West High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Torrance, CA)

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ith the crowd cheering, another West wrestler grasps his opponents arm attempting the guillotine. As soon as he gets it over his head, West will have another dual meet victory. After last year's reconstructing season, which placed West sixth in CIF, the Warriors faced another tough season. Though not an inex- perienced team, West lacked senior leadership. This year's team consisted mainly ofjuniors and a few sophomores. The team's leadership came from juniors who wrestled on the varsity level the previous season. Mike Ramirez became one of the team's CIF hopefuls at 178 lbs. after placing fourth in CIF at 156 lbs. Returning wrestler Kelly Yokoe, who placed second at CIT in Morro Bay and fourth in the El Camino Tournament wrestled at 115 lbs. Keith Kauffman wrestled at 141 lbs. after he started wrestling varsity in the middle of the season and placed second in league. Craig Ciarriot, who placed third in the El Camino tournament but later was forced to quit because of an elbow injury, will be back at 152 lbs. Keith Kauffman felt that the lack of seniors Umade it hard to devel- op leadership but brought the juniors together as a whole. The leadership came from experiencedjuniors who have been around and know how things work. Other promising wrestlers were juniors Jed Kraus at 108 lbs., Steve Chin at 141 lbs., Jerry Decker at 147 lbs., Henry Lee, 156 lbs., Dean Reynolds at 165 lbs., and Torin Cunningham at 191 lbs. Sophomores Steve Lee and Chris Madison filled in at 101 and 126 lbs. respectively, while freshman Tracy Taylor wrestled heavyweight. Copy by Tonn Cunningham Layout by Torin Cunningham Photos by Kelly Yokoe, James Cunningham, Chie Furuya 37 Fighting to bring his opponent Y V back. to the mat, junior Henry Lee pre- pares to make him airborne. 'D' BOYS' VARSITY WRESTLING Front row: Kelly Yokoe, Jed Kraus, Craig Ciar- riot, Steve Lee, Chris Madison, Henry Hfffi Lee. Back row: Coach Kent Wyatt, Mike Y Ramirez, Keith Kauffman, Dean Reyn- .. 4 olds, Torin Cunningham, Jerry Decker, 1 gifs? ...L . . ff 'w1-1Q- . - f - . ....... .... . 6 . , ...,.. ...,. C 'Wwvlr rigs .WMC -3 F Coach Terry Fisher E 124 U Fl I? 'Sl T 'zl Li I2 E 'E-T Ll lx! 23

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