Toyomura places 6th at State

After waiting the entire season to compete on the mat, Petersburg High School wrestler Deirdre Toyomura placed 6th at the Alaska School Activities Association Division II Wrestling State Championships at Chugiak High School.

This year's wrestling season was shortened and postponed from the fall to the spring as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were just three tournaments this season, and Toyomura had attended every one in the hopes of competing; however, there weren't any athletes in her 103 pound girls weight class in the Southeast Alaska region for her to wrestle. At the state champi...