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  • Varsity girls lose both games against Metlakatla

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Feb 14, 2024

    The girls varsity basketball team suffered two blowout defeats at home to Metlakatla last weekend. "I thought our girls really put in a lot of effort, defensively," said head coach Christina Good. "We're a young team; we're still learning. ... I'm really proud of our girls for keeping their heads up and putting in the effort. I feel like both nights they did that." The Lady Wolves knew that the MissChiefs would be tough opponents. Before the Feb. 9-10 games in Wrangell, the Metlakatla girls had...

  • Lady Wolves lose two at home to Haines

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Feb 7, 2024

    The girls varsity basketball team lost twice at home to Haines on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 1-2. The Lady Bears beat the Lady Wolves in a tight game on Thursday, 46-39, and then Haines came back even harder the second night, soundly defeating Wrangell 61-43. Lady Wolves head coach Christina Good felt her team had their best game of the season on Thursday. "I felt like they really played well as a team," she said. "They really had that chemistry as a team and worked really hard at both ends for...

  • Boys varsity scores double victory at home against Haines

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Feb 7, 2024

    The Wolves' varsity boys basketball team won two games at home against the Haines Glacier Bears despite losing their star player to injury halfway through the first game. Starting a day earlier than originally scheduled, Wrangell hosted Haines on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 1-2. In the first game, the Wolves defeated the Glacier Bears 68-50. Then on the second night, the Wolves scored another decisive win, 57-36. The junior varsity team got a split, winning their first game 33-30 but losing the...

  • Wolves split against Petersburg in varsity and JV basketball

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 31, 2024

    After losing two games to Petersburg in Wrangell's homecoming weekend earlier this month, the Wolves' varsity boys basketball team was ready for a rematch during the Vikings' homecoming celebration. The result was a split, with Petersburg winning the first game, 40-32, on Friday, Jan. 26, while the Wolves came back on Saturday, Jan. 27, soundly defeating their opponents 50-39. Wrangell's junior varsity team also took home a split, winning Friday 45-35 but losing Saturday 40-31. "For me, it...

  • Varsity girls endure narrow losses at Petersburg; JV gets a win

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 31, 2024

    The Lady Wolves' varsity girls basketball team visited Petersburg during their homecoming weekend, hoping to duplicate the two wins they scored against the team earlier this month in Wrangell. But it ended in two heartbreaking losses, as the Vikings defeated the Lady Wolves on Friday, Jan. 26, 31-28, then squeaked out another win on Saturday 35-34. "The girls played great defense, and our press went well, but sometimes it just doesn't work out," said Lady Wolves head coach Christina Good....

  • Basketball teams suffer multiple defeats at Metlakatla

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 24, 2024

    The Wrangell boys and girls varsity basketball teams had a tough weekend Jan. 19-20 at Metlakatla, both enduring two losses. The Wolves were soundly defeated by the Chiefs on Friday, 83-53, while Metlakatla won Saturday's rematch 56-50. The Lady Wolves were dealt a blowout from the MissChiefs on Friday, 80-20, then lost by a smaller margin on Saturday, 54-34. The junior varsity boys fared better on Friday, defeating Metlakatla 47-23, but the junior varsity girls lost 42-22. Head boys coach Cody...

  • Boys open season with varsity losses to Petersburg; JV splits 2 games

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 10, 2024

    The Wolves had a rough start to the boys basketball season as they faced the Petersburg Vikings in the high school gym on homecoming weekend. While the junior varsity team split two close games, the varsity squad was soundly defeated both nights. Both teams lost on the season-opening night Friday, Jan. 5, starting with the JV Wolves who played a tight contest only to fall short by two points against Petersburg, 32-30. The varsity players had a tougher time, as the Vikings won 41-32. Head coach...

  • Lady Wolves win 2 against Petersburg in first games of season

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 10, 2024

    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...

