Alex Paul
Athletes prepare for the finals of the state wrestling tournament in different ways.
Some retreat from the roar of the crowd to meditate.
Others put on earphones and listen to music.
SHHS senior David Helfrich spent two hours Saturday night running and praying in the bowels of Portland’s Memorial Coliseum.
“I was very nervous,” Helfrich said. “I ran and prayed. Finally, I settled on the verse, ‘If God is with me, then who…