en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:26:28 GMT 15 By Marilyn Sheldon
The Galena Lady Hawks ambushed the Unalakleet Lady Wolf pack on Jan. 23-24 in the Sidney C. Huntington high school gym. Coach Beth Buchanan thought the games were “fun, really close, and exciting.” The Lady Hawks ended the fourth quarter with 48 points versus Lady Wolfpack’s 46 points in Friday nights game. On Saturday, the Lady Hawks won again with 36 points versus Lady Wolfpack’s 34 points. Coach Buchanan said her strategies for beating the Lady Wolf Pack were “defense, defense, defense and really tough defense!” Jenna Buchanan was the high scorer for the Lady Hawks on Friday night with a whopping score of 29 points. Kaitlin Ivanoff scored 13 points during the second game, being the high scorer for the Lady Hawks. Lady Wolfpack player Kira Eckenweiler was the high scorer for their team during the first game Friday against the Lady Hawks with 22 points; during the second game on Saturday, Christena Towarak had 10 points. Coach Buchanan said she respected the ball handling ability of the Unalakleet players. “They’re really scrappy, no losing, hands all over the ball girls and good shooters,” she said. Coach Buchanan also said this game prepared her girls for the rest of the season because they are getting better.  “We’re going to be better, better and better and we’re going to state!... You can quote me on that one!” she said. ]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:47:25 GMT