By BUTCH HARMON
Corunna sophomore Tristan Serbus did something that has not been done by a Corunna wrestler in a while, and he avenged his only defeat in the process.
He won a state championship.
Serbus defeated Brendan Abrigo of Manchester 10-6 in the Division 3 championship match at 103 pounds. Serbus kept on the pressure from beginning to the end to claim the state title. The win avenged the only that loss Serbus suffered this season, as he finished with a 46-1 record.
“It feels awesome,” Serbus said. “I just worked hard and did what my coaches said: attack, attack, attack. I’m so glad I have my coaches and all my other teammates behind me.”
Serbus was the first Corunna wrestler to bring home a state title in over two decades. “I have been told that it’s like 23 years since we’ve had a state champion,” he said. “I hope winning this state title makes more kids want to come out for wrestling and makes other Corunna wrestlers want to go to state, also.”
Serbus put in plenty of time to make his dream come true. “I worked hard in the off-season,” he said. “I just want to work harder and harder this summer to come back and have an even better season.”