Walter Johnson High School - Windup Yearbook (Bethesda, MD)

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Spartans Trounce Once Haughty Pinning a 7-1-1 record to the board, Spartan grapplers finished the year with their first Montgomery County Wing and Chin Championship in WJ 's history. Gaining strength from the heavyweights, the matmen man- aged a tie with the Trojans of Gai- thersburg in a final match pin by Mike Barch. Up for a mid-season thriller with Northwood, the -Spar- tans fell behind 9-0 after 3 marches, but turned on the press from there, Whipping the Indians and their 19- meet Win streak. Topping the dual meet season, the Spartans finished fourth in the first annual County Wrestling Tourna- ment held at Springbrook High School. Brothers Wally and Brian Ligon placed first, Joe Burkle and Keith Van Meter second and George Martin third. The Junior Varsity Matmen, Wrestling in their first year, gained the experience necessary for varsity success. Victories over Suitland and Peary climaxed a five-game schedule in which the JV employed strength and finesse to achieve a 2-3 record. JV Wrestling: bottom row: W. Weeks, M. McConeghy, B. son, B. Palmer, S. Wartman, L. Commings R. Stoecklein R Carlson, G. Pappalardo, K. Braitman, J. Valenza, J. Soopin, A. Johnson, fourth: J. Lowe, G. Holge, A. Burchard J. Telfer C Machieg second: E. Kellner, C. Hanson, G. Smith, L. Leonard, Clegmam, L. Burley, K. Williams S. Tabor D.,Siegfried, F N. Willner, T. Negus, G. Atcheson, J. Williams, S. Clark, Witherspoon. , , , third: D. Fraker, J. Evans, E. Everett, D. Warlich, K. Magnus- I70 Activiti

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Dopesters I962-3 Record WJ Opponent 57 Good Counsel 44 65 Gaithersburg 44 50 Northwestern 45 63 Sherwood 45 59 Good Counsel 41 90 Alumni 66 45 Blair 50 58 Springbrook 65 66 Wheaton 52 71 High Point 66 60 Northwood 62 67 High Point 53 66 Richard Montgomery 53 62 B.C.C. 56 72 Blair 63 66 Wheaton 57 65 Northwestern 61 62 Northwood 45 69 Richard Montgomery 53 61 B.C.C. 59 Soaring up for the ball, John Beebe, Bill Barnes and Joe Fairbanks vie with a bank of B-CC players for the ball. Z4 G diii '41 John Beebe outreaches a Northwestern defender to stuff in two points in the Spartans' early victory over the Wildcats At t 169

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Indians-Pride Com Before a Fall Q Grappler Jerry Swan buries his head on the mat as he tries to unlock his arm from the hold of a Gaithersburg opponent. l962-3 Record WJ Opponent 21 Suitland 12 27 Northwestern 25 19 Gaithersburg 19 34 Peary 6 22 Springbrook 17 24 Northwood 15 18 Wheaton 19 34 B-CC 11 21 Blair 15 Wrestling Varsity: bottom row: D. Garlock, P. Yates, S. Korn, M. Adrianse, M. Allen, E. Blanchard, J. Massieg Second: R. Heald, M. Kiraly, A. Ruhl, B. Ligon, R. Davis, R. DeWaldg third: K. Van Meter, J. Greeves, J. Davis, D. Mortimer, D. Roberts, E. Reaves, W. Ligong fourth: J. Bradeson, J. Swan, J. Geiger, M. Barch, J. Burkle, B. Irwin, M. Kowalski played India-rubber men. Mighty Mite Mike Adrianse pulls his opponent back before twisting him to the mat in the Northwood match of January 25. Activities 171