FIFTH OPENING – The Sitka seine boats Hukilau and Rose Lee pump herring aboard this afternoon at the end of Deep Inlet during the fifth opening in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery. The opening was being held in two locations beginning at 11 a.m. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
Sitka Girls Advance to Semifinals
By TOM HESSE
Sentinel Staff
It took over 31 minutes of basketball for Zosha Krupa to score her first points in Thursday’s quarterfinal game of the girls 3A State Tournament in Anchorage. But her 3-pointer couldn’t have been more timely.
Sidney Riggs puts up a shot between defenders Raven Thibodeaux, left, and Caroline Bowden of Anchorage Christian Schools in girls 3A action at the March Madness Alaska state high school basketball tournament on Thursday, at Sullivan Arena. (Photo ERIK HILL / Alaska Dispatch News)
Krupa’s shot off an assist by Sid Riggs capped a second-half rally that saw the Wolves come back from a 6-point deficit to beat the defending state champion Anchorage Christian School 37-35. Sitka fell behind in the third quarter after ACS scored 8 straight points to open the quarter, taking a 27-21 lead. The Wolves didn’t score until 7 minutes into the third.
ACS took a 2-point lead into the fourth quarter, which they would push to 4 points on a floater by Caroline Bowden.
Sitka cut the lead to 3 points on a free throw and then, with 1:36 left to play, Tatum Bayne scored a fastbreak layup generated by a Hailey Denkinger steal that made it a 31-30 game in favor of the Lions.
A later turnover forced by Bayne would set up Sitka to retake the lead. After Bayne’s steal, Riggs found Krupa on the left wing for a 3-pointer that put Sitka on top 35-33. It was Krupa’s fourth 3-point try of the game and only the first she connected on.
Bowden answered for ACS, tying the game at 35 with 17 seconds to play. On the next possession Riggs drew a foul driving to the basket. The senior hit both free throws to give her 23 points for the game, and to give Sitka a 2-point lead with 8.4 seconds to play.
Denkinger and Krupa secured the win in the final seconds when Denkinger tipped a pass that Krupa stole on the final possession of the game.
Sitka had started the game off slowly, falling behind 7-0 in the first three minutes. The Wolves finally got going when senior Kalene Koelling scored 3 straight points. Riggs added the next 10 points and Denkinger hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that put Sitka in front 16-10 heading into the second quarter.
In the second, ACS cut the lead to 2 points before going on their third-quarter run.
Riggs’ 23 led all scorers. She also led in steals with 4. Krupa, Denkinger, Koelling and Bayne all scored 3 points and Mackenzie Campbell scored 2 points. Krupa led in rebounding with 10, and Bayne and Denkinger each had two steals.
Caroline Bowden led ACS with 10 points. Sitka out-rebounded ACS 32-22 and the Wolves got to the line twice as often, hitting 13 of 18 free throws.
The win moves Sitka girls forward to face Hutchison of Fairbanks. The Hawks beat Homer 45-36 on Thursday to set up today’s game at 5:10 a.m.
Sitka Boys
The Sitka High boys’ season ended today with a 69-56 loss to Hutchison in the consolation bracket.
Marjo Vidad scored 13 points for the Wolves followed by Tevin Bayne who scored 12. Trevan Coleman scored 9 points, Braden Case scored 8 points, Jesse Lantiegne scored 6, and Jon Jensen and Trevor Dalton each scored 4 points. It was the last game for Sitka seniors Jensen and Alex Corak.
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March 2004
Matthew C. Hunter of Sitka recently returned from Cuba as part of a St. Olaf College International and Off-Campus Studies program. Hunter, a junior physics major at St. Olaf College, is the son of Robert and Kim Hunter of Sitka.
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March 1974
Eighth graders have returned from a visit to Juneau to see the Legislature. They had worked for it since Christmas vacation ... Clarice Johnson’s idea of a “White Elephant” sales was chosen as the best money-maker; Joe Roth won the political cartoon assignment; highest government test scorers were Ken Armstrong, Joanna Hearn, Linda Montgomery, Lisa Henry, Calvin Taylor and David Licari .....