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  • Wrestling team prepares for Sitka tournament

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 29, 2018

    The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team had an off week this past week, with no tournaments to travel to. Assistant Coach Jack Carney said that they took a purposeful week off to recuperate from the ACS tournament earlier this month. They continued to practice, of course, but Carney said the team is very fit both physically and mentally. They had the conditioning and techniques for wrestling, the week off was mainly to give the team a chance to focus on their grades and mental game. On Saturday, to...

  • Volleyball team takes second place in regionals

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 22, 2018

    The regional tournament in Metlakatla last week was hard-fought, according to high school volleyball coach Jessica Whitaker. The Wrangell Lady Wolves played against teams from Skagway, Petersburg, Metlakatla, Klawock, and Craig. The team played hard, Whitaker said, and despite challenging games and some setbacks the team was able to claim second place, and will be advancing to State. Wrangell played against Skagway first on Thursday, Nov. 15. The Lady Wolves took three victories easily....

  • All-star basketball tournament

    Nov 22, 2018

    The Parks and Recreation youth basketball season came to a close last Saturday with the all-star basketball tournament. Wrangell hosted Petersburg for the tournament, held at the high school gym. The youth basketball program was open for kids from the fourth to sixth grade who were not on the middle school basketball team....

  • Senior recognition at volleyball game last Friday

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 15, 2018

    The Wrangell Lady Wolves hosted the Petersburg High School volleyball team last Friday night. This was the second home game Wrangell has hosted during the volleyball season. It was also a special night for both teams, as a senior recognition night was held. The Lady Wolves recognized two high school seniors on their team: Helen Decker (No. 4) and Ashley Allen (No. 7). Both seniors received balloons and gifts from their teammates, and the girls' family members were invited onto the court for phot...

  • Wrangell Wolves take seventh place out of fifty-five

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 15, 2018

    The Wrangell Wolves, the high school wrestling team, competed at the ACS Denali Auto Glass Invitational tournament in Anchorage last weekend. There were 55 teams present for the tournament. Assistant Coach Jack Carney said that the ACS tournament is one of the largest for 3A schools in the state. He said that the tournament is a good way for other teams to size up their competition and get a feel for how they will be seeded in the state tournament at the end of the season. He added that his team received a lot of compliments at the tournament,...

  • Swim club competes in November Rain meet

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 15, 2018

    The Wrangell Swim Club went to November Rain last weekend, an annual swim meet held in Petersburg. This is the third year Wrangell has competed in the event, according to Coach Jamie Roberts. Roberts brought 17 swimmers to Petersburg. Each swimmer in the meet, she explained, could participate in a maximum of 12 swims. Her swimmers competed in a total of 138 swims. Not counting for warm-ups, the team swam a total of 485 laps over the three days of the competition. Two swimmers, Paige Baggen and Jack Roberts, swam about a quarter of these laps....

  • Volleyball team going to regionals in second place

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 8, 2018

    The Lady Wolves, Wrangell's high school volleyball team, competed in their second seeding tournament last weekend in Petersburg. Wrangell was tied for second place in their region with Petersburg and Klawock after the first seeding tournament earlier in the season. After this weekend, however, Coach Jessica Whitaker said that they have secured second place for their region, behind Craig High School, and will be going into regionals at that rank. Wrangell played against six other schools in the...

  • Renee Roberts makes new personal best at state swim meet

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 8, 2018

    Renee Roberts, a freshman at Wrangell High School, set a new personal best time at the ASAA swim and dive state championship last weekend. The tournament took place in Anchorage, where 289 swimmers from 29 different schools competed, according to Swim Team Coach Jamie Roberts. Renee was the sole member of the Wrangell swim team to advance to the state competition. She competed in two events, the 50-yard Freestyle and the 100-yard Freestyle. She took 11th place and 14th place, respectively. In the 100-yard Freestyle, she also set a new personal...

  • Three wrestlers take first place in Metlakatla meet

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 8, 2018

    Three Wrangell high school wrestlers were able to take first place at the Metlakatla invitational tournament last week. The Wrangell Wolves competed against eight other schools at the tournament: Craig, Haines, Hydaburg, Ketchikan, Metlakatla, Mt. Edgecumbe, Petersburg, and Thorne Bay. Hunter and Rowen Wiederspohn and Jake Eastaugh all took first place in their weight brackets. Hunter Wiederspohn took first place in the 152 bracket over three wrestlers from Ketchikan High School. Rowan...

