Wolves fall to Vikings at Petersburg's homecoming weekend

The Wrangell Wolves, hoping to build some momentum after last weekend's wins against the Haines Glacier Bears, fell short in their final set of regular games of the season. The team travelled to Petersburg to face their school rivals, the Vikings, during their homecoming weekend. After this weekend, the Wolves will be heading into Regionals with a record of 8-8 in conference games.

Friday's game, on March 1, was a real nail-biter. The

Vikings got the first score of the game, but the Wolves quickly overtook them, maintaining a narrow lead at the end of the first quarter. However, Petersburg came back in the second quarter and took the lead with a score of 25 to 23. The third and fourth quarters saw a lot of back-and-forth. The Wolves held a single-point lead at the end of the third quarter, but the Vikings retook the lead shortly afterwards. Then Wrangell took the lead again. By the end of the fourth quarter, the game was tied 48 to 48. The game went into overtime, where the Vikings were able to grab onto a lead. It was very tense, with both teams giving maximum effort. However, the final score was 58 to 52, a loss for the Wolves.

Petersburg opened up Saturday's game with a narrow

lead, 9 to 6. Both teams remained fairly close with each other in points until the final minutes of the second quarter, in which the Vikings were able to pull ahead to an 11 point lead. The

third quarter saw the Wolves gain some momentum, and narrowed the gap some. However, the momentum was short-lived, and the Vikings pulled ahead again. Petersburg was able to stretch out their lead further in the fourth quarter, despite Wrangell's best efforts. The final score was 57 to 39, Wrangell's loss.