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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Smitty’s Carpet Service and Robert’s Construction sponsored golf tournaments on August 18 and 19. There were 10 participants in Saturday’s tournament. First place went to a team composed of Faye Kohrt, Chris Ellis, and Grover Mathis with a net score of 17 and handicap of 17. Second place went to Jim Abbott, Betty Abbott, and Randy Littleton with a score of 19 and handicap of 16. George Woodbury, Jim Brooks, Brian Smith, and Doug Roberts took third place with a score of 23 and handicap of 13. George Woodbury had the straightest drive of the d...
Last weekend was the annual Rally For Cancer Care golf tournament, organized by the Wrangell Medical Center Foundation. The tournament on Saturday was less of a serious competition and more for fun and socializing. Several holes on the 9-hole course had a different, fun challenge to compete in. Hole No. 2, for example, required golfers to play the entire hole with just their driver. Hole No. 5 required players to tee off with their foot in a bucket. Along with these challenges were...
Totem Bar & Liquor Store sponsored two 9-hole, best ball tournaments on August 4 and 5. The August 4 tournament saw 14 participants. First place went to a team consisting of Ed Rilatos, Nate Johnson, Grover Mathis, and Wayne Harding. They won with a net score of 19 and handicap of 16. Second place went to Fay Kohrt, Chris Ellis, and Erik Kading with a net score of 20 and a handicap of 17. Jerry Bakeburg made the straightest drive of the tournament at 35 inches. The August 5 tournament saw 19 participants. First place went to Rocky Littleton,...
There were 22 participants on the July 28 Bearfest golf tournament. A team consisting of Jim Abbott, Betty Abbott and Eric Kading won the 9-hole, best ball tournament. The first place team scored 16 with a handicap of 17. Second place went to Wayne Harding, Kathleen Harding, Grover Mathis and Robert Johnson. They scored 20 with a handicap of 15. Matt Hagen had the straightest drive of the day at 130 inches. Wayne Harding was closest to the pin at 21 feet, 6 inches. There was another 9-hole tournament on July 29, sponsored by Al Kaer...
There were over 20 participants in July 21 and 22’s golf tournaments sponsored by First Bank. First place in Saturday’s best ball tournament went to a team composed of Wayne Harding, Kathleen Harding and Grover Mathis. This team had a net score of 18 from a handicap of 16. Second place went to the team of Matt Hagen, Christa Hagen, Brian Slick and Kathy Slick, with a score of 18 and handicap of 20. Third place, with both a score and handicap of 19, went to Ed Rilatos, Aleisha Mollen, Rebecca Smith and Clint Lewis. Chris Ellis had the str...
Despite the weather, at least 16 players participated in last weekend’s golf tournament, an annual event sponsored by Ottesen’s True Value. Saturday teed things off with a best ball team tournament, where at the first hole Martin Pihl won straightest drive of the event. Top team consisted of Grover Mathis, Chris Ellis, Randy Littleton and Carrie Wallace, who with a handicap of 17 finished with a score of 21. Just behind them with a matching score but handicap of 13 were Pihl, George Woodbury and Frank Roppel. The rosters were mishmoshed in a ...
Turnout was light at a pair of golf tournaments over the Father’s Day weekend, with 11 participants making it to the AP&T and KSTK tournament on Saturday. The best-ball tournament saw a team of Randy Littleton, Lisa and Lucas Messmer take first place, with a net score of 19 from a handicap of 17. Right behind them with a score of 21 were George Woodbury, Ed Rilatos, Ron Soule and Doug Nelson. Lisa Messmer came out with the straightest drive of the day at 15 inches, while Woodbury would come closest to the pin at 11’9”. Another best-ball tourn...
A Wrangell boy earned three more medals at his second showing at the Special Olympics Summer Games, held last weekend in Anchorage. A swimmer, Carter Hammer competed in a total of four events. For individual events he competed in the 25-yard butterfly, the 50-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle, finishing first in two. Coach Bruce McQueen reported Hammer had competed in the 50-yard freestyle relay as part of a combined team with other Ketchikan swimmers, edging out a Juneau team for gold...
Taking advantage of the fair weather, dozens of golfers hit the links at Muskeg Meadows over the weekend for a pair of tournaments. On June 8 the Stikine Sportsmen Association's annual tournament drew 35 participants for a best ball nine-hole. A team of three took first place with a net score of 19, starting from a handicap of 14, featuring Trevor Sande, John Smith and Dave Hansen. Also with 19 and a handicap of 14, runners up were Mike Ottesen, Tyler Gunn, Chuck Hay and Aaron Powell. In third...
Three athletes from Wrangell Swim Club competed with 450 other swimmers from around the state last weekend, participating at the Alaska Junior Olympics in Anchorage. Coach Jamie Roberts reported it was the second time Nikolai Siekawitch and siblings Jack and Renee Roberts have participated at the event, among the state's premier annual swimming competitions. "All three swimmers had great races, got to see old friends and make a few new ones, spent time with family, and had some fun adventures in...
Heading to State for the first time in over a decade, the Wrangell Lady Wolves finished their season fourth among Alaska's 2A schools last weekend. After fighting for second place the previous weekend during Region V, the high school girls joined Alaska's best at the 1A/2A Basketball State Championships, held jointly at Anchorage's Alaska Airlines and Wells Fargo Sports centers. "It was a really good weekend," said Wrangell coach Laurie Brown. Her team had had a rough start at the season's begin...
Homecoming weekend went well for the students at Wrangell High School, with girls basketball winning both their games against visiting Petersburg, and the boys getting a split after two hard-fought games. For their last regular season games the Lady Wolves started the weekend with a real nail biter, taking things into overtime. Friday's game started off well enough with the team taking an early lead, which the Lady Vikings shaved down to three points by the half. Petersburg propelled itself ahea...
