In the tunnels of the Utah Community Credit Union Center at Utah Valley University, wrestlers waited for their turns to compete in Tuesday night’s Utah High School All-Star Duals. Although the annual event is an exhibition to showcase the best wrestlers in the state, and winning doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things, the boys and girls carried intensity on their faces, music in their headphones and winning in their minds.
“This whole building — the lights and the whole walkout and everything — it represents the state tournament,” said Parker Gasser, a senior at Maple Mountain who won his match.