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The Lady Wolves turned in a first-place performance at the small schools tournament in Juneau Nov. 2 and 3. After a day and a half of pool play against other teams at the tournament on Friday and Saturday morning, the Wrangell High volleyball team’s record stood at 3-2, good enough to qualify them as the first seed for the middle of three tournament brackets on Saturday afternoon, working exceptionally well together to beat the varsity Ketchikan team, said coach Lisa Nikodym. “The girls just did amazingly well,” she said. “It was probabl...
In the darkened gymnasium at Wrangell High Saturday evening, a large home crowd waited for wrestler Devon Miller to complete his match. The crowd didn't wait long. Only 38 seconds in, Miller pinned Chris Lerma of Kake and then walked to the center to have his arm lifted by the referee. It was the fastest pin of the finals round, and the second-fastest pin of the two-day Tom Sims Invitational tournament Oct. 25 and 26. Miller's rapid victory was one of three accomplishments by the Wolves'...
Wrangell High School opened a new salad bar for lunch Oct. 23 in the student commons. The salad bar has been in the works for several months at the cafeteria after the school received a grant for the salad bar at the end of last year, and opens after last month's numbers from the food services program showed a steep decline between the number of lunches eaten this year and the number of lunches eaten at the same time last year. Most students said they enjoyed school lunches in general, even if t...
In two jamborees over successive weekends, the Lady Wolves demonstrated an acrobatic style at the net that makes them competitive with regional volleyball powers. That doesn’t mean it’s perfect, said head coach Jessica Whitaker. “Passing,” she said, when asked what about the Lady Wolves could stand improvement. “For the most part, they’re passing in the correct direction, it’s just nailing down the accuracy and getting the actual spot we’d like it in instead of having the setter run all over the...
The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team came out of the weekend with a positive performance in Petersburg. The Wolves finished third among the school competing, and trounced much bigger schools. They finished the Petersburg tournament four points in front of Sitka and a point behind Mt. Edgecumbe. “All of the Wrangell Wolves did extremely well this past weekend in the Petersburg Invitational,” said coach Jeffrey Rooney. Sophomore Roger Miller and Junior Jeffrey Rooney Jr. led the way, collecting a p...
Like many other teams at Wrangell High School this year, the Wolves wrestlers have seen a fair amount of turnover this season. However, unlike some other teams, the wrestling team has roots in a program which extends all the way back to elementary school, and in some cases all the way back to kindergarten, said fourth-year coach Jeffrey Rooney. “I have 11 wrestlers registered, and five of them are freshman,” he said. “We have good transition from the Middle School and Peewee programs.” In addi...
The Lady Wolves varsity volleyball team graduated six seniors last year, leaving something of a hole for senior leadership, coaches said. If you ask head coach Jessica Whitaker, this year’s seniors are up to the task. “We have three seniors that are playing very well,” she said. “They’ve finally blossomed.” Seniors McKenna Harding, Erica Smith and Calleigh Miller will have their work cut out for them this season, she said. Whitaker said she’d look to Smith in particular. “She shows a lot of...
The Wrangell High School boys’ cross country team finished out the season in Anchorage with performances at or near their personal bests. Sophomore Bryce Gerald led the pack for Wrangell at 17:53, eight seconds off his personal best at Juneau in mid-September. That was good enough for 27th among the small-schools runners. Gerald can look forward to a promising career for the remaining two years of high school running, said Coach Monty Buness. “He’s only the third kid I’ve ever had who’s r...
The Wrangell High School Boys cross-country team is headed to state after winning the small schools division at the Region V Championships meet Saturday in Sitka. The team scored 105 points for third place overall, led at 17:50 by sophomore Bryce Gerold, who won the small schools race and placed third overall. Behind him, senior Robbie Marshall delivered a respectable 18:15 for fifth among small schools and eighth overall. Freshman Darren Shilts clocked 19:39 to round out the top three...
Runners recorded nine personal bests at the Juneau Cross-country meet Saturday. “It was a really great meet for us,” said coach Monty Buness. “I think in 20 plus years of coaching I’ve never seen that (many personal bests).” Bryce Gerald again led the pack across the line and dropped his time to 17:45, down 27 seconds from the previous meet in Wrangell Sept. 15. That was good enough for second place among the small schools, and twelfth overall. Robbie Marshall finished 18:16, four seconds o...
The top Wrangell High boys’ runner placed fourth among Division III and IV runners and 12th overall at Saturday’s Wrangell Invitational. Wolf runner Bryce Gerald’s personal best of 18:12 was the high point of a race marred by a false start after several runners fell in the first 50 meters of the race. The next runner in a Wolves singlet, Robbie Marshall, placed 14th among division runners and 29th overall, with a time of 19:22. Marshall and Gerald represented the only two Wrangell runners to re...
The Lady Wolves hosted the Petersburg Lady Vikings softball team for one last pair of games for the 2013 season – and saw their neighbors to the north walk away with two victories, each in the double digits. The first inning of Sunday’s double-header against Petersburg started out with the Lady Vikings holding an 8-4 lead – and saw a pair of runs from Sarah Tate. Each team only scored two runs apiece in the second inning, with Ruby Brock and Raven Hansen scoring for Petersburg, and Darian Meiss...
