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There were plenty of good plays, a few falls and even some last-second shots sunk during Wrangell High School's homecoming weekend basketball tournament, but no victories as it hosted both the boys and girls teams from Petersburg High School. "There were a couple of really close games," said Wrangell Public Schools activities director Jack Carney. "Some of the kids really stood out." Friday's boys junior varsity game went into overtime, with both teams locked at 30 points. Petersburg edged ahead...
The year's basketball season began well for Wrangell High School teams, with the boys squads winning all four of the games it hosted against Haines High School last weekend. "It was just nice to start off with wins," said Jack Carney, Wrangell High School's activities director. The varsity boys basketball team played a strong game at home Friday night, winning with 63 points over Haines' 37. Bryce Gerald scored 19 points in the game, and Tyler Gillen had 12. The Wolves' junior varsity team also...
Wrangell High School’s girls basketballers headed to Juneau Dec. 19 and 20 for some pre-seasonal play at the annual Holiday Hoop. “It went really well,” said the team’s coach, Edna Abella-Nore. “We won our last game,” she said, Saturday’s match against Thunder Mountain High. The Wolves won with a good lead, 28 to 18. To finish things, Darrien Meissner succeeded in throwing a three-point buzzer-beater as the clock ran out. “It’s a neat thing to witness,” said Abella-Nore. “It usually doesn’t happen too often.” The girls lost by only three points...
Wrangell High School’s wrestlers ended their season on a strong note, finishing seventh this weekend out of 61 teams at the Alaska 123A State Wrestling Tournament hosted at Bartlett High School in Anchorage. “They did really well,” said Wrangell Public Schools’ activity director, Jack Carney. “We were really busting for a team title there,” said the team’s coach, Jeffery Rooney. “They all wrestled their little hearts out.” The team only sustained one serious injury during the matches, and several wrestlers made it to their semi-final rounds...
Wrangell High School's wrestling team not only hosted, but also won last weekend's 2A Region V tournament, with all 10 of its wrestlers headed to State in Anchorage this weekend. "We're very happy," said the team's coach, Jeffery Rooney. "It's the first team title in over 20 years." Alisa Heller and Jeffrey Rooney Jr. each took first place titles for Region V 2A. "High speed, high action, it was very impressive to watch," the coach said of his son's final round. Competing separately among the...
This year’s season draws to a close for Wrangell High School’s volleyball team, after finishing third in Haines at the Southeast Regional Tournament last weekend. “It was long, but good,” coach Jessica Whitaker said of the weekend. She said her team experienced some serving difficulties on account of the lower ceilings in Haines, but the girls were still able to pull off victories against Metlakatla, Haines and Skagway. Players Kacie Galla, Darian Meissner and Teresa Flores were all chosen for this year’s All-Conference Team. “That’s a...
Local roller derby girls with the Garnet Grit Betties bouted with Petersburg's Ragnarök Rollers at the Wrangell High School gym Saturday night. Dubbed the Fall Brawl, the event filled the stands as around 260 spectators came to show their support. The Betties started out strongly, picking up an early lead and building from there. "We'd planned on playing a strong defensive game, and they did it well," said the team's coach, Shawna "Baby Cakes" Buness. By the first half the Betties' jammers had...
Wrangell's Lady Wolves high school volleyball team gave a great performance and won four out of five games in Craig last weekend at the Southern Seeing Tournament. "It went really well," said the Wolves' coach, Jessica Whitaker. Despite some serving errors that persisted on Friday, the team held on to win two of its three matches. Against Metlakatla and Haines, the Wolves swept the opposition in three games apiece. "Saturday, everything seemed to click," Whitaker said. Her team again swept the n...
Though lacking in numbers, Wrangell’s wrestlers did well at the Bill Weiss Invitational in Ketchikan Friday and Saturday. The team took third overall, coming in one point behind Craig and Ketchikan. Among small schools, the Wolves finished ahead of the pack. “It’s usually the first time we get to compete with 4A,” said the team’s coach, Jeffery Rooney. This year Alaska School Activities Association has schools in the region compete together, which has pit 1A-3A teams against larger 4A schools in regular competition. “It wasn’t as grandiose as...
Wrangell High School's volleyball team traveled out to faraway Tok Friday for a weekend tournament, picking up wins against Glennallen, Nenana and Tri-Vallley and getting edged out by Tok High School in a close three-game contest. "The team performed well although they were missing two varsity players," reported the team's coach, Jessica Whitaker. "The girls were able to come together and make quick adjustments." Whitaker said that while passing is improving, the team still needs to increase its...
