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While the Wrangell Wolves wrestlers do not have their first meet until mid-October, they have already been hard at work getting ready for the new season. Both wrestling coaches, Jeff Rooney and Jack Carney, said that they are looking at a very talented team this year and are looking to build off of previous successes. "We won a Region Championship with eight scorers in 2016," he wrote in a Facebook message. "We also took second for 2A at State that year. This year, it looks like we'll have 13...
Charles P. Berg, 88, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, passed away peacefully at Abrazo West Medical Center on April 9, 2019. He was born in Pierpoint, South Dakota on March 2, 1931 and spent his youth in Seward, Alaska and Wrangell, Alaska. His parents, Claude and Geraldine were teachers. He graduated from Wrangell High School in 1949 and played varsity basketball for the Wrangell Wolves. Charlie met his wife, Helen Angerman, during high school and they were married on September 17, 1954 in...
Wrangell Sentinel's news editor Caleb Vierkant won four awards from the Alaska Press Club for his work in 2018. For business reporting he placed first with the story about the end of the cruise ship season. He earned another second place with his story about a Supreme Court ruling on a local property dispute in the crime and court reporting category. For reporting on health he placed third with the story about staying healthy for the school year and another third place for best profile for his...
The Wrangell Borough Assembly recognized the Lady Wolves high school basketball team during their meeting on Tuesday evening for their hard work over the recent season. Mayor Steve Prysunka, in reading a proclamation congratulating the team, pointed out that the Lady Wolves took first place in regionals, defeating Metlakatla, for the first time in 25 years, and that numerous team members had received several awards and accolades over the course of the season. "I, Stephen Prysunka, mayor of the...
The Wrangell Lady Wolves had a very strong season this year. They went 11 and 3 in their regular season, their only losses coming from the Craig Lady Panthers and the Metlakatla Miss Chiefs. At regionals, held in Sitka earlier this month, the Lady Wolves took their first regional championship in 25 years. At Regionals, they beat school rival the Petersburg Lady Vikings, as well as the Miss Chiefs. Along with the championship, they won the second seed in the state tournament in Anchorage, which...
After two intense games against the Petersburg Lady Vikings and Metlakatla Miss Chiefs, the Wrangell Lady Wolves claimed victory in the ASAA Region V championship. This is the first time in 25 years that the Lady Wolves have taken first place in regionals, according to the Region V website. The last time the Lady Wolves won the regional tournament was in 1994, back when Wrangell was a 3A school. Coach Laurie Brown said that it was an amazing experience to take the regional title, but all the...
The Wrangell Wolves have come to the end of their season after a difficult series of games in Sitka, at the regional tournament. Teams from all over Southeast Alaska came to compete. Wrangell was seeded third going into Regionals, behind Petersburg in second and Metlakatla in first. After three games, however, Wrangell was knocked out of the running for the state championship. "Whenever you lose it's never going the way you want," said Coach Cody Angerman. "It doesn't make me any less proud of...
Wrangell's Lady Wolves will be going into regionals this weekend with a lot more confidence, after beating their rival Petersburg Lady Vikings in their last set of regular games for the season. It has been a fairly strong season for the Lady Wolves, who are now 13-3 in conference games. The Lady Wolves started out strong on Friday, March 1. Getting control of the ball early on, they took the lead and ran with it. Petersburg was unable to make a single point in the first quarter. The Lady Vikings...
The Wrangell Wolves, hoping to build some momentum after last weekend's wins against the Haines Glacier Bears, fell short in their final set of regular games of the season. The team travelled to Petersburg to face their school rivals, the Vikings, during their homecoming weekend. After this weekend, the Wolves will be heading into Regionals with a record of 8-8 in conference games. Friday's game, on March 1, was a real nail-biter. The Vikings got the first score of the game, but the Wolves...
The Wrangell Wolves, in their last home games of the season, defeated the Haines Glacier Bears. It has been somewhat of a mixed season for the Wolves, with equal numbers of wins and losses. However, the team demonstrated a lot of skill this last weekend, and are now 8-6 in conference games. The first game was played on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Wrangell High School gym. The Wolves were able to hold a lead of 19 to 11 in the first quarter, and expanded that lead through the rest of the game. The...
The Wrangell Lady Wolves had a successful series of games against the Haines Glacier Bears last weekend. The Lady Wolves played strong this weekend, after a rough pair of losses to Metlakatla the weekend before. These two wins give the Lady Wolves a 11-3 record in conference games for this season. The first game took place on Saturday, Feb. 23. The Lady Wolves started strong, taking the lead early on. Haines could not get much of an offensive game going, and struggled to make baskets. They were not able to get their score into the double...
The Wrangell Lady Wolves had a rough weekend playing against the Metlakatla Miss Chiefs. Metlakatla has proven to be a formidable team this year. The Lady Wolves were able to beat the Miss Chiefs earlier in the season, during some home games in January, but the tables were turned when they faced Metlakatla on their home turf. The first game on Friday, Feb. 15 saw the Miss Chiefs take a strong lead over the Lady Wolves with a score of 11 to 4. That lead was only widened in the second and third quarters. The Miss Chiefs scored in the double...
