Humphreys' Ethan Wege gains the upper hand on St. Mary's Ryan Murase at 121 pounds. (Photo by Dave Ornauer/Stars and Stripes)
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Three times, Ethan Wege had tried before to capture a Far East title. Three times he was denied.
So Wege told himself it was now or never before stepping on the mat in Tuesday’s Far East wrestling weight-class finals.
It wasn’t easy. The Humphreys senior 121-pounder had to survive a 14-11 decision over Kanto Plain champion Ryan Murase of St. Mary’s. But he finally stepped off the mat as a Far East champion.
“It’s been on my mind all season,” Wege said. “Second last year, fourth place the two years before that. Every year, I came up short. So, I said to myself, it’s my last time. I don’t have anything to lose. Just give it everything I have.”
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