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
ANCHORAGE —The Wasilla Warriors scored a 51-42 nonconference girls basketball win over Grace Christian Saturday in Anchorage.
Leya DePriest led the Warriors with 11 points in the win. Cassidy Edwards added 10 and Taylor Anderson chipped in nine.
Wasilla 51, Grace 42
Saturday, Grace Christian
Wasilla 11-13-16-11--51
Grace 14-4-8-16--42
Wasilla (51) — Drorbaugh 2 1-1 5, Baham 2 0-0 5, Lindeman 1 1-2 3, Toews 4 0-0 8, Anderson 3 2-2 9, Dinkel 0 0-2 0, Edwards 5 0-2 10, DePriest 5 1-2 11; Totals: 22 5-11 51.
Grace (42) — Vanderwide 1 2-3 4, Hagen 4 12- 9, M. Hogan 6 0-0 13, Logan 0 2-2 2, Lindfors 1 0-0 2, Laken 2 2-2 6, Shamburg 1 4-4 6; Totals: 15 11-13 42.
WHS boys 5th at Dimond tourney
ANCHORAGE — After consecutive losses, Wasilla was forced to settle for fifth place in the Alaska Prep Shootout at Dimond High School.
Saturday, Grace Christian beat Wasilla 53-44 in the third-place game. Isaac Houck scored 11 points for Wasilla.
Trevor Osborne led Grace with a game-high 24.
Friday, Bartlett edged Wasilla 62-59 during the semifinal round.
Alex Baham led Wasilla with 18 points. Isaac Houck scored 12 and Ryen Milleron chipped in 10.
Grace 53, Wasilla 44
Alaska Prep Shootout
Saturday, Dimond High
Wasilla 11-4-20-9--44
Grace 15-12-9-17--53
Wasilla (44) — Milleron 1 0-0 3, Trotta 1 0-0 3, Baham 4 0-0 8, Garnett 1 1-1 3, Houck 4 3-3 11, Devine 2 0-0 4, Schnieder 1 0-0 2, Lee 2 0-0 4, Brown 2 2-2 6; Totals: 18 6-6 44.
Grace (53) — Osborne 8 2-3 24, Vanderweide 0 4-8 4, Murray 1 1-3 3, Karlberg 6 2-3 15, Sheldon 3 1-2 7; Totals: 18 1-2 7.
Bartlett 62, Wasilla 59
Alaska Prep Shootout
Friday, Dimond High
Bartlett 16-12-25-9--62
Wasilla 13-21-11-14--59
Bartlett (62) —Camacho 2 0-0 4, Panoam 4 1-4 10, Yat 2 0-1 4, Manuel 9 2-3 25, Boyer 6 2-2 16, Freelove 0 3-3 7; Totals: 23 8-13 62.
Wasilla (59) — Milleron 3 2-2 10, Baham 5 8-12 18, Garnett 0 2-2 2, Houck 4 2-2 12, Devine 3 0-0 6, Schnieder 2 0-0 4, Lee 1 0-0 2, Brown 2 1-2 5; Totals: 20 15-20 59.