Peewee wrestling program teaching self-reliance, community spirit

Wrangell’s peewee wrestlers hosted their counterparts from Petersburg Saturday.

The Wolfpack Wrestling program sent around 36 kids to the mats, while the group from Petersburg’s Arena Wrestling rounded out the total number of participants to 90.

Both programs focus on building skills for elementary age students, from kindergarten to fifth grade. While Wolfpack is a program of Wrangell Parks and Recreation, Arena Wrestling is an independent program organized by parents and volunteers.

With so many children competing, matches at the Community Center were split between K-2 and 3-5 in the morning...