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San Manuel Miner
The third-seed San Manuel softball team began defense of its back-to-back state titles on Tuesday, facing No. 19-seed Seligman in the second round of the Division IV State Softball Championship playoffs.
The Antelopes defeated No. 14 St. David in the first round, 7 – 3.
The Miners, who were ranked at or near the top of the Division IV rankings all year, had a bye in the opening round.
With a win on Tuesday, the Miners would face the winner between No. 6 Pusch Ridge Christian Academy and No. 11 Antelope Union in the quarterfinals on Friday, May 8. That game is scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Rose Mofford Complex in Phoenix. Results for the Tuesday game were unavailable at press time, but will be posted to our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/copperarea.
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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