That reminds me of my sophomore year. 3 of us qualified for state, our 119 pounder and 130 pounder and me, our 140 pounder. Well the lighter 2 decided to go canoeing, in the snow, being pulled by a 4 wheeler. They lost control and hit a stop sign. Our 130 pounder broke his arm and our 119 pounder hurt his leg but still wrestled. The 130 pounder was out for state, and as fate would have it, so were 2 of the others just in his quarter of the state bracket. So the one kid remaining had an automatic place. I think he took fifth or so.


Curtis Chenoweth