The coaches and senior players for the Lady Wolves. From left to right: Helen Decker, Coach Laurie Brown, Abigail Gerald, Abigail Armstrong, and Assistant Coach Katelyn Reeves.
Maddy Harding (No. 10) trying to get through the Lady Vikings' defense.
Wrangell's Lady Wolves continued their winning streak this weekend, against Petersburg during homecoming. The girl's basketball team is now 8-0 in conference games. Last weekend's games against the Petersburg Lady Vikings went heavily in Wrangell's favor, both games being won by a wide margin.
Friday's game saw Lady Wolves player Helen Decker (No. 11) make the first basket. Maddy Harding (No. 10) also made an impressive three-pointer during the opening quarter. The team, as a whole, managed to keep the ball out of Petersburg's hands for a good chunk of the quarter. The Lady Vikings only managed to make a single basket before the buzzer rang. They were able to make more baskets in the second quarter, but the Lady Wolves were able to make double Petersburg's score.
The score by the end of the first half was 24 to 12, with Wrangell in the lead. The third and fourth quarter saw more of the same, with the Lady Vikings struggling to make any momentum. The final score, a win for the Lady Wolves, was 50 to 25.
On Saturday the Lady Vikings appeared much more coordinated and determined. However, it still did not prove to be enough to beat Wrangell. The Lady Wolves took the lead in the first quarter and held it for the entire game. Petersburg had a rally in the third quarter, but by then Wrangell was far in the lead. By the end of the fourth quarter, it was another victory for the Lady Wolves with a score of 57 to 31. Decker made the most points for the team this game, with 15 points. Harding was close behind with 14 points.
"I was really happy with two wins over Petersburg," said Lady Wolves Coach Laurie Brown. "They're our rivals, they've been our rivals for many years, so it's always good to get a win over them."
The Lady Wolves will be travelling to Craig this weekend, for their first away games in two weeks. They will face off against Metlakatla the weekend after that, and then will hold their last home games of the season on Feb. 22 and 23. Wrangell and Petersburg will meet again, before regionals, on the Lady Vikings home turf on March 1 and 2.
The Lady Wolves have continued to go undefeated in conference games so far. Brown said this is a streak she hopes will to continue, but said the team is trying to remain humble as their competition is improving through the season.
"I feel the girls are getting better every week," she said. "We've got to earn every win we get."
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