Petersburg wrestling team outnumbered in Ketchikan last weekend

The Petersburg Wrestling team took only five kids to the meet in Ketchikan last weekend, and its coach “didn’t even look” at the final score.

“It was a tough weekend,” Coach Dan Swearingen said. “We left all of our upperclassmen and our physically stronger kids at home due to injuries, sickness or personal reasons.”

As a result, rostered with two sophomores, two freshmen and one senior, Petersburg got “worked pretty well,” Swearingen said.

During the matches, Petersburg had trouble staying on top and getting off bottom, Swearingen said. The first step to fix that is becoming stronger and getti...

 

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