Petersburg senior Kaden Duke attempts to pin JDHS sophomore Jaxin Jim during their 171-pound semifinal match on Saturday at the Southeast Showdown Wrestling Tournament in Juneau's George Houston Gymnasium. Duke would win in extra time.
The PHS Wrestling team grappled through their second meet in Juneau-Douglas over the weekend. While the young squad didn't have the best results, Head Coach James Valentine is focused on the experience his young team is getting early in the season.
The majority of the Vikings who traveled to this meet were freshmen, except for sophomore Fyscher Humphrey and senior Kaden Duke.
"It was still their very first tournament ... the first tournament in Hoonah. It was a majority learning curve tournament," Valentine said. "For freshman – it's an eye-opener – 'Oh this is the reason why we run so hard in...
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