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The freshmen had an out­ ® “ • J.V. team was tougher,
standing season. The team each wrestler improved
had a great balance of tal­ with every match.
ent. “In recent years there Freshman Tom Fauble
have been several talented thought competing for
freshmen in the program, both teams was a great
but never has there been experience, and felt it
as many as we had this really helped him to im­
year," Coach Rich Emsick prove. “Wrestling kids
said. one and even two years
The highlight of the sea­ older than you is tough,
son came when the Rams but I learned a lot and
placed second in the con­ improved my skills,"
ference tournament. The Fauble said. “I was able
team had 10 wrestlers place to take advantage of
in the tournament. Ty what I learned; it helped
McGinty, Tom Fauble, Ja­ me a lot in the fresh­
son Castillo, Matt Bakerand man matches.”
Troy Hill were all crowned Freshman Brian
conference champions. Pleskach also competed
The others who placed for both teams, and
were Mike Walter (2nd), while it was tough he
Mike Naegele, Brian enjoyed the competi­
Pleskach and Anthony tion. "It got a little dis­
Contreras (3rd) and Jesse couraging at times wres­
Phillips finished 4th. tling on the J.V. level,
The freshmen not only but when you wrestled
competed on the freshman G in a freshman match you
level, but many of them could tell you had really
also wrestled for the J.V. improved,” Pleskach
team as well. Fourteen of .» # said. “I think our im-
the 17 competitors on the v provements showed up
J.V. team were freshmen. FROSH in the conference tour­
While competition on the nament."
-Ryan Tex

Freshm an Mike Naegele drives his opponent into the ground. Naegele
competed for the Freshm an and J.V . teams.
Freshm an wrestler Matt Baker locks on in attempt to gain the victory. Baker
finished the season with a 9-5 record, and was the Conference Tournament
cham pion.