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Superior girls’ basketball Head Coach Manuel Ortega took to Twitter before his team played it’s first game without Julissa Rose Garcia.
The Superior girls’ basketball team played its first game earlier this week since the tragic passing of freshman teammate Julissa Garcia.
Head coach Manuel Ortega, in reference to Garcia, posted the following on his Twitter account:
#OurGuardianAngel, #Prayer, #6thMan, and #PlayForHerPlayLikeHer.
The Lady Panthers played Hayden on Jan. 10 and have remaining games this week versus Arizona Charter Academy on Jan. 12 and at Duncan on Jan. 13. All games are scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
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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