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Fountain Hills winter sports student-athlete standouts honored

Only three members of the Fountain Hills High School girls basketball team were at the FHUSD Governing Board meeting April 8, but coach Tom Ferrington praised the entire varsity as major contributors to the team’s state-finalist run this past season. From the left are Ferrington, Taleigha Bonnaha, MiKayla Smith and Rose Sanchez.

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The Fountain Hills Unified School Governing Board recognized FHHS wrestling coach Luke Salzman on April 8 for having notched his 300th win as a coach this past season.

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Many members of the Fountain Hills High School boys basketball state-semifinalist team were at the FHUSD Governing Board meeting April 8. From the left are Gavriel Pikar, Ahren Lloyd, Joseph Smith, Esaias Luna, Jamison Jacobs and Sean Monroid. Not pictured are Caden Taylor, Grayson Pavia, Kaiya Evans, Ahnyas Hart, Marek Wisniewski, Brody Skouson, Deven Baker and Crew Miller.

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Some Fountain Hills Unified School District winter sports student-athletes were recognized by the FHUSD Governing Board at its April 8 meeting.

Falcons wrestling coach Luke Salzman praised his team’s 16 wrestlers and four state qualifiers — Reece Beers, Ava Bourne, Tyker Trapani and George Tobias.

Three-time sectional champion Bourne, the school’s most accomplished wrestler in the short history of the girls’ sport in Arizona, placed third in her class at state in FHHS’ division, going 58-5 on the season.

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