William Mitchell High School - Apogee Explo Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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Grapplers Take Third 'Nt Captain Ed Bishop maneuvers his opponent for a victory to complete a 21-2 record. Bob Sapp, 165-pound wrestler, takes first place in district FRONT ROW: Manager Jack Lindt, Dan Dungan, Bob Daniels, Ted Wilson, Newell Waldron, Clarke, Wes Brooks. Doug Dolan, Ed Bishop, Bob Sapp. Larry Smith, Steve Gillette. Coach Gil Garcia. Steve Morgan, Manager Gary Lynch. BACK ROW: Coach Jim Hartman, Bruce Bill Gordon. 7 1 - 1

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tg. Bob Eaks crashes through the line to maul the opponents' quarterback. mx-sl Sophomore gridders, under the coaching of Mr. Bob Gill, started the football season slowly with a small and partly inexperienced team. However, it was not long before the B-squad team showed great im- provement and, working as a single unit, won four of the last five games. Coach Gill commented that the future varsity squad had more pride, dedication, and willingness to work than any other sophomore team Mitchell has seen. 1968 Record Mitchell Opponent 6... ...CanonCity.. ...31 O... ...CentraI. ..,27 20... ...South..... ...27 27... ...Centennialm , .18 7... ,..Palmer... ..19 26... ...East,... U13 20... ...Wasson,. ..19 33... ,..Harrison.. H26 Sophomore Gridders Show Improvement to Finish FRONT ROW: Coach Bill Wright. Max Brown, Marty Nolan, Jim Sharkolf. Paul Flehmer, Stew Ritscher. Dale Lathrop. Manager Lew Freeman, Manager Tom Martin, Jayme Davis. Dave Wil- helm, Coach Bob Gill SECOND ROW: Manager Mike Nokela, Don Shiverdecker. John Alaniva, Lynn Mayer. Bob Eaks, Steve Shunk, Neal Matthews. Ray Curtis, Rod DeLaTorre, Russel O'Neal. THlRD ROW: Bill Mahan, John Gross. Ron Marshbanks. Rick Hoover, Jim Schumn, Mike Hostetler. Ron Penton, Greg Downen, Rus Lewis, Steve Pompea, Gary Salazar. BACK ROW: Bill Doolittle, Glen Rowe, Bob Wagber. Steve Thanner. Ben Cote, Don Jorgeson, Tom Moderson, Dennis Anderson. Carl Seymour ABSENT: Jesse Erickson. Jim McPherson, Steve Cambell, Rick Cambell, 4

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in District Tournament ' an 1 A gy, r L. 'wr- ' ,. . V Junior Newell Waldron is congratulated by fellow wrestlers after a victory. Mitchell's 1968-69 wrestling team captured third place in the district meet and qualified five grapplers for competition in the state meet. Ed Bishop, Bruce Clarke, and Bob Sapp received first place in each of their district divisions. Steve Morgan and Gil Garcia placed second in the district meet. ln the state competition the team received elev- enth place, which is the highest Mitchell has ever placed in the state meet. At 154 pounds. Ed Bishop received third place for the second time, and Bruce Clarke took third place in the 138-pound class. In the Cheyenne Mountain Tournament the mat- men placed second, and in the Fort Collins competi- tion they took fifth. Built with a core of five returning lettermen, Coach Bill Gordon rated the wrestling team a good one, finishing with a successful 6-4-1 season record. Ed Bishop, who was elected team captain at the end of the season, won more matches than any other Mitchell wrestler in a single season and set sev eral other team records. RECORD Mitchell Opponent 25 .... ...Aurora Hinkley .... ....13 23 .... , . .Air Academy .... . . . .17 25 .... .... T rinidad .... .... 1 7 23 .... ...Wasson.... ....23 10 .... ...Harrison ...... . . . .28 13 .... . . .Pueblo East .... . . . .30 34 .... ...Cheyenne ..... . , . .13 5 .... . . .Pueblo Central .... . . , .40 14 .... ...Pueblo Centennial.. . ....31 21 .... ...Pueblo South ...., , , , .20 42 .... ...Palmer ..... .. 8 Senior Bruce Clarke, 138-pound wrestler, rides his way to state downing his opponent 6-0 in the district meet.