Hard fight for Wolves in first home games of the season

The Wrangell Wolves hosted their first official home games of the season on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 10 and 11. They went up against the Metlakatla Chiefs in two hard-fought games. The Wolves made a good showing, but failed to claim any wins.

The first game, on Friday night, started off on the wrong foot. Wolves player Ryan Rooney (no. 24) made the first score of the game, but that would be the only basket Wrangell would make the whole quarter. The Chiefs, meanwhile, pulled ahead with 13 points. The Wolves would fight hard to keep up, but the Chiefs always managed to stay ahead. The final score of the game was 34-65, a loss for Wrangell.

The second game on Saturday night was much like the first. The Wolves made a few points in the first quarter while Metlakatla pulled ahead to a wide lead. By halftime, the score was 12-42 in favor of the Chiefs. The end of the third quarter saw the Chiefs' lead extended to 20-62. However, the Wolves made a strong showing in their defensive game in the fourth quarter, keeping the Chiefs from scoring any more. Offensively, Wrangell also managed to make another 11 points. However, they did not have enough time to catch up to the Chiefs. The final score was 33-62, another loss for Wrangell.

Coach Cody Angerman complimented the Chiefs on their performance, saying they played really well and that they are always a tough team to go up against. He also said that he felt the Wolves' performance was lackluster, but they have a bye week this week to really practice hard and tighten up their performance. Like he tells his team, he said that these games do not matter very much in the grand scheme of things, they are essentially practice for regionals.

"As long as we are the best team we can be by then, we have a shot," he said.

After this bye week, the Wolves will be going up against Haines on Jan. 24 and 25.