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%MUKOI! nowara vumcs kvyColors Into State Mat Tourney-■F . ^..... •1 ■' ■ f^'1 :’.v7r)! bas a 65-6 career record throughi- ' I.: • !••!. ^ •: I f0ur years 0f varsity wrestlingincluding a loss in his only var-/Washington, and once to Glen Zacker oF Culver Military Academy. Zacker and Barkes also tied in another match.The Mishawaka grappler has come in second in every tournament in which he’s competed until the sectional” according to his coach.He won the sectional on a 7-3 decision over a wrestler from Lake Central after building up a 7-1 lead early. He won his preliminary in the sectional on a 5-3 decision. Barkes is in his second year of wrestling varsity. He is a senior.Howard is going into the state finals with a 23-0 record including 17 pins and one forfeit. Heof the 12 weight, classes. I nals with a 12-0 decision in the Pitted in the second match in I sectional over a grappler from the 123-pound class are Mike Noblesville, and a 4-0 decisionEON HOWARDRon Howard, 127-pound Lo-sity match as a freshman. Howard was 18-3 as a sopho-gansport senior, will be repre- more and ended second in theAltman of North Central and Steve Dick of Bloomington.Dick, a senior, is 24-0 for the season including 12 pins. He carries the title of South Central Conference champion. He was eliminated in the second round of the regional last year by Joe Gately of Twin Lakes.Altman, also a senior, is 18-4 so far this year with losses to Howard (4-3) in the North Central tourney and twice to a wrestler from Ben Davis.Altman got into the state fi-in the finals of the regional over a wrestler from Plainfield.The weigh-in for the tournament will begin at 12:30 p.m. Saturday with the first round action starting at 1:30 p.m.The all-important night session kicks off at 6 p.m.' The North Central conference is represented by three wrestlers in the finals.. Aside from Howard, there are Steve Wagner of Muncie in the 115-pound class and Fred McGuire of Kokomo in the 185-pound division.senting the Berries Saturday at Southport High School in the IHSAA wrestling State Finals.Howard, who has had a winning record for the past three years has credentials including two North Central Conference championships, two sectional championships, two regional titles and a second place finish in the state last year in the 127-pound class.sectional. He was 24-2 last year with the second-place state finish.The Berry grappler will be attempting to join only threer • •*Could Be New Champ From Ft. Wayne AreaINDIANAPOLIS (UPI ) — ftion in the Northeastern districtThere'll be a new semi-statehind their names. Those were Terry Annis. in .1963, Dave Shoemaker in 1965 and Tom Cummins in 1966.Howard is the 18th Berry wrestler to wear the red and He will meet Larry Barkes of I black to the state championships Mishawaka in the first afternoon in the 13-year history of theother Berries who have wrest-[.champion.from the Fort Wayne ling state champion honors be- district advancing to the Indianamatch. Barkes is presently 23-3-1 for the season. He lost twice to Terrv Outlaw of South Bendsport in the city.There are 49 grapplers left in the state including four in eachhigh school basketball tourney four-team finals, with Elkhart and Fort Wayne’s top contender among the principal choices.About the only safe specula-Juan Leaves Home Foris that Marion will be looking on this time—probably from the halfway point on the month-long grind.What a difference a year makes! Last time the Marion Giants of coach Jack Colescott rolled into the state finals with a perfect record. Virtually completely rebuilt, the best they can do this trip is an fl-8 season record—and even that is unlikely since they close at strong Muncie Central Friday.Carmel or Tipton?
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Logansport Pharos Tribune and Press
Logansport, Indiana, US
Wed, Feb 18, 1970
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