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Road re-opened quickly after mudslide last Tuesday
On Tuesday night there was a mudslide at mile 58 on the McCarthy Road. According to Department of Transportation, the mudslide the slide was approximately 75 feet long and eight feet tall. Maintenance crews cleared through the night and had it opened to one lane of traffic by Wednesday morning. (Photo on DOT site courtesy of Dan Frost)
VHS Weekend Wrap-Up – Aug 20, 2018
Football (Coach Lee Chadwick)
August 18th – Football @ Nikiski
Valdez lost 28-48, but it was close in the first half.
The team moved the ball well, in all four quarters. We were pleased that our offensive line, led by Luke Baczuk, generated 316 yards of rushing. Hayden Howard, Jona Turner, Jimmy Chavez, and Owen Chadwick all scored touchdowns.
This was the first game of the season, and mistakes, and youth took its toll, but all in all we are excited and pleased with the team’s performance. Everyone saw playing time!
Next Game: 6:00 pm, August 24th @ Ketchikan
Cross Country Running (Coach Mel Koontz)
August 18th – North Pole Cross Country Invite
The Buccaneer Cross Country season started with a sunny jaunt around Chena Lakes campground. The course was fairly flat and a mix between grass and packed dirt surfaces. The team basked in the warm sun that we have been missing in Valdez. Attending our first meet were juniors Kalin Woods and Katelyn Wadsworth, and freshman William Benes. This was an open race for all athletes to get their racing legs warmed up. Kalin Woods applied strategies we have practiced to earn an impressive fourth place with a finish of 19:08. Completing his first high school race, William Benes picked up the pace halfway through the course for a time of 26:01. Overcoming a pulled muscle, Katelyn Wadsworth sprinted through the finish line at 26:53. This young team shows a lot of potential for speed and strength. It is going to be a great season watching them grow as runners. We would love to have more runners out there. It’s not too late for high schoolers to join.
Next Meet: is August 25 @ Birch Hill in Fairbanks.
Our home meet is Saturday, August 31st. Come out and support your Buccaneers Cross-Country team! Races begin at 11:00am. Volunteers are needed, please contact Coach Koontz at mkoontz@valdezcityschools.org. We hope to see you there!
Swimming (Coach Carl Young)
August 18th- Colony High School Invite
Coaches’ Comments
The drive to and from the swim meet was clear roads with a few sparse rain showers along the way. The swimmers seem to be very motivated at the beginning of this season and it definitely showed in their swimming.
Most of our veteran swimmers swam very close to the their last years region times which is a great indicator that they are coming into this stronger than before. Our new swimmers had an excellent learning opportunity at this meet as they start to get use to the competitive swimming atmosphere. They gave great effort and set their baselines for this season. A very strong start to this season and it will be exciting to see how far this years swim team can go!
CLICK HERE for complete results
Highlights
The highlights from the Colony Invite swim meet were definitely how well our Boys swam.
Chase Randall Place 1st is the 200 yard Freestyle with a time of 2:14.31 & 2nd place is his 100 yard Butterfly with a time of 1:04.42.
Jeffrey Prevost placed 2nd in his 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:07.84 & placed 3rd in his 200 yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:22.14.
Riley Hodgkins placed 3rd in his 100 yard Backstroke with a time of 1:11.69
Freshman Calvin Gondek placed 3rd in 200 yard Freestyle with a time of 2:26.79
The Boys 200 Yard Medley & Freestyle relays placed 2nd over all with times of 1:58.74 & 1:44.98.
If I had to name a swimmer of the week I would pick Chase Randall. He worked very hard all week and had a very successful swim meet at Colony.
I am very proud of this group of swimmers and I look forward to the rest of this season.
Coach Carl Young
Next Meet: August 25 @ Hamme Pool (Fairbanks)
Volleyball (Coach Adam Sharrai)
August 17 & 18 – Chugiak Invite
Played 14 games over the weekend (7 on Friday and 7 on Saturday)
Friday Pool Play:
Valdez 25East 21(Win)
Valdez 22West 25(Loss)
Valdez 21West Valley 25 (Loss)
Valdez 19Bartlett 25(Loss)
Valdez 6South 25(Loss)
Valdez 25Colony 16(Win)
Valdez 25Eagle River 20(Win)
Saturday Pool Play:
Valdez 13Chugiak 25(Loss)
Valdez 25Palmer 16(Win)
Valdez 25Service 16(Win)
5 – 5 Pool Play
Saturday Silver Bracket:
Valdez 25 vs Grace(Win)
Valdez 25 vs Grace (Win)
Valdez 18 vs Colony 25(Loss)
Valdez 22 vs Colony 25(Loss)
Second Place in Silver Bracket
Played very competitively with the 4A schools and enjoyed the spirit of competition!
