Wrestlers Win State Title The ORANGE CRUSH qualified seven wrestlers for the State Tournament. There were four district champions: Barry Davis, Kevin Brown, Doug Penrod, Jim Zalesky-and three who finished second-Scott Penrod, Mark Hofmaster, and Dale Crozier. These seven wrestlers went to Des Moines and scored the points which won the 1979 Class 3A Championship. Freshman Scott Penrod wrestled at 98 pounds and qualified for state by winning 5-2 in districts. He made it to the state finals receiving the secondplace title after getting beat 7-4 in the last 30 seconds of the match. Scott Penrod's record was 23-4 for the season, obviously an asset to the team . Mark Hofmaster, 112 pound sophomore, placed second in districts by wrestling back and winning 3-2, qualifying him for state. Mark came up against a tough match in the preliminary competition at state getting beat 2-4. This was the first year he wrestled varsity and even though his record was 9-8, Mark wrestled many tough matches and gave it all he had. 119 pound Barry Davis defended his state title for the second year in a row. In the district finals, Davis placed first with a 7-1 win in overtime. However, when wrestling in the state tournament, the story was different. Davis, a junior, won his championship match 9-1, finishing with a total season record of 29-0. His goal is to become a three time state champion. Junir Kevin Brown had no problem qualifying for state. Wrestling at 126 pounds, he pinned in district semifinals and won 13-3 in the finals. In the first-round action at state, Kevin pinned his opponent, but lost 7-3 in the second round. Kevin wrestled well all year and had a season record of 18-8. The 132 pound senior, Dale Crozier, placed second in districts after losing 9-5. In the first round at state he had a tough match and lost 9-6. Dale had a good season of 18-5 and always wrestled his best. Anothe senior, Doug Penrod, had a good season. At 138 pounds, he plac40 State Wrestling ed first in districts with a score 5-3, and did a super job at the state tournament. He won his preliminary match 8-5 and ended with the third place title. Doug's seasonal record was 24-3-1 and he plans to continue wrestling at UNI this fall. Jim Zalesky, this his second. He qualified for the state meet by pinning his way through districts. In state competition, Jim had a fall in the first round and ended with a victory of 10- 7 in the finals. Jim's record was 29-0, season and he is considered one of the most outstanding wrestlers in the State of Iowa. These seven guys scored the total of followed by 84 Vi team points, Below: Champion Barry Davis awaits his medal. 145 pound senior, captured the state title again, making Below Center: STATE QUALIFIERS Front Row: Scott Penrod, Mark Hofmaster, Barry Davis, Kevin Brown. Back Row: Dale Crozier, Doug Penrod, )im Zalesky. Charles City with 69. The great effort put forth by the entire wrestling team and coaches won the 1979 Class 3A Championship, something everyone can be proud of. Right: Wrestling in the State Tournament, Kevin Brown looks over his opponent deciding which move he should make a score a take down.
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