Episodes

Wrestling – “Throw Down in Snow Town”:  (Coach Tyler Thompson)

Dustin Woods

It was a great weekend of wrestling in Valdez with approximately 150 wrestlers participating in this years tournament. Five Valdez wrestlers took to the mat this weekend and showed great much improvement from the past weekend. These wrestlers consisted of Caleb MacPherson (113lbs), Connor Britt (138lbs), Jayce Lindekugel (145lbs), JT Ginn (160lbs), & Dustin Woods (170lbs).

Each wrestler battled hard this weekend. Win or loss, they came out of each match a better wrestler than before.

Jayce Lindecougal

Caleb MachPherson: 0-2

• Caleb took to the mat at his very first varsity tournament. Caleb is eager to make adjustments and prepare for the next competition.

Connor Britt: 0-2

• Connor experienced a few tough losses this weekend but was able to identify what he needs to work on to help him come out on top in these matches.

Jayce Lindekugel: 1-2

• Jayce wrestled some great matches and is beginning to see what he is capable of. With small adjustment Jayce will be making his way to the podium in no time.

JT Ginn: 2-2

• JT came out with some fire this weekend looking to make his mark as a Valdez wrestler. JT picked up a few pins while suffering a few close losses as well. JT will be back in the room this week to make changes that will get him on the podium in weeks to come.

Dustin Woods: 3-2

• Dustin wrestled some exciting matches this weekend picking up a few big wins along the way. Dustin is beginning to realize his ability to score, and score often. With a little work in the room Dustin’s performance will surely improve as the year progresses.

Thank you to everyone who made Throwdown in Snowtown possible. This is a tournament that teams look forward to every year and that is thanks to all those that give their time and energy to make it happen.

Jerreth Ginn

JV Volleyball – “Delta Invitational JV Tournament”:  (Coach Adam Sharrai)

Valdez JV had two teams at the Tournament –

Team A Scores:  25-5 vs Delta A, 25-10 vs Delta B, 25-12 vs Eielson, 25-14 vs Lathrop, 25-9 vs Monroe, 23-25 vs North Pole (Recond of 5 wins / 1 loss)

 

Team B Scores:  25-9, 18-25, 13-25, 25-16, 19-25, 7-25 (Record of 2 wins / 4 losses)

  Both Teams played very well and stayed aggressive.  Good to see them pushing themselves!

Maison Anderson and Ally Sieber made the All-Tournament Team.

Team A won the Second Place Trophy with North Pole finishing first.

Swimming-

Valdez High School Swimming had this weekend off, but will be headed to the Regional Tournament in Palmer this weekend!  Good Luck to all the Swimmers!

After 10 years, the Women of Distinction event put on by Advocates for Victims of Violence is still going strong. Naomi Ray was awarded Young Woman of the Year and 12 women were honored before a huge crowd at the Civic Center. Ray used her moment at the microphone to talk about how welcoming and special Valdez is as a community. Gloria Day was named Women of the Year and her comments echoed the sentiments of many following this event. “This has truly been an inspirational evening”, said Day. “If we all do our bit, we can make Valdez the place we all want to stay”.

Gilson Middle School got a new school mascot.

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