It was a hard-fought weekend for the Wrangell Wolves as they went up against the Metlakatla Chiefs. In two games against last year’s 2A champions, on Feb. 15 and 16, the Wolves were unable to catch a break. The Wolves are now 6-6 in conference games. Friday’s game started very close. The Chiefs were only able to hold a two point lead against the Wolves. Wrangell’s team was very determined, and managed to take the lead in the second quarter, 20 points to Metlakatla’s 17. However, the second half of the game went fully in the Chiefs’ favor. Th...
The Lady Wolves, who have gone undefeated in conference games for about half of the season, faced their first defeat last weekend at the hands of the Craig Lady Panthers. The games against Craig, held in their hometown at Craig High School, did not go in Wrangell’s favor last Friday. However, the Lady Wolves were able to come back in the next game for a win. Wrangell is now 9-1 for this basketball season. Friday’s game, on Feb. 8, started with the Lady Wolves taking a narrow lead. The Lady Panthers were able to make quite a few baskets, but...
The Wrangell Wolves got to add two more wins to their record this season after last weekend’s games against Craig High School. The Wolves, who have had an equal amount of wins and losses this season, were looking to turn one win against the Petersburg Vikings from two weeks ago into a winning streak. That streak is now three games long, and the Wolves are 6-4 in conference play. On Friday, Feb. 8, the Wolves and Craig Panthers held their first game. The beginning of the game was exciting, but decidedly in Wrangell’s favor. By the end of the...
Wrangell's Lady Wolves continued their winning streak this weekend, against Petersburg during homecoming. The girl's basketball team is now 8-0 in conference games. Last weekend's games against the Petersburg Lady Vikings went heavily in Wrangell's favor, both games being won by a wide margin. Friday's game saw Lady Wolves player Helen Decker (No. 11) make the first basket. Maddy Harding (No. 10) also made an impressive three-pointer during the opening quarter. The team, as a whole, managed to...
Wrangell High School held its annual homecoming basketball games last weekend. The Wrangell Wolves went up against the Petersburg Vikings, after taking two losses to Metlakatla the previous weekend. While the first game went in the Vikings favor, Wrangell was able to end its string of losses last Saturday with an impressive win. On Friday the game had a bit of a slow start. Both teams focused heavily on defense. The Wolves were able to score first, about two minutes and twenty seconds into the...
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After two hard-fought games this past weekend, the Wrangell Lady Wolves walked away with another set of victories in what has been a successful season. The girl's basketball team remains undefeated in conference games, now 6-0 after this weekend. The Metlakatla Miss Chiefs played against Wrangell in the Lady Wolves' second set of home games this season. Friday's game opened with Wrangell getting on the board first with a single point from a free throw. Both teams played a strong defensive game...
Wrangell Wolves Coach Cody Angerman said he knew going against Metlakatla would be a challenge. They were last year's 2A state champions, and have a very strong team this year. After last weekend's losses against the Metlakatla Chiefs, it proved to be a challenge Wrangell fell just short of meeting. Both games were tense and hard-fought, but the Wolves are now 3-3 in conference play. On Friday the game opened with an impressive three-pointer by the Wolves. They held a lead in the first quarter u...
The Lady Wolves basketball team travelled to Haines to face off against the Glacier Bears in the second weekend of conference games this season. Things went in Wrangell's favor in both games, and the team walked away with two more victories under their belts. The Lady Wolves are now 4-0 in conference play. On Friday night, Jan. 18, the Lady Wolves took a commanding lead right from the start. They lead by 23 points by the end of the first quarter, with Haines not able to make a single basket. By...
The Wrangell Wolves basketball team had a hard-fought set of games against the Haines Glacier Bears last weekend. Each game had its tense moments, as both games were determined by only a few baskets. In the end, the Wolves were able to claim one victory, and one loss, against Haines. After last weekend, the Wolves are now 3-1 in conference games. Wrangell held a decent lead through the majority of Friday's game, on Jan. 18. They held a 12-point lead at one point, in the second quarter. Things...
Wrangell High School hosted their first home games of the basketball season last weekend with Craig. The games on Friday and Saturday were hard-fought, but the Wrangell Lady Wolves came out victorious. Both teams had a strong defensive game on Friday. The first quarter saw a lot of fouls from both teams and many of the points made came from free throws. Wolves player Julia Miethe (#1) received an leg injury during this quarter, too. The second quarter, and most of the third quarter, saw lots of...
After going three-to-one in the Rally the Regions tournament earlier this month, the Wrangell Wolves played their first games of the regular season last weekend. Wrangell hosted the Craig Panthers, opening the basketball season with a pair of home games. The Wolves made a very strong showing, winning both games against the Panthers. The first game, on Friday, Jan. 11, went very much in the Wolves' favor. Wrangell took the lead early in the first quarter and held it through the whole game. The...
April The Department of Transportation is finally able to get started on a major Wrangell road repaving project. Perforated by potholes, the borough’s Evergreen Avenue will be resurfaced and repaired, with pedestrian improvements and other fixes. The major project has been on hold for half a decade, surviving rounds of budget cuts to capital funding elsewhere in the state along the way. Two local right of way issues which had lately been holding up the project were wrapped up in February, allowing the project to move along. Speaking at a p...
