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Goat Hunt RG249 Closes North of Valdez Arm
(Cordova) – Registration permit hunt RG249 for mountain goats in Game Management Unit 6D will close by emergency order at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 6. The hunt includes areas east of Columbia Glacier, north of Valdez Arm and west of Port Valdez, Shoup Bay and Shoup Glacier.
The most recent aerial survey found a minimum count of 235 goats in registration permit area RG249. The maximum allowable harvest is 12 goat points. The current reported harvest is nine billies, each counting as one goat point. Hunters remain in the field and it’s likely that additional goats have been taken and not yet reported. This closure is necessary to prevent unsustainable harvest.
This closure affects only registration permit hunt RG249 in Unit 6D. All other mountain goat hunting regulations in the remainder of Unit 6 are not affected by this emergency order.
VHS Weekend Wrap-Up – October 7, 2019
Football
Football seniors honored at last home game of the season
VHS Football Team and Fans 2019
Photo courtesy of Tina Howard
Hayden Howard with the Ball
Photo courtesy of Tina Howard
Owen Chadwick and Hayden Howard before the game
Photo courtesy of Tina Howard
Cross Country
State Championships, Bartlett 2019
After an amazing send off by staff and students, the Cross-Country Team headed to Anchorage for the State Championships. The whole team had the honor of racing this year after the boy’s team took 1st place at Regionals.
The forecast was not looking too favorably for the runners. There was rain and possible snow predicted for Anchorage. The team was hoping that the wind would at least subside. The wind did die down and the heavy rains came in the night. The trail was a bit sloppy in places, but we were prepared with ¼” spikes to attack the mud. The course consists of one short loop and then a second longer loop. The course is a consistent rollercoaster of ups and downs with few flat areas.
At noon, the Division II boys lined up at the starting line. The sun finally came out to greet the runners. The start gun fired and K. Woods and J. Shiozaki took off towards the front of the pack. After the first hill, they begin to lose steam. Shiozaki, Woods, Alfaro and Benes remained with seconds of each other for most of the race. Smilie and C. Wadsworth remained close during the first lap and then Smilie began to pull ahead and closed the gap between himself and Alfaro. C. Wadsworth slipped and had hit his ankle, slowing his pace slightly. W. Mehlberg remained steady throughout the race.
The finish was full of surprises for the boys. Sophomore Jin Shiozaki pulled ahead of Senior Kalin Woods to finish 31st out of 72 runners at 18:40, over a minute faster than his time at the beginning of the season. K. Woods finished 34th at 18:50 with a time one minute faster than his state preview time. The biggest upset was seeing Sophomore William Benes coming down the finish in 48th place with a time of 19:37, ahead of Senior Rafael Alfaro who finished 60th at 20:09. Freshman Jason Smilie made some impressive gains this season and finished 65th at 20:50, which is over two minutes faster than his state preview time at the beginning of the season. Freshman Cole Wadsworth finished strong at 22:15. Junior Wyatt Mehlberg remained steady and finished really strong at 26:57.
Overall, the boys placed 7th for Division II.
At 1:30 sixty-seven Division II girls lined at the start. S. Palomar and C. Miller started off strong with Palomar taking the lead for Valdez for the first lap. K. Wadsworth and M. Ishikawa weren’t far behind their teammates. Senior Chloe Miller quickened her pace during the second lap and finished with a girl from Delta in 37th place at 23:30, over three minutes faster than the beginning of the season. Senior Sophia Palomar turned on the sprint for a 42nd place finish for a time of 24:11, which is forty-eight seconds faster than in August. Senior Katelyn Wadsworth wasn’t far behind in 48th place at 24:40, over a minute faster than the state preview. Sophomore Momoka Ishikawa almost beat her personal record from regionals with a time of 25:47.
During our fast and furious season, these athletes have demonstrated dedication, determination and a whole lot of grit. Two members of our team were awarded Good Sportsmanship awards. Senior Rafael Alfaro received the Good Sportsmanship award for encouraging his teammates to continue doing their best, even when he was injured and unable to practice. Senior Sophia Palomar also received the Good Sportsmanship award for her team spirit and positive attitude throughout the season.
Everybody on this incredible team grew as an athlete and as a runner during the 2019 season!
