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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...
The Wrangell Wolves Cross Country squad began its season Aug. 24 in Sitka with a top-15 finish for at least one member of the boys and girls teams, respectively. Under awesome weather at Totem Park, Jacob Marshall finished the 5K run in 13th place with a time of 18:24.44, while Kayla Rooney nabbed the 15th place in her race with a time of 23:25.98. Following the leaders, Asia Prus came in at the No. 20 spot with a time of 24:17.13, with Sasha Ashton, Andrea Gillen and Molly Prysunka coming in...
The Wrangell Wolves wrestling season gets underway next month, as the team will travel north on Oct. 12-13 to face off against, among others, their archrival Petersburg Vikings team. Head coach Jeff Rooney said he’s looking forward to the season and his strong talent pool. “It’s going to be good year,” Rooney said. “We have a lot of guys coming back and a few new up-and-comers. By this week we’ll have a meeting as a team and start pre-season workouts. I think we’ll have a good shot for some titles and victories because we tentatively h...
Top: Senior Mike Simpson hits a line drive to shortstop picking up the third out of the inning on Tuesday. The students and staff of the High School took advantage of the break in the rain to have their annual end of year softball game and picnic lunch. Right: Senior Alyssa Southland got an easy single during Tuesday’s end of school softball game. The annual event pits class against class and students against teachers....
Third, fourth and fifth grade-girls participated in the third annual Wrangell event “Girls on the Run” Tuesday — a 5k run/walk from City Park to Shoemaker Bay. Girls on the Run is an international non-profit prevention program that encourages pre-teen girls to learn self-respect and a healthy lifestyle through running....
The Wrangell High School softball team hosted Craig over the weekend, and won its last game of the season Saturday. The Lady Wolves first faced the Lady Panthers Friday in Wrangell and lost 26-38. Saturday, Wrangell won 20-7. Wrangell coach Kathleen Harding said her team was ahead of Craig during Friday’s game. However, she switched up the pitchers to give players more game time and the Lady Wolves lost the lead. Yet, the Lady Wolves were hitting well Friday night, Harding said, with s...
The Wrangell Wolves traveled to Petersburg last weekend to play two different teams, the Vikings and the Thunder Mountain Falcons. The Wolves lost both games April 14. Against Thunder Mountain, Wrangell scored one run to the opponent’s 15. The game later in the day against Petersburg was a closer score, but Wrangell lost 4-6. “That’s a pretty close ball game,” said Wrangell head coach Scott McAuliffe, who added Petersburg was the tougher of the two teams the Wolves faced over the weekend...
The Wrangell High School baseball team kicked off its 2012 season Saturday, hosting three games against the Craig Panthers. The Wolves won its first game Friday 5-4, but lost both games on Saturday 4-15 and 7-18. Wrangell Coach Scott McAuliffe said despite the losses, the weekend games were a good series to start the season as it gave the team an idea of how they need to improve. The Wolves began practicing in early March. McAuliffe said he would have liked to begin practicing earlier in the...
Wrangell fourth-grader Kaylyn Easterly traveled to Washington state earlier this month to participate in the Hoop Shoot regional competition. The Hoop Shoot is an annual contest put on by the National Elks Foundation. Participants - boys and girls ages 8 to 13 - have to shoot 25 free throws. Those who sink the most baskets win and move on from a local contest, to regionals and onto the national competition. Easterly won Wrangell’s Hoop Shoot late last year among the eight-and nine-year-old g...
Six members of the Wrangell High School Debate Drama Forensics team traveled to the State Championships in Anchorage Feb. 16-18: Haley Reed, Victoria Ingram, Erin Ellis, Anne Prysunka, Molly Prysunka and Kristen Galla. Reed and Ellis competed in Extemporaneous Commentary, Ingram participated in Humorous Interpretation and both Anne and Molly Prysunka and Galla competed in Reader’s Theater, according to DDF team coach Mike Symons. It was the first time in several years the DDF took six members t...
The Wrangell Lady Wolves basketball team traveled to Ketchikan last week for the regional tournament, and lost both its games to teams from Haines and Metlakatla. The Lady Wolves first faced the Lady Glacier Bears of Haines Wednesday, Feb. 29. Wrangell was defeated 32-48. The loss led them to play the Metlakatla Lady Chiefs on Friday - a game that ended in another loss for the Lady Wolves. The final score was 27-44. Wrangell head coach Dave Silva said his players did well defensively at...
The Wrangell Wolves ended its season last week at the regional tournament in Ketchikan, losing two of its three games. The Wolves first faced off against the Glacier Bears of Haines High School on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Wrangell lost the game 50-75 and went on to play the Petersburg Vikings the following day. Wrangell won that game, 46-37. Wrangell head coach Ray Stokes noted strong performances by sophomore Jake Murphy, junior Ryan Reeves and senior Clayton Stokes during the game against...
After losing two games on home court last week to Sitka High School, the Wrangell boys varsity basketball team won two games over the weekend to Juneau. Friday night, the Wolves scored 67 points to the Crimson Bears’ 41. The following night, Wrangell scored 70 points while Juneau scored 37. Wrangell coach Ray Stokes said he thought his team played well both nights against Juneau and added it was a good weekend for the players to prepare for next week’s regional tournament in Ketchikan. Sto...
Wrangell’s varsity girls basketball team beat Juneau twice on home court over the weekend. The final home game of the season, and the last games of the regular season, gave the Lady Wolves the opportunity to try out new plays and defensive strategies that could be used during the regional tournament in Ketchikan next week, said head coach Dave Silva. The Lady Wolves beat the Lady Crimson Bears 52-20 Friday and 40-32 Saturday. “We came up pretty hard Friday night,” Silva said. “I just think w...
Wrangell High School girls’ varsity basketball team had a tough weekend traveling to Sitka for two games while half the players fought off a head cold. The Lady Wolves lost the games against the Sitka Lady Wolves. Friday night’s game ended 46-24 and Saturday night’s game ended 59-19. Sitka is a very good basketball team, said Wrangell Coach Dave Silva, who also has been battling a cold since last week. Sitka plays tough defense and matches the Lady Wolves speed on the court, he went on to say....
The Wrangell Wolves lost by one point Friday night on home court to the Petersburg Vikings. The following night, however, Petersburg gained a larger lead and took the game 70-52. The games on Wrangell court were the team’s first home games in over a month. Saturday night was also the Wolves Homecoming game. Though the games were fast-paced and the teams kept the level of intensity high, the Wolves could not keep up with the Vikings. Coach Dave Stokes said though his team fought hard over the wee...