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Show Championship is example of dedication The 1986 State 3-A Wrestling trophy is sitting in a place of honor at Pleasant Grove High School this week after the school's wrestling team won the state championship cham-pionship last weekend. Coach Darold Henry had faith in his wrestlers and they had faith in him and it all paid off when the team was declared the first place winners. From the first dual match with Orem, a 4-A school, which Pleasant Grove won, to the state finals last Saturday in Salt Lake City, the Pleasant Grove wrestlers had shown great promise. They had shown the dedication that it takes to be champions. Wrestlers, other than perhaps the heavyweights, suffer a great deal from hunger. They must each make weight for each match. That is not easy for growing teenage boys who are constantly hungry and constantly growing. You cannot stop Mother Nature, so the boys often have to diet to keep their weight at the proper level. It is a great price to pay to become a champion wrestler. They starve so that they can have their arms twisted, their legs twisted, and their bodies bruised. Training is strenuous. There is always anxiety about weight and getting your nose bloodied is not uncommon. The wrestlers do pay a high price. It is not easy for a mother to sit and watch her child have his body twisted into difficult positions. Many Pleasant Grove parents have attended every wrestling match, giving their boys the support they need and giving the coaches the support they need. Thanks to the parents! Pleasant Grove is proud of the wrestlers. We are proud of their record, their courage, their dedication and their coaches. The community wishes the team the very best and may it happen all over again next year. Congratulations, Pleasant Grove wrestlers and coaches ! Dan Phelon awaits his championship match as Coach Darold Henry, 3-A Wrestling Coach of the Year, looks on. |