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13 Women honored at AVV’s Women & Young Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony
Bette Cato Rising Star Award – Gaea Bard
Bette Cato Inspirational Award – Dr. Angela Alfaro
Max, Lily, Angela Sr., Angela Jr., and Rafael Alfaro
VHS Weekend Wrap-Up – October 22, 2018
Wrestling
Submitted by Tyler Calvert-Thompson
Oceana Holt getting the win during the Throwdown in Snowtown Wrestling Meet in Valdez.
Photo credit Justin Prax
The 2018 Throw Down in Snow Town is in the books and was an awesome jam-packed weekend of wrestling. I would like to start by saying thank you to all those that helped make this weekend possible. Events as special as these take a community to make it possible. There were so many people behind the scenes that made this tournament one of the best in Alaska. To everyone that was involved, I can’t thank you enough for your hard work and dedication to helping support Valdez Wrestling!
Rafael Alfaro takes an opponent to the mat this past weekend. Photo credit Justin Prax.
We had eight wrestlers take to the mat this weekend at home with two wrestlers making it to the podium at the end of the tournament. Oceana Holt came in 2nd at 160 lbs in the girl’s division after losing a hard-fought match to the returning state runner-up from Barrow. Kyle Henderson suffered an early loss to the returning state champion but battled back on the backside with three straight pins that placed him at the 3rd place spot at 189 lbs.
We had a lot of successes this weekend that may not have shown on the scoreboard and we are excited to get back in the room and make the adjustments to take us to the next level. Next week we leave early on Thursday for “The King of the Mountain” Tournament in Seward. This will be another great tournament to get our wrestlers a lot of matches.
Varsity 130
Caleb MacPherson’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Nickolas Clarke (Houston) won by fall over Caleb MacPherson (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:25)
- Cons. Round 1 – Caleb MacPherson (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Aiden Zingone (Grace Christian School) won by fall over Caleb MacPherson (Valdez High School) (Fall 4:37)
Varsity 145
Connor Britt’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Jorgeyahey Camacho Vazquez (Wasilla High School) won by fall over Connor Britt (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:14)
- Cons. Round 1 – Connor Britt (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Dylan Harris (Grace Christian School) won by major decision over Connor Britt (Valdez High School) (Maj 13-1)
Varsity 160
Dustin Woods’s place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Gabe Martin (Grace Christian School) won by tech fall over Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) (TF 15-0)
- Cons. Round 1 – Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) won by fall over Rafael Alfaro (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:25)
- Cons. Round 3 – Hunter Desoto-Finn (Grace Christian School) won by fall over Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:54)
Varsity 160
Rafael Alfaro’s place is unknown and has scored 2.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Rafael Alfaro (Valdez High School) won by decision over Forrest Bolduc (Houston) (Dec 8-7)
- Quarterfinal – Bradley Keeney (Wasilla High School) won by fall over Rafael Alfaro (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:33)
- Cons. Round 2 – Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) won by fall over Rafael Alfaro (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:25)
Varsity 171
William Benes’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Laineil Guim (Houston) won by fall over William Benes (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:43)
- Cons. Round 1 – William Benes (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Eli Knapp (Houston) won by major decision over William Benes (Valdez High School) (Maj 14-5)
Varsity 189
Kyle Henderson’s place is 3rd and has scored 20.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Kyle Henderson (Valdez High School) won by fall over Jesus Garcia (Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School) (Fall 1:19)
- Quarterfinal – Caden Gerlach (Glennallen High School) won by fall over Kyle Henderson (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:39)
- Cons. Round 2 – Kyle Henderson (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 – Kyle Henderson (Valdez High School) won by fall over Brandon Holderness (Delta) (Fall 1:20)
- Cons. Semi – Kyle Henderson (Valdez High School) won by fall over Spencer Norquist (Houston) (Fall 1:20)
- 3rd Place Match – Kyle Henderson (Valdez High School) won by fall over Jackson Tanner (Grace Christian School) (Fall 4:14)
Varsity 285
Jana Allen’s place is 5th and has scored 0.0 team points.
