Notching five pins in five matches, Haines High School junior Jimmy Thomsen was named outstanding wrestler of the tournament at the Southeast region championship last weekend.
Thomsen’s weight-division victory was a first for the squad. He and three teammates qualified for the state championship this weekend in Nikiski.
About 150 wrestlers from 16 Southeast schools participated. “That’s big stuff,” said Haines coach Dennis Durr.
“Finally we got some hardware for the trophy case. It’s a…