Silver Bracket – Second Place
Sydney Johnson – All Tourney Team
Team played very well and added to their skills! Had Great games!
Next Meet: Weekend of August 24 & 25 – Open
August 31 & September 1 @ Bethel Invite
Two more weeks for Valdez Halibut & Silver Salmon Derbies
Askel Hutchinson with Fish – 17.28 lbs – Valdez, AK – Amanda Rose 8-11
VALDEZ, Alaska – With less than two weeks left in the Valdez Halibut and Silver Salmon Derbies, only time will tell if eight-year-old Aksel Hutchinson will remain the leader of the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby and take home the $10,000 grand prize. Silver salmon are already being caught just off the City Docks and at Allison Point so there will be a lot of opportunities for anglers to catch salmon the last two weeks of the derby. Although he is only eight, Hutchinson said his Mom told him all about the derbies and he has a plan for the money if he should happen to win. “I would buy a reel, and some tickets to go to Hawaii and Texas and a scope (hunting)”.
Aksel Hutchinson said he named his fish “Grandpa” because it was very old. Hutchinson is an avid fisherman and eagerly provided tips for fishing Robe Lake and Ruth Pond as he was interviewed for the Valdez Fishing Report radio program. While Hutchinson was being interviewed he also provided a vivid account of his Mom’s reaction to the fish. “When I caught that fish, she couldn’t believe her eyes”, said Hutchinson. “She thought that she was seeing things”.
Patricia Johnson of California is still in the lead for the Valdez Halibut Derby with the 385.8 pound halibut she caught July 26th. Doug Cranor is currently in 2nd place with the 239 pound halibut he caught June 23rd and Russell Young of Fairbanks is holding onto 3rd place with the 226 pound halibut he caught June 23rd.
Both the Valdez Halibut and Silver Salmon derbies will end at noon on Sunday, September 2nd. Last year’s winning halibut was a record-breaking 374.0 pound flatfish caught by Frieda Wiley of Valdez.
The Valdez Silver Salmon Derby began in 1971. The smallest winner on record is Jim Burzinski’s 15.11 pound silver caught the first year of the derbies in 1971. In the last 20 years, winners have been in the 17 to 22 pound range.
Silver salmon fishing has been productive at Gold Creek and Mineral Creek. The last two weeks of the derby should be good fishing from shore as well as from a boat. The raffle for $10,000 cash will be held on Sunday after the close of the derby. Everyone who purchased a Valdez derby ticket will be entered in that drawing. Silver and Halibut Derby winners will be awarded and the drawing will be held at the Derby Awards party Sunday, September 2nd at 6pm at the Elks Lodge.
Halibut Derby – Overall Leaders
1st Patricia Johnson Clovis, CA 285.8 lbs. July 26 Harvester
2nd Doug Cranor Valdez, AK 239.0 lbs. June 23 Redhead
3rd Russell Young Fairbanks, AK 226.0 lbs. June 23 Dan Orion
Halibut Derby – Weekly Winners
1st Larry Goble Greely, PA 154.2 lbs. Aug 17 Nunatuk
2nd Bill Bolinske Nampa, ID 131.2 lbs. Aug 16 Nunatuk
Silver Derby – Overall Leaders
1st Aksel Hutchinson Valdez, AK 17.28 lbs. Aug 11 Amanda Rose
2nd Daniel Schneider Anchorage, AK 16.64 lbs. Aug 4 Sea Duck
3rd Leslie West Provo, UT 16.48 lbs. Aug 11 Sea Ducks
For more information on the Valdez Derbies, visit: www.valdezfishderbies.com
Road detour reminder for access to HHES
School has started in Valdez. As a reminder, West Klutina Street will be closed to thru traffic from Hazelet Avenue to Clark Street next week due to ongoing road construction.
For your safety and the safety of others, please follow posted signs and established detour routes for access to Hermon Hutchens Elementary School (see map above). Electronic signs with reminders for
motorists will be posted in several places along detour routes.
For access to the school parking lot, please use either Egan Avenue/Pioneer Drive to Clark Street or West Hanagita Street to Cottonwood Drive. Parent pick-up/drop-off on the Pioneer side of the school
facility will be not be effected by construction.
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