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  • Boys basketball drops back-to-back games at Mt. Edgecumbe

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Feb 19, 2025

    The high school boys varsity basketball team lost both nonconference games on a road trip to Mt. Edgecumbe High School on Feb. 14-15. The Wolves currently sit in a convincing second place in Southeast with a 6-2 record. Their only in-conference losses came at the hands of 8-0 Metlakatla earlier this season. While Wrangell will likely head into next month’s Southeast tournament as the No. 2 seed no matter what happens this weekend, the upcoming Friday and Saturday homestand against 0-8 Petersburg will be a good opportunity for Wrangell to get b...

  • Girls take gold in Talkeetna tournament, homecoming up next

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Feb 19, 2025

    The high school girls basketball team won the 15th annual Susitna Valley Crowley Classic, held in Talkeetna from Feb. 13-15. While the tournament did not contribute to Wrangell’s Southeast standing, the win will certainly instill some confidence ahead of the homecoming series against Petersburg this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22. Alana Harrison, Alexis Easterly and Hailey Cook were named to the all-tournament team. Harrison was also named MVP of the tournament. Sophia Martinsen was awarded the Heart and Hustle award while Christina Johnson w...

  • Boys basketball team wins at home, loses on the road

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Feb 12, 2025

    The high school boys basketball team played four games over six days Feb. 3-8. They won the first two, both home games against Craig. They then lost the latter two, both away games at Ketchikan. Notably, only the wins count toward the conference standings, as the much larger Ketchikan team competes in Division 4A while Wrangell is in Division 2A. As things stand, Wrangell sits second in Southeast with an in-conference record of 6-2. They are second only to Metlakatla, whose unblemished 6-0...

  • Girls basketball drops 3 of 4 in a quick turnaround week

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Feb 12, 2025

    After the weekend slate of home games was rescheduled to Monday and Tuesday nights, Feb. 3-4, the girls high school basketball team was left with just two days of rest before their next games on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 7-8. In an early week homestand against Craig, the Wolves split the series before getting swept by Ketchikan's junior varsity squad on the subsequent weekend road trip. On Feb. 3, Wrangell dropped a close battle against Craig 55-60 before dominating the Panthers the following...

  • Poor weather delays basketball to Monday and Tuesday

    Sentinel staff|Feb 5, 2025

    The boys and girls high school home basketball games between Wrangell and Craig were postponed from the weekend (Jan. 31 and Feb. 1) to Monday and Tuesday this week (Feb. 3-4). Bad weather in Craig made it unsafe for student travel by boat for the weekend games, though the Panthers were eventually able to make it to Wrangell ahead of the Feb. 3 matchup. Following the postponement, the boys varsity games tipped off at 5:30 p.m. on Monday and again at 7 p.m. the following night. The girls schedule was the inverse, tipping off at 7 p.m. Monday...

  • Boys basketball team dismantles Craig in homestand

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Feb 5, 2025

    Wrangell is a better basketball team than Craig. They’re better organized, taller, better athletes, better shooters, better rebounders, better playmakers and they understand the sport at a higher level. At one point Wrangell’s Daniel Harrison even told a Craig player where to stand during a pair of three throws. And while the series opener on Monday, Feb. 3, got off to a clunky start, the Wolves eventually found their rhythm, defeating the Panthers on back-to-back nights 74-61 and 73-49. The wins bounce Wrangell up to second in Southeast, jus...

  • Girls go 1-1 in series against Craig

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Feb 5, 2025

    This wasn’t the first time a point guard named Johnson played center when their team needed it. A move made famous by Magic Johnson in the 1980 NBA Finals was replicated by Wrangell’s Christina Johnson 45 years later. In a split series held in Wrangell on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 3-4, the Wolves relied on some unconventional methods to contain a Craig team that had handedly beaten them in the Southeast Alaska Cultural Tournament championship game last month. Wrangell dropped the first game 55-60 but bounced back on Tuesday, winning 52-35. Wra...

  • Girls basketball team takes second place at Craig tournament

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 29, 2025

    The Wrangell girls basketball team took second in the inaugural Southeast Alaska Cultural Tournament, held in Craig from Jan. 23 to Jan. 25. After some back-to-back wins against the Ketchikan junior varsity team and Klawock, Wrangell eventually fell to hosts Craig in the championship game. Wrangell returned home adorned with a silver medal and a chip on their shoulder ahead of the upcoming rematches against Craig on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Wrangell. Wrangell started off the tournament strong, beating the Ketchikan JV team...

