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Ruggers: John Granger, Mark Clinerd, 800 McKee, Jim Kohl, Bo Haberly,
Mike Peterson
By 800 McKee
Guilford rugby has kicked
into high gear this season
with impressive wins over
Davidson and the U.S.
Marines. Guilford has also
played joint games with the
Triad Rugby Club against
the Raleigh Vipers, North
Carolina, and Dan River.
The Ruggers defeated
Davidson on two different
occasions, one which was
termed "the Mud Bowl" on
Davidson's Parent's
Weekend. The Ruggers also
defeated the U.S. Marines at
Cherry Point Air Marines at
Cherry Point Air Marine
Base.
The Triad Rugby Club
often invites the Guilford
Ruggers to play games with
them. This is profitable to
Guilford because it gives the
Ruggers experience and an
opportunity to watch good
players in action.
This year's Ruggers
should be the best ever. Says
junior Jim Kohl, "I'm quite
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impressed with our new
players. The scrum and the
backs are both playing well.
We are all looking forward
to the spring season." As it
stands now, the only ones
who should be able to beat
the Ruggers are "our
selves." some of the players
commented. The secret to
the Rugger's success is that
the players are very close to
each other and the captains
are excellent leaders. John
Lenartowicz is the Ruggers'
"Fearless Leader" and the
co-captains are ToshioUeno,
Mark Clinard, and Jim Kohl.
On November 22, the Rug
gers take on UNCG in a
game that should turn into a
minor war. The game should
give the fans plenty of
excitement and the
hospitals plenty of UNCG's
support. Upcoming games
in the spring season include
North Carolina State, North
Carolina, Wake Forest,
Duke, UNC-Wilmington,
Belmont Abby, and many
others.
Guilford Hosts Wrestling
By Mike Spladle
Last Wednesday, Nov. 5,
Guilford College hosted a
wrestling match for the first
time since 1970. The
Guilford Wrestling Club
competed against an
established team from
Wilkes Community College
upstairs in the old gym
before an enthusiastic crowd
of more than forty fans.
From the start of the meet
when the newly formed Pep
Band played the Star-
Spangled Banner until the
end of the last match, the
Guilford fans cheered and
encouraged the young club,
and in return, the club show
ed the spirit and enthusiasm
that has earned them the
respect of other teams.
David Humphreys (121
lbs.) set the pace for the
evening by wrestling in
tensely during the first
period, but a pinning com
bination with 38 seconds left
in the second period put
Wilkes up by six points.
Freshman pete Alfinito (129
lbs.) ignited the fans with a
strong reversal during the
second period of his match,
but lost on points when he
was unable to score an
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escape in the third period.
The excitement continued as
junior Chris Bright, at 137
lbs. refused to quit after be
ing turned to his back
several times. He rallied in
the third period, scoring an
escape and a takedown, and
even turned the Wilkes
wrestler to his back just as
the match ended, but the
late efforts weren't enough
to give a victory to the
Quakers.
That victory came during
the next match as team co
captain Rick Wicklin ex
ploded in the first period tc
score two takedowns and s
near fall. Wicklin executed a
hip toss at the end of the
first period which sent the
Wilkes wrestler to his back
and the Guilford fans to
their feet. He followed it up
with a reversal in the second
period to put him ahead 8-3.
A Wilkes takedown and a
penalty point narrowed
Wicklin's lead, but when the
match ended, the Wrestling
Club had won their first
match of the evening by a
score of 9-6
Wicklin's win turned out
to be the Club's sole victory.
Adam Hurt (151 lbs.) lost by
points as he was turned to
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, his back several times, but
: each time he managed to
fight out of the pinning com
bination. The Quakers
forfeited three of the next
five matches: two because
they do not have wrestlers
at those weigt classes and
one because of a shoulder in
jury sustained by Brian
Qualters earlier in the week.
Both David Kemp (161 lbs.),
wrestling his first match
ever, and Warden McLean
(Heavyweight), who has not
wrestled in four years, were
defeated by more ex
perienced opponents.
But the wrestling didn't
stop there. After only a few
minutes of rest, Wicklin,
Hurt, and McLean all
wrestled exhibition matches
against heavier opponenets.
"We figured that they had
driven all this distance to
wrestle, so we wanted to
make sure that they all had
that chance," Wicklin ex
plained with a grin.
As the Club rolled up the
mats and put away the
chairs, they all were smiling.
They had lost the meet, but
they had won a victory
which was even more impor
tant to them: after two years
of work, they had brought
wrestling back to Guilford.