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PESH wrestlers Shafik, Soltero each have drive, ability to succeed

by | Dec 12, 2015 | Sports

Greg Ford/Murphy Monitor Murphy residents Monica Shafik, left, and Monica Soltero each found a sport they love in wrestling, and have proven to be highly proficient at it.

Greg Ford/Murphy Monitor
Murphy residents Monica Shafik, left, and Monica Soltero each found a sport they love in wrestling, and have proven to be highly proficient at it.

By Greg Ford
Sports Editor
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The most time-tested and proven method to beat an opponent is to outwork them.
Plano East wrestlers Monica Soltero and Monica Shafik, each a Murphy resident, do that quite a bit, and they plan to continue that trend over the next few months.
“The biggest thing for both of them is that they’re here (at practice) every day,” said Plano East girls’ head coach Eric Semifero. “They work hard. Kids in this generation, it’s real hard to find (ones) with the drive to want to be good at something, to put the work in. The two of them are willing to work and put in the time to be good.”
(To read the entire story, check out the Dec. 10 edition of the Murphy Monitor)

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