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First Row: John Bellomo, :'oi1ke Barker, Robert Merkel, Dan Beaudrie. Mark DellaVella, MarLy Hanna, Ed DeJesus, Pat DeNer• Second Row: John Brennan, Dave Spaker, Ted Micca, Terry Brown, John D1Mars1CO, Chn~ Trovato, Gene Powers, Bob Borowski, Mr. ChadWick (coach. Musinc: Dan GAble, John Alvarez.

Chris Trovato works for escape.

John Bellomo breaks h1~ opponent's ~ce.

Defeated Every Opponent During Tbe Course Of Tbe Season.

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If the script for Kearney wrestling is growing stale, one can be sure that Coach Chadwick does not want a new one written.

As in previous years, we dominated City-Catholic league opponents while reclaiming the number one position. At the season's close, few people disputed the fact that we were the power of Monroe County Wrestling.

This title, however, was not given to us on a silver platter. We worked long, tough hours to earn it. More often than not, we were stdl practicmg at 6:30 pm -long after mo~t students have gone home.

One can only speculate as to when Bishop Kearney might "loosen its grip" on the City Catholic crown. But one thing is certain, as long as Kearney holds onto it's coaching staff and as long as the athletes remain dedica ted to the sport, the wrestlmg program at BK promises to remain ranked w1th the best for years to come.

BK OPPONENT 34 Frankhn 16 40 Hilton 6 20 ~cwark 20 31 Gatcs-Chih 26 44 Madison 15 35 Olymp1a 18 33 Church-Chth 17 52 McQuatd 8 36 Alb1on 17 31 East 24 28 Hilton 29 27 Edison 18 23 Athena 28 46 Mooney 3 29 Mendon 26

C-C League Champtons Undefeated W 5 L 0

Record: Wms 12 Losses 3

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Combined The Two Squads

First Row: John Mallaman, Jon Nacoletll, Mike Jaroze. John Natsche, Jam Kessler. Se~ond Row: Vance Rallo. Charhe R!7.:.o!o, Terry Falk, Jeff Christiano, Joe :-loto. Tblrd Bow: Tony Frosano, Jam Cowey, Vance ASJto. Ciro Colletta. Fourth Row: Pete StaSJw, David Fame, Dave Schwehm, M1ke Szatkowski, Greg Gnsorr. KeVIn Zammer­man. Firth Row: Make Vallone, Mark Herman, Peter Bushnell. Ray Cybul. Ron ButtaraZZJ, John Ballave, Mr. Popovaca (coach).

BK OPPONE)'I;T 36 A tttca 30 55 Newark 9 ·Hi Gates Ch1h 24 78 Madtson 0 60 Olympta 3 60 Church-Chth 0 31 McQuatd 32 43 Sweet 27 60 East 9 32 Ihlton 31 50 Edt son 13 34 A thana 33 42 fooncy 13 42 Mendon 17

Record· Wms 13 LO scs 1

The wrestling scene was changed slightly for the 1979-80 sea­son. Rather than havmg both a Freshman and JV team, our coaches combined the squads to form a larger, more efficient group of athletes. This change meant that the Freshmen wres­tlers jumped directly into the Junior Varsity level of competition. It was tough at f1rst, but the experience gained will definately prove beneficial to the Varsity Squad in future years.

As for the 1979-80 seac;on. the emphasis was partly on learning. We did well m competition, but our success was quite naturally overshadowed a bit by the tremendous performance of the Varsi­ty "matmen."

The outlook for Varsity Wrestling fans continues to be optimis­tic. The depth of our JV team is more than adequate to replace quality Varsity wrestlers lost at the 1980 graduating ceremonies. And with a season already under their belts, the Frosh promise to make next year's JV squad the team to beat.

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