Alexandria 126 lb. class wrestler Ezra Fye shakes hands with Lapel athletic director Bill Chase, who presented Fye with the outstanding wrestler award for the Madison County Tournament at Lapel in December.

Trying to project future athletic success for a young athlete is a tricky proposition, especially when the athlete in question does not even like the sport he is playing.

Such is the case for Alexandria’s Ezra Fye, their senior wrestler and state finalist who, just three years ago, was not enjoying the sport and was relegated to a junior varsity role for the Tigers.

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