Paradise Valley High School - Trojan Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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J V wrestlers develop self discipline This year's JV team included a l Varsity B team by Coach Frank Grundler. The wrestlers on JV con- stantly challenge the Varsity wres- tlers for their position. The season started November I and lasted till mid February. The seasonal record for JV was 4 wins and 6 losses. More wrestlers in the upper weight division would help the seasonal record, said Coach Grundler. l Stuart Gibbs was this year's JV coach. Coach Gibbs was a former l PV Graduate and now attends Phoenix college. Wrestling teaches a lot of self- discipline which could be helpful in later life, said Coach Grundler. PV wrestlers cheer on David Griffin as he defeats his Greenway opponent. JV WRESTLING: Top Row: Brian Burgess. Darin Mowery, Jan Hahn, Steve Van Popering. David Smith, Rex Stewart, Jarrett Foulks, Ce- sar Figueroa, Bottom Row: Chris La Fleur, Brian Singer, Richie Weissinger, Scott Eshman, Raymond Vaturro, David Griffin, Troy Marey. l3O total of I5 wrestlers. i The JV team is considered as a S

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Wrestlers qualify for State The I984-85 Varsity Wrestling team had a very successful year, receiving a Sportsmanship Award and qualifying seven wrestlers to go to the State Tournament. The team had 9 wins with 5 losses. Wrestlers defeated Wash- ington, Sunnyslope, Greenway, Deer Valley, Cortez and 4 teams, one in California, and 3 in Las Ve- gas. l'm very pleased with the out- come, even though the team is very young, said Mr. Frank Grundler, Varsity Wrestling coach. Six sophomores were on the varsi- ty team. Mike Glover, Bobby Ludtka, and Doug Thomas, captains, along with Justin Pinnt, Wayne Weissinger, Bill Grundler, and Adrian Cande- laria, which according to Coach Grundler, make up the nucleus of the team, all qualified for the State Tournament. Wayne Weis- singer, junior, placed fourth. In December, the team attended the EI Dorado Tournament in Las Vegas. Wayne Weissinger again gained victory, becoming a divi- sional champion. Tim Wolff, Jack Stout, Ruben Ra- mirez, John McMullin, Bill Jeffrey, Gene Young, James Triguero, and Jason Singer, also members of the varsity team, helped a great deal, with their efforts and support to maintain the quality of PV's Varsi- ty Wrestling team. Varsity Wrestling: Top Row, Jack Stout, Tim Wolff, Bill Jeffrey, Justin Pinnt, James Triguero, Gene Young, John McMullen, Doug Thomas. Bottom Row: Jason Singer, Adrian Candelaria, Mike Glover, Wayne Weissinger, Bob Ludtka, Bill Grundler, Ruben Ramirez. Billy Jeffrey moves into position to pin down his opponent during a regular match. D9

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Frosh enjoy building year lv 'P b Freshman Wrestling Team: Top Row: Bill Stout. Tom Trier, Robert Bautista, Ed Paulson. Bottom Row: Keith Wemstrom, Jeff Bruni, Vinnie Gutwein. Will Miller. The Freshman wrestling team was small this year with only nine wrestlers. The team finished the season with three wins and seven losses. The team defeated Shadow Mountain, Washington and Sun- nyslope. Outstanding performances were given by Vinnie Gutwein, Bill Stout, Jeff Bruni, Tom Trier, Keith Wem- strom, Robert Bautista and Will Miller. These wrestlers all had bet- ter than a five hundred mark per- centage. ln addition Ed Paulson and Darrin Schenck gave success to the wrestlers who did compete. Mr. Grundler said, We had a very aggressive, disciplined group of athletes who showed a desire to learn and improve their wrestling technique. The freshman coach, Jesse Alex- ander, a former wrestler of PV, trained the wrestlers for their matches against our traditional ri- vals. ,QW . 1.1 .,.,, f, Varsity sits and cheers on Freshman wrestlers ISI