All the team section winners
Female role models in wrestling used to be scarce but the rise in Arizona wrestling has created an opportunity to inspire next generation
Wrestling
Every program approaches the season differently, meaning someone with more defeats against top competition is more prepared than a wrestler with a sterling record but an easy schedule
The Tigers lost their top player but enter the regular season playing for a region title, while boys wrestling in AZ competes for state title bids, numbers retired
Elizabeth Valenzuela Smith (Pueblo), Daesiah Varner (Cienega) and Madelyn Oliver (Franklin) are two-time champions
The real nitty gritty matches come in the round that decides if a wrestler advances to state or the season is over
List prior to the regional playoffs
Mountain View girls and Sahuarita boys win
The Aztecs picked up Doc Wright at last second after Poston Butte tournament canceled; WF girls cruise past CDS squad
The Doc Wright wrestling tournament has flourished under the direction of Justin and Jeff Hartman
Seven state champions came out on top
Morenci's Woodall, Desert Ridge's Bermudez win individual titles, while Morenci wins team championship
Show Low state champion wins the 107-pound title, while Campo Verde's performance in finals brings home team championship
Semifinals set after long day - 12 hours, 1,000 matches - of competition that saw Morenci boys and Red Mountain girls take early team lead
16 state champions are still alive
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