LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which  distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming.  (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)

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Mt. Edgecumbe, Sitka Wrestlers Place at Petersburg

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    The Mt. Edgecumbe and Sitka High wrestling teams competed at Petersburg over the weekend.
    Ketchikan won Friday’s team score with 135.5 points, MEHS was second with 93, Wrangell 78, Sitka 46, Petersburg 37.5, Craig 36.5, Thunder Mountain 33, Haines 8.5, and Hydaburg 3.
    On Saturday Ketchikan won with 105.5 points, MEHS 102, Wrangel 58, Craig 52, Petersburg 43.5, Sitka 29, Thunder Mountain 28, Haines 4, Hydaburg 2.
    All individual results were not included as they were incomplete.
    Mt. Edgecumbe’s Alaina Pete won the girls 189-pound division with teammates Natasha Merlino second and Dakota Magnuson third. Other girls results included 145 Anya Pingayak; 119 Liana Carney, Wrangell (2nd Celeste Katcheak, MEHS).   
    Mt. Edgecumbe’s Haley Osborne topped the 285 field (3rd Alex Johnson, Sitka) and teammate Leon Evon the 145 weight class (2nd Trevor Akelkok, MEHS); 171A Luke Wegend, Craig; 171B Wayland Patton, Craig; 152 Richard Stuart, Ketchikan (2nd Alex Andrews, MEHS); 135 Matthew Rodriguez, Ketchikan (2nd Kyle England, Sitka); 112A Kai Biagi, Ketchikan (2nd Chatham Clark, Sitka, 3rd Chandler Coonradt, Sitka); 112B Ryan Rooney, Wrangell (4th Colton Ewers, Sitka).
    MEHS Braves and Lady Braves results included Trevor Akelkok MEHS 145 - 2nd 12.0 team points; Alex Andrews 152 - 2nd, 14; Lloydy Ayojiak 130 - 5th, 1; Dahlia Berns 119G - 4th, 4; Leroy Bradley 140 - 5th; Ethan Cooke 119 - 6th, 7; Leon Evon 145 - 1st, 20; Regan Hoblet 130G - 5th; Celeste Katcheak 119G - 2nd, 12; Chuxiao Li 119 - 6th, 3; Dakota Magnuson 189G - 3rd; Natasha Merlino 189G - 2nd, 4; Ajey Moses 130 - 5th; Alliyah Nay 130G - 5th; Haley Osborne 285 - 1st, 9; Alaina Pete 189G - 1st, 7; Anya Pingayak 145G - 1st, 9;
    Sitka Wolves results included Noah Blackmon 140 - 5th; Chatham Clark 112A - 2nd, 12; Chandler Coonradt 112A - 3rd, 9; Kyle England 135 - 2nd, 2; Colton Ewers 112B - 4th, 4; Alex Johnson 285 - 3rd; Maximus Johnson 215 - 5th, 2; Gabe VanVeen 215 - 5th; and Wayne Young 160 - 5th.
    Mt. Edgecumbe hosts Sitka in a dual meet at B.J. McGillis Gymnasium today, starting at 5:30 p.m.



























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March 1974

Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.

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