Middle school wrestlers in the championship finals participate in a mass greeting prior to the spotlight matches of the Southeast Middle School Regional Wrestling Tournament on Saturday at Thunder Mountain Middle School. (Courtesy/Klas Stolpe,Juneau Empire)
Middle school wrestlers in the championship finals participate in a mass greeting prior to the spotlight matches of the Southeast Middle School Regional Wrestling Tournament on Saturday at Thunder Mountain Middle School. (Courtesy/Klas Stolpe,Juneau Empire)

In a whirlwind trip to Juneau that started with a rough ride on a Valentine’s Day Goldbelt catamaran, 17 middle schoolers headed to a wrestling tournament in Juneau earlier this month. 

The outgoing sailing was on the same day that…

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