WIAA state wrestling: Koss battles back from injury to become state qualifier

Eighth-grader Colton Koss took the handoff, broke free and set his eyes on the 15 yards he needed to gain to put away a victory for his football te...

February 28, 2023
6:16 AM

Eighth-grader Colton Koss took the handoff, broke free and set his eyes on the 15 yards he needed to gain to put away a victory for his football team. 'It was the last play of the last game of his junior high football season,' Colton's dad, Justin Koss, said of the Oct. 7, 2021, event. 'He needed 15 yards to end the game. He went 30 yards and was going for the end zone until a kid came across the field and tackled him.' As the two players went to the ground on the sideline, Colton dislocated his hip.

Todd Sommerfeldt