April 2025 | Vol. 19 Iss. 4
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Wrestling family cementing their legacy By Catherine Garrett | c.garrett@mycityjournals.com The Fager family reigns supreme at state wrestling tournament.
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The Fager family had a historic week at the 6A state wrestling championships Feb. 12-15 at UVU with Meleana (left), Leimana and Clarion winning their respective weight divisions. John Fager (second from left) coaches the Corner Canyon High girls team with mom Rowanna (far right) as the siblings’ biggest cheerleader. (Photo courtesy John Fager)
t’s been a journey to the podium for three of John and Rowanna Fager’s children but they have all found themselves at the top this season in a sweet moment for the Draper family. Corner Canyon High School seniors Leimana and Meleana Fager and junior Clarion Fager – who are all 14 months apart – won the 215, 140 and 170-lb. categories at the 6A boys and girls state wrestling championships Feb. 12-15 at Utah Valley University. “Leimana’s motto is ‘The path is perfect,’ and despite a love-hate relationship with wrestling in the past, he fully bought in and it showed in his performance,” said his father – and CCHS girls wrestling coach – John Fager. “This year, Meleana learned how to get past the pressure and wrestle because she loved it,” John Fager said. “She wanted it
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