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Wrangell High School hosted the 2A Region V volleyball tournament Nov. 29-Dec. 1, with Wrangell nearly making it to the finals before losing in straight sets to Craig (25-19, 25-6, 25-17.) The Lady Wolves began the tournament with a win against Hoonah, but fell later in the day on Thursday with a tough loss to Craig. The squad was able to bounce back by winning three straight matchups in the B-bracket against Metlakatla and Haines, however, to get them into the semifinals against the Lady...
1st place – 145lb Senior Tanner Thomassen 2nd place – 138lb Senior Kurt Dingwall 2nd place – 170lb Junior Devon Miller 2nd place – 182lb Sophomore Jeffrey Rooney Jr 3rd place – 113lb Junior Alex Cano 4th place – 132lb Freshman Roger Miller 4th place – 160lb Senior Jordan Veelle The Wolves took 2nd place overall in the tournament behind Craig with 140.5 points for the weekend....
Sophomore Ryan Reeves goes in for the easy lay-up during the Wolves’ first practice this week. The 2013 season for the Wolves and Lady Wolves begins in earnest Dec. 13-15 in Petersburg at the Vikings’ “Little Norway Tournament.” The first home game for the boys’ squad will be homecoming against Petersburg over the Jan. 4-5 weekend....
Wrangell High School’s wrestling team took second place at the Bill Weiss Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Ketchikan High School last weekend – with sophomore Jeff Rooney, Jr. taking the No. 1 spot in the 182-pounder class as the 2012 season nears completion. The tournament at Kayhi featured 17 teams from across Southeast. Rooney began his run at the top spot by defeating Sam Sergie of Craig with a pin in 44 seconds. Entering the championship round, Rooney took out Kohl Hallman of Ketchikan...
Rolland Wimberly, a 2009 graduate of Wrangell High School, poses with a championship belt he won at a Mixed Martial Arts event sponsored by Extreme Challenge, Inc. on Nov 10. The competition was held at the Civic Center in Quincy, Ill. where Wimberly beat fellow MMA fighter Mark Tangvon in five rounds by a decision. Wimberly is currently attending Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo....
The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team came together in a big way – and took 2nd place at the Thorne Bay High School Invitational Tournament last weekend after being edged out only slightly by the squad from Ketchikan. A mix and match format was the name of the game on the first day of competition and was, according to head coach Jeff Rooney, a way to prepare his wrestlers for a high level of play on the mat. “Our attending coaches set up a minimum of two matches per wrestler for the first day of the meet,” Rooney said. “We did these matchup...
The Lady Wolves volleyball team traveled to Klawock last weekend and walked away with a convincing win over Metlakatla – though losing in straight sets to Craig and Klawock, and losing 3-2 against Haines. According to head coach Jessica Whitaker, the Metlakatla match, where the Lady Wolves dominated 25-19, 25-13, 25-8, was the highlight of the weekend for the team. “Metlakatla was during our second day there and the girls were able to focus on transitioning on-and-off the net as well as setting...
With their trip to Haines last weekend, the Wrangell High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team is mid-season in regional competitions involving teams from Ketchikan, Sitka, Mt. Edgecumbe, Juneau, Thunder Mountain and Haines. Wrangell's two Debate teams, comprising Tyler Eagle and Matthew Covalt, and Lorenzo Silva and Blaine Wilson, both won seven debates in the last two Sitka and Haines tournaments. The team of Eagle and Covalt also previously won four debates in Juneau before the second...
Mikel Smith of the Wrangell boys’ B-team makes the cut against a defender from Thorne Bay as the Stikine Middle School squad crushed the Wolverines with a final score of 43-5. The tournament wrapped up on Saturday, Nov. 10 with the B-team taking the championship over Petersburg 34-29. The Wrangell boys’ A-team fell to Petersburg, however, with a final score of 60-30. Stikine Middle School Basketball Tournament Final Standings A-team boys Champions: Petersburg B-team boys Champions: Wrangell A-t...
The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team managed to earn a number of high placements during its meet at Metlakatla High School last weekend. Aside from Wrangell, teams from Craig, Hydaburg, Klawock, Metlakatla, Mt. Edgecumbe, Petersburg and Sitka attended the competition. On Friday, Nov. 2, the coaches attending set up a round-robin style tournament for the first day to seed wrestlers for the following day’s competition. Head coach Jeff Rooney said the first day went quickly. “Since there were onl...
Wrangell High School senior MiKayla Stokes wants her fellow students to get in shape and become healthier – via the school’s new swim club. The club, which was Stokes’ brainchild and her senior project, currently has about 20 members who are learning the basics of swimming and diving. “Right now, I teach them the basic strokes of swimming and we have worked on diving a little bit, as well as turning at the ends of the pool,” Stokes said. “We’ve also been doing relay races during our practices...
17lb Consolation - Jonathon Kingsland (Seward) won by tech fall over Curtis Wimberley (Wrangell) (TF 18-2) 138lb Consolation - Charlie Mincher (Dillingham) won by tech fall over Roger Miller (Wrangell) (TF 18-2) 138lb Championship - Scott Hansen (Kotzebue) won in sudden victory over Kurt Dingwall (Wrangell) (SV-1 11-9) 145lb Consolation - Tyler Phillips (Eielson) won by decision over Jacob Marshall (Wrangell) (Dec 5-4) 145lb 3rd Place - Tanner Thomassen (Wrangell) won by decision over Ryan Radmer (Houston) (Dec 4-3) 152lb Consolation - Junyor...
