The Wrangell High School wrestlers traveled last weekend to compete in the Sitka Slam, with many team members placing high and turning in fast pin times.
Although team scores weren’t kept at the tournament, the number of pins were tracked, with the Wolves turning in the second-highest number at 48 pins. Mt. Edgecumbe had the most with 52.
Randy Churchill led the Wrangell team, winning first place in his weight class and placing third overall in the competition with five pins. Ethan Blatchley and Vanessa Barnes also won first place in their weight classes.
Aiden Clark of Mt. Edgecumbe and Angus Olsen of Petersburg placed first and second, respectively, overall in the competition.
Della Churchill and Boomchain Loucks both won second place in their weight classes, while Cody Barnes and Clara Waddington won third place. Della Churchill came in fourth overall behind Randy Churchill. Lucas Schneider and Ian Nelson won fourth place in their weight classes, Jackson Powers took fifth place, Abree Powers won sixth place, Devlyn Campbell landed in seventh place and Trevyn Gillen won eighth place.
“The wrestlers are looking a lot better than last week’s first meet already,” said head coach Jack Carney. “They’re getting into the swing of the season and their moves are coming more readily.”
Carney said he’s happy with the progress of the wrestlers in such a short time. “The team captains, Randy Churchill, Ethan Blatchley and Steven Bales, are doing an excellent job leading the team.”
Assistant coach Rolland Wimberley and team volunteer Harry Churchill have helped improve the team’s techniques, Carney said.
Carney said the next competition for the squad is this weekend in Anchorage at the Anchorage Christian School tournament. “It’s the biggest small school tourney in the state and great for seeing how we match up statewide,” he said.
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