- Round 1 – Sam Talaiasi (Barrow High School ) won by fall over Jana Allen (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:23)
- Round 2 – Jonathan Miller (Wasilla High School) won by fall over Jana Allen (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:45)
- Round 4 – James Tuckfield (Barrow High School ) won by major decision over Jana Allen (Valdez High School) (Maj 17-9)
- Round 5 – Kobe Graves (Delta) won by fall over Jana Allen (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:35)
Varsity Girls 160G
Oceana Holt’s place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.
- Round 1 – Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) won by fall over Seirra Lancaster (Houston) (Fall 1:15)
- Round 2 – Eve Negovanna (Barrow High School ) won by fall over Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) (Fall 4:38)
- Round 3 – Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) won by fall over Kallie Tolstrup (Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School) (Fall 0:22)
- Round 4 – Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) won by fall over Kailey Whipple (Houston) (Fall 1:18)
- Round 5 – Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) won by forfeit over Rebekah Christenson (Seward High School) (FF)
Varsity Volleyball
Submitted by Adam Sharrai
Senior Sydney Johnson serves during home games against Eielson. Photo credit Justin Prax.
The Lady Bucs entered their last home game for the season with conference play against Eielson Friday and Saturday night. Playing in the JR. High Friday night due to the, “Throw Down in Snow Town” Wrestling Tournament, the Lady Bucs took the Eielson Ravens in three straight, 25-9, 25-5, and 25-14. Serving was effective with Kassi Howard leading off the Lady Bucs in game one with 10 serves, 4 aces, for 9 points while Sydney Johnson floored 3 kills. Game 2, Sydney Johnson held on for an impressive run of 16 serves with 8 aces and 15 points won with Kendal Wesenberg also serving 7 with 3 aces for 6 points. Ally Sieber had 2 attempts for 2 kills. Game three serving was led by Carlee Fleming with 6 serves, 2 aces, for 4 points won with both Macy Hansen and Sydney Johnson sharing 3 attempts for 2 kills each.
The Lady Bucs would like to thanks the Eielson Ravens for delaying their Saturday departure until Sunday morning so Senior night could be held after the conclusion of the wrestling tournament in the Lady Bucs own gym along with the wrestling team for prompt post-tournament clean-up as well—Thank You! Senior night is always filled with the emotions of the last game seniors get to compete on their home court in front of friends and family and for these five Lady Bucs: Kassi Howard, Kendal Wesenberg, Jade Watts, Carlee fleming, and Sydney Johnson—this night came way too quickly! This was their night to share with their family in center court as they were each called out in an outpouring of appreciation from teammates and friends while favorite times and future plans were announced for each senior. The Lady Bucs decided the night would not be complete without honoring their former coach, Ron Langseth, for his efforts throughout their high-school years, ultimately becoming State Champions. Lady Senior Bucs—we wish you all the best with your future endeavors.
After the Senior Night festivities worked their emotions up, Saturday night play began. The Valdez Lady Bucs, however, again took Eielson in three straight 25-11, 25-14, and 25-5. The Lady Bucs have their last conference game of the season next weekend with Monroe Catholic in Fairbanks followed by Regionals in Delta the following weekend. Congratulations Lady Bucs on your journey and enjoy the rest of the season honoring it with all of your best behavior, attitude, effort, tenacity, and volleyball court play! GO BUCS!
Junior Varsity Volleyball
Submitted by Katie Burns
Eielson at Home
The Lady Bucs competed in their last home game this weekend against the Eielson Ravens. Both nights were a big success for our team, winning each game handily in three sets. In the first evening Reese King, Rylie King, and Bim Palomar were high servers against the Ravens. On Saturday Savannah Cockerham and Bekah Ambacher helped control the momentum of the game with their strong serving.
The Bucs were really working together covering each other’s passes, setting up attacks, prepared to help on the net. The final scores for Friday were 25-14, 25-20, 25-15, and for Saturday 25-17, 25-14, 25-17. Great work Lady Bucs!
