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San Manuel wrestler Franky Renteria (State Runner-Up) on the podium at the Division IV State Wrestling Championship.
San Manuel wrestler Franky Renteria (160) finished runner-up in his weight class at the 2016 AIA Division IV State Wrestling Championships, which took place last weekend in Prescott Valley.
Renteria, a two-time state qualifier and the No. 2-seed at this year’s tournament, was called for three false-penalties in the championship match, allowing No. 1-seed Brock Slade of Mogollon to come-from-behind to claim the 8 – 4 decision.
“Nothing like that has ever happened to me,” Slade told azcentral sports. “But I’ll take it.”
Miners’ freshman Julian Rodriguez (120) and Renteria, a junior, were San Manuel’s state qualifiers this season. The Miner’s finished tied for 23rd in the Division IV team standings out of over 40 teams.
Visit www.trackwrestling.com and search “AIA” for complete state tournament brackets and results.
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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