The Friesen season

Storm senior becomes sixth HPC state champ Saturday night

Gage Friesen let some rare emotion come out after his state championship victory while coaches Martin Phillips (right) and Corbey Grause celebrate in the background.
Gage Friesen let some rare emotion come out after his state championship victory while coaches Martin Phillips (right) and Corbey Grause celebrate in the background.

Gage Friesen can’t shoot a basketball. Never really gave wrestling a shot growing up, either. His dad really wanted him to try wrestling. At the time, new High Plains wrestling coach Martin Phillips begged him to give it a go in middle school.  “My dad wanted me to try wrestling,” Friesen said. “I’ll be honest. I would have never done it if it wasn’t for coach Phillips. I would have been doin…