Photo courtesy of Marty Massin

Mitkof Middle School wrestlers took fourth place at the region tournament in Ketchikan, behind teams from Juneau and Ketchikan. The team traveled with 20 wrestlers. Nineteen ended up competing with one injured before the tournament. Petersburg had eight in the finals and two champions and finished with a team record of 35 wins against 25 losses. Joe Viechnicki spoke with coach Jeff Davidson about the regional meet.

The regional meet wraps up the middle school wrestling season while the arena wrestling season continues for younger wrestlers this winter.