  • Wrangell hosts Stikine Middle School Invitational basketball tournament

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 8, 2018

    From Thursday to Saturday last week, Wrangell high school and the old community gym held numerous basketball games. The town held the Stikine Middle School Invitational, a large basketball tournament for middle school teams across the region. The tournament rotates between the towns of Wrangell, Petersburg, and Craig each year, according to Aleisha Mollen. Six schools were represented at the tournament: Wrangell, Petersburg, Craig, Hydaburg, Thorne Bay, Klawock, and Prince of Wales. These teams...

  • Busy weekend for volleyball team

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 1, 2018

    Between hosting their first home games of the season, and running a takeout fundraiser dinner, Wrangell's high school volleyball team had a packed weekend. Oct. 26 and 27 saw the Lady Wolves play at home for the first time since the volleyball season opened. They played against the Craig Panthers, the number one seeded team. Wrangell High School is currently tied for second place, according to Coach Jessica Whitaker. The JV teams played first on Friday and Saturday. They played three games both...

  • Swim team does well at Regionals, one swimmer heading to State

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 1, 2018

    The season is nearly at an end for Wrangell's high school swim team. They competed in the regional tournament in Petersburg last weekend. Coach Jamie Roberts explained that in regionals, swimmers could enter into only two individual events and two relay events. The swimmers achieved nine personal best times last weekend, she said. The results of the competition are as follows: Xoe Affholter took 20th place in the 50-yard freestyle with a personal best of 36.04 seconds, and 19th place in the 100-...

  • Wrangell 2A wrestling champions in Ketchikan tournament

    Caleb Vierkant|Nov 1, 2018

    The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team was the 2A champion of the Bill Weiss tournament in Ketchikan this past weekend. The team made 157 points over the weekend, with the second place 2A team being Petersburg, with 100 points. Wrangell took third place in the tournament, overall, but Assistant Coach Jack Carney said it was impressive that they were able to be the 2A champions with such a relatively young team. "We've only got four returning wrestlers this year," he said. "The rest are freshmen."...

  • Eight wrestlers finish in top three positions in Juneau tourney

    Caleb Vierkant|Oct 25, 2018

    The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team had eight of their wrestlers finish in top three positions at last weekend's tournament in Juneau. It was the first bracketed tournament of the season, according to Assistant Coach Jack Carney. Wrestlers were divided by their weight class and fought to advance in the brackets. Ryan Rooney and Jonah Comstock took first and second place, respectively, in the Boys Varsity 112 bracket. Fenton Jim took second place in the Boys Varsity 135 bracket. Hunter Wiederspohn...

  • Volleyball team in three-way tie for second place

    Caleb Vierkant|Oct 25, 2018

    After last weekend’s tournament in Craig, the Wrangell High School volleyball team is in a three-way tie for second place for the season. Craig High School holds first place currently, with Wrangell competing with Petersburg and Klawock. During the tournament, Wrangell won games against teams from Haines, Metlakatla, Petersburg, and Skagway. They lost against teams from Craig and Klawock, however. Coach Jessica Whitaker pointed out senior player Ashley Allen for how well she played in the Craig tournament. “We did well with only three days of...

  • Wrestling team makes good first showing of the season

    Oct 18, 2018

    The Wrangell Wolves school wrestling team recently competed in their first tournament of the season at Petersburg High School Oct. 12 and 13. Wrangell came in third place behind Ketchikan High School and Mt. Edgecumbe High School. Assistant Coach Jack Carney said he was very proud of the team's performance. Each wrestler made at least one pin during the tournament. Wrestlers were divided into "round robin" groups of four to five, each representing a different school. Each wrestler would then...

  • Juneau meet a "confidence booster" for volleyball team

    Caleb Vierkant|Oct 18, 2018

    Wrangell high school’s volleyball team played in Juneau against various 3A and 4A high schools last weekend. All the participating teams were divided into two brackets, gold and silver. Wrangell took second place in the silver bracket. Coach Jessica Whitaker called the tournament a confidence booster for her team, as they played against several schools that were larger and more experienced than them. “It went fairly well for us,” she said. “We played against bigger schools than us, it was a very good learning experience.” Whitaker pointed out t...

