Wrangell’s Jackson Carney stayed unbeaten and was named outstanding wrestler as the Wolves boys team placed third at the Bill Weiss Invitational wrestling tournament last weekend in Ketchikan.

Carney, now 24-0 on the season with 18 pins, won the 145-pound weight class and helped Wrangell finish with 179 team points. The junior was voted the outstanding wrestler of the 14-team boys tournament.

“I was super pumped to get outstanding wrestler,” Carney told the Juneau Independent. “Out of all the tournaments I have wrestled at, this was the first time I was voted OW, so it meant a lot.”

Commenting on the overall tournament, “I was excited to see that Southeast is looking tough as a whole, and I was especially glad to see how well Wrangell is doing. A lot of work has gone into our season this year, and I am excited to see how we do at state,” Carney said. “The goal is to come home with a couple of individual champs and Wrangell’s first team championship.”

Wrangell also picked up titles from junior Cooper Powers and sophomore Kourtney Barnes.

Powers won the 140-pound division, knocking off top-seeded Jake Olson of Colony High School.

“Cooper was nervous going into his match because he was wrestling an unknown commodity, but he beat Jake Olson,” Wrangell head coach Jack Carney said. “Olson was the No. 1 seed for the 140-pound class.”

On the girls’ side, Barnes claimed another title at 126 pounds; she has lost only once this season.

“Kourtney is endlessly impressive,” coach Carney said. “She is so determined and she’s just a pleasure to coach. She is so focused and so disciplined.”

Barnes has a record of 19-1, with 16 pins.

Freshman Jenna Meissner placed second at 100 pounds; Ryder Ritchie (103) and Cody Barnes (215) also placed second. Hailey Cook (114) and Arabella Nore (185) each finished third in their weight classes.

“In all, we had three first-place finishes, four second-place finishes and three third-place finishes,” coach Carney said. “I’m very pleased with that showing, and this team continues to impress everywhere we go.”

The girls team placed fifth in the 13-team field.

Colony High School won the girls title, with Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé winning the boys tournament.

On the boys side, Ben Houser took third at 130 pounds after opening his tournament with a statement win.

“I’m very proud of Ben. He started everything by pinning the returning state champ, right at the start,” Carney said. “But some things didn’t go his way, and he didn’t finish quite as high as we hoped. I’m still very proud of him for all of his effort.”

With the Bill Weiss tournament behind them, the Wolves will scale back training this week.

For the season, the Wolves have a total of 282 wins, with 212 pins and 142 losses.

“We’re only going to have one or two full practices and a few voluntary practices this next week,” Carney said. “The students can use this week to refocus on school and get plenty of rest and spend time with their families.

“I can’t overstate just how much of an advantage it will be for everyone to sleep in their own beds and get plenty of rest before the next tournament here in Wrangell.”

Wrangell will host the Tom Sims Invitational on Dec. 5-6.