Episodes

Boys Varsity Basketball  – Coach Todd Wegner

Bennett Hinkle dribbles down the court during Monroe Tournament in Anchorage. Bennett was named to the All Tournament team along with Logan Heckathorn

The Valdez Boys Basketball team participated in the McKinley Holiday Classic this past weekend in Fairbanks.  Valdez, Barrow, Monroe and Grace Christian all participated in a round robin format.  The buccaneer’s opponents in this tournament have dominated the state 3A titles for the past six years.  The bucs were eager to see how they matched up with their 3A foes.

Their first game at the McKinley Holiday Classic opened with Barrow.  They focused on embracing the moment.  Having mental toughness which equals the ability to play in the present.  The bucs worked on focusing on the things they could control and not the things they couldn’t.  The Buccaneers played tough and won 54-49.  Logan Heckathorn led all scorers with 22 points.

Logan Heckathron takes a shot at Monroe tournament in Fairbanks

On Friday night, they played Monroe who was last year’s state runner up.  The buccaneers played tenacious defense but lost a close one 44-40.  Bennett Hinkle led all scorers with 20 points followed by Ike Watson with 12.

Saturday the buccaneers took on last year’s state Champion the Grace Christian Lions.  The bucs played them even through three quarters but stalled offensively in the 4^th quarter and lost 57-48.  Buccaneers were again led in scoring by Logan Heckathorn with 16 and Bennett Hinkle and Jalen Freeman both with 11

The Bucs coaching staff was pleased with their team’s performance this past week and will continue to work and improve in certain areas which will hopefully allow the buccaneers to get another chance to play these teams in the state tournament.

Logan Heckathorn and Bennett Hinkle were selected to the eight person All-Tournament Team.  The Buccaneers take on the Hutchison Hawks this next weekend at home.

Girls Varsity Basketball – Coach Doug Fleming

The Lady Bucs brushed off a little rust from the long layoff to go 2-1 and finish 3^rd at the ACS Pepsi Lime Solar Tournament. In game one the Lady Bucs overcame a slow start to defeat the Bethel Warriors. Bobbi Mott lead with 21 points and 11 rebounds, Sydney Johnson chipped in with 11 and 14 rebounds. Game 2 was a complete reversal of the previous night against the host ACS. Having played a great 1^st half the ladies came out slow and lifeless to start the second half and once Carlee went down with a leg injury the girls couldn’t find their rhythm or direction. Jade Watts lead the way with 10 points while Sydney Johnson again lead the rebounding effort hauling in 10. Game 3 saw the ladies put it all together and defeat a strong 4A JV team from Dimond High. Bobbi Mott lead all scorers with 18 while Jade Watts and Ashley Ramoth each contributed 12 apiece.

The girls are looking to the upcoming weekend and hoping Bobbi Mott has beaten the flu and can breath and Carlee Fleming is closer to seeing the floor again.

Nordic Ski – Coach Timi Miner & Mel Koontz

In lieu of Buc’s cancelled ski invite, we hosted a town race.  It was a 7 kilometer skate in Mineral Creek.  We had an excellent turnout with 9 racers all together.  Ben Swanson finished first with a time of 20:42, Ben Stolen wasn’t far behind at 22:17.  Buc’s senior Josten Carlson finished third with 24:20.  Will Stark had a strong finish of 25:11.  Junior Rowen Miller finished in 31:12.  Close behind Miller was the father-son duo Colton Prevost, 31:28 and Mark Prevost, 31:31.  Renee Ernster finished on classics with a time of 33:18.  Tolganai Nasipbekova finished a 3 kilometer course in 18:16, a new personal best!  The team travels to Palmer for the Government Peak Nordic Ski Invitational.

Town Race #3:  Skate Race

Results for the 7K:

Ben Swanson  20:42

Ben Stolen 22:17

Josten Carlson 24:20

Will Stark 25:11

Rowen Miller 31:12

Colton Prevost 31:28

Mark Prevost 31:31

Renee Ernster 33:18

Results for the 3K:

Tolgonai Nasipbekova  18:16

Second Quarter 2017-2018

Math – Ben Swanson

Social Studies – Luke Prichard

Language Arts/Foreign Language – Stan Morales

Career and Technical Education – Rafael Alfaro

Most Improved – Dani Tapp

Science – Rylie King

Fine Arts – Jared Bowden

P.E and Healthy Lifestyles – Jalen Freeman

JV Girls Basketball – Coach Fred Hill

We had a great trip being the first team to travel in the tour bus. We were able to see a herd of caribou and 15 moose on the way to Fairbanks, a nice sunny day.  Maurice, our bus driver, said we had a great group of ball players both on and off the court. I asked him who did a better job of cleaning the bus and he replied both were equally good.

Our first game was North Pole girls and it was the toughest of the three games. We won 35 to 33, even though we never had the lead until the last five minutes of the game. We trailed by fifteen points at one time and we worked our way back to take the lead and held off a tough North Pole team. Ally Seiber lead all scores with 15 points with Reese King with 14 points. Marianne Prax led the team with great defense in the second half to help us win.

The second game was against the Monroe Rams and they too gave us a great challenge. We played with more confidence during this game than the first game. Monroe won the first quarter of play 11 to 6. We came back to tie it at half time with players like Rebekah Ambacher and Macy Hanson who  grabbed key rebounds and scored four points each in the second quarter to help. We won the last two quarters and won the game 44 to 39. Keyona Tudela was top scorer this game, scoring all 12 of her points in the second half. Reece King and Macy Hanson followed with 8 points each. This was a team effort with us playing good defense.

The last game we played Hutchison Hawks and won 58 to 13. We played with great confidence and we got better running our zone offense. I am very proud of the team and we look forward to our next challenge.

We had three girls make the All-Tournament team. Keyona Tudela and Ally Seiber made the All-Tournament team. Reese King was named MVP of the Tournament. I believe the whole team contributed to winning the tournament.

JV Boys Basketball – Coach Lee Chadwick

We had a great trip to Fairbanks to the Cosmo Fantazzi JV tournament at Monroe Catholic Schools. Traveling on the charter buses was wonderful, and much appreciated. Despite -18 degree weather, the bus was warm and comfortable and the driver was very accommodating. We took 9 players and 1 manager.

On Thursday, we played North Pole and won 56-20.  On Friday, we played Monroe and lost 36-56. On Saturday, we played Delta Junction and won by a score of 60-48.  We made good progress on playing together as a team on both ends of the court. James Letendre made the all-tournament team, and led the scoring in all games. More importantly, we had a very distributed scoring effort across the team in the two games we won. It was encouraging to see the team sharing the ball and making several assists. Our defense was generally stingy, concentrating on holding the opponent to one-shot possessions.

      

Saturday, January 20th, 8pm

Tickets: $20.00 Adults; $10.00 Students, Seniors, Military

Advance tickets available 2 weeks before the show at A Rogue’s Garden or at the Civic Center the night of the show, doors open at 730pm, show at 8pm.

**taking credit and debit cards at the box office the night of the show**

All ages will enjoy!

With performances equal to the mastery of the ranger trade, The Wardens – Scott Ward, Bradley Bischoff and Ray Schmidt – are a Banff National Park-based trio whose stories rise from the very land they’ve protected for the past 60+ years.

The Wardens’ mountain music – blending folk, roots and western styles – is a piece of Canadiana reflecting the pristine wilderness of the Rocky Mountains.