  • Swim team achieves many personal bests in Ketchikan meet last weekend

    Caleb Vierkant|Oct 18, 2018

    The Wrangell High School swim team competed in Ketchikan last weekend against six other high schools. Coach Jamie Roberts said that she was very proud of her team’s performance. Over the two-day competition, Roberts said that many members of her team achieved personal best times. Friday’s results are as follows: Xoe Affholter took 21st place in the 50-yard freestyle with a personal best of 40.26 seconds, and 18th in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute and 33.26 seconds. Jimmy Baggen took 3rd place in the 50-yard freestyle with a per...

  • Wrestling team hits the mat for a new season

    Caleb Vierkant|Oct 4, 2018

    The Wrangell High School wrestling team has begun training for another season. The team’s first tournament will be in Petersburg on Oct. 12 and 13. According to Assistant Coach Jack Carney, this year’s team is younger but very experienced. “After losing three seniors last year, we have a fairly young team,” he said in an email. “We have two seniors, three juniors, one sophomore, and six freshmen. Even though the team is young, most are experienced wrestlers that have placed at state-level tournaments and what we’re seeing in practices is very e...

  • Cross country season comes to close, Wrangell student competes in state

    Caleb Vierkant|Oct 4, 2018

    Liana Carney, Wrangell High School freshman and member of the cross country team, went to run in the state competition at Bartlett High School this past Saturday. Carney qualified for state in the regional competition at Juneau on Sept. 22. She came in fourth place at Regionals with a time of 25 minutes and 51 seconds in the race. "I am proud of the team and so excited for Liana," Coach Jen Davies wrote in an email. "These athletes work hard and are dedicated. Hopefully we come back next season...

  • Swim team passes milestones in Juneau event, looks towards regionals

    Caleb Vierkant|Oct 4, 2018

    The Wrangell High School swim team was in Juneau this past weekend for an invitational tournament. Wrangell was one of seven schools represented at Juneau. According to the team’s coach, Jamie Roberts, it was an eventful meet. Team member Renee Roberts took first place in two events, the 50 and 100-yard freestyles. Jimmy Baggen became the first member of the swim team to compete in all eight events offered in high school swimming. These events are the 50, 100, 200, and 500-yard freestyle, the 100-yard butterfly, the 100-yard breaststroke, t...

  • Volleyball team takes third in season opening tournament

    Caleb Vierkant|Oct 4, 2018

    The Wrangell High School volleyball team travelled to Tok this weekend for their first tournament of the season. Coach Jessica Whitaker said that she decided to take her team beyond Southeast Alaska this year to play against teams they otherwise wouldn’t have as much contact with. At the 2A tournament, the team played against Tok’s volleyball team, but also against schools from Nenana, Kenny Lake, Cordova, and Glennallen. The team came home to Wrangell in third place, behind Glennallen in first and Cordova in second. Whitaker said she was pro...

  • Cross country team prepares for Juneau regional

    Caleb Vierkant|Sep 20, 2018

    The Wrangell High School cross country team has had an eventful season. They have run against other Southeast Alaska schools in Sitka, Metlakatla, Petersburg, and Ketchikan. This Sat., Sept. 22, they will participate in the Regional competition. Coach Jen Davies said that Wrangell will compete against 13 or 14 other schools at Regionals, but she has very high hopes for her team. She said she is confident that they will make a good showing at Regionals. "We've had four races already," she said....

  • Parks and Rec Department prepares for another season of youth basketball

    Caleb Vierkant|Sep 13, 2018

    The youth basketball program hosted by the Wrangell Parks and Recreation Department has been a part of the community for many years, according to Lucy Robinson, who played from fourth through sixth grade. She said that the program is a good opportunity for children to get a good foundation on the basics of basketball while also having lots of fun. The youth basketball program is open for kids from the second to the fifth grade. Robinson said that it is open to sixth graders, as long as they are...

  • Swim team prepares for first meet in Petersburg

    Caleb Vierkant|Aug 30, 2018

    Meeting five days a week to train, the Wrangell High School swim team is working hard to prepare for their first competition. From August 31 to September 1, they will be in Petersburg for their first meet of the season. Coach Jaime Roberts said that she expects the team will represent themselves, and their school, very well. "I think the kids will be surprised at how well they do," she said. "One thing that's always different for us is our pool temperature is fairly warm, compared to...

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