Chimacum seventh-grader Leighton Dunn stalks her opponent, Miles Hill of Port Angeles, at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend last week. Dunn earned three takedowns only to fall in the second round in a pin. (Ryan White)

Chimacum seventh-grader Leighton Dunn stalks her opponent, Miles Hill of Port Angeles, at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend last week. Dunn earned three takedowns only to fall in the second round in a pin. (Ryan White)

YOUTH SPORTS: Port Townsend, Chimacum wrestlers compete at Blue Heron

Above, Chimacum seventh-grader Leighton Dunn stalks her opponent, Miles Hill of Port Angeles, at Blue Heron Middle School in Port Townsend last week. Dunn earned three takedowns only to fall in the second round in a pin.

Below, Layla Grimm, a Blue Heron Middle School sixth-grader, competed in her first wrestling event last week in Port Townsend, facing off against Forks seventh-grader Kim Camacho. Grimm got a pin in the third period on her way to two victories.

Layla Grimm, a Blue Heron Middle School sixth-grader, competed in her first wrestling event last week in Port Townsend, facing off against Forks seventh-grader Kim Camacho. Grimm got a pin in the third period on her way to two victories. (Ryan White)

Layla Grimm, a Blue Heron Middle School sixth-grader, competed in her first wrestling event last week in Port Townsend, facing off against Forks seventh-grader Kim Camacho. Grimm got a pin in the third period on her way to two victories. (Ryan White)

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