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Gilson Middle School Boys do well on the road
Coach Joe Robison talking with Boys in Tok
GILSON MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS DO WELL ON THE ROAD
- Both the boys A and B basketball teams defeated Delta on Thursday.
- Friday, the A team defeated both Tok and Northway, and the B team defeated Tok.
- Saturday, both teams defeated Glennallen.
Coaches Comments (Joe Robison)
- This was a tough trip for the guys, as we traveled to and stayed at a different school each day. They overcame adversity and played extremely hard and very well. Not only did the boys play well, but they also represented both Valdez, and the middle school, very well.
Highlights:
- For the “A” team, Allen Watson played extremely well defensively this weekend. Bryce Tucker played very well, and provided a scoring spark. Payton Gage and Landen Case also played well.
- For the “B” team, Anthony Kelly played really well both offensively and defensively. Griffin Hastings played well inside, with Justin Barnes also providing some scoring.
BOYS B TEAM PLAYED WELL IN SECOND HALF THIS WEEKEND
B Team Boys were able to win all of their games this weekend, keeping their undefeated title. B Team boys had a great weekend on the road, with all 17 players getting court time and contributing to the wins. Coach Wyatt Duncan said, “It was a long weekend on the road for the boys, traveling hundreds of miles between each game. They started off slow in all three games, but came alive in the second half of each game to secure the win”. “They have come together as a great team”, Duncan said.
Read about the girls’ games here
VHS Sports Wrap-Up – October 16th 2017
VHS Wrestling: (Coach Tyler Thompson)
The Valdez wrestlers kicked of the season this past weekend at Houston & Wasilla High School. Varsity wrestlers, including Connor Britt (junior) & Jayce
Lindekugel (sophomore) took to the mat at “The Altercation” at Houston High School. Britt and Lindekugel experienced both the highs and lows that competition have to offer.
Britt received a bye in the first round moving him forward into the quarterfinals. He came out with some fire to pick a first period pin that propelled him into the semi-finals on Saturday morning. Britt suffered two losses on Saturday dropping him out of the tournament.
Lindekugel took to the mat in the first round suffering a tough loss to a returning state placer from Colony High School. However, he came back to pick up a fall in the second round on the consolations side of the bracket. Lindekugel was brought down in the next round after a heart wrenching loss in triple overtime.
JV wrestlers went to battle on Saturday at Wasilla High School during the JV tournament. These wrestlers included Caleb MacPherson, Cora Kagak, Ethan Kockentiet, Sullivan Holt, and Dustin Woods. These matches proved valuable for these wrestler by giving them some more perspective of live competition. The JV suffered some losses yet picked up several victories along the way, including getting their hands raised and identifying what they need to work on to improve for their next match.
The wrestlers return to the wrestling room on Monday to make adjustments and prepare for our home wrestling tournament, Throwdown in Snowtown.
Varsity: (wins-losses)
Jayce L: 1-2
Connor B: 1-2
JV: (wins-losses)
Caleb M: 1-2
Ethan k: 0-2
Cora k: 0-2
Sullivan h: 1-2
Dustin Woods: 2-2
VHS Swimming: (Coach Carl Young)
(Valdez vs. Palmer, Colony, Wasilla, Cordova, Bethel, Nome, Kodiak, Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Seward, & Unalaska)
“Palmer Invitational”
Results:
- 12 Time Drops out of 19 Swims in Prelims
- 6 Swimmers made Consolation Finals, Totaling 9 Swims
- Isaiah Silveira
- Grace Kellar
- Chase Randall
- Anna Price
- Jeffery Prevost
- Rowan Miller
- 5 Time Drops out of 9 Swims in Finals
- Isaiah Silveira had an amazing weekend! He was the only swimmer to drop time in both of his Prelim Swims, Make Consolation Finals in Both Swims, and then drop time again in Finals in Both Swims. He really stepped up to the plate and that is why he is the Swimmer of the Week!
- Official Results Attached Below
Comments:
The drive to and from Palmer went very well. Clear roads and weather on the way down, and hit a snow storm in Eureka on the way back. We did not get to take the entire team due to illness,but the swimmers who went did seem to be doing much better than they did the weekend before which is great. We have about two weeks to get healthy & prepare for Regions. I am very excited about Regions and I can’t wait to see how this tough team preforms!!
Highlights:
This swim meet was literally a dress rehearsal for Regions. We got an opportunity to swim in the pool & against all the teams that we will be seeing at Regions. The veteran swimmers were faster at this meet than they were at Regions last year. With our Preparation & Technical suits I feel we will have an excellent showing in two weeks.
