Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
Severely handicapped class arrives - The Lowell
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"ftff It. JV Lmtll. Wore* 7. I9SS<br />
SPORTS—<br />
All-City title slips past grapplers<br />
ByVtcklKo<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lowe 1 ! vanity wrestlers end*<br />
ed m undefeaul roufct-robin season<br />
wiih •tnuuxlc upset >i the AII-Ciiy<br />
toanui^nt tekl M,uth 1.<br />
Dcspac ftrir »-0 league record, the<br />
UMII grar?Wi m inabtc to<br />
secure Uie AAA CTOVT>. -auod the<br />
U!'as> cvnc »• >n .we/jeded otal.<br />
behind tulboa, dK All-Ciry ctanp..<br />
tnd McAtccr. -he second |>UT<br />
•fiDCCTl.<br />
Kalcw«haJ»7-l league record. In<br />
the much against <strong>Lowell</strong> the irduns<br />
•trmkd ,n a>«r»hclic^( the BurcaKai<br />
with » I'im iw point in-r»in.<br />
LowcS :!s>* coisauerrd McAtccr.<br />
33-21, d».Sng the Usl notch ^T the<br />
regular season: <strong>The</strong> iii-in had a 60<br />
record.<br />
Upon entering the All-City lot.Toment<br />
<strong>Lowell</strong> VIK tnorcd. Balboa anl<br />
McAleer were considered ihci'<br />
leading comprlien.<br />
"OK of the reasons we didn't do<br />
at w?li '• «e hoped TO probauly<br />
brfante the wrestlers vmt into Ali-<br />
Ciry a IMe too ovcrco»fidcr.t. Vhcy<br />
became laud at a line when iheir<br />
compeititon were fired of." aplaine-t<br />
bead coaca Dale VoU-ath.<br />
Ce-capfaln Jota Mmuoka added,<br />
"We were on lop too Ion; • being<br />
J f d d d ^ U W l t<br />
runclves tittle<br />
A'i-CJ* however was *w* a ii<br />
plete defeat. <strong>The</strong> vanity matron ?ut<br />
up a courtgeous Ugh., raul-i.-s in<br />
nine of the thirteen wrestkri wrnn-<br />
Irnj a medal, rive reaching the finals,<br />
an. four takii-g Ihe top ipou in lfc-ir<br />
weight divisions. <strong>The</strong> team's tour<br />
lirtX place winner* were seniors Mr..<br />
FukudaUM's), Jeff Bokurj (Ill's).<br />
2nd Adam Bornelcit (I58't), and<br />
sophomore P* Cunrvingluni (Wij.<br />
Pthioa and Oinninglcir. both won<br />
by default, leadin; by IS or more<br />
point*.<br />
Sai-ot Derek Neat ed Chonf.<br />
<strong>The</strong> team had two cuoccutive All-<br />
City ^amptc1ship• under il» txlt.<br />
Ngai used this to explain -.heir<br />
defeat. "It was the thiid-yjar curse.<br />
So team has ever wtm All-City thru.<br />
years in a row."<br />
Co-captain Futola jjL-ed. "All-<br />
Indians finish tough season Malespikers<br />
Dy Rood* Ferrer<br />
'•Wc'n. not going to godo*n e»y-<br />
Win oi Ime. wt pJa) hard." c»iihu»cd<br />
vanity Ivuirtball coadi (*a*id<br />
Lo*.<br />
Thr *iruty tAduthall icam h» had<br />
* lovjr fightirj *ca«m. <strong>The</strong>y ha*c<br />
had to prme that their tifc and lack<br />
of experience **ould wn inhibit ihcir<br />
performance on ihe court<br />
<strong>The</strong> p»i>cf» vanea off ihe %C**M<br />
with a win agiinu O'Conncll.<br />
However, they had trouble with reboumirfi:<br />
.YCWM of their we<br />
Decile ihu tact, of height. <strong>Lowell</strong><br />
worked hard lo win the gune. <strong>The</strong>y<br />
w»ent 'in *.o play Arafun Higli in Sic<br />
Matco. ihca pUyetl WaUiu-g^o it<br />
Ke/ar ai **hkh ilv> law h> a *«>«<br />
of 63-48<br />
Co-CJp«am Maik Fukudt commcu^d<br />
that uSe lndian\ acatn had<br />
xtosiU-. t»o the board*. thcfcVr.' they<br />
cuukln't furcr Utc *hutt thrcucli.<br />
Ho»ever. a 15-pu.nt iMrpin i* errxKk-c«l<br />
inull '\jw ».l tnc rxt th*'.<br />
Lrntrll wn pij>inc v^aimt a icon.<br />
