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

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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

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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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Softball receives 4 honors The Paradise Valley Varsity Softball Team had a very success- ful l984-85 season, gaining respect in the tough Skyline division. The varsity team had many high- lights this season. First they had a 9-5 record - the best record since 2. -- M, Sandra Romero logs in after the third out is made against Shadow Mountain. I32 l976. They had three all league players, Lisa Martin, Kelly Rochwa- lik and Shelly Laws and one all Leaguefall division player, Tina Smith. They also had three return- ing lettermen, Tammy Johnson, Sandra Romero and Kelly Rochwa- Iik. PV's most impressive victory was a I2-2 victory over Shadow Mountain. I feel as if our team ielled to- gether to form an impressive squad, stated Coach Terri Smith. JV: Top Row: Susie Ingold, Joanne Hernandez, Dusty Rackleyg Second Row: Chandra Eggleston, Sandy Denison, Laura Klaass, Kim Kostuckg Bottom Row: Amy Crovers, Debbie Hospodka, Gina Laws, Amber Alexander, Chris Rich. Ianni Freshman Kris Smith winds-up to pitch the ball during the game against Thunderbird.