Lady Wolves (from left) Alana Harrison, Aubrey Wynne and Alexis Easterly wait to grab the rebound after a Petersburg Vikings free throw during the girls basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 6, at the Wrangell gym.
The Lady Wolves enjoyed a double victory by slim margins at the high school gym against the Petersburg Vikings on homecoming weekend, winning 29-27 on Friday, Jan. 5, then earning another win on Saturday, Jan. 6, 40-37.
Head coach Christina Good felt it served as a great start to the season. "To get two wins, I think it means a lot," she said. "It was good to see how they played and handled the pressure."
Friday night proved to be more challenging as they struggled to find their footing in their first game of the season. "We have a young roster," said assistant coach Kaelene Harrison. "It's a very different team than last year. I feel like Friday night was a little rough for us. We weren't protecting the ball like we should have. I think we pulled it out with tenacity."
Good felt that their win in the first game was not because of one defining moment, but a culmination of factors. "There are so many things that go into winning a basketball game," she said. "It came down to doing a lot of good things on Friday night."
"It was our first game ... so it was a lot of just getting that game experience," Harrison said. "Not giving up when we were down."
"They were very exhausting games for sure," Good said of the weekend series.
On Saturday, Harrison said the team made a change in game plan after a rocky start. "Things started clicking and I think that is what gave us our victory on Saturday," she said.
Among the team's strengths are their speed and shooting skills. "I think we understand the game at a detailed level. We play well together as a team," Good said. "We are a young team, but our future is very bright."
The coach added, "If we play the way I know our girls can play, there's no reason why we can't take the team to state this season."
The Lady Wolves will next play at Metlakatla on Jan. 19-20.
Homecoming royalty
The homecoming court was crowned between Saturday's varsity games. Crowned this year's king and queen were Keegan Hanson and Mia Wiederspohn. Accompanying them were princes Spencer Pettigrew and Cody Eastaugh, and princesses Kayla Meissner and Mindy Meissner.
Underclass attendants to the procession were Trevyn Gillen and Della Churchill for the juniors, Boomchain Loucks and Christina Johnson for the sophomores, and Everett Meissner and Alana Harrison for the freshmen.
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