41 Minisink loss Total 7 wins 7 losses 'W T' x J, ,. A K' H 7 , 5' t .4 X l 'Q' E A I ' X A .' 114 I Q-j tLeftJ The release of energy is tremendous at a wrestling match. Mark Hoyt exerts himself to the fullest while grappling with his opponent from Cornwall. FX tAbovel Hours of practice lead to only a few minutes of competition. Chad Tompkins takes down his opponent at an away match against Port Iervis. tLeftl The members of the Varsity Wrestling Team arei tbackj Coach Robert Zifehuck, Ray Estrada. Thad Tompkins. Danny Crowley. Shayne Crowley, Mark Hoyt. Steve Kaczmar, Stan Handzel, tfrontl jeff Vogt. Todd McCormick, Chris Koch, Mike Darrigo, Phil Raimondi, Iohn Presutti. SPORTS 63

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Zitchuck wrestles team into shape Wrestlers accept new coach he Varsity Wrestling Team had to make a change, a rather large change, to adapt to a new situation. This new situation was the presence of a new coach. Coach Bob Zifchuck started his first year at VC as a teacher and a coach. Since the coaching in any sport is important to the devel- opment of the team, what was Coach Zifchuck's impact upon the team members? Ray Estrada admitted that in the beginning I didn't care for him too muchg I wanted to quitQ Some of the others wanted to quit right away, didnit give him a chance. He also mentioned that he had a new practice routine, everything different, and lots of drills. Over the course of the year he got respect because he knows what he's doing, and he works hard to help us, staying after practice sometimes. When asked his personal opinion of the coach, Ray said, HI like him now, heis a good guy. Ray's remarks were echoed by his teammates. Chad Tompkins, a fresh- man wrestler, called Mr. Zifchuck Ha good coach. I like him, but l didn't at the beginning. Over the weeks of practice, I found that he's all rightf' Stan Handzel said that the differ- ent practices were easier, duller. Over the year we got used to himg he's a good coach, a nice guy. Mark Hoyt wasn't amenable to the new coach at first, I was one of the one's who was going to quitf, His attitude changed as he noticed that the coach was Hgood, knows his stuff. He's a great wrestler, worked hard with the team. He used to stay after and help me, sometimes. You know, he's hard to get used to, but he gained my respect. Coach Zifchuck earned the team's respect - not a minor victory. 62 SPORTS - '1 Before tw ref signals the beginning of the match, emotions run at a fever pitch. Mike Darrigo salutes his 1 Warwick fivf' 45 ff fl

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- fBelowl The Ski Team goes to the Orange County Ski Area to practice during the week jim Fogg flies over a mogul during practice bonded by common interests Members meet on and oft track esides the family at home, stu- dents often form families in school: families parented and held together by common interests. With Coaches Bob Decker and Becky Wright at the helm, the Winter Track Team formed such a family. There were no sibling-rivalries among the team-mates. If someone was down in competition, the other team members would boost him up in morale. And if someone was up, the others would boost him even higher. As Bill Felter said, When a runner loses, the others come over and say 'don't worry about it' and things like that. It makes them feel better and like 'l'll do better next timef As long as you try your hardest, said Barbara Romano, you don't have to worry about what other people think. The other members try to cheer you up. Coach Wright, one of the family leaders, was, as Marianne Balogh said, fRightj The members of the Ski Team are: tfrontj Nancy Pomarico, Iris Heller. Leslie Carmona, Carol Hutchinson, Mary Murphy, Carol Nicol. Anthony Maretta, Angelo Marotta. Drew Lounsbury, Tom Doogan, tsecondj Paul Cleveland, Alan Abrahams, Sandy Smith, Donna McMann. Pam Toth, Tom Lukacs, Heidi Tillenburg, Leslie Sutter, Mary Moore, lane Fowler, Scott Lare, fbackj lim Fogg, Bob Steele, Tim Fowler, Sheryl Domfort, Lisa Bucklen, Carol VanSickle, Keith Bucklen, Barb Bunting, lim Decker, Eric Larson, Chris Shipman, Coach Iames McNeeley. 64 SPORTS More like a friend than a coach. She helped team members with any per- sonal problems they might have had. S'Coach Wright would practice with us and always have time for us. Coach Decker, who mostly book- learned track, was an expert in field events. He, too, was never too busy to help a team member. He pushes you hard so you can get better at what you're doing. Like making you do drags - pulling weights around - which builds up your muscles, re- marked Bob Sherman. But the track family wasn't just for in-school and on-track. It extended outside the school, too, to wherever track members were. We would do things together, like travel, said Ran- dy Sutter. Couple of times we went to Albany. Track is often looked down on by the super-jocks and this causes us to stick together as a group, agreed Bob and Randy. Families are full-time. .Q . , mv .i1. A 1 ., . K Q - ,Q- Q0 'R l Q r -V 1 rf' -' 621' 6 l . .Q , V, , ' I ,i . ' Sided' - , s . 5 i s i I Q V t I . at 9 f f .gil Q A -as-f .. if - it T , A ,E fsfsan lii lrti ssist tttss f fRightl Along with talent, skiers need equipment. Drew Lounsbury sorts out some of the mess before a meet. sf fs 'L Q A