HOOPESTON — Hoopeston Area senior wrestlers Angel Zamora and Ayden Larkin walked into The News-Gazette’s office in November with bleach-blond buzz cuts. They had recruited a few of their teammates to join them in the ruining of their hair, and they said it was all about setting expectations high.
“When you go to state, it feels like everyone there has bleached hair,” Larkin said.
The Cornjerkers duo made the IHSA individual state wrestling tournament last year and did well, Zamora placing fourth in the Class 1A 175-pound weight class and Larkin taking sixth at 157. This time around, they’re looking to bring more firepower with them…