![]() They knew her mother, a dominant creature that led the East Fork pack for 10 years and had given birth to dozens of pups. The biologists knew a lot about the wolf, such as the location of the spruce tree Riley was born beneath in May 2009. ![]() The next day, I drove to the headquarters of Denali National Park and met wildlife technician Kaija Klauder and wolf biologist Bridget Borg. Then, she disappeared into roadside brush. The female wolf with the leather satellite-tracking collar surprised me by not running away or otherwise seeming to notice my car, idling 30 feet away. I wrote about Riley in February 2019, when I noticed her bobbing through the snow on the side of the Parks Highway not far from Healy and Denali National Park. Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife health veterinarian Kimberlee Beckmen performed a necropsy. The female wolf, former leader of the once-mighty Riley Creek pack in Denali National Park and Preserve, drowned in an open lead of the Nenana River on March 9.Īrea residents pulled her body from the river and informed biologists at Denali National Park. She lived in the wild until almost the age of 11, which biologists call a remarkable feat. Kodiak downed Palmer 41-32 in the seventh-place matchup.Riley the wolf on the Denali Park Road with one of her packmates in 2017. The defending 2A state champions’ streak of 35 straight wins came to an end but they appear poised to make another 2A title run. The Bartlett Golden Bears, a young high-effort, high-energy team that comes at opponents in waves, held off the talented and well-coached 2A Ninilchik Wolverines 62-57 in the fourth-place game.Įntering the tournament, Ninilchik hadn’t lost a game since the 2020-21 season. The South Wolverines, who graduated ten players from last year’s state championship team, got big scoring and rebounding contributions from junior JP Castillo. The Crimson Bears were led by guard Sean Olliver and big man Orion Dybdahll, but got mistake-free play and balanced scoring across their roster. Juneau-Douglas topped last year’s O’Bradys champion South 67-40 in the third-place game. “It’s a great tournament,” said Bradley after the championship game, “I like coming down and seeing all these different teams.” The two schools from the Golden Heart City had to work their way through a bracket of teams from far-reaching regions of the state to set up the Fairbanks final. The 9th Annual O’Brady’s Invitation, hosted by the South Anchorage team and booster club, featured a cross-state lineup. “This was our first weekend we’ve had our full squad, so hopefully we’re late bloomers!” said Wilken. Parker, a star receiver on the Malemutes state championship football team, used his handles and quickness to break down defenders all weekend. Lathrop, who defeated host South High 40-37 in the semifinals, was paced by senior point guard Earl Parker’s 13 points. “I like getting my teammates involved before myself,” said Bradley. ![]() Their points came in the flow of the offense, and there were contributions up and down the roster. ![]() “They grew up playing together and it shows.”īut the star players never looked like they were trying to be stars. “West Valley is rolling so well due to the Erhart and Bradley combo,” said Lathrop Head Coach Matt Wilken. The tandem equaled Lathrop’s point total of 47 points. ![]() Then it was Erhart’s turn, as he sliced up the defense for 22 of his game-high 24 points in the second half. Tournament MVP Bradley scored all of his 23 points in the first half with a variety of drives to the basket and feathery jumpers. On the offensive end, the ball was popping, players were constantly cutting and setting screens, and defenders struggled to keep up. They all seemed to have their motors humming. ![]()
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