  • Boys basketball takes gold in Craig tournament

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 29, 2025

    The high school boys basketball team took first place in the inaugural Southeast Alaska Cultural Tournament, hosted by Craig Jan. 23-25. The Wolves won three of their four tournament matches, meaning Wrangell has won seven of their last eight matchups, dating back their out-of-town matches against Petersburg earlier this month. Though the tournament will not contribute to the Southeast conference standings, the win will certainly bolster the boys’ confidence ahead of the two-game home stand against Craig this weekend. The opening contest of the...

  • Boys basketball team sweeps Haines in home series

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 22, 2025

    Editor’s note: The Alaska School Activities Association later decided -- after the Sentinel went to press this week -- that the overtime period for the Thursday, Jan. 16, boys high school basketball game should never have been played. ASAA has apologized to both teams. The official score for the game will no longer include the additional points from Saturday’s overtime period. Thursday’s final score was Wrangell 55-54. ---------------------- The boys high school basketball team won three times...

  • Split decision: girls basketball goes 1-1 at home

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 22, 2025

    The girls basketball team split their home series against Haines on Jan. 16-17. Though the Wolves won on Thursday 49-46, their offensive struggles reemerged Friday in a 27-37 defeat. The Wolves, who entered the series with a conference record of 1-3, are now 2-4 on the season. Despite the Friday loss, the packed crowd left the gym with much to be optimistic about. The Thursday matchup between the Wolves and the Glacier Bears was thrilling from the tipoff. After scoring from Hailey Cook, Sophia...

  • Boys basketball sweeps Petersburg, secures first wins of the season

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 15, 2025

    The Viking is no match for the Wolf, at least by the logic of Southeast high school boys basketball. The Wrangell High School boys basketball team triumphed over Petersburg in both their matches last weekend. On Friday, Jan. 10, the Wolves won 57-36, following up with a 45-35 win on Saturday, Jan. 11. The games put Wrangell in the winning column for the first time this season after a tough four-game skid against Metlakatla to open the season. The Wolves currently sit third in Southeast. Though...

  • Girls split series at Petersburg, home games against Haines this week

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 15, 2025

    After a slow start, the Wrangell High School girls basketball team secured their first win of the season in Petersburg on Saturday, Jan. 11. The Wolves split the two-game series with their rivals, dropping the Friday game 34-36 before rebounding on Saturday in a 47-33 triumph. Wrangell now sits third in Southeast (1-3) but will look to make up ground on Haines (1-1) in a two-game home stand Thursday and Friday. Though the Wolves dropped the first game by just two points, it wasn't because they...

  • Boys basketball drops games at Metlakatla, eyes upcoming Petersburg trip

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 8, 2025

    The high school boys basketball team lost both games at Metlakatla on Jan. 3 and 4. The pair of away matchups was the second half of a four-game series against Metlakatla, dating back to Dec. 20-21 when the Chiefs came to town for Wrangell’s home opener. Despite a valiant third-quarter surge, Wrangell’s efforts were not enough to surpass Metlakatla’s early lead in the Friday game. After the Chiefs closed out the game with a strong fourth, Wrangell started off the weekend with a 41-55 loss. The Saturday matchup was more of the same. Wrang...

  • Girls basketball falls to stiff competition in Metlakatla

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 8, 2025

    Wrangell’s high school girls basketball team has started the year at 0-4 after back-to-back losses at Metlakatla on Jan. 3-4. This is the second weekend in which the Wolves have dropped both games to their southern rivals, though this second round of games provided much more optimism for the young team. In what will probably be the toughest stretch of the season, the girls basketball team not only faced up against the Southeast stalwarts of Metlakatla, but did so without Alana Harrison, who will likely be one of the team’s most critical players...

  • Shorthanded girls basketball team gets off to rough start at home

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 31, 2024

    The Wrangell high school girls basketball team opened their season with back-to-back home losses against Metlakatla. In the Dec. 20 game, Wrangell lost 64-22. The next day, the Wolves fell 62-24. Though neither game was much of a contest, head coach Christy Good understands that at this point in the season generating results comes second to building positive habits. She also noted that the Wolves were without four of their 11 rostered players, including star sophomore Alana Harrison. “We have a lot of things to work on,” Good said. “We neede...

