RAIDERS WRESTLERS TO VIE IN FINALS : COACH CREDITS TEAM SUCCESS TO WORK ETHIC.Byline: Vincent Bonsignore Daily News Staff Writer Eight Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. wrestlers will compete today and Saturday for state championships in the finals at Victor Valley College Victor Valley College (VVC for short) is a community college located on Bear Valley Road in Victorville, California. The college was created by a vote of the public in 1960 and the first classes were held in 1961 at the near-by campus of Victor Valley High School. . The Raiders, who took first place in the Western State Conference and second in the state regional tournament last week at Rancho Santiago College Fundación Educacional Santiago College is a prestigious private educational (K-12) institution founded in 1880 and located in Providencia, Santiago de Chile. History , also hope for a top-five team finish this weekend. In many ways, Moorpark's performance this year - the first for coach Paul Keysaw - has exceeded expectations. ``It's really a great feeling,'' Keysaw said. ``We just have a great group of guys who worked hard and wrestled to their ability. Things have gone our way this year.'' The Raiders came into the season with a handful of freshmen, all of whom experienced the normal growing pains grow·ing pains pl.n. Pains in the limbs and joints of children or adolescents, frequently occurring at night and often attributed to rapid growth but arising from various unrelated causes. of competing on the college level for the first time. The key was that most - if not all - of the newcomers showed enormous development from the beginning of the year to the end. The returning wrestlers, meanwhile, all improved from last season. Keysaw attributes that to the team's willingness to work hard throughout the year. ``The whole team has a great work ethic work ethic n. A set of values based on the moral virtues of hard work and diligence. work ethic Noun a belief in the moral value of work ,'' he said. ``And as a coach that's what you love to see.'' Moorpark has four wrestlers who have legitimate chances to earn state crowns this weekend, led by Matt Werner (134 pounds), Ati Conner (158) and Gabe Roman and Fred Molano (both 150). The other Raiders competing are Joey Guradado (118), Alonzo Campos Campos (käm`p  s), city (1996 pop. 391,299), Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, on the Paraíba River near its mouth. (126), Cory Shropshire (167) and Dan Ramirez (190). Moorpark's Josh Little (177) will be an alternate. Werner, a sophomore from Rogers High School Several Rogers High School can refer to:
``He's showed great maturity this year,'' Keysaw said. ``He had some better workout partners, and I think that really helped him get over the hump hump (hump) a rounded eminence. dowager's hump popular name for dorsal kyphosis caused by multiple wedge fractures of the thoracic vertebrae seen in osteoporosis. .'' Roman, a freshman from Oxnard, also won the regional championship in his division after posting a 21-4 record. His progress throughout the year was remarkable for a first-year college wrestler. ``He's the warrior of the team,'' Keysaw said. ``He's not gifted athletically, but he seems to make the most out of every situation. He never gives up.'' Conner is a freshman from Dos Pueblos High School Dos Pueblos High School is a high school located in Goleta, California, west of Santa Barbara. Located adjacent to the foothills on the edge of the Goleta Valley in an area know as El Encanto Heights, it serves a student body of approximately 2,300 in grades 9-12. and might be the Raiders' most athletic wrestler. He was a regional champion, had a 28-1 record and took second place in the state high school tournament last year. ``He's one of the greatest athletes I've ever been around,'' Keysaw said. ``He's got a great chance to win a state championship.'' Molano was upset in the regionals after compiling a 25-2 record. A freshman from Bakersfield High School Bakersfield High School (BHS) is a high school located in Bakersfield, California, USA. First founded in 1893 as Kern County High School, changed to Kern County Union High School in 1915, and finally to Bakersfield High School in 1945. , he faces a tough road to a state championship, considering he'll likely face two opponents to whom he has lost this year. Keysaw refuses to count out his talented freshman, though. ``It's definitely not impossible, and I think Fred really believes he should be in the finals,'' Keysaw said. ``He's shown improvement in talent and conditioning all year, as well as his overall approach to the sport. And when you get to the state tournament, everybody starts out with 0-0 records, so I think he has a great opportunity.'' CAPTION(S): 9 Photos Photo: (1) Joey Guradado takes down teammate Alonzo Campos, two of eight Moorpark College wrestlers who will compete in the state finals. Tom Mendoza/Daily News (2) Alonzo Campos (3) Ati Conner (4) Joey Guradado (5) Josh Little (6) Fred Molano (7) Dan Ramirez (8) Gabe Roman (9) Cory Shropshire |
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