Page 55 - 1997
P. 55

What was the
                                                                                                                        most exciting
                                                                                    Put A Little                        part of the
                                                                                                                        season?
                                                                                                                        Getting fourth
                                                                                   Power To It                          at the River
                                                                                                                        Cities Confer­
                                                                                                                        ence meet -
                                                                                                                        Jason Gibson,
                                                                                  Ralston's wrestlers                   12
                                                                                                                        What w as the
                                                                                are dedicated and                       most memo­
                                                                                                                        rable game of
                                                                                       determined.                      the season
                                                                                                                        and why?
                                                                                                                        I liked going to
                                                                                                                        State.  Even
                                                                                                                        though I wasn’t
                                                                                                                        competing, I
                                                                                                                        liked watching
                                                                                                                        our  team do
                                                                                                                        well. Jokerst,
                                                                                                                        Sistek and
                                                                                 Bring em’ On                           Antisdel all
                                                                                 Defeating another is Senior Troy       showed us how
                                                                                                                        to be winners -
                                                                                 Antisdel who was rated second all
                                                                                                                        Mark Saldivar,
                                                                                 season in the Omaha World-             12
                                                                                 Herald ratings.                        Was there a
                                                                                                                        meet you
                                                                                                                        think we
                                                                                                                        should have
                                                                                                                        won but
                                                                                                                        didn’t?
                                                                                                                        I think that
                                                                                                                        when I wrestled
                                                                                                                        varsity at
                                                                                                                        Burke,  I could
                                                                                                                        have done a lot
                                                                                                                        better. I was
                                                                                                                        wrestling this
                                                                                                                        kid from
                                                                                                                        Lincoln S.E.
                                                                                 Arrggg                                 and went up to
                                                                                 Senior Andy Sistek brings down his     7-0.  I got really
                                                                                                                        tired and ended
                                                                                 opponent.  Sistek won his second State
                                                                                                                        up getting beat
                                                                                 championship this year in the  189 pound
                                                                                                                        10-9.  Needless
                                                                                 class.                                 to say , the
                                                                                                                        coach was mad -
                                                                                                                        Mark Saldivar,
                                                                                                                        12
                                                                                                                        How do you
                                                                                                                        think the
                                                                                                                        team played
                                                                                                                        this season
                                                                                                                        and why?
                                                                                                                        We did very
                                                                                                                        well in tourna­
                                                                                                                        ments but in
                                                                                                                        duals, we didn’t
                                                                                                                        wrestle as well
                                                                                                                        as we could
                                                                                                                        have. Overall, it
                                                                                                                        was a pretty
                                                                                                                        good year -
                                                                                  He’s Got Skills                       Mark Saldivar,
                                                                                                                        12
                                                                                  Showing his wrestling skills is
                                                                                                                        Why did you
                                                                                  Coach McGrath with his son            like compet­
                                                                                  Nicholas and daughter Colleen.        ing in the
                                                                                                                        meets this
                                                                                                                        year?
                                                                                  Stepping Up                           Because it was
                                                                                                                        exciting.  It’s
                                                                                  Being just a sophomore, Mark
                                                                                                                        just one on one
                                                                                  Scott stepped up to the varsity       and nobody to
                                                                                  level.  Although he had to compete    blame for losing
                                                                                  with juniors and seniors that had     - Jason Gibson,
                                                                                                                        grade 12
                                                                                  more experience, he kept his cool.
   50   51   52   53   54   55   56   57   58   59   60