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San Manuel Softball All-American players Lyana Waddell (left) and Angela Navarro (right) with chairperson Tot Workman (center).
San Manuel softball players Lyana Waddell and Angela Navarro received the 2016 United Dairymen of Arizona and Arizona Coaches Association High School All-American Softball Award during a ceremony on May 21.
The pair of Miners was among 23 players to receive the award, which recognizes outstanding seniors who maintain strong academic standards and community service along with their achievements in softball.
The UDA All-American Award is only the most recent accolade for Waddell, who committed to Western New Mexico University earlier this year, and Navarro after each earned several postseason honors, including All-Section, All-Division and All-State recognition by the AIA and azcentral sports.
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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