Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
WASILLA — Senior Larsen Tubbs helped the Wasilla Warriors celebrate senior night with a goal during a 4-1 nonconference win over Lathrop Jan. 21 at the Brett Memorial Ice Arena in Wasilla.
Garrett Conroy, Dawson Monk and Porter Schachle also scored for Wasilla. Zach Curry made 22 saves in the Wasilla net.
Wasilla caps its regular season this week with a pair of big North Star Conference games against its rivals. The Warriors meet Colony Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Menard Arena and Palmer Saturday at 6 p.m. at the MTA Events Center.
Wasilla is currently 6-2-0 in NSC play, just behind second-place Colony (6-2-1) in the standings. Wasilla can finish either second of third in the conference. With a second-place finish and the No. 2 seed, the Warrior would clinch a first-round by in the North Star Conference Championships, which are begin Feb. 4 in Soldotna.
Palmer (8-0-1) clinched the No. 1 seed with its 3-1 victory over Colony Jan. 22.