Senior Wesley Verhamme placed first for the heavyweight class in the Region V wrestling tournament in Ketchikan on April 23. Verhamme was the only Haines athlete to qualify for state. The team was honored with the Sportsmanship Award.
“I’m really thankful I got to compete,” said Verhamme. “It was one of my biggest stresses at the beginning of the year, not knowing if it was going to happen. I’m thankful that ASAA and our school…