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

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RECORD Aurora Hinkley Air Academy.. Trinidad , . . ., Wasson .,... Harrison... ,, Pueblo East. . . Pueblo Central Pueblo Centennial Pueblo South . , PaImer...,,, J V. Ivlatmen Gain Experience in Tough Season FR NT ROW Steve Devenyns,Dan Freldman N IB B d Hoche be y R tyO Nel L H aq t CK ROW R K D B Joe Joy er, Bill Smrdu, Dennis Milla Roy s

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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.

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lVlore Sports Added to Improved Intramural Program Under the direction ot lVlr. Harold lVletz, more sports were added to the intramural program. lVlr. Metz felt this year's intramural program was the best Mitchell has ever had. The intramural sports included three-man basket- ball, speedball, handball, basketball, volleyball, soft- ball, and badminton. The intramural program is an XMNXKN-.. l ,. 2 .wig Perry Bean and Larry Graff show determination in a basketball tournament. extension ofthe boy's physical education program and provides an enjoyable form of exercise after school for boys not participating in a varsity sport. This year with as many as seventy boys participating in a single team sport, colorful uniforms and unique team names added to the enthusiasm. P-Q 1S1wx.1s1z..z,, Don Andrews, handball champion, vigorously slaps the ball to his opponent. 4f-,. Badminton Champion Ken Estes calmly waits to smash the birdie.