john millea's tourney tales; WRESTLING STATE TOURNAMENT; The sons rise early and to the occasion; All four of Wayne Lexvold's sons -- Nathan, Chad, Drew and Mitch -- are wrestling in the state tournament. Morning matches at state don't bother them; it's getting them out of 5 a.m. cow-milking shifts.(SPORTS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: February 29, 2008| Author: Millea, John | Copyright information

Byline: John Millea; Staff Writer

Wayne Lexvold, assistant wrestling coach at Kenyon-Wanamingo, was matside at Xcel Energy Center, watching one of his sons compete.

Lexvold hollered instructions, punctuated by: "Let's go, Nathan!"

Uh, Wayne? That's not Nathan out there, it's Mitch.

Give the guy a break. It's an easy mistake to make when you have four sons wrestling in the state tournament.

"That definitely happens a lot," said...

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