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Page 4 March 3, 1983 Wrestlers finish with better season David M. Bogdanski Lee Meyers (177 weight wrestling 190 had a 6-2 Thomas who was injured and make weight and get his The Western Maryland Col- class) had a 11-3 record and record. Paul Watts. hand raised. lege Wrestling· Team closed finished 4th in the Tourna- Joe Cabuzic did a fine job The team will lose only two Coupled with some other their season tast Saturday fin- ment. wrestling in the 158 weight wrestlers to graduation, and untimely setbacks, we had to ishing eighth in the MAC Joe Monteleone (126 weight class while Wade Scott and hopes to better an already consistently rededicate our- Tournament. They beltered class) finished with a 9-3-1 Shawn Larson both wrestled good record in 1984. The selves to compete, but we did their performance from last record and came in 5th last at 167. The final weight class season can best be summed it well. When a team is made year when they finished thir- Saturday. Two WMC wrestlers was shared by three wres- up in the words of Senior Co- of winners, there is but one teenth in the twenty school came in 6th in their respective tlers. Nick Guarino, Chris captain Dave Yurcisin, "Our alternative. Now we can finally competition. weight classes at the Tourna- Moeller and Rich Metz who major deficiency was our lack enjoy our ice cream." Overall, it was a year of ment. John Hackney wreslfing got hurt, all did well in the of depth; specifically, we improvement for coach Sam Unlimited compiled an 8-5 134 weight class. Other wres- could have won two more Case who finished his 20th record while Paul Johnson tlers included Sam Frost, Joe meets if we had someone to season. Captain Grippo also helped coach the team to a Factors-beat Betes better season. The team was plagued by one of the toughest schedules in the MAC in which they The underdog Factors de- Hubach was out of town, and wrestled 8 Division I teams. feated the heavily-favored the Bete's Jeff Stebbins was They did manage a winning Gamma Beta Chi Busch, 11- busy watching Ukranian dan- season with a record of 8-6 9, to take the intramural in- cers at the time of the match. up from 4-9 in 1982. ' door soccer championship, Early in the season, the DAILY SPECIALS '" Although depth was a prob- pro division, in the last week- Factors had been on the .lem, their dedication contrib- end of Jan Term. The Betes, verge of being eliminated uted to their fine showing. The after going undefeated during from playoff contention, losing S~~I~:~"" team was anchored by the regular season play, were two of their first three games. 'I" Yurcisin brothers, both of surprised by the unyielding But then the Factors got into whom were captains. Dave or defense and the opportunistic gear, crushing the Tacos, and a.-.bufI" "Fiti'' (150 weight class) fin- offense of the Factors. the Haverford Fords before 'I" ished the year with a 10-3-1 The Betes, lead by team losing to the Betes in over- ~-- - record and came in 4th out of. captain John Montanye time. In the first round of the FRIDAY S..toooll'll"", 20 wrestlers at the Tourna- played very well, but in the playoffs, the Factors trounced ,neh.d"oCnbc.k,()y>«,.Shrirnp. a.~;Con Corn< F«S::~1',;!;:;:~~.w ment. end could not contain the the rebuilding Fords, then ;!~ Glen or "Sweeny" (142 scoring punch of Chris Pa- used their momentum to Only'5" weight class) had a 6-4 atone, Jeff Leiken, and Chris steamroller past the Betes in record but unfortunately rein- Beyers, while the defense of the championship match. $1.00 OFF jured his knee after easily Carol Holz and Phil Blatz shut The Factors, denied the ALL LARGE PIZZAS ,«inning his first match in the down the hustling Bete of- championship in 1982, lOSing 50¢"OFF MAC Tournament. fense. Phil Hannaby turned to a brutal Fords team, are ALL MEDIUM OR SMALL PIZZAS out a sterling effort in the net, now the undisputed kings of stopping shot after shot with indoor soccer at WMC. They his fraif, cat-like body. are truly America's Team Both teams played without key players. The Factors Kurt 'Tfie 'DeLts wiLLbe makuu; cupcakes for St~'Patrick's 'Day. Send one to Carry Out & Restaurant 532 Baltimore Blvd. & Rt. 140 a friend. Westminster See signs Phone 848-5666 or 876-2611 for more info. Little George's OPEN 7 OAYS Convenience Rebecca· Orenstein' Stores Subs, Sanciwkhes,. ~, etc. TO AVOID WAITING CALL ~8·5666 or 876·2611 Open 7 Days A Week AND WE WILL HAVE YOUR Wedding Photography ORDER READY 6:30 a.m •• 10 p.m·. Portraits •