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Hayden Jr. High wrestlers Leticia Valenzuela and Marcos Gaona each placed in their respective weight classes at the Central Junior High League Wrestling Tournament, which took place last Thursday at San Manuel Jr/Sr High School.
Valenzuela placed fourth in the 125-lb weight class and Gaona took third at 154-lb.
As a team, Hayden finished sixth at the tournament, which was won by Eloy.
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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