Lady Wolves senior Audra Netro dips for the return during their tournament appearance at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau last weekend. The varsity team had victories over Sitka, Mt. Edgecumbe, and Juneau-Douglas, while losing a pair to Klawock. The varsity team ended the weekend in the Gold bracket’s 5th place out of 20 teams, while the JV team finished in 2nd place in the Silver bracket. The Lady Wolves play at home this weekend against Craig and Klawock....
It was a great weekend for the Wrangell High School Lady Wolves volleyball teams as the junior varsity team beat Hoonah Varsity and Klawock JV, losing only to the Petersburg JV in two close games. The JV team had a strong showing against the Vikings, winning one game but losing the match (25-14, 26-24). The varsity squad was able to pull out wins against Metlakatla (25-11, 25-17, 25-16) and Hoonah, while splitting with Craig. “We had a pretty good JV run last weekend because we had some u...
Wrangell Wolves wrestlers Tanner Thomassen and Kurt Dingwall are on a roll – courtesy of their latest 1st place wins at the Mt. Edgecumbe Invitational Tournament held Oct. 19-20 in Sitka. Thomassen, a senior for the Wolves, was placed in the number one position of the varsity bracket as the tournament began - and he took on all comers – eventually defeating Sitka’s John Davis on a 3-1 decision call. “Tanner continues to wrestle strong and brought home another first place finish for the Wolves,...
The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team came away from last weekend’s trip to Petersburg with a pair of champions, three 2nd place wrestlers, and a pair of Wolves nailing down 3rd place spots. Seniors Kurt Dingwall and Tanner Thomassen each walked away from the Vikings’ tournament Oct. 12-13 with top honors in the 138-pound and 145-pound classes respectively. According to Wrangell head coach Jeff Rooney, both of his top wrestlers kept up their pressure and skill level after being named as reg...
The Lady Wolves volleyball team traveled to Metlakatla last weekend to begin their season – and take part in the annual Jamboree held in Southeast. With two days of volleyball to play, the Lady Wolves wasted no time getting started as they began the tournament as the first team up to play. The varsity team went 3-2 overall in the tournament, losing only to a Klawock squad who defeated them once (25-8, 22-25, 15-4) in the opening matches, and again in the final match of the weekend (25-13, 2...
Three of Wrangell’s best student-athletes traveled to a wet, snowy Bartlett High School in Anchorage last weekend to participate in the State of Alaska 1A-3A cross-country tournament – with Kayla Rooney (24:04) placing 59th out of 112 girls, and Jacob Marshall (18:27) taking 25th place and Bryce Gerald (18:57) coming 48th out of 122 boys. Rooney, a four-year participant in cross-country, and competitor at the State finals each of those years, said she was satisfied with her finish as a sen...
The Wrangell High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team participated in a meet at Thunder Mountain High School in Juneau last weekend. The meet also included Ketchikan, Sitka, Mt. Edgecumbe, Juneau Douglas and Thunder Mountain. According to WHS teacher Michelle Galla, the participants did exceptionally well. “Molly Prysunka, Malachi Cole, Victoria Ingram, Courtney Haggard, Haley Reed and Ben Florschutz all made it into finals with their dramatic and forensics pieces, with Florschutz taking 4th place overall in Extemporaneous Speaking,” she...
Wrangell senior Devon Miller holds back Tanner Thomassen during the first full day of wrestling practice on Sept. 24. The Wolves’ season begins Oct. 12-13 in Petersburg....
The Wrangell Wolves cross-country team excelled at the Region V tournament in Juneau on Saturday, Sept. 22, sending three runners to the state finals set for this weekend in Anchorage. In the boys’ race, senior Jacob Marshall took 3rd place with a final time of 18:17 – his best time ever – on what is reputed to be the hardest course in the region. Bryce Gerald followed up with a 9th place finish in 18:37 and was the only freshman among the top-20 runners at the event. In the girls’ portion...
The Wrangell Wolves cross-country team traveled to Ketchikan last weekend with a smaller group than usual – only four runners for each of the boys and girls teams – but they came away with an eye towards preparing for the Region V tournament this weekend in Juneau. In the girls’ side of the competition held Sept. 15, Wolves senior Kayla Rooney finished in the top-25 with a final time of 23:18; Andrea Gillen ended the day with a time of 26:32. Hannah Armstrong ended her run at 30:06. Roone...
Wrangell’s cross-country team traveled to Petersburg last weekend for the Jack Eddy Classic – with Asia Prus, left, taking the No. 22 spot with a time of 22:42. Wrangell’s Chester Armstrong took the top spot for boys at the meet with a time of 12:46:10....
It’s almost time for high school volleyball in Wrangell again, as the Wolves 2013 season gets underway Sept. 24, with their annual Jamboree set for Oct. 5-6 in Metlakatla. Head coach Jessica Whitaker said this season will present a number of opportunities for a shot at state – mostly thanks to the returning seniors. “I’m really looking forward to this season because we have multiple seniors coming back who have played with each other since middle school,” Whitaker said. “This will be their se...
