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Hayden wrestlers
The Hayden wrestling team was one of 16 teams to compete at the recent Gila Valley Tournament and the Lobos finished 5 – 2 with all of their wrestlers qualifying for the individual tournament.
“That was pretty good because we only took seven wrestlers to the tournament,” Hayden head coach John Estrada told the Copper Basin News in a text message. “I told the kids, in order to win duels with the amount of wrestlers we have on our team we needed pins to win.”
The Lobos had four wrestlers – Mikee Mariscal (106), Omar Lopez (120), Brandon Cruz (152) and Joel Rodriguez (195) – advance to championship matches. All four placed second.
Noah Monroy (145) lost in the semifinals but bounced back to take home third-place.
Ryan Donovan (138) earned a fifth-place finish and Peter Kame (170) finished sixth.
Hayden will travel to Round Valley for a duel match on Wednesday before competing in the Titan Tournament at Chandler Prep on Saturday.
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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