Wilmington High School - Wi Hi Yearbook (Wilmington, IL)

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mins, R. Ball, M. Hannum. J. Reardanz T. Simpson, D. King. Second Row: C Marshall, B. Dennison, G. GarTke, K CarTer, R. Reese. Third Row: Coach Reg lin, R. FiTzpaTrick, D. HerTline, J. Palermo L. Friddle, B. Henke. WRESTLING Ready, wresTlel For The TirsT Time in The hisTory oT WilmingTon High School These words echoed, as The WiIdca+s pracTiced and Trained Tor Their TirsT wresTling season. The season opened on December I6 aT DwighT wiTh The Wildcafs coming ouT on The shorT end oT The score 33-25. The nexT Two maTches were more success- Tul as WilmingTon downed Gardner 36-I4 and Kankakee 28-24. This was Tollowed by Two losses To mighTy OTTawa, 34-20, and Morris Teams, 26-I8. The CaTs bounced back To Take DwighT 33-23, one To Kankakee, 37-l l, before Tinishing ouT The regular season wiTh a 27-25 vicTory over Gardner, giving The CaTs a good' 4-4 record. Coach Reglin Took nine wresTlers To The DisTricT Wres+ling TournamenT aT Orland Park, lllinois. From This TournamenT Gene GarTke, a I38 pound junior, emerged wiTh a TourTh place medal. Gene Then advanced To The SecTional. WiTh only Three seniors on The Team, The ouTloolc Tor nexT year is cerTainly promising. FronT Row: Manager T. Menozi, K. Cum-

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TOM BURTON Senior Guard 6. DON CALDWELL Senior Forward 6'l DON KEELEY Junior Forward 5'l I DICK HOBBS Junior Cenfer 6'4 N JACK SIMS Junior Guard 5'l I GENE LATIMER Senior Guard 5'lO