Haines senior Nolan Wald (26-5) attempts to pin Grace Christian School senior Carson Crotts (38-3) in their 171-pound championship match during Saturday’s ASAA Wrestling State Championships at Anchorage’s Alaska Airlines Center. (Klas Stolpe / Juneau Independent)

One loss in November forced James Stickler to confront something he hadn’t needed to before.

“I realized I’m not unbeatable,” Stickler said. “I needed to be more patient.”

That realization carried the Haines High School senior through the remainder…

Francisco Martínezcuello is the Chilkat Valley News summer reporter. Previously, he was in Southwest Alaska working for KYUK Public Media as a News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January...