VHS Varsity Volleyball: (Coach Ron Langseth)
The Lady Bucs traveled to Fairbanks last weekend to Host Hutchison High School. On Friday the Ladies overcame their slow start to defeat the Hawks 25-16, 20-25, 26-24, 25-19. The ladies played like they just got off a 9 hour bus ride…and they did. With the tired legs from the ride the ladies overcame their slow start to win the 26th straight Aurora Conference game. The Bucs were led by Kassi Howards attack as she totaled 16 Kills with just 4 errors totaling a 40% Kill rating. She was joined by Bobbi Mott with 15 Kills and Sydnee Johnson with 11 Kills. Defensively the Bucs were aided by Sydnee Johnson who had 6 blocks while Linnea Langseth grabbed 38 digs.
On Saturday the Ladies made a few corrections and took home a 3 set win defeating the Hawks 25-22, 25-17, 25-19. With our adjustments the ladies reduced the unforced errors. The Ladies improved their serving to 91% as a team. Serving was strong from Kaylee MacDonald and Kendall Wesenberg who both served 100% while Linnea Langseth served for 94%. Kaylee MacDonald served 4 aces, Langseth and Fleming each had 3. Bobbi Mott led with 13 Kills while Linnea Langseth aided defensively with 41 digs. Kendall Wesenburg added 15 Digs.
The Ladies have next weekend off as they prepare for their their last conference games against Monroe.
VHS JV Volleyball: (Coach Adam Sharrai)
Games against Hutchison_
Friday: 25-19, 13-25, 25-20, 15-25, 16-14 (Valdez wins the Match)
Saturday: 17-15, 15-25, 25-16, 25-16, 14-16 (Hutchison wins the Match)
Very competitive Games!
Movement and communication became the focus. We will be stressing this Greatly this week.
Savannah Cockerham has 10 serves in a row during a game.
Valdez A Team girls developing their team game
The Girls GMS Basketball team hit the road playing four games in three days. “The girls won all their games but, more importantly, they are working together as a team,” said coach Laurie Prax. “We had some tremendous drives and dishes this weekend and very balanced scoring. Everyone is contributing”. Valdez played Delta Thursday and won 34-17. Ambrosia Woodgate scored 11, Carsyn Hinkle had 8 points and Lily Alfaro and Masen Holmes netted 6 points. Woodgate, Holmes and Kylie Fletcher-Gilbert had 6 rebounds apiece.
On Thursday the Valdez A Team played Northway. Carsyn Hinkle lead in scoring with 16 points, Chloe Auble scored 12 points, Acacia Montgomery had 12, Kylie Fletcher-Gilbert had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Ambrosia Woodgate picked up 6 steals. Masen Holmes and Acacia Montgomery got it done on the defensive end with Holmes grabbing 11 rebounds and Montgomery pulling down 11 rebounds. Carsyn Hinkle led in scoring against Tok with 9 points and Chloe Auble picked up 8. Chloe Auble and Acacia Montgomery led in rebounds with 6 and 5 rebounds respectively. In the Huskies final game against Glennallen on Saturday the Huskies won 32 to 9. Masen Holmes led in scoring with 10 points and Kylie Fletcher-Gilbert picked up 8 points. Holmes lead the team in rebounds with five and got the crowd excited with a monster block against Glennallen’s top player.
VALDEZ HUSKY B TEAM WINS THREE GAMES ON THE ROAD
Jasmine Bravo led the way in scoring for the Girls B Team on Thursday in Delta, scoring 10 points. On Friday afternoon it was Peyton Wade heating up with net with 18 points against Northway. Bravo scored 11 versus Northway and Lydia Robart scored nine points. In Glennallen it was Masen Holmes leading the way for the Huskies with 10 points. Acacia Montgomery controlled the boards and scored 8 points for the Girls B Team.
Coach Joe Robison talking with Boys in Tok
Read about the boys’ games here
Tillie Wonder Pocket Plaza Dedication
The City of Valdez would like to invite you to attend the “Tillie Wonder Pocket Plaza Dedication”. The event is in recognition of Tillie Wonder and her 30 plus years of dedicated service to the beautification of the City of Valdez.
The event will take place on Sunday, October 22nd beginning at Noon. The Pocket Plaza is located on the corner of the Bear Paw RV Park across the street from the Best Western Hotel.
We hope you can join us in celebrating Tillie Wonder and her amazing gift of service to the City of Valdez.
Tillie is unable to attend however her two sons Toby and Chad will be in attendance and a group photo will follow the dedication.
In addition, a reception will be held in the Best Western Mariners room and light refreshments will be served.
There will be a street closure from noon-1pm on South Meals Ave. starting at the Galena Drive intersection. Vehicle parking will be available on North Harbor Drive.
If you have questions or need additional information please contact City of Valdez, Community Events Coordinator, Doug Desorcie at 835-2531.
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