ON PARADE – Children dressed as their favorite animals hold a Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H Club banner as they march down Lincoln Street on Earth Day, Monday. The Parade of Species was held in recognition of Earth Day. It was hosted by Sitka Conservation Society, University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and the Sitka Sound Science Center. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Wrestlers Compete in Anchorage, Ketchikan
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
Sitka High and Mt. Edgecumbe wrestlers have given strong, early season performances in Ketchikan and Anchorage.
Both local teams competed in Ketchikan, Nov. 1-2. Edgecumbe’s Jillian Afcam took first place in the girls 112-pound weight class. Her coach, Jeff Sato, said “she had an undefeated weekend. And that was her debut in high school.”
Sato said “Dakota (Magnuson) made the final and she ended up winning it with an undefeated season, and this was her debut tournament too... she was the only one of the upper weights who had all falls.” Magnuson won the girls 160-pound weight class, then took first place in the overall, defeating Metlakatla’s Haley Lynch by fall.
Llyody Ayojiak took second place, losing by fall to Glenallen’s Alex Buck.
In the 125-pound boys weight class, Emilio Mangrobang took third. A.J. Moses did not place, but Sato said “125 is probably one of the toughest weight classes, so both of those kids did well.”
In this Saturday, November 2 photo, Mt. Edgecumbe’s Llyoydy Ayojiak takes down Glenallen’s Alex Buck at the Bill Weiss Tournament in Ketchikan. (Photo provided by Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News)
Looking towards the rest of the season, the MEHS coach said “I’m really positive about what we can do.”
On the Sitka side, the Wolves competed in Ketchikan and Anchorage as well.
“It went fantastic,” coach Will Patrick told the Sentinel.
Ketchikan was a “more difficult trip because John (Welsh) and Sid (Fleming), our two seniors and team captains, had to take the SAT.”
But at the Anchorage Christian meet last weekend, Nov. 8-9, the Wolves pulled out fifth place in a fierce competition.
Sid Fleming, finally back in action, took first place at 171. Colton Ewers snagged second at 112.
Max Johnson took third place in his weight class, 215. Coming in third as well was Hunter Littlefield.
“Littlefield at heavyweight lost his first match,” coach Patrick said, “but met the wrestler he had lost to later in the tournament and beat him the second time around.”
John Welsh came in fourth in the 189 weight class and Gabe VanVein took fifth in 215.
“We started performing really well and it kind of just lifted everyone up,” said Sitka’s coach Patrick.
The Wolves and the braves compete again this weekend, Friday and Saturday at Mt. Edgecumbe. The schedule is as follows.
Thursday @ MEHS
5:00pm Weigh ins and Coaches Meeting
6:00pm Wrestling starts, 2 Duals/Mix and Matches
Friday @ MEHS
Round-Robin Girls, Bracketed tournament for boys
2:30pm Coaches Meeting
3:30pm: Weigh-ins
4:30pm: Wrestling Starts
5:30pm-6:00pm: Dinner Break
6:00pm - 9:00pm Round Robin
Saturday @ MEHS
8:00am: Weigh-ins
9:00am: Wrestling Starts
11:30am to 12:00pm: Lunch
12:00pm -5:00pm Scramble Bracket Rounds
7:00pm Senior Night for MEHS wrestlers
7:30pm Finals
Team from across Southeast will be present. The state championship will be held in Anchorage, December 20-21.
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20 YEARS AGO
April 2004
Michael Stringer, environmental specialist for Sitka Tribe of Alaska and a founder of the community garden, takes the concept of Earth Week literally. This weekend he hopes others will share his appreciation for “earth” and things growing in it by joining him in preparing the community garden just behind Blatchley Middle School for another growing season.
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April 1974
Classified ads Houses for Sale: Price dropped to $36,500 for 2-story, 4-bdrm. carpeted home on Cascade. Kitchen appliances, drapes, laundry room, carport, handy to schools.
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