Upcoming Sports Events:
Swimming @ Regionals Friday, Oct. 26th and Saturday, Oct. 27th (Hamme Pool)
Volleyball @ Monroe Friday, Oct. 26th and Saturday, Oct. 27th
Wrestling @ Seward Friday, Oct. 26th and Saturday, Oct. 27th
GMS Weekend Wrap-Up – October 22, 2018
GMS BOYS BASKETBALL RESULTS
Courtesy of Coach Joe Robison
On Friday night, both the boys Varsity and JV teams played Wasilla Middle. The Varsity boys won by a score of 44-30. Leading the way was Hunter Matthews and Anthony Kelly. The guys played really well, especially on the defensive end. The JV boys, although they played very hard, came up a little short to Wasilla’s JV team. Jacob Ambacher and Grayson Ade played well.
On Saturday, the Varsity boys suffered their first loss of the season to Teeland Middle. Although they held a lead going into the 4th quarter, playing on short rest caught up with them as Teeland pulled out the victory. The JV boys played really well and defeated Houston Middle’s Varsity team earlier in the day.
We are really proud of our guys for how we competed this weekend. The trip was a tough one for us logistically, as we had to play on short rest and did not have a deep bench. However, we competed and the guys represented the middle school and Valdez well.
VALDEZ GIRLS A TEAM PICKS UP TWO WINS IN THE VALLEY
Courtesy of Laurie Prax
Good competition awaited the Gilson Middle School basketball teams in the Valley. The Girls A team played a very aggressive Wasilla team that pressed the Huskies. “Our girls did not handle the pressure well initially”, said Coach Laurie Prax “but the last quarter of the game the girls played smart and held on for the win. Masen Holmes had 5 points and 7 rebounds, Chloe Auble had 9 points and 5 steals. Acacia Montgomery added 5 rebounds and Jasmine Bravo had 5 steals. On Saturday, the Huskies played Houston. The team had great teamwork and everyone contributed in the 48 to 12 win. Jasmine Bravo scored 12 points and had 5 steals in the game. Mya Christofferson had 7 steals, Carsyn Hinkle had 10 of the Huskies 20 points and picked up 6 steals. Masen Holmes had 8 rebound and Chloe Auble had 7 points.
VALDEZ GIRLS B TEAM PLAYED HARD IN THE V
The Valdez Girls B team had trouble gaining momentum against a scrappy Wasilla team on Friday. MoeMoe Togague scored 6 points and had 9 rebounds in their 11 to 33 loss. Sydney Burton and Justice Needles had 3 rebounds apiece. On Saturday the Huskies played a close game against Houston but too many turnovers plagued the girls and they lost 20 to 24. Ariel Voth and Angelina Grande scored 6 points apiece. Sydney Burton had 8 rebounds. Jasmine Hobson had 4 points and 4 rebounds and MoeMoe Togague had 2 pounts and 4 rebounds. The GMS teams will travel to Delta this weekend to play.
City budget up 29 percent since 2014
The City Council will be meeting over the next several weeks to review the 2019 budget. The 2019 budget shows Citywide Appropriations of 52.7 million dollars (see chart below). The Education Budget has remained relatively flat the last five years at approximately 10.5 million. The 2019 budget has a 29% increase in Community Service Organization (CSO) spending from 2015 to 2019. Events funding has nearly tripled from $136,050 in 2018 to a requested $378,123 for 2019. The City has a surplus of $9,433,166 above operations and that is available for reserves or capital projects. Despite the surplus, the 2019 proposed budget includes a withdrawal of just over 3 million dollars from the City of Valdez Permanent Fund earnings.
Payroll from 2014 to 2019 has grown by 29%. Here is how the increases shake out:
A review of personnel history from 2014 to the proposed 2019 budget, shows a 44% increase in Administration Payroll, a 47% increase in Parks & Recreation payroll, a 20% increase in Public Safety payroll, an 18% increase in Facilities, Fleet & Infrastructures payroll, a 37% increase in Ports & Harbor Payroll.
More Budget Overviews & Information – CLICK HERE
Business Trick-or-Treating
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VHS Weekend Wrap-Up – October 15, 2018
Wrestling results from (Coach C.T.)
The team opened up the season on a strong note while the Varsity wrestled at Houston High School and JV & Varsity Girls at Wasilla High School. Overall it was a hard fought weekend all around. I am proud of our wrestlers and their composure when faced with great adversity. Win or lose they walked off the mat with their heads held high knowing that they gave it everything they had.
