The Wrangell Lady Wolves played two hard-fought games against the Metlakatla Miss Chiefs last week but were
unable to bring home any victories. These were the first games in over a month for the Lady Wolves, due to COVID-19 restrictions or poor weather forcing several cancellations.
Coach Christy Good said having the opportunity to play more games would have helped the team, but she was proud of their performance regardless.
The first game last Friday opened with the Miss Chiefs taking the lead 14-8, and holding the lead in the second quarter 25-20. However, Wrangell was able to pull together and claim the lead in the third quarter 35-33.
But they could not maintain it and Metlakatla won 46-41.
Saturday’s game saw the Lady Wolves fight hard for the lead and hold on to it for a long time. The first quarter ended with Wrangell ahead 10-9, then 26-17 at the end of the second quarter and 32-30 at the third. However, the Miss Chiefs pulled together a strong offensive game for the final quarter and won 46-38.
“Overall, they were good games, but we can do better,” Good said. “We had two quarters each night that were good, and two quarters each night that were not so good.”
Good praised several of her players for their performance this past weekend. Kendra Meissner played hard and had a 19-point game Friday, and Jamie Early fought hard as well. The eighth-graders on the team, Aubrey Wynne and Adeline Andrews, stepped up and played hard as well, the coach said.
If the team does not go to Southeast regionals, last weekend’s games would be the last for the season.
Both the Lady Wolves and Wrangell Wolves were scheduled to travel to Ketchikan this weekend for regionals. However, Wrangell’s secondary schools recently moved to distance learning after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, and High School Activities Director Trisa Rooney said Tuesday it was uncertain if the teams would travel to the regional tournament.
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