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Carlos Salas works to pin the competition at a wrestling meet this season.
San Manuel Miner
Five members of the San Manuel wrestling team, including Marco Salas (Sr-106), Ezra Miller (Fr-120), Francisco Medina (Sr-132), Franky Renteria (So-145), and Max Fisher (Fr-170), qualified for the 2015 State Wrestling Championships which took place last weekend at the Prescott Valley Event Center.
The Miners finished 24th out of 42 in the final team results.
Salas, who finished sixth in his weight class, was the top placer for the Miners.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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