Dominic Sager has been on a mission this year to put the wrestling world on notice, and that is exactly what he has done.
Sager and the Mustangs wrestled in the Class 6A Region 2 Duals at Wetumpka on Saturday where Sager was crowned with the Most Outstanding Wrestler honor after a 4-0 performance. The Mustangs heavyweight defeated Pike Road’s Braidon Watkins, Benjamin Russell’s Chresten Johnson, Russell County’s Justice Rogers and Wetumpka’s Jack Robertson on his path to collecting the award.
“Over the course of the year, he's just been fantastic, he is a hard worker, and he's been doing a lot in the practice room to get better,” Stanhope coach David Adams said. “He'll talk with me about different moves and trying to learn new things, and put himself in uncomfortable positions in order to improve his game.”
Sager has been a dominant force throughout the season with a 23-5 record, which was on full display during the region duals with all of his four wins coming via pin or tech fall.
“This Saturday was just him doing this same old, same old, and going out there being a leader for his team and getting the wins that we know that he should get,” Adams said. “Wrestling the tough matches and coming out on top showing how much hard work he puts in and how it rewards him through his results that he gets.”
Stanhope Elmore’s Sager has certainly added his mark to the program.
“He's a valuable part of our team and us as a coaching staff and his other peers and all that we all love him and love seeing the progress he's making,” Adams said. “I think it just shows that what we're doing is working for him, and so we're going to continue on the right track, because our ultimate goal is to see him qualify for state again and hopefully place this year, hopefully to win it. That's the main goal.”
