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Strength and agility are needed to take down any opponent
While in a headlock, freshman 167 pounder Paul Tompkins
trys to force his opponent down
Forcing the opponent to the mat, freshman Darin Ohnstad
manipulates the junior Bluejay into a near pin Ohnstad was
the team leader in pins with seven
Smaller squads
still win matches
orfeiting weight classes was “ Our biggest problem is getting
Fthe main problem for the JV kids to come out. Once we accom
and freshmen wrestling teams. plish that, we can compete better
Throughout the season, the JV and with our opponents,” said head
frosh teams forfeited three to four coach Tom Mruz.
weight classes each match. The freshmen team ended the
The junior varsity, under the year with a 4-3-1 record. As a team,
direction of third year coach Rich the frosh finished second at the Mil
Emsick, finished the season with a lard Invitational and third at the con
6-4-1 record. ference meet at Roncalli.
“ Bryan, TJ (Thomas Jefferson), Individual standouts for the team
and Millard were the top teams in were Darin Ohnstad and Vic Berk-
the conference and we beat Bryan land. Both finished first in both of
and Millard and tied TJ. We had to the major meets. Larry Cahoon and
forfeit a couple of weight classes Paul Tomkins finished with a second
and at six points a forfeit, it’s hard to place each in their weight class at
make up the difference,” said coach conference.
Emsick. “ It was a fun year. Everybody
Leading the grapplers above a improved and they all gave their
.500 mark were juniors Skip Kozeny, best effort,” said coach Mruz.
Craig Fleming, and sophomores The grapplers aren’t they only
Steve Meehan, Allen Hatfield and aspect in the wrestling department.
Todd Graves. The matt mutts are responsible for
“We also had problems moving keeping time, handing out oranges,
up to varsity. It is good for the indi and decorating the wrestlers lock
vidual to get varsity experience, but ers.
it does hurt our JV program” coach “ I feel that matt mutts really con
Emsick said. tribute to a winning season. In a
The freshmen team also had prob way, we inspire the wrestlers to
lems with forfeiting matches. work harder,” said junior captain
Throughout the season, only nine of Debbie Meehan.
13 weight classes were filled.
