As part of their road trip to Unalaska on Jan. 26-29, 2023, the CHS boys basketball team explored the remnants of a WWII bomb shelter overlooking Dutch Harbor. Jake Borst photo

The Cordova High School boys are on a roll, extending their win streak to seven games after a pair of wins against Unalaska all the way out on the Aleutian Chain, at the famous home port of the popular “Deadliest Catch” TV series.

The boys basketball team checked out the boat harbor and some of the crabbers from the “Deadliest Catch” TV series while visiting Unalaska on Jan. 26-29, 2023. The boys are on a seven-game winning streak this season. Jake Borst photo

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In the first game last Friday, Cordova scored 22 points in the first quarter and cruised to a 68-37 win. Three Wolverines were in double digits point-wise: Jaykob Thorne with 16; Noah Pearson and Junior Itliong with 12.

The game on Saturday turned out to be a low scoring defensive battle. Unalaska held CHS to 6 points in the first quarter and lead 18-14 at halftime. Wolverine playmaker Itliong had a big second half, scoring 10 of his game high 12 points and leading Cordova to a hard fought 41-31 win.

The Wolverines continue their long road trip to play conference games at Su-Valley and Effie Kokrine this week. Results of those games will be reported next week.

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Dick Shellhorn
Dick Shellhorn
Dick Shellhorn is a lifelong Cordovan. He has been writing sports stories for the Cordova Times for over 50 years. In his Cordova Chronicles features, he writes about the history and characters of this Alaska town. Alaska Press Club awarded Shellhorn first place for Best Humor column in 2016 and 2020, and third place in 2017 and 2019. He also received second place for Best Editorial Commentary in 2019. Shellhorn has written two books about Alaska adventures: Time and Tide and Balls and Stripes. Reach him at dshorn44@gmail.com.