MHS wrestlers take on 3 teams in home meet (gallery)

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Senior Dakota Halverson marks a win over a Santa Cruz opponent. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson

The Maricopa High School wrestling team defeated two of three opponents in a Thursday home meet that closed out the regular season for the Rams. They hosted Coolidge, Santa Cruz Valley and Vista Grande, defeating the latter two 36-33 and 42-12 respectively. Now the wrestlers prep for the section meet, which is Feb. 4 starting at 9 a.m. at Campo Verde High School in Gilbert.

Raquel Hendrickson
Raquel, a.k.a. Rocky, is a sixth-generation Arizonan who spent her formative years in the Missouri Ozarks. After attending Temple University in Philadelphia, she earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and has been in the newspaper business since 1990. She has been a sports editor, general-assignment reporter, business editor, arts & entertainment editor, education reporter, government reporter and managing editor. After 16 years in the Verde Valley-Sedona, she moved to Maricopa in 2014. She loves the outdoors, the arts, great books and all kinds of animals.