Go Bucks!
Results
Varsity Girls | |||
C. Miller | 23:30 | ||
S. Palomar | 24:11 | ||
K. Wadsworth | 24:40 | ||
M. Ishikawa | 25:47 | ||
Varsity Boys | |||
J. Shiozaki | 18:40 | ||
K. Woods | 18:50 | ||
W. Benes | 19:37 | ||
R. Alfaro | 20:09 | ||
J. Smilie | 20:50 | ||
C. Wadsworth | 22:15 | ||
W. Mehlberg | 26:57 | ||
Swimming
Valdez Swimming @ Wasilla
The Buccaneer swimmers had a good swim meet in Wasilla going up against Wasilla, Palmer, & Colony High Schools. Even though mid-season hit the swimmers hard the Bucs still had 18 Top 6 finishes scoring them enough points for a 3rd Place team finish.
Swim Stats:
- Female 200 Medley Relay placed 4th scoring 6 pts.
- Male 200 Medley Relay placed 2nd scoring 10 pts.
- Blythe Ditman placed 5th in the 200 Free & 100 Breaststroke scoring 4 pts.
- Fisher Mishmash placed 6th in the 200 Free & 4th in the 100 Breaststroke scoring 4 pts.
- Chase Randall placed 4th in the 200 Individual Medley & 1st in the 100 Fly scoring 10 pts.
- Anna Price placed 6th in the 50 & 100 Freestyle scoring 2 pts.
- Jeffrey Prevost placed 3rd in the 50 Freestyle scoring 4 pts.
- Isaiah Silveira placed 1st in the 100 Freestyle scoring 7 pts.
- Piers Shirk placed 4th in the 100 Freestyle & Backstroke scoring 6 pts.
Billi Lovell had her strongest meet of the season Placing 2nd in her 100 Breaststroke & 1st in her 100 Freestyle scoring 12 points for the team. For her strong swims & points Billi Lovell is the Swimmer of the Week.
Please wish the Buccaneer swim team Good Luck as they travel to Anchorage this coming weekend to swim at the Bartlett Invite against top teams in the state.
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KVAK’s School Interview series now available online
Listen as KVAK’s Laurie Prax interviews Valdez City School principals.
These interviews are brought to the Valdez Community by KVAK as a community service. KVAK also works with VCS to broadcast meetings all school board meetings live on 1230AM.
Click to listen to each interview.
GMS Weekend Wrap-Up – October 7, 2019
GIRLS A TEAM WINS DELTA TOURNAMENT
Courtesy of Laurie Prax – The Gilson Middle School girls basketball team beat Delta and Glennallen twice to win the round robin tournament at Delta. Moe Togague came out with a hot hand Friday morning, scoring 18 points in a 31 to 19 victory over Glennallen. Kelsey Prax picked up 4 points and had 3 steals. Jasmine Hobson played excellent defense on the ball. Prax scored a team high 8 points against Glennallen Friday, Togague had 7 points, 13 points and 4 steals. Hobson added 3 steals. Carlie VanBuskirk had five rebounds. Delta came out strong Saturday and matched the Huskies point for point in regulation. In overtime Togague hit 1 of 2 free throws and Kelsey Prax drained 2 of 2 free throws in the final minutes to take win 26 to 21. Desi Woodgate led the way with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 7 steals. Togague picked up 7 points had 13 rebounds, Destiny Day chipped in 4 points and Jasmine Hobson added three rebounds and three steals. On Saturday Woodgate, Prax, VanBuskirk and Togague all scored 4 points apiece to lead the Huskies to a 16 to 11 win. Hobson tallied 4 steals and Day, Prax, Woodgate and VanBuskirk picked up 3 steals apiece.
Jasmine Hobson was named to the All-Tournament Team and Moe Togague was named MVP.
GIRLS B TEAM
Courtesy of Michelle Petersen, including photos – In the first game of the tournament Valdez played to a 32-6 victory over Glennallen. Rylee Wade led the team with 10 points and 4 rebounds. In the 2nd round game, Valdez lost to Tok 25-13. Lola Compehos led the team with 5 points, 3 steals and 3 rebounds. Justice Needles added four points and Kelli Malcuit added 5 rebounds and 3 steals. In their final game, Valdez lost 18-5 against a tall Tri-Valley team. Rylee Wade led the team with four points and three rebounds, and Justice Needles played very strong coming down with 7 rebounds.
