Petersburg's Eli Anderson stands tall on the podium with his first place medal after winning his weight class during the Metlaketla Invitational on Oct. 18, 2025, in Metlakatla. The Vikings next meet will be in Juneau, from Nov. 7-8.
Grappling with the unknown, the Petersburg High School Wrestling team embarked on the beginning of their season's journey this past weekend in Metlakatla. While head coach James Valentine wasn't present, assistant coach Tyler Thain stepped up to fill the void in the first meet of the season.
"Mostly, this first meet was about figuring out what kind of wrestlers you want to be. We do things in practice and in a real life match, it's hard to translate those things," Thain said. "So you try to get kids lots of matches, trying different things in those live experiences."
While this team is youthfu...
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