*ith a 5-0 r—vrd<br />
Crach li>* addcJ. "L'p until the<br />
WWiin;nm ;*nc. v>c were playing<br />
roller cuutcr tuActt.ll in «*htch tl#c<br />
playcn «.n-iW ha^c l*.i ••tinuto « f<br />
eo*vi plav jnd three minute* of Sad<br />
pU>. or vice venj. It wasn't until<br />
they p(a>ed the Eagle* thai ti*y<br />
uarted >t> tlxw mere conv*tetKy."<br />
One ol the hc*t par-ci of the year.<br />
according lo ocipuin Milr Mai-<br />
1 Mmior.<br />
g<br />
»cll -TXI ifv ikfcnw »M wilid. He<br />
tvli.' Ihcir icadinR stotcf in<br />
pirnr* unjrr Kenry Kcnt'i. (Mivu»»'<br />
f g<br />
TV I^li *m la< Mttviur, _<br />
until the B-vp piv'lcd up fnwn<br />
4i inc ihiro u-jjtic fiS h<br />
wilH a Kttie bf 68-57.<br />
Junior DJT>> Scmicn svwnoJ, "At<br />
time* »c cwild ruvc j;«Hien .M'tchi<br />
up. bin i^uud v.c held (he ball ,«nJ<br />
uotLcJ the iitfcnM:. .ue ucre %cn.<br />
Anihuny Clement added.<br />
"At every ^antc »c'*f pla>cd<br />
«e\c inif t*cH's Kevin<br />
RUCJJ •.iplSUjJilcO the t^ ne n > nuking<br />
a half-c xin in-* a% the bell rung<br />
illulf-iimc Nc%e.U»clevN. thc*A'arrion<br />
defeated th,* tndun% by a<br />
*mecn point nureir. l^mcll alNn<br />
»ufTct- a Io%* agiUu McAleei's<br />
Jai,-U4f« at Kuit, 52-J7.<br />
V.-|lv*n ha* been tavorcd 10 »w iir<br />
tcagu.. but they have been upvel<br />
i*xe, f ivmg V.cAtccr a chiixc to<br />
irme into the plajotft.<br />
Despite Umcii'v reciml o! 1 -6. the<br />
team ha» hi^h liopc* (ot ne it *cwm.<br />
TK-y fed ihr have Jcrmili-:, imunivri<br />
from i,'tc bcfinnnc; uf the<br />
.UM'I ii far as undciM^nding rcnccpu<br />
a.iJ nccjtins \Ntar.<br />
T*» tig3if>cain facton m the<br />
team % kapif (volition ate their l*cfc<br />
ot c-pchmcc and *i.e. "P**rc *dl be<br />
tight returning pb;m n.*xt sc*M*a.<br />
Lew ?lfirms, "Thry are a young and<br />
\xry un*eirtUi tear.', al-aj* ctwthbotiag<br />
their own effort* *.» 4 team."<br />
He added. "Somrtime* n record i*<br />
not i true indicaliat of huw- good a<br />
team really K. Dui a •« of tin>o iyc<br />
talon don't realize thai."<br />
We b*\2 been the urrienj..^ for at<br />
IcaU *U out of etghi games ihis.<br />
tcason. NcvathclcM. we don't quit<br />
and wc*ic very oornpetiuvr."<br />
Scmicn cooclodd!, "W: were<br />
playisg the lule ol 'ipoitcr' thU<br />
teascn. No one thou!<br />
Lowctlrlc. w»AIAi.u..3U7<br />
'•VoOrlbaU Ii new and driltog.<br />
* U't.a great Uav-ipun. Fltt'tt'i Jt -,<br />
great My to meet s^U." enthused .<br />
I x y a t x . ' ' "••••-•-• --• •'•<br />
t»eaalL<br />
v:-e svnmtmwouinu urod."-<br />
'nolnd dim. .i-,^-.: ... . .-'•'.'-: - •^<br />
City's fc*rd f> win three times.<br />
EveryocL's sVounj for it. so that y compcntivc<br />
volleyball, so svr had to {»<br />
In aaipe."* rernarksd HfodaVj [<br />
"<strong>The</strong>y seenm pUnr'fot fan. bnl fn.<br />
cumprlitioD lbeyni-«e3y sexiuoj,"'<br />
staulmascu) Kha Chin. .; : ,<br />
Accordng'to llanda. sMcnttfrea'.'.<br />
sU pubic Krjoob tuvv ibMm lotcreci -j<br />
in (rrrmio^ l;^t»pK:i~Oaineoy.'<br />
.Wnhlagun. Wjlm, McAlcer. Ui-'<br />
-cWn,'and*Uiwcfl. "'- *: "" •<br />
••VOlt y bi y acitnii di' ^eAnn^teiiTOiMbr.odofv;<br />
to! Icsjoy playun wMk 0* gnyt."*•. l>ci«l togii, btntt^MOTW many J<br />
eia&t.HJ.'Won». 1 :-.^r :~ij:^-~ ccnpflcitJco«llrKjveclfalc»^iii'<br />
111*volkjbajlKaakDot^ttofv.j* c4!>cMlc^ioi<br />
teWKiJ UIl'; ' t> (hCiWi<br />
played<br />
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token the tl<br />
weight c<br />
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with i!