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Sophia Smith, left, and Mia Borg
San Manuel Miner
Sophia Smith, a second grader at Oracle Elementary, won the Arizona Girls Wrestling State Championship in the 60-lb weight class. Mia Borg, a sixth-grader at San Manuel Jr. High, won the State Championship in the 70-lb weight class.
Camp Verde High School hosted the State Championship wrestling event last weekend.
Andy Luberda (1149 Posts)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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