YUMA, Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – Many local teams hit the diamond and tennis courts on Thursday, but it was a good day to send off Yuma’s Special Olympian and hear from another local wrestling champion. .
With the national qualifiers approaching, Yuma’s 50 Special Olympians took the bus to Mesa for the statewide basketball and cheering game on Saturday. 5 teams looking to showcase their hard work over the past few months.
And wrestling is in his DNA. Elias Espinoza has spent his eight years striving for a wrestling title. And in his sophomore year, San took home his 20th state champion wrestler in Pascual.
On the court, Kofa dominated Cibola in men’s and women’s tennis.
In the men, Diego Amblis, Edgar Rodriguez, Hardy Corpus and Jorge Mata won the singles, Diego and Hardy won the doubles, and Edgar and Niccola Corpus won the other doubles, finishing 6-3. We won the team.
On the women’s team, Ariya Chavez and Ariel Wilson’s singles and doubles wins gave the Lady Kings a close 5-4 victory over the Raiders.
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