  • Boys basketball team falls to Metlakatla in home opener

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 31, 2024

    The Wrangell boys basketball team lost both home games to Metlakatla in their first competition of the season on Dec. 20 and 21 but playing in Metlakatla this weekend will give the high school squad an opportunity to get even with their southern rivals after an early bye week. The two-game series (one game Friday and one game Saturday) started off with a bit of a rude awakening for Wrangell. Metlakatla won the Friday game 49-26 in a triumphant display in the Wolves’ home gym. On Saturday, Wrangell was far more competitive, though the Chiefs s...

  • Carney a state champion; 3 other Wrangell wrestlers place in top 4

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 31, 2024

    Wrangell's Jackson Carney is a state wrestling champion. The sophomore finished atop the podium in the boys 140-pound bracket after beating Glennallen's Jake Stockhausen in a 7-1 decision. Carney was not the only Wolf with a strong showing at the high school state Division II championship in Anchorage on Dec. 20-21. Della Churchill finished fourth in the girls 120-pound division and Cody Barnes finished fourth in the boys 215-pound bracket. Everett Meissner finished sixth in the 152-pound...

  • Wrestling team takes second in Southeast; sending at least 7 to state

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 18, 2024

    Jack Carney's maniacs on the mat aren't slowing down. At the Southeast wrestling championship in Haines on Dec. 13-14, Wrangell boasted three champions, four runners-up and five bronze medalists. Seven wrestlers qualified for the state tournament in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20-21, but head coach Jack Carney hopes many more will receive an at-large bid. Wrangell's triad of top-step finishers were Della Churchill, Jackson Carney and Everett Meissner. Hailey Cook, Ian Nelson, Vanessa...

  • Showtime: Boys basketball looks to capitalize on athleticism and experience

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 18, 2024

    What do you get when you mix a cross-country superstar, a couple of wrestling studs, one of the best basketball players in Southeast and a coach who believes in his system and his players? My guess? A damn good basketball team - but at the very least a really, really, really, really fun team to watch. And if you aren't quite convinced, add to the mix the following: a feisty freshman vying for a spot in the rotation and a high basketball-IQ senior leader unwilling to accept anything other than...

  • Cheer practice underway as squad surges to a dozen

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 18, 2024

    Last season, just two high schoolers signed up for cheerleading. This year, that figure exploded to 12. Head coach Tyla Nelson is thrilled, and you can expect to see Wrangell's cheer squad at every home basketball game this season. The cheerleaders began practices on Dec. 4, and their season will wrap on the same day as basketball regionals on March 5-8 in Ketchikan, where they will compete against other Southeast cheer teams. The top two teams will go on to state the following week. Nelson...

  • Volleyball team falls short of state dreams, finishes fourth in Palmer

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 11, 2024

    The Southeast champions' season came to a close at the hands of Susitna Valley on Dec. 6 at the state tournament. The double elimination, three-day tournament was held in Palmer. After plowing their way through Southeast competition the weekend prior, Wrangell had high hopes going into state. However, due to some injuries, illnesses and struggles to close out games, the Wolves were forced to settle for fourth place at the tournament. "Fourth at state is nothing to hang our heads about," head...

  • Girls basketball relying on youth, hard work for 2024-25 season

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 11, 2024

    "You have to do hard better." That's what high school girls basketball coach Christy Good keeps telling her players. It's a phrase that she likes to fall back on, a mantra of sorts. Though those six words may not have any tangible meaning, they encapsulate Good's understanding of the game of basketball: Do the hard stuff and results will follow. Good, who is now in her fourth season as head coach, sat down with the Sentinel on Dec. 5 to discuss the upcoming season, her mindset as a coach and...

  • Wrestlers maintain momentum in Petersburg scramble

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 11, 2024

    Wrangell asserted its wrestling dominance over 10 Southeast rivals at the Viking Invite held in Petersburg on Dec. 6-7. While the competition was not organized like a traditional bracket-style tournament, the scramble-style play gave Wrangell wrestlers plenty of opportunities to get back on the mat after a week of rest. On the first day of competition, Wolves won 27 of their 32 matches and led the 10-school invitational with 17 pins. On day two, they picked up right where they left off, winning...

  • Volleyball team takes Southeast title, state up next

    Sam Pausman, Wrangell Sentinel|Nov 27, 2024

    Three-peat secured. The Wrangell High School volleyball team are Southeast champions. After entering the tournament as favorites, Wrangell beat Hoonah, Petersburg and Metlakatla en route to head coach Brian Herman's third consecutive title in as many years at the program's helm. The Southeast 2A tournament was held at Craig High School on Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 21-23. The champs have a week to rest up before the state tournament Dec. 5-7 in Palmer. Wrangell trounced the Hoonah Braves...

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