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  • Girls basketball team ready for season opener this weekend

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 3, 2024

    After missing out on a chance to compete at last year’s state tournament by a two-point loss at regionals, Wrangell Lady Wolves basketball coach Christina Good is ready for her team to try again this season. “We’re due again, so we’ll see how it goes this year,” she said. “Everything cycles in sports.” The season opens this weekend with home games against Petersburg. “As coaches, we want to say we’re going to go to state, but that depends on how our girls perform,” she added. “Overall, I’m always super optimistic. We have a lot of really fa...

  • Wolves prepare for a new season of basketball

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 3, 2024

    Wrangell Wolves head basketball coach Cody Angerman watched from the bleachers as his players went through drills and practice shots in a midday session at the high school gym on Dec. 28 during the winter break. “I don’t want to say it’s a rebuilding year because we definitely have a good team,” Angerman said. But he acknowledged that a core group of seniors were lost after graduation, excellent ball players and starters who practiced diligently and, most importantly, provided leadership to the team. “Obviously, when that happens, you kind...

  • Middle schoolers join high school cheerleading squad

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Jan 3, 2024

    When high school cheerleading tryouts began in the fall semester, only three students initially signed up. Wanting to build interest in the sport, new head coach Tyla Nelson pushed school administrators to allow middle schoolers onto the squad. “We approach this season as a building year,” she said. “We have a great looking team.”New assistant coach Haley Reeves said there are advantages to having more kids on the floor. “You’re just able to do more stunts when you have more people,” she said. “You can do more formations. It just adds a dif...

  • Hanson takes first at state wrestling championships

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 20, 2023

    Senior wrestler Keegan Hanson's near-perfect season culminated in triumph, as he earned the title of state champion over the weekend. Hanson defeated all four competitors in his 152-pound weight class - expanding his season's record to 30 wins and only one loss - to earn first place at the Division II state championship tournament held at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15-16. The Wrangell Wolves earned 71.5 points overall, putting them in 12th place among...

  • Wrangell wrestlers win 8 firsts, take third place overall at Southeast

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 13, 2023

    The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team took third overall at the Southeast Division II regional championship, with eight individuals coming home with first-place finishes in their weight classes. Wrangell Junior Della Churchill was voted Outstanding Female Wrestler of the tournament. Mt. Edgecumbe, with 202 points, won the Division II title in the Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9, competition at Juneau's Thunder Mountain High School. Haines came in second at 138, with Wrangell tallying 134.5 points,...

  • Lady Wolves place fourth in state tournament

    Caroleine James, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 6, 2023

    An early loss against Chugiak's Birchwood Christian School at the state championship volleyball tournament threw the Lady Wolves off their game, and though they fought hard in the losers' bracket, the Metlakatla MissChiefs took them out of the running in the third round of play. Wrangell finished fourth overall in the tournament, held Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 in Palmer. Metlakatla took home third place in the high school tourney. After a first-round win against Glennallen, three sets to one, the...

  • Wolves take second in home tournament that draws over 160 wrestlers to the mats

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Dec 6, 2023

    The Wrangell Wolves hosted the Tom Sims Invitational Wrestling Tournament last weekend, coming away with 62 wins and 21 losses with 48 pins in the matches, including exhibitions. The wrestling team came in second to Ketchikan overall by just 2.5 points, but placed first as the group with the most pins in the least time and the best winning percentage over the two-day tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1-2, at the high school gym. A large, cheering crowd of spectators gathered for the tournament on Saturday, and head wrestling coach Jack...

  • Lady Wolves take regional championship, prepare for state

    Caroleine James, Wrangell Sentinel|Nov 22, 2023

    After a dominant showing in the regional volleyball tournament Nov. 15-17 in Petersburg, the Lady Wolves won the Southeast high school championship for the second year running and will head to state in Palmer Nov. 30 to Dec. 2. The girls are "pretty much ready for it," co-coach Brian Herman said of the team as they prepare to take on Alaska's best players. "They're playing the best they've played all season. They're playing at a level that's high enough to be competitive there (at state)."...

