Wolves beat Haines Glacier Bears

The Wrangell Wolves, in their last home games of the season, defeated the Haines Glacier Bears. It has been somewhat of a mixed season for the Wolves, with equal numbers of wins and losses. However, the team demonstrated a lot of skill this last weekend, and are now 8-6 in conference games.

The first game was played on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Wrangell High School gym. The Wolves were able to hold a lead of 19 to 11 in the first quarter, and expanded that lead through the rest of the game. The Glacier Bears demonstrated a strong scoring game, but it was not strong enough to keep up with Wrangell. The Wolves walked away with a win at the end of the fourth quarter, the score being 75-52.

On Sunday, the game was closer but still a decisive win for Wrangell. The Glacier Bears were able to make the opening score in the first quarter, and made Wrangell work for their points. However, the Wolves were able to maintain a narrow lead by the end of the quarter. They built on this lead slowly but surely. Despite their best efforts, Haines only fell further behind as the game went on. The final score was 44 to 36, another win for Wrangell.

"Handling Haines the way we did shows how far we've come since the start," said Coach Cody Angerman.

The Wolves will be heading to Petersburg this weekend for their final games before Regionals. Angerman said that the Wolves and the Petersburg Vikings are both currently fighting for the second place slot for the Regional tournament. No matter how this weekend turns out, they'll be seeing each other again at Regionals. It is just a question of personal pride, he said, who gets to be in second place and who gets to be in third. Angerman said that, in his opinion, Wrangell had the better team, but anything could happen this weekend as well as at Regionals.

"We have a really competitive region down here," he said. "I think we're ready."