Woodward Academy - Phoenix Yearbook (College Park, GA)

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Freestyle Success 1 DOYS SWIMMII I ' Mike Sheehee, Andn ■ Otis Dloke, Neol Heery. D • I.,, redder Dock Cooch Kevin Gn ■ Howick 2 GIRLS SWIMMING - Emily Kone. Corh Poiry O ' SulWon. Whirney Troope. Jenn I Cooch Kevin Gteoney, Sondy Scoggms, Amy Weeks. Cooch Tom Howick 3 Di ■ hord during practice to perfect ■ rylc I W. « idword swimmers dive heodlong ml r, i, e 6 Arrhur Ulloo rakes rime our from doily , wirh his reommores .7 A swimmer perfecrs her ryle jroke wirh hord proctice

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SWIMMING: Doys And Girls The Woodward Acoc- swimming and diving rea form rhis season, all he . ream is dividec ro I Kevin Greaney coaching rhe boys and Tom Howick coaching rhi Their viaones came us Towers, Pace Acadt ' ' . ' a l e swimmers par- • . Inviranonal where 59 schooii ' ■ ■ ieorgia, Florida, Alabama Tennessee and Kenrucky compered The War Eagles placed elevenrh overall Along wirh rhe swimmers, rhe diving ream dia very well The divers were led by Jon Dales who is undefeared in dual meer compen rion and placed 2nd ar rhe Emory Invira rional Janer Gould and Trioa Vcnderslice are also on rhe diving ream Srandmg our for rhe swimmers were senior Leslie Hub bard. Oris Blake and Mike Shehee, who all did exceprionally well Coach Greaney is looking forward ro nexr season as rhe junior varsiry swimmers move up ro rhe varsiry ream

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WRESTLING: Varsity Wrestling The 1982-83 Vorsiry Wrestling n plered a very successful dual m by compiling on overall 12 .gomsr exrremely rough compenrion Led by 1982 Scholosric All-Amencon Pere Frirrs (undefear- ed for four years) rhe War Eagle grapplers posted vicrones over Wesrminsrer, Rockdale Counry, M D Collins, Monsr, Mclnrosh, Rus- sell, Woodland, Palmerro, Srockbndge, Cof- fee Counry, Henry Counry and Drookwood Their only losses came ar rhe hands of de- fending AAA Srare Team Champion Firzger aid, defending AA Srare Team Champion Feldwood and emerging AAAA power Val- dosro by one ream poinr Only a lasr minute comeback allowed Troup (defending Srare AAA Runners up) ro salvoge a rie ogainsr rhe War Eagles In addition ro Frirrs, a four time State AAA Champion wirh an overall record of 101 wins and losses, rhe ream was bolstered by seniors Charlie Pyke (17-7), Jorge Endenca (13 and 13), John McMillian (24 and 6), Andy Richardson (9 and 6), John Sumner (7 and 7), Desrry Holmes and Tim Mallard This group of seasonal vererans and im- pressive newcomers formed a solid nucleus on which ro build rhis year ' s championship ream Following a fourrh place finish in rhe South Merro Tournamenr and a third place trophy in rhe War Eagle Invitational, our grapplers upser reigning Area Champion Troup 191 ro 176 ' : to claim rhe 1983 Area IV AAA Team Championship This vicrory also qualified eleven of fourreen ream members for rhe Srare AAA Championships Freshman Mike Stock (19 9), sophomores Jeff Miller (23 1), and Sreve Darron (5 3) and juniors Chuck Marnno (24-3-1), David Cooper (19 8) and Mark Linder (20-5-1) joined rhe senior qumrer of Frirrs, Pyke, Endenca, McMillian and Richardson in roure ro rhe Srare AAA Tournamenr At rhe srare rour- namenr rhe War Eagles finished 10rh our of 62 reams wirh 48 ' : poinrs Pere Frirrs won his fourrh consecurive srare title in rhe 112 pound doss and broke rhe narionol high school record wirh over 100 consecurive vicrones and no losses Junior Chuck Marnno placed rhird in rhe 126 pound class wirh sophomore Jeff Miller conrnburmg two co mebock vicrones in rhe 155 pound class be fi ire losing our in rhe quarrer finals m ' s outlook is very encourag ing wirh f if icon underclassmen rerurning Frirrs will miss however, rhe ex pneno : lories Pyke, Jorge En derica Desrry Holmes, John Sumnei Ison and Tim Mallard, as veil as his ■•■