Schedule:
December 17: Nikiski Endowment Game 4 or 4:30 at Nikiski
December 23: ALUMNI GAME - girls @ 6 and boys to follow, prob. at 8. To read an article by McKibbon Jackinsky, writer for Homer News, on former Ninilchik Lady Wolverine stars now playing college sports, go HERE
December 27-29: Sitka Tourney w/ Sitka, Skyview, Ninilchik, North Pole and Kendrick, Idaho
January 5-7: CIA Classic w/ Bristol Bay, Ninilchik, North Pole JV, and CIA
To view photos taken by Sheri Liebenthal, go to this link: CIA Classic Photos
January 14: Lumen @ Lumen 2 pm. Ninilchik 47, Lumen 36. Kendra led all scorers with 13 points. Krista put in 9, including a three pointer. Kjersten contributed 7, including a three pointer. Lauren also had a three pointer plus a basket. Other scorers: Ashley - 6, Heidi - 4, Jennifer Bartolowits - 2, and Jen Erickson - 1.
January 17: Nikolaevsk @ home 4:30 pm. Ninilchik 53, Nikolaevsk 38. Kendra led all scorers with 19 followed by Krista with 15, including a three pointer. Other scorers: Heidi - 6, Ashley - 5, J Bart - 4, and Kjersten and Grace each had two points. (Tisa Kuzin had a great effort for Niko with 18 points.)
January 20 & 21: Seldovia @ Seldovia. Ninilchik 61, Seldovia 36. Scoring was pretty even in this game on both teams. Kendra had 13 points, incl. a tre. followed by Ashley with 11. Heidi and Lauren each scored 10 points (incl. a tre for Lauren). J Bart put in 7, Kjersten - 4, Tera - 3, and Krista added a 3 pointer. Ninichik had a strong fourth quarter, scoring twice as many points as the Otters.
January 25: Galena @ Lumen 5 pm. Ninilchik 38, Galena 32. Kendras scored in double figures, including a three pointer, to rack up 19 points, leading all scorers. Krista followed with 7, Kjersten with 6, and Heidi and Lauren each contributed 3 points. Jennal Burgett and Leann Sommer led Galena scoring with 11 pts. and 8 pts. respectively.
January 31: CIA @ home 4:30 pm. Ninilchik 53, CIA 33. Kendra and Kjersten led scorers with 12 pts. each. Heidi put in 9 followed by Lauren with 6 and Krista with 6, incl. a three pointer. Grace put in 4 and Ashley and Tera each put in a bucket.
February 3: Mead River @home 5 pm. Ninilchik 54, Mead River 30. Kendra and Heidi both got into double figures, with 12 and 10 points respectively. Krista put in 9, including two 3 pointers. Kjersten contributed 9, incl. a 3 pointer. Lauren put in 6, incl. a 3 pointer. Each putting in a basket: J Bart, Ashley, Tera, and Grace.
February 7: Alak (Wainwright) @ 5 pm @ home. Ninilchik 59, Alak 42. Heidi Skjold led all scorers with 21 points (GO HEIDI!!!!!) Krista followed suit with 18 points, including 4 (count 'em) four 3 pointers!!!! Other scorers for the night: Kjersten - 7, Kendra - 5, JBart - 3, Lauren - 4, and Ashley - 1.
February 9-11: Ninilchik Tourney w/ Yakutat, Glennallen, and Dimond JV.
From Yakutat: Hannah Esbenshade and Rose Fraker
From Glenallen: Emily McCarthy
From Dimond JV: Maria Davy Denko
February 18: Seldovia @ home 5 pm. Ninilchik 49 Seldovia 34. Kendra and Krist both had 13 pts. with Krista putting in three 3 pointers, a field goal and two free throws. Kendra had five field goals and 3 for 6 shots at the line. Lauren followed suit with 12 pts. including 2 three pointers and three field goals. Kjersten had 9 points, while Heidi had a basket.
February 22: Bristol Bay @ home 5 pm. Bristol Bay 48, Ninilchik 47. Kjersten led the Wolverines with 12 points. In even scoring, Krista, Kendra, and Heidi had ten points each (incl. a 3 pointer from Krista). J Bart had three points and Lauren had a basket.
