The Bethel Lady Warriors hosted their 3A western conference region counterparts, the Lady Huskies of Kotzebue on Friday and Saturday, February 18-19, 2022. The Lady Warriors won both of their games decisively. The WarriorDome was busy with junior high and junior varsity blue and gold games before the varsity games on both nights.
On Friday the score was Bethel 46, Kotzebue 36. Bethel’s Fiona Phelan and Ava Lieb both scored in the double digits, 14 and 13. For the Lady Huskies, Kaila Short posted 14 and Starr Thomas scored 8.
For Saturday’s game, Bethel won again 45-28. Almost all the Lady Warrior players posted points on the scoresheet. Fiona Phelan was the top scorer with 10 and Ava Lieb and Bryn Garrison both had 8.
For Kotzebue, Kaila Short was high scorer with 16, Starr Thomas had 5.
The Lady Warriors are coached by Regina Lieb and the Lady Huskies by Jade Hill. The game was broadcast live on the Bethel Regional High School page and also on the KYUK airwaves with commentary and score summaries. The Warrior varsity boys played in Kotzebue.
Next up for the Lady Warriors is Nome. They will be hosting the Nanooks – another 3A team in the same conference this weekend, February 25-26, 2022 at the WarriorDome.