Nick Alfaro and Moe Togague named MVPs
BOYS A TEAM WINS DELTA TOURNAMENT
Boys A Team Won the Delta Tournament
Courtesy of David Cronk – This past weekend the Huskys traveled up to Delta for their Season Opener Tournament. Valdez sent approximately 60 athletes to Delta for the event.
Boys A-Team
The Boys A-Team had a great showing at the Delta Tournament. We opened with a win over Tok. The Huskys played great defense which was a common theme throughout the weekend. Scoring was very balanced lead by Jarrett Gage, Owen Watson, and Tino Tucker who were all in double figures. Following them were Nick Alfaro, Grayson Ade, Gavin Morris, and Corey Petersen.
In game 2, the Huskys defeated Glennallen. Again, the Huskys played great defense, and down the stretch our defense wore them down. The forth quarter was owned by Valdez, outscoring Glennallen 15-2. Leading the scoring was Nick Alfaro with 12, and Jarrett Gage with 10.
Game 3, the championship was a rematch with Glennallen. In their best showing of the weekend the Huskys defeated Glennallen 53-18. The game started close with a first quarter score of 11-9, Valdez holding a 2 point lead. After that it was all Valdez. The Husky’s defense held the Panthers scoreless in the second quarter and kept it rolling from there. Leading the Huskys in the championship game was Jarrett Gage with 19 points. Following were Corey Petersen, Grayson Ade, Tino Tucker, Owen Watson, Gavin Morris, and Nick Alfaro .
Owen Watson and Nick Alfaro were named to the All-Tourmanent Team, with Nick Alfaro being named the Tournament MVP.
BOYS B TEAM
The crowd cheers on the Boys B Team at the Delta Tournament. The boys B team took 2nd place in the tournament.
Courtesy of Coach Auble – This weekend’s trip to Delta for basketball was great. The boys B team had successful games against Delta, Tri-Valley, and Glennallen. Our first game against on Friday we played Glennallen and held a strong lead thanks to fast break layups by many of our players as well as slowing down the ball to set up into our offense. Our on-ball defense was great as we held Glennallen down to single digits in the first half thanks to teamwork with packline defense to trap any drives.
Our second game against the Tri-Valley Warriors was tough but we managed to secure a win again thanks to our tenacious on-ball defense by our players. Andrew Baczuk and Rylen case managed to hold their top scorer down with high-pressure defense while Romen Webber and Case were able to score plenty of fast break layups. Case was our top scorer with 20 points, and Webber at 10. We also managed to get playing time for our two sixth grade swingers.
Our third game against the home team Delta Grizzlies was successful with keeping them under 20 points to our 45. Rylen Case contributed 14 points, with Romen Webber being our next top scorer with 12. We made the majority of our points off of fast break layups again with the occasional pass and cut to a layup. Our last game in the Championship was again against Delta but we couldn’t pull this one off due to Delta’s changing defense and lack of made layups. We look forward to the next four days of practice and seeing them again on our home court this weekend.
Andrew Baczuk eyes up a free throw
Austin Morgan and James Morgan block outBOYS C TEAM
Courtesy of Coach Jim Doering – The C-Team, comprised of 14 6th graders new to organized basketball came out of the gates enthusiastic and scrappy in all three games this past weekend up in Delta.
Game 1 saw the boys falling the the eventual champs, Delta B, 24-36. After a first round loss the boys had a 7am game on Saturday morning. They were up for the task and comfortably defeated Glennallen by over 20 points. Game three proved to be a shooting struggle for the Huskys. They fell to Warriors of Tri-Valley.
Overall the Delta Tournament was filled with lots of laughs, learning and fun times for players, coaches and fans!
Valdez to host 2020 Alaska Superintendents Association Conference
Courtesy of Superintendent Shawn Arnold – Valdez was selected as the host site for the 2020 Alaska Superintendents Association Fall Conference. This event will take place September 23rd-26th, 2020, and bring in over 100 school district superintendents and educational leaders from around the state.
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