Makena Hammer volleys the ball back to Petersburg during Wrangell's games there over the weekend. Competing with other schools from around the region in a round-robin competition, the Lady Wolves' varsity and junior varsity teams won eight of their 13 games.
The volleyball season is off to a good start, with the Lady Wolves competing in a busy round-robin at Petersburg over the weekend.
The girls went through 13 games in only a day and a half, against an assortment of teams from around the region.
"They played a lot," said volleyball coach Jessica Whitaker.
On Sept. 30, the Lady Wolves varsity team started the morning off against Craig. The Lady Panthers pulled ahead in both match-ups, with Wrangell losing 19 to 25 in the first and 24 to 26 in the second.
It next played against the Petersburg junior varsity squad, winning one of two games. The Lady Wolves won the second 25 to 17, but finished the first 14 to 25 for a split.
Varsity finished its day against Metlakatla, winning both games, 25 to 8 and 25 to 11. The next day, Wrangell's varsity girls played four more games, losing matches to Klawock and Petersburg's varsity, and winning against Juneau-Douglas and a rematch with Petersburg's J.V.
The first match against last year's varsity league leaders, Petersburg, was closely contested, with Wrangell just edged out in extended play, 25 to 27. The Lady Vikings went on to win the second 11 to 25. In its rematch against the Petersburg secondary, Wrangell finished both matches with wins, 25 to 13 and 25 to 23.
Wrangell's J.V. squad won its share of games over the weekend as well, beating Petersburg's fourth squad and Skagway on Sept. 30, and splitting with Petersburg's tertiary, Thunder Mountain J.V., and Craig's J.V. on October 1.
In all, the Lady Wolves won eight of its 13 games, putting it onto an even start for the new season.
"I think they did really well for the opening weekend," said Whitaker. "They had great match-ups."
She explained the team had been working on its outside passing the past couple of weeks, with the extra work showing during the round-robin.
Several players stood out offensively, with Helen Decker leading the team for kills and a number of hits fielded by Makena Hammer.
The team will be playing Petersburg again this weekend, hosting Friday evening and changing up venues the following day to Petersburg. The trade-off will happen again the next time the two teams play, allowing parents in both communities the opportunity to see how their girls are improving over the season. Junior varsity play begins at the high school gym tomorrow at 6 p.m.
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