Jesse Trent had worked all season for this moment.
There he was, on the state’s biggest stage Saturday at Intrust Bank Arena, where the Dodge City High School junior was battling for a Class 6A state championship in the heavyweight division.
As the pecking order of the championship finals churned out one state champion after another, Trent paced back and forth in the lobby adjacent to the mats, waiting and waiting.
Finally, after a wait that was longer than any other wrestlers, Trent and Wichita Northwest’s Trey Page were finally set to do battle.
Trent and Page had recent history, with Page beating Trent five straight times during the regular season, handing him all but one of his six losses.
The sixth time was no different as Page pulled out a 5-0 decision over a game Trent, who finished his campaign with a 27-7 record and a second-place medal draped around his neck.
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