West Albany High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Albany, OR)

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Clockwise From Left: With a look of determination, Chris Ansari waits for the whistle to begin his match. Dan Rash dumps his helpless opponent on his head.Ty Steimer twists his opponent's body while working for the pin. With foot in hand, Bob Thompson attempts to free his leg. -ront Row, Left to Right: Dennis Dewall, Brad Prosa, Derwin Yee, Gary White, Randy Asai, Doug Knight, Dale Vanzant, Row Two: Ken Rash, Mike Rash, Ty Steimer, Don Tapper, AI Rath, Rick Fletcher, Jerry Hicks. Row Three: Coach Bruce Glenn, Dan Smith, Tony McLaren, Clarke Pool, Ray Emerson, Roger Bagg, Chris Wood, Joe Ross, Tom Sonders, Rainer Farmer, Russ Hill Not Pictured: Dan Rash, Bob Thompson Taylor Smith, Assistant Coach Ralph Rudzik, Freshman Coach Don Young. 47

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Wrestlers place well at District The bright future foreseen by the wrestlers last year arrived in the 74-75 season. Closing out the year with a 6-4 record, the matmen's confidence and experience in most areas was apparent. Coach Bruce Glenn was accurate in predicting a possible fourth place finish out of nine teams at district. Seniors Roger Bagg and Dan Rash were the only grapplers from West to earn a berth to state, each placing second in their weight class. Unseeded juniors Taylor Smith and Ty Steimer surprised some people, each placing third in their divisions. Mike Rash, junior, also placed third in his weight division. Rounding out the winners from West were Gary White, senior, and Jerry Hicks, junior, both placing fifth in their class and Bob Thompson, who took sixth. A strong JV team backed up the varsity team. One of the highlights of the year was a meet with New Zealand exchange wrestlers at West Albany. Coach Glenn, summarizing the season, said, The kids worked hard and did a good job. The future is bright, but we must continue to work hard on developing our lighter weight classes. 46

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