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WRESTLING/Hood heavyweight District Champion

Eight qualify for state competition

By Tim Lukowski Plattsmouth. O verall, varsity finished 6-1 in
Trie Ram wrestling program had to over­ duals, winning three of the six meets with
come trial and tribulation besides its regular heavyweight winning, and two of those three
slate of opponents. Despite two prominent by a one point margin.
wrestlers emitting the team mid-season, Tne JV squad finished 7-1 in duals placing
Ralston still managed to qualify eight wres­ 4th at the Bellevue West Invitational. So-
tlers to state and make a prominent showing phmores Cory Larsen and Brad Marr were
at the state meet in Lincoln. outstanding wrestlers on the JV team finish­
The eight wrestlers who qualified for state ing with an overall individual record of 11 -2
were: Freshman Jeff Sawarynski, Juniors and 10-1 respectively. Other JV wrestlers
Bryan Sawarynski, TJ Fidone, Jamie Gillotte, who placed were Sophomores Russ Wiig and
Mark Weichel, who placed 5th in state at 178 Alan Eberle who took second at the Bel levue
ounds and Rob Hood, who placed 4th at West Invite and Matt Bonham who finished
eavyweight. Also qualifying was Senior Jon second at the same meet.
Martines. FHood was named outstanding The freshman team's slogan, according to
wrestler, amongst other honors which in­ Coach Rich Emsick was, "Let's be the best we
cluded the championship at the district tour­ can be!" Outstanding frosh wrestlers were
nament. Damian Alexander, who finished 7-6 p lac­
As a team, varsity finished 3rd at the Ron- ing third in the conference; Ryan Anderson
calli Invitational beating Class B champion 11-2 also finishing 3rd in the conference;
Matt Goolsby 10-3 placing 2nd in the con­
ference and Alan Weis who was 9-3 placing
first at the RHS Invite and finishing second in
Wrestling at the fresh m a n m e e t against the conference.
F re m o n t is Fresh m a n Ja son H o o d . H o o d ha d Head Coach Jim McGrath summed up all
a p e rso n a l re c o rd o f 8 -6 a n d w a s 4th in the the wrestling seasons best by saying that the
wrestlers provided another down-to-the-wire
c o n fe r e n c e m eet.
exciting season.

Varsity Wrestling
Sophom ore Russ Wiig w restles against
Record 6-1
O m a h a S o u th at a J.V . m eet. Th e J.V . e n d e d
Omaha South 42-27
the se a so n w ith a 7-1 re co rd .
Omaha Benson 59-12
Gross 25-36
Millard North 29-28
Wrestling at a varsity m e e t against Prep is
Thomas Jefferson 35-26
S e n io r Jo n M a rtin es. T h e varsity e n d e d the
Papillion 32-31
se a so n w ith a 6-1 m e e t re co rd .
Northwest 57-16