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San Manuel Miner
Seven players from the back-to-back State Champion Miners’ softball team were named to the AIA All-Section teams. The Miners baseball team, which reached the semi-finals of the state tournament for third straight year, had six players selected to the All-Section teams.
Felicia Medina, Angelica Zuniga, Alyssa Cuellar, Lyana Waddell, Ashley Vargas, Mireya Tamayo, and Angela Navarro are the Miners who were selected to the All-Section teams.
Anthony Garcia, Shane Kelly, Richard Romo, Effren Haro, Armando Sierra, and Francisco Medina are the Miners’ baseball players who earned All-Section honors.
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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