The Bucs are ready to get back in the room to make adjustments and prepare for Throw Down in Snow Town next weekend.
Varsity Boys @ Houston
Varsity 145
Connor Britt’s place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Sterling Uhlenhake (Wasilla High School) won by fall over Connor Britt (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:57)
Cons. Round 1 – Logan Crotts (Grace Christian School) won by decision over Connor Britt (Valdez High School) (Dec 6-1)
Varsity 171
Dustin Woods’s place is unknown and has scored 6.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Eliot Merriner (Grace Christian School) won by fall over Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) (Fall 4:45)
Cons. Round 1 – Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) won by fall over Preston Long (Palmer High School) (Fall 4:39)
Cons. Round 2 – Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) won by medical forfeit over Jerrith Ginn (Valdez High School) (MFF)
Cons. Round 3 – Dalton Pinard (Susitna Valley Jr/Sr High School) won by major decision over Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) (Maj 11-3)
Varsity 171
Jerrith Ginn’s place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jerrith Ginn (Valdez High School) won by fall over Jacob Norman (Palmer High School) (Fall 0:53)
Quarterfinal – Kael Gerlach (Glennallen High School) won by fall over Jerrith Ginn (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:59)
Cons. Round 2 – Dustin Woods (Valdez High School) won by medical forfeit over Jerrith Ginn (Valdez High School) (MFF)
Varsity 189
Kyle Henderson’s place is unknown and has scored 6.0 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Kyle Henderson (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Caden Gerlach (Glennallen High School) won by fall over Kyle Henderson (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:52)
Cons. Round 2 – Kyle Henderson (Valdez High School) won by medical forfeit over Iqsi Lane (Galena Hawks) (MFF)
Varsity Girls & JV Boys @ Wasilla High School
Varsity Girls 160G
Oceana Holt’s place is 2nd and has scored 16.0 team points.
Round 1 – Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 – Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) won by forfeit over Twyla Anderstrom (Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School) (FF)
Round 3 – Desarae Matheny (Lathrop Wrestling) won by fall over Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) (Fall 3:01)
Championship Bracket – Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) won by fall over Autumn Williams (Lathrop Wrestling) (Fall 1:21)
1st Place Match – Desarae Matheny (Lathrop Wrestling) won by fall over Oceana Holt (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:26)
Varsity Girls 235G:
Jana Allen’s place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points.
Round 1 – Jana Allen (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 – Chiara Demientieff (Galena Hawks) won by fall over Jana Allen (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:34)
Round 3 – Jana Allen (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
Championship Bracket – Jana Allen (Valdez High School) won by decision over Tahtianna Tupua (Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School) (Dec 11-4)
1st Place Match – Chiara Demientieff (Galena Hawks) won by fall over Jana Allen (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:38)
JV Boys 130BB
Caleb MacPherson’s place is 4th and has scored 7.0 team points.
Round 1 – Caleb MacPherson (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
Round 2 – Keegan St. Amand (Glennallen High School) won by major decision over Caleb MacPherson (Valdez High School) (Maj 19-6)
Round 3 – Caleb MacPherson (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
Championship Bracket – Gabriel Wisdom (Eagle River High School) won by fall over Caleb MacPherson (Valdez High School) (Fall 2:25)
3rd Place Match – Keegan St. Amand (Glennallen High School) won by decision over Caleb MacPherson (Valdez High School) (Dec 10-3)
JV Boys 140A
Evan Alexander’s place is 4th and has scored 11.0 team points.
Round 1 – Evan Alexander (Valdez High School) won by fall over Zachary Hall (South Anchorage High School) (Fall 2:28)
Round 2 – Evan Alexander (Valdez High School) won by fall over Skyler Morgan (Wasilla High School) (Fall 3:40)
Round 3 – Austin Dill (Palmer High School) won by forfeit over Evan Alexander (Valdez High School) (FF)
Championship Bracket – Max Hollwedel (Wasilla High School) won by injury default over Evan Alexander (Valdez High School) (Inj. 0:00)
3rd Place Match – Wyatt Robson (Redington Sr. Jr/Sr High School) won by medical forfeit over Evan Alexander (Valdez High School) (MFF)
JV Boys 160B
Rafael Alfaro’s place is 7th and has scored 2.0 team points.