  • Wolves compete at annual Ketchikan wrestling tournament

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Nov 15, 2023

    The Wrangell High School wrestling team traveled to Ketchikan to compete in the Bill Weiss Tournament on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11. Including exhibition matches, they came away with 54 wins and 26 losses, with 36 pins. Named after the former Ketchikan Daily News printing press operator and sports writer who devoted much of his time to wrestling events, the tournament featured over 200 wrestlers during both days, according to Wrangell coach Jack Carney. "Some of the 16-man brackets were...

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  • Roberts takes third in state swim championship

    Sentinel staff|Nov 8, 2023

    Senior Jack Roberts outswam athletes from much larger schools around Alaska at the state championship swim meet Nov. 3 and 4 in Juneau, placing third in the 100-yard freestyle at 47.95 seconds and seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:00.83. He earned the Wrangell swim team's first state medal since the program began six years ago. Roberts' freestyle time was a fraction of a second behind the first-place finisher, Ben Price of Anchorage's Service High School, who completed the race in...

  • Wolves wrestlers grapple through Anchorage tournament

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Nov 8, 2023

    Half of the dozen Wrangell wrestlers who traveled to Anchorage for a meet last weekend placed in the top six in their respective weight classes. The Wolves competed in a tournament at Mountain City Christian Academy (formerly Anchorage Christian Schools) on Friday, Nov. 3, and Saturday, Nov. 4. According to coach Jack Carney, senior Keegan Hanson won second place in the 152-pound weight class, freshman Jackson Carney at 130 came in third, junior Della Churchill at 120 took fourth place,...

  • Lady Wolves take down Petersburg in JV matches

    Caroleine James, Wrangell Sentinel|Nov 1, 2023

    The Lady Wolves are refining their technique and getting their new players up to speed as they ramp up training before volleyball regionals in mid-November. The team won two home matches against Petersburg's junior varsity team on Friday, Oct. 27. Each match was best of five, and the Wrangell girls won both in three straight sets. "Everybody played really well," said co-coach Brian Herman, who is leading the team alongside Shelley Powers. "No real hiccups at all." After three back-to-back...

  • Wolves wrestle in round robin and scramble in Sitka

    Mark C. Robinson, Wrangell Sentinel|Nov 1, 2023

    The Wrangell Wolves wrestled at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka this past weekend, with a round robin on Friday, Oct. 27, and a scramble on Saturday, Oct. 28, earning 67 wins, 24 losses, and 55 pins, according to wrestling coach Jack Carney. Carney said most of the brackets were unfinished. As a result, many who would have placed including a few who likely would have come in first, simply ran out of time. “They didn’t come close to finishing the brackets, because they were big, huge brackets,” he said. Of the brackets that were finis...

  • Lady Wolves win 3, lose 3 at first volleyball tournament of the season

    Caroleine James, Wrangell Sentinel|Oct 25, 2023

    The Lady Wolves volleyball team started their season with three big wins and three tough losses in the Klawock seeding tournament Oct. 19-21. After winning their first match against Skagway 3-0, the team played “a really tough match” against Craig that also resulted in a 3-0 win for Wrangell. “The girls did really, really well” in the Craig match, said co-coach Brian Herman, who is leading the team with Shelley Powers this season. They “came back from a late-game deficit, they came back and won.” Then, to round out their winning streak, the...

  • Swim team prepares for regionals in Sitka

    Caroleine James, Wrangell Sentinel|Oct 25, 2023

    The high school swim team continued refining its skills and building its endurance at the invitational in Petersburg Oct. 13 and 14. The team competed in 20 individual and four relay events and the six athletes earned a combined 10 personal bests. Maddy Davies had a standout weekend, competing in four individual events and two relays. Typically, high school swimmers log a maximum of 400 to 500 yards of racing at any given meet, explained coach Jamie Roberts. In Petersburg, however, Davies swam nearly 1,500 yards. “She’s really gravitated to...

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