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ECSU SPOR TS
CONOR A TULA TIONS!!!!
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Bobby Futrell
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Reginald Langhorne
All CIAA Football 1983
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Viking Wrestlers
V ictorious
by
Tammye Jones
The first wrestling match of
Elizabeth City State University
against Hampton Institute was a
vicious win for the Vikings with a
final team score of 34 to 17.
The majority of the team is
made up of freshmen who seem
to be letting the wrestling world
of the CIAA know that they’re
here and ready to take over the
championship.
Each wrestler wrestles three
rounds of two minutes. The first
round was lost by the Vikings but
it was very exciting. Tony
Crossom, in the 118 lb. weight
class was defeated by one point,
with a score of 11 to 12.
In the 126 weight class, Ressie
Branton dominated Hampton,
with a score of 14 to 6. In the 134
pound weight class there was a
forfeit won by the Vikings.
Anthony Rainey, weighing 142
lbs made the first pin of the
night. The Vikings were
definitely on a roll then because
Bryan Purvis, 161 lbs made
another pin.
By this time the crowd was
definitely into the match and
behind the team. WhUe the
crowd was still cheering, no one
noticed that the next wrestler,
Dwight Pope wrestling 177 was
defeated by Hampton 3 to 9. But
Terence Sampson, who wrestles
170 wouldn’t let the excitement
end, his match was also a pin. he
next match was a loss for the
Vikings by William Robinson in
the 158 weight class, scoring 2 to
17. In the 190 lb class, Hampton
was disgualified, and the victory
went to Kelvin Dale. The last
match was a first that night for
Hampton. The opponent pinned
Viking Kenny Sawyer. Before
Hampton wrestles the Vikings
again, they need to practice ,
because the Elizabeth City
Vikings are on the move.
A Proclamation To The
Greatest
A successful year you said it
was going to be;
all He had to do was release the
shackles and set you all free!
From the Editor-in-Chief, Miss
Maniac, and Cowboy of the T-
ne connection,
To the honor guards whose
standing still was mere per
fection.
To Scoop, Jake, and the rest of
“Poison” who only had to play
“Get Down
Baby Jam,”
To Tammye J. and the other
colorguard ladies who were
sweeter than yams,
To the majorettes who did
better every game,
To the dancing tuba-a-but
section that now could audition
for FAME,
To the trumpet section who
loved to slide to the side and
hump,
Including the “Serious Saxes”
who really knew how to pump,
To the brassy baritones who
could spin almost anything on
their fingers,
To the flute section that cried
for their “Oscar Myer Wieners,”
To Jackie, Blue-Blue, even
Kim Bass too, and the rest of the
clarinets who
showed everybody how it was
to be done.
To the banner girls who
marched for fun.
One must not forget the Duke
who really pulled through,
To the Winged Avenger and
Manny Susanny Uncanny who
did the best they could
do.
To Gail, J.T., Dunham, Sydell,
Che, and Sherman who were
there when the
band needed them.
Right down to the rolling an
nouncer who knew that there was
none better
than him,
And finally Mr. Mac, who could
!ver forget you, from the
swelling to the
demonstrations too.
A successful year it was, we all
agree;
You proved to be greater than
all to every degree!
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