Round 1 – Arnaud Bollens (Wasilla High School) won by fall over Rafael Alfaro (Valdez High School) (Fall 3:22)
Round 2 – John Sears (Palmer High School) won by fall over Rafael Alfaro (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:23)
Round 3 – James Opp (Lathrop Wrestling) won by fall over Rafael Alfaro (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:35)
Consolation Bracket – Logan Miller (Wasilla High School) won by fall over Rafael Alfaro (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:23)
7th Place Match – Rafael Alfaro (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
JV Boys 171B
William Benes’s place is 7th and has scored 2.0 team points.
Round 1 – Juan (Marcos) Lara (Colony High School) won by fall over William Benes (Valdez High School) (Fall 1:49)
Round 2 – Kael Jackson (Wasilla High School) won by fall over William Benes (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:24)
Round 3 – Sam Lester (Lathrop Wrestling) won by fall over William Benes (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:54)
Consolation Bracket – Connor Green (Wasilla High School) won by fall over William Benes (Valdez High School) (Fall 0:15)
7th Place Match – William Benes (Valdez High School) received a bye () (Bye)
J.V. Volleyball Results from (Coach Burns)
Kenny Lake Invite
The Lady Bucs JV Volleyball traveled to Kenny Lake to compete in the Kenny Lake Tournament against both Varsity and Junior Varsity teams. We were able to break our squad into two competitive teams which gave our athletes a lot of great playing time on the court.
The weekend started off with our Valdez JV team playing against Tai-Valley B. High servers for the match were Reese King and Hunter Hoppe.Savannah Cockerham led the team with attacks and kills at the net. We won the match in two sets with final scores of 25-22 and 25-17.
Next, our Valdez C team competed against Nenana. Both Ambrosia Woodgate led the team in serves for the game. Marianne Prax contributed to the teams with some excellent hustle plays and back-row attacks. We won the match in two sets with final scores of 25-18 and 25-23.
The Valdez JV team came back on the court to face Glennallen’s B team. Our team scored off of a lot of great set up and attacks against the Pawks. We narrowly lost the first set 22-25 but came back determined in the second set, winning 25-12 and finishing the match in a 15-11 victory. The team showed a lot of resilience and strength of character.
Valdez C came up against Glennallen A for our final competition of Friday evening. Even though we lost this match in two sets, the team had a great opportunity to defend against strong hitters. They scrambled after the ball and excellent saves while covering for each other. Marianne Prax stepped up to help cover a wide section of the court, scored some back row attacks, and also helped to maintain a positive attitude on the court. The two sets finished in 13-25 and 9-25.
On Saturday, Valdez C faced Tri-Valley A. Kyrcee Christensen and Marianne Prax had high serves for the match. The match was lost in two sets, 10-25 and 12-25.
Next, the Valdez JV faced Glennallen A in a grim defeat. Glennallen Pawks put up a strong attack, but our biggest opponent on the court was our own mental battle. We lacked the positive energy from Friday night and it affected our passing and coverage game. We lost the set in two games: 9-25 and 7-25.
The final match for Valdez JV (and for our team as a whole) was against Tri-Valley A. The mental battle continued with three giveaway points right from the start. This match was also a loss in two sets: 16-25 and 20-25.
Glennallen Pawks took the tournament championship followed by Tri-Valley A. Valdez JV took third place in the competition. Our team gained a lot of excellent experience playing against this diverse group of teams. We had a great weekend.
Upcoming Events this Week:
Throw Down In Snow Town Wrestling Tournament Oct. 19-20
* Wrestling Begins @ 1:00 p.m. with Senior Recognition around 6:00 p.m. on Friday @ VHS.
* Wrestling continues on Saturday @ 9:00 a.m. @ Valdez High School
Valdez Volleyball vs. Eielson @ Home Oct. 19-20
* J.V. Volleyball begins on Friday @ 4:30 p.m. in the GMS followed by the Varsity match.
* Saturday J.V. Volleyball will begin @ 5:00 p.m. in the VHS gym followed by Senior Recognition and then the Varsity Match.
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