February 24: 3A Dillingham @ home 5 pm. Ninilchik 69 Dillingham 48. Kendra led all scorers with 25 points, followed by 17 from Krista, incl. a 3 pointer and 13 from Kjersten. Other scorers: Ashley, 6, Lauren, 4, and Reyna and Tera each had a basket.
February 28: Nikolaevsk @ Niko 4:30. Ninilchik wins it 54 to 32. Lauren had a great game with 14 points, incl. a tre. Kendra also had 14 points, incl. a tre. Kjersten had 12, Ashley had 4 and Heidi, Krista, Reyna, JBart and Grace all had a bucket.
March 4: Lumen @ home 2 pm. Ninilchik won 52-46 with Heidi and Kendra scoring in double figures - Heidi was high scorer with 12 and Kendra had 10. JBart scored 9, incl. a tre. Ashley put in 7 followed by Krista who had 6, incl. a tre. Lauren had 4 and Kjersten had 3.
Congratulations to the girls who got 2nd in Districts in Bristol Bay to earn a berth to the State tourney!!! Kendra Moerlein was MVP of the tourney for the girls, and was selected for the All Tourney and the All Conference Team. Krista Leman won the three point contest as well as being selected for the All Tourney and the All Conference Team. To see bracketing, game times, and other info. for the state tourney, go to http://www.asaa.org
Ninilchik Lady Wolverines have captured their 8th State title in the past 11 years of going to State. In three exciting games, they polished off Galena, Point Hope, and Bristol Bay to take the title. Thanks to all the fans who came up to Anchorage to support the Lady Wolverines - I know they are glad they were there!!
Krista and Kendra were selected to the All Tourney Team and Krista and Heidi were selected by Coach Leman for the All Sports team for '06.
In their first round game against the Galena Hawks, the girls had a balanced scoring effort with Kendra making 9 points followed by Krista and Kjersten each with 8, Ashley with 6, Lauren with 5 and Heidi with 4. Krista and Lauren's points included a three pointer apiece. Final score: 40-25. Player of the Game: KRISTA LEMAN!!!!!!!!!!!
In their semi-final game against Pt. Hope, four players scored in double figures. Krista had a monster night with 21 points, including 14 of 16 from the line as well as 6 steals and a blocked shot. Heidi poured in 16. Kendra scored 13 incl. a three pointer, jumped high for 12 rebounds, and blocked a shot. Kjersten had 11 points. Lauren had 5 assists. The score was 45 to 40 at one point as Pt. Hope rallied back but the final score ended up being 63 - 45. Player of the Game: KRISTA LEMAN!!!!!!!!!
In the final game against conference rival and last year's champs, Bristol Bay, it started out scary with Krista getting three fouls and Kendra getting two fouls in the first quarter. But by the half, the girls were only behind by one. The 2nd half was no less tense and they were neck and neck throughout. They went into their spread with a couple of minutes left in the game with a three point lead. Bristol Bay fouled with 1:10 left on the clock and again with 36 seconds left, sending Krista to the foul line to shoot the bonus free throws. She hit her first and missed her second and Bristol Bay scored with 16 seconds left, cutting the Wolverine lead to two points, but they had to foul again and Kendra went to the line making one. Lauren fouled three times to keep the Angels from getting into an offensive set and when the Angels did get a chance to shoot, Heidi Skjold had the block of her life. The Wolverines got the ball and headed down the court and when the buzzer went off the final score was 45 - 43. Krista led the Wolverines with 13 points, including 2 three pointers, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. Heidi pitched in 11 points, including 3 of 4 free throws. She also had 4 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 2 steals. Kendra made 10 points, had 11 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 blocked shots. Other scorers: Lauren had 6 points, incl. 2 three pointers. Ashley scored 3 points and JBart had 2. Player of the game: KENDRA MOERLEIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kendra Moerlein is 1A/2A Player of the Year. State All Tourney Team: Kendra Moerlein and Krista Leman. First Team All State: Krista Leman and Kendra Moerlein. All Sports team: Krista Leman & Heidi Skjold.
To view articles from this season go HERE.
You can view and order photos HERE at Fitzgerald Photography
