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  Superior Jr. High recently announced its athletic award winners at the annual Sports Awards Banquet, which took place on Thursday, May 3, at the school.

  Several student-athletes are multi-sport competitors and it showed at the banquet earlier this month as several won awards in multiple sports.

  Congratulations to all.

Football

MVP – Mathew Cruz

Defensive Award – Marques Contreras

Offensive Award – Luis Villalobos

Most Improved – Richard Drennan

7^th-Grade Volleyball

Most Improved – Anika Flores

Coaches Award – Jasmin Ortega

Most Spirited – Mira Estatico

8^th-Grade Volleyball

MVP – Myika Cruz

Coaches Award – Julianna Navarro

Defensive Award – Danika Bryant

Master Server Award – Aubryana Preciado

7^th-Grade Boys Basketball

MVP – Marcos Galindo

Most Improved – Kevin Duarte

Hustle Award – Zachary Duarte

8^th-Grade Boys Basketball

MVP – Mathew Cruz

Coaches Award – Gabriel Denogean

Hustle Award – Xavier Hernandez

7^th-Grade Girls Basketball

Defensive Award – Mira Estatico

Offensive Award – Chaira Marquez

Most Improved – Analise Hollenbeck

8^th-Grade Girls Basketball

MVP – Arianna Contreras

Most Improved – Danika Bryant

Offensive Award – Juliana Navarro

Defensive Award – Aubryana Preciado

Hard Nose Award – Illiana Ramirez

Hardest Worker – Myika Cruz

Baseball

MVP – Mathew Cruz

Coaches Award – Gabriel Denogean

Most Improved – Gabriel Lastra

Softball

Most Improved – Arianna Contreras

Best Def Player – Juliana Navarro

Best Off Player – Danika Bryant

Diablo Award

Mathew Cruz

Danika Bryant

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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