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# Rising Star Wrestler overcomes tragedy in Wrangell | INDIE ALASKA
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/indie-alaska/episode/rising-star-wrestler-overcomes-tragedy-in-wrangell-indie-alaska-gsijwe/
- Published: 2024-12-13T07:15:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T06:34:19.000Z
- Description: It's so much more than wrestling for this high school senior and her family in Wrangell, Alaska.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Indie Alaska, Season 13, Episode 10, #ZZZ_Episode_522b17c8-6ccd-4657-a6c8-571bd7dedf53, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b067a74e-4d91-45e4-9d7b-ab093441ccaf, #v1.16

Wrestling is more than just a sport for young people living in many parts of rural Alaska. In Wrangell, the high school wrestling team is dominating the competition. Della Churchill leads the coed wrestling team as the team captain despite surviving tragedy in her family and in her small Southeast Alaskan community. Della's resilience, gratitude, and compassion for others have shaped this athlete.