Connor gets silver at state

Ryan Connor

Oddly enough, the journey to this year’s 4A state wrestling tournament for seniors Hayden Miles and Ryan Connor didn’t start on the wrestling mats but, instead, began with an agreement on the gridiron.

Connor promised Miles that if he strapped on a helmet for football, he would in turn strap on his singlet come wrestling season.

Football, Connor’s preferred sport, took him and Miles into the post season for two rounds of state football.

Wrestling, Miles’ preferred sport, also extended into state-level competition, with Connor the only member of the Vikings to join Miles at Portland’s Memorial Coliseum last weekend.



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