The Wolves played a close inter-squad volleyball scrimmage against the Petersburg Vikings at home Tuesday evening. "The schedule worked out wonderfully," said the Vikings' coach, Jaime Cabral. The team approaches the end of two by-weeks before heading to 3A regionals this weekend. Next year Petersburg will move to 2A play, returning to direct competition with the Wolves on a more regular basis. Cabral and Wrangell coach Jessica Whitaker have each said they look forward to their teams seeing more...
The Wrangell Wolves high school wrestling team participated in the tournament at Anchorage Christian Schools last Friday and Saturday. A statewide event, the ACS tournament is generally a big predictor for the State Championship. “It went very well,” said the team’s coach, Jeffery Rooney. The Wolves placed 12th out of 45 schools. Individually, three wrestlers ranked in the top of their weight class. Roger Miller earned fourth place for 138, Justus Mikkelsen took fifth for 195, and Chet Armstrong came in sixth for 160. “We had a lot of really...
It was a busy weekend for Wrangell Public Schools' autumn extracurricular programs, with the wrestling, volleyball, and humanities teams traveling to meets all over the Southeast. The high school's Drama, Debate and Forensics competed in Haines Friday and Saturday. “It went really well,” said Sydney Reed, the program's director. Two groups progressed to the final round in the “Reader's Theater” and pantomime categories. Joseph Hommel, Amos Comstock, and Devin Till took sixth in the theater, and Tabitha Hommel and Karl Torgramsen took sixth i...
Wrangell's wrestling Wolves did well at the 2014 Petersburg High School Invitational and Round Robin last Friday and Saturday. "We took the region," said the team's coach, Jeff Rooney. He figured Saturday's tournament to have been among the biggest this season, featuring 15 teams from multiple regions and divisions. "This one here was pretty big, with 170 kids," Rooney added. "We got to see a lot of great competition." For the 1A-3A on Saturday, Wrangell's team of 11 wrestlers accumulated 133.5...
Wrangell's Lady Wolves volleyball team performed well last week, as the borough hosted this year's High School North Seeding Tournament. "Things went without a hitch," Wrangell Public Schools Superintendent Patrick Meyer commented. There were no problems to speak of, and visiting players found places to stay among local families for the three-day tournament. "This community always opens up their arms," he said. Preceding the varsity tournament on the evening of Oct. 16, the Wolves' junior...
Wrangell High School's cross-country season came to a good finish, as six of its runners made it to the Cross Country State Championship hosted by Bartlett High School in Anchorage on Saturday. "The kids did really well at State for cross-country," said Jack Carney, activity director for Wrangell Public Schools. He said Bryce Gerald beat his personal record from the regional meet in Ketchikan by taking eighth overall in the 1-3A race at State, with a time of 17:22.8. This climaxed a streak of...
Wrangell High School's cross-country teams did very well at the Section V Regional Championship in Ketchikan on Saturday, with the girls' team taking first in the 1A-2A meet and runner Bryce Gerald coming in second place for the boys. A bear at one point appeared on the course, putting a temporary stop to the race. It was rerun later that day. "Our girls handled it like champs and didn't let that stop them from competing at their best," said Jenn Davies, the team's coach. Reyn Hutten finished...
Students at Wrangell High School are lacing their trainers as the new wrestling and volleyball seasons started Monday. It's already looking to be a big season for the school's sports program, with the girls cross-country team heading to State after taking first at last weekend's Region V in Ketchikan, and Wrangell hosting this year's Region V wrestling tournament Dec. 5 and 6. "We're going to have a lot of people coming," said Jack Carney, Wrangell High School's new athletic coordinator. He...
Wrangell High School's girls cross-country team had a fine showing in Petersburg last weekend, coming in fifth overall with 87 points. Seventy-five girls and 127 boys from 15 different schools participated in Saturday's meet. "Petersburg was a great race for all," said Wrangell's head coach, Jenn Davies. Wrangell Public Schools reported the results for 1A, 2A and 3A. For the girls' team, Wrangell runner Amy Jenson took fourth place overall, at 21 minutes, 24 seconds. Kimberly Cooper took sixth...
Wrangell's Garnet Grit Betties roller derby team kicked off their new season Saturday, wheeling circles around the high school basketball court together for a preseason weekend bootcamp. The Betties had their first real season last year, skating in two bouts. Starting this month and lasting through May, this season will be the first where they have had a full, regulation roster of 14 skaters. "We've done some serious recruiting," said Shawna Buness, the team's head coach. Membership is open to...
Humble and competitive. That alone should be enough to justify a selection into any hall of fame. Mt. Edgecumbe High School basketball coach and teacher Archie Young carries those traits and passes them on to his students, players, coaches and opponents. He was acknowledged for these integrities by the Alaska School Activities Association recently and announced as one of the 11 members of the Class of 2014 to be inducted into the Alaska High School Hall of Fame. "When I first heard about my...