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Mountain Vista’s Gilbert Rodriguez on the podium in first place. San Manuel’s Mia Borg is in fourth place.
Hayden’s Raymon Ahumeda on the podium in first place. Not pictured, but also placing first was Hayden’s Peter Kame.
Mountain Vista Jr. High wrestler Gilbert Rodriguez was named Outstanding Wrestler after taking first place in the 83-lb division at the Central Junior High League wrestling championships held in San Manuel late last month.
Two other MVJH wrestlers also placed in the top three last weekend: Tony Smith (78lbs) placed second and Julian Gonzalez (142lbs) placed third. The trio accounted for MVJH’s 32 points, which placed sixth in the overall team standings.
San Manuel had five wrestlers place in the top four, including Mia Borg (83lbs) fourth, Mireya Curry (93lbs) third, TJ Madrid (111lbs) second, Adrian Romero (133lbs) second, and Michael Martinez (142lbs) second.
Peter Kame (167lbs) and Raymond Ahumada (154lbs) of Hayden each won championships in their respective weight class. Julian Gonzalez (104lbs) placed fourth.
Eloy won the CJHL team championship with 244.5 points and was followed by High Desert (162), Miami (69), Hayden (41), San Manuel (39), and Mountain Vista (32).
Photos courtesy Denise Fisher, San Manuel High School.
San Manuel’s TJ Madrid on the podium in Second Place.
San Manuel’s Mireya Curry stands on the podium in third place.
San Manuel’s Michael Martinez on the podium in second place.
San Manuel’s Adrian Romero stands on the podium in second place.
Hayden’s Julian Gonzalez stands in fourth place.
Mountain Vista’s Tony Smith on the podium in second place.
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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