The Lady Wolves and Petersburg’s Lady Vikings club team split a pair of games last week as Wrangell played their first matches of the 2013 softball season. At home to kick off the season, Wrangell won the first game on Thursday, April 25 by a 21-20 margin. Head coach Kathleen Harding said she thought the weather – which contributed to officials calling the game in the sixth inning – had an impact on the game and helped the Lady Wolves to the win. “For having mostly beginners, I think we played...
For Jeff Rooney, Sr., a longtime employee of the Wrangell Public Works Department and head coach of the Wrangell High School Wolves wrestling team, getting up at the crack of dawn to clean our streets or work on an important project is just something he does – and has done for years – without any major recognition or awards. That changed last weekend as the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce held their annual dinner and auction at the Nolan Center. Rooney, who was nominated by a number of local res...
The Lady Wolves softball team has hit the diamond at the city fields – and are beginning work toward their 2013 season with a pair of seniors leading the way and head coach Kathleen Harding at the helm once again. In 2012 the squad finished last season with a convincing 20-7 win over the Craig Lady Panthers at home, but only after overcoming a 26-38 loss in the two-game opener. It was during the win that Wrangell’s McKenna Harding and Alyssa Allen had back-to-back homers. Allen, and fellow senio...
The Wrangell Wolves varsity basketball squad put in two days of ferocious play during the Region V 2A tournament at Mt. Edgecumbe High School last weekend – and kept it close in a Friday game that saw them eliminated by the slightest of margins. Entering into the tournament as the 4th seed on Thursday, the Wolves drew the Craig Panthers as their opponent. The Panthers won the game by a 73-46 final score. Wrangell led the Panthers 11-8 in the first period off the quartet of Jacob Marshall, Blaine...
The Lady Wolves varsity squad traveled to Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka last week to take part in the 2013 Region V 2A basketball tournament – and nearly came away with a trip to the Alaska State basketball tournament, missing the chance by only a handful of points. Entering the tournament in the 4th seed, the Lady Wolves began their jaunt with a tough 38-31 loss to 3rd seed Craig. During the game, high scorer Darian Meissner went 8-for-12 from the free throw line, and put up a bucket f...
The Wrangell Wolves traveled to Petersburg last weekend to play their final regular season games during the Vikings’ homecoming celebration and, unfortunately, were sent home packing with two losses. Action began on Friday night, with the Wolves coming out the gate a little slower than expected. The team put up only 8 points in the first period, but were enthused right off the top by a deep three-pointer off the fingertips of Jacob Marshall. The team trailed the entire game, but were able to c...
Wrangell seniors Briana Schilling and Aria Lachappelle joined forces for their senior project by teaching a group of Stikine Middle School students how to perform the cheer used during the Wrangell Fight Song. The combined group of Stikine students and the WHS cheer team performed the dance during the Lady Wolves final home game on Saturday. Front row: Cori Johnson, Ashley Allen, Hannah Meithe; Middle row: Anna Allen, Helen Decker, Tara Stutz; Top row: Coaches Briana Schilling and Aria...
The Lady Wolves ended their 2012-13 home court run last weekend as they split a pair of games with the visiting Craig Lady Panthers. The Friday night game was victorious for Wrangell as they took away a win in their 33-31 victory – and saw a game where the six-member Craig team got into foul trouble, leaving the door wide open for the Lady Wolves. “Basically, they got into foul territory and only had one other girl to put in the game,” said head coach Dane Vincent. “With that player’s lack of e...
Longtime Evergreen Elementary Principal Therese Ashton submitted a letter of resignation to the Wrangell Public School Board on Monday, Feb. 18, opening the way for a change in leadership at the school for the first time in more than a decade. Ashton’s tenure as principal and head teacher at Evergreen will end at the completion of this school year – and she is set to take on the position of superintendent at the Tanana City School District near Fairbanks. She will take the place of current super...
A blistering performance by Wolves senior captain Ryan Reeves was the highlight of last weekend’s trip to Craig for the Wrangell squad – and saw a heartbreaking loss in a game where Reeves scored in the double digits and more. Reeves’ performance was on fire on Sunday night when he scored 21 points for the Wolves off six buckets, a pair of three-pointers, and going 3-for-5 from the line. The performance put forth by Reeves and company was so convincing that Wrangell led the Panthers at the end of the first and third periods. The Panthers won th...
The Lady Wolves split a pair of home games against Metlakatla last weekend and walked away with a squeaker of a win on Friday – and a loss on Saturday despite one player’s outstanding accuracy from beyond three-point land. The Friday night matchup saw the Lady Wolves best the Miss Chieftains 34-31 on Wrangell’s home court, with sophomore Darian Meissner leading the pack with 14 points off five buckets and shooting 66 percent (4-6) from the free throw line. Senior Alyssa Allen was on fire both...
After a four-game winning streak over Haines during the past two weeks, the Wolves basketball team dropped a pair in Metlakatla as the Chieftains held Wrangell to 32 points on both Friday and Saturday nights. The Chieftains took home their first win in a 47-32 final score that saw Wrangell senior Ryan Reeves rise to the occasion and make his usual double-digit tally. He ended the night on Friday with 12 points, including a deep three-pointer in the opening minutes of the third period. Devon...
After a heartbreaking string of losses to a number of Southeast teams, the Wolves overcame major adversity and a lack of previous defensive play to take Haines in four straight games both on the road and at home over the past two weekends. The home rally, as some might call it, began last Friday night as Wrangell cruised through turbulent waters to arrive at a 56-46 final score against the Glacier Bears. The team led nearly the entire game and was eclipsed only once in the third period when...
