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Wrestling season was supposed to be the pinnacle
for Dos Allen this year. When the
senior from Rappahannock County hit the mats this year it was with one thing in mind - to be a Rappahannock County state champion wrestler.
In the end, Allen watched his teammate, Isaac Raney, take home that glory.
Ahead in his final match, Allen could no doubt taste victory but life, irony and fate had something different in mind and the young man had to swallow hard when the final score tipped in his opponent’s favor.
Life’s lessons can’t always be classified as good or bad but, in many cases, they are simply hard.
It’s at times like these that the old proverbials like - “what doesn’t kill you makes you strong” and “no pain, no gain” or “no guts, no glory” just don’t seem to hold water when you’re dealing with what appears to be an unsurmountable disappointment.
It’s hard for perspective to kick in and bolster your pride and sense of self-esteem when you’re just plain feeling down.
But athletes like Allen don’t stay low for long. In Allen’s case, there was his teammate Raney to cheer on, to coach, to mentor, to praise. Despite his own frustration, Allen wouldn’t let anything take away from Raney^s success. That’s not in his makeup.
There was no contest this year when Allen was named Most Valuable Wrestler by Coach Jim Herzog at a recent awards ceremony.
Herzog has long seen as many in this county are witnessing that champions - whether winning or losing - are men of great courage and spirit and show their truest colors at the darkest times.
See you on the soccer field, Dos, and keep playing that sax.
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