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History made by Perez

Submitted by Edgar on Wed, 02/08/2023 - 5:00am
History made by Perez

Harvard senior Maria Perez is just moments away from securing her first-ever trip to the girls wrestling state championships, as she pinned Superior’s Cheyenne Stacy in 4:28 to lock down the state meet birth. Perez went on to place second in the 115-pound weight class, winning three of four matches, with her lone loss in the A-3 District, at Lincoln Southeast, coming at the hands of Fillmore Central’s Sarah Turner. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

History made by Perez

Perez turned in her quickest win of the A-3 District meet during the quarterfinal round Friday, Feb. 3, pinning Lincoln Southeast wrestler Maia Ruben in just 42-seconds. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

History made by Perez

Perez avenged two of her losses this year to Superior’s Cheyenne Stacy with a 4:28 pinfall win over Stacy in the semifinals of the A-3 District meet to advance to the state meet, Feb. 16-18 in Omaha. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

History made by Perez

Harvard’s wrestling coaches unleashed a fury of adrenaline immediately following Maria Perez’ pinfall win over Cheyenne Stacy of Superior, which secured a spot in the 115-pound bracket at the state wrestling championships Feb. 16-18 in Omaha. From the left are coaches Terry Owens, Nate Schumm and Brandi Owens, while to the far right, former South Central coach Jarod Owens reacts to the win for Perez. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS

Harvard senior Maria Perez made history this past Saturday, punching a ticket to the 2023 Nebraska State Wrestling Championships to build on the rich history of Harvard Wrestling over the last 40 years.Her history-making journey adds to the Harvard wrestling aura, becoming the first female wrestler to qualify in an ...

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