Wartburg College - Fortress Yearbook (Waverly, IA)

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The wrestlers ' 52-meet winning streak snapped January 30, when William Penn decisioned the Knights. The matmen ended their season with a I 0- 1 record and went on to take the number two position in the conference behind Luther. Coach Dick Walker said he was disappointed that the Knights weren ' t first after the Iowa Conference Wrestling Meet, adding that the squad wrestled well but couldn ' t get the momentum needed to wm. 1 . Knight guard Bruce Iversen sends up a long |umper over Luther ' s Phil Finanger as Jeff Moser looks on. The Norse nipped the Knights 8 I -76 in the game. 2. 6. The wrestlers finished second in the Conference meet but put on a good show all year, as evidenced in the meet against Buena Vista Jan. 5. 3. Duane Randall locks up with B.V. s Gene Galvin in a heavyweight battle. The Knights won the meet. 4. Julie Knutson leads the Knights ' fans in a cheer from high above the stack of cheerleaders during a basketball time out. 5. A fan ' s eye-view of a |ump ball as Matt Ellis controls the tip off.

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Stille Nacht, helllge Nacht! Alles schlaft, einsam wacht Nur das traute hochheilige Paar. Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar, Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh, Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh! 6 4. Jesus IS born! is the message proclaimed by the Spanish Club singers. 5. Band Director Dr. Robert E. Lee personifies the excitement and vitality of the Christmas season. 6. Neumann Auditorium was full as students, faculty, alumni, and Waverly residents |olned together to worship at the Candlelight Service.

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Basketball, M restling farm up f inter Season It just wasn ' t the Knights ' best season. The wrestlers broke their winning streak. The men ' s basketball team had one of the poorest seasons in recent history. And the women ' s basketball team won only a third of their games. But it wasn ' t as bad as it looks. The wrestlers sent two to the NCAA Division III Wrestling Tournament in California. Seven of the men ' s basketball losses were by six or fewer points. The wom- en ' s team should show some experienced players on next year ' s roster. The inexperience that Coach Buzz Levick feared in his basket- ball team as the season started dropped the Knights to their worst record since 1962. Wartburg ended the year with a 10-14 mark overall, 3-11 in the Iowa Conference, which tied the Knights with the University of Dubuque for seventh place. The Knights started the season with a rush, winning seven of their first ten games, but hit a slump and lost seven straight. Of the I I players on the roster at the season ' s end, nine had started in one or more games. With playing time spread around, nine players wound up shooting 100 points or more for the Knights. Nancy Schley guided Wartburg ' s young women ' s basketball team to a 7-14 record in her first year as head coach. There were no seniors on the squad and only two juniors. The Knights shot 40.3 per cent from the field and 64.9 per cent from the free throw line. The women were outscored by an average of seven points per game, 66.5 to 59.5.