Those in attendance at the Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee Friday offered a moment of silence for Hixon.
Here's how Orlando Sentinel sportswriter Brant Parsons described the scene:
Chris Hixon"On Friday at the FHSAA tournament, the wrestling community showed its support again for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and respect for the wrestlers who chose to carry on after tragedy.
Parsons went on to quote MSD acting coach Daniel Sanchez, who had been an assistant until Hixon was slain just over two weeks earlier.
"As small as we are, the community opened up their hearts, their arms and their facilities," Sanchez said. "They gave us every resource possible to ensure that we were in the right state of mind and still able to compete."
Ironically, the Stoneman Douglas wrestling team originally had been scheduled to have its photo taken the day of the shooting.
"We just huddled together," coach Sanchez told the Miami Herald. "I asked them if they wanted to be here, and if so we'll practice. The kids called me later and said they wanted to continue."
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