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Kevin Tso graduates as class valedictorian Friday at Greyhills Academy.

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TUBA CITY, Ariz. -There comes a time when every wrestler realizes his competitive career is over. Exactly when that moment occurs varies for every wrestler. For some, that realization takes place in advance of their last match; those wrestlers walk out onto the mat knowing it ends after that match. Others get caught up in the race for the top and don't really want to think about what may be their last match. It is difficult to put an end to something to which you have given so much of yourself. However, sooner or later, every wrestler grasps the reality that he has wrestled his last match, and for many, it happened at state this year.Kevin Tso is a senior at Greyhills Academy High School in Tuba City. He has wrestled all four years at Greyhills. In February, Tso wrestled at the Arizona State Wrestling Tournament in the Division IV 125 pound weight class. But how did he get there? A 17-year-old Navajo kid, wrestling among the state's best. Tso is no stranger to the wrestling mat; he has wrestled at the state tournament his sophomore and junior year and also placed at multiple high school and national tournaments. Tso has wrestled at National tournaments in Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, and Montana. Tso compiled a 38-12 record his sophomore year and last year he went 41-9. But this year was different, Tso wanted to end his high school wrestling career with a State Championship.

May 17, 2011