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1949-50 Attica Blue Devils
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Coach: Mr. Robert Conk
Record: 4 Wins, 2 Losses
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1949-50 Attica Blue Devils Wrestling Team
FRONT ROW: Tom George, Bob George, Jim Cochrane, Paul Mapes, Gary
Wolcott (top), Dick Sikes. BACK ROW: Coach Conk, Malcom Bennet, Roger
Walker, Ed Schwab, Fred Hardy, Maynard Schum, Bob Merle, Ed Brady,
Medrik Guertin.
(SOURCE: The Torch, Attica Central School, 1950)
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This year A.H.S. has
added wrestling to its athletic curriculum under the direction of Coach Robert
Conk. In its inaugural year wrestling has proved to be very popular as well as
most successful. Interest was aroused in rural areas as a large number of rural
boys took part. Authorities believe that wrestling in Attica High will no doubt
raise itself even to the level of interest in basketball within the next two
years.
Our grapplers started off the year at Warsaw and the Countyseaters with more
experience defeated Attica 40-11. However soon after, the Attica squad showed
their worth at Arcade where they battled to a 31-20 win.
Soon after our grapplers went to the Letchworth sectionals where Paul Mapes, Tom
George, Dick Sikes, and Roger Walker emerged victorious. These boys took part in
the sectional finals and Tom George and Paul Mapes fought to gain the Wyoming
County Championship in their respective weight classes and went to the Rochester
Sectionals. Here Tom George lost by injury after going into the semi-finals.
Attica's matmen next took on Warsaw in their first home meet and encouraged by
the many thrilled spectators, our boys really put on a show. Attica gained
revenge for their earlier defeat by upending a strong Warsaw team, 30-21.
At the next contest the Attica team put up a valiant fight against Oakfield but
lost by a 28-18 final score. Attica then defeated Batavia Blind School in two
exhibition meets, one at home 30-17 and the other at Batavia 25-15.
This season's record of all regular school meets was four wins and two losses.
This is an exceptionally good record for the first year and with the large
amount of experience and knowledge gained this year, the Attica wrestling team
should compile an even better record next year. (The Torch, 1950)
Photo scan
courtesy of the Wassink family.
Class B Sectionals @ Marshall
Warsaw 40, Attica 11
Attica 31, Arcade 20
Attica 30, Warsaw 21
Oakfield-Alabama 28, Attica 18
Attica 30, State School for the Blind 17
Attica 25, State School for the Blind 15
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