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2006/2007 was another successful year. Even though we didn't take the state championship we took 3rd and came away with the sportsmanship trophy. We are so proud of our girls and our coaches. Thanks goes out to everyone who helped make it a successful year - Cindy Schnabl and Ginny and all the gals who help them - you know how much we appreciate you!

2004/2005 District Tourney was hosted by Ninilchik School this year at Soldotna Middle. Thank you to SMS for letting us use their building. Thanks goes out to everyone who helped out to make it a very smooth running and successful tourney: Chris Hanson, tourney director; Tammy Bear for the passes and programs; Terry Cooper and Tess Hanson for heading up the hospitality room and for everyone who brought stuff; Cindy Schnaubl for heading up Concessions and for everyone who worked there; Cheerleaders and their moms for running the coffee stand and for their hard work cheering and entertaining; to the clean up crews; the refs; all the gals who took care of the door...Ginny Johnson, Liz Kruzick....to the folks who took care of the clock and stats....Mike Vanderford, Mrs. Halpin, Marina Bosick and whoever I'm leaving off this list because I can't remember everyone....we appreciate you! Our principal Terry Martin was there the whole time at Districts and at State...thank you so much. Our secretary Patty Tilbury who was being run ragged by requests and stressed out people wanting things ...thank you!

2004/2005: A big thanks to John McCombs and Coach Dan Leman for getting the new banners put up in the gym.

Thanks to Tammy Bear for taking on (once again) the job of gathering ads and money for our annual calendar. Thanks to all those folks who placed ads to make our calendar possible - we appreciate you all!!! (Chihuly's Charters, Angler's Haven, Wild Iris, Inlet View, Gary Jackinsky, Lucky Pierre Charters, Tammy Bear, Kourtney's Koffee, Moerline General Contracting, Chinook Tesoro and Covey and Sons.) Thanks also goes to Tammy for doing the nice programs and passes for both the Ninilchik Invitational Tourneys and the District Tourneys. She does a wonderful job and we appreciate it! What would we do without you Tam?

Thanks to Larry Matson for the new t-shirts. Larry is always a huge supporter and was Dan's assistant coach for a few years.

To all the fans who come out to support the Wolverines, bake cakes for auctions, Liz Kruzick and Ginny Johnson who organize, order, man the door, do the clock, auction the cakes, sweep the floor, etc. etc. - what would we do without you?

To Cindy Schnaubl, our wonderful Concessions lady - what can we say? Thank you isn't enough but we'll say it anyway..thank you, thank you, thank you!! To her steady helpers LaRae Bartolowits and Cindy Henry - thank you so much!

To all those people who didn't get their names on this list, for all you do, we love you.




2002/03: Thanks to everyone who helped out this year in any way - especially those who contributed financially by buying or helping pay for meals, etc. like the Woods, Henrys, and Edna Steik and anyone else I haven't mentioned. Thanks to Cis and Mel Johnson for the $200 donation to the girls' and boys' teams. Thanks to Stephanie and Dave MacCormack for making the individual photo CDs for the girls' team members and for buying a lot of cookbooks. Tim Moerlein - thank you for the flowers you bought the girls at State! Thanks for Liz and Mark Kruzick for the purchase of some air mattresses for the teams. Thanks to all the fans and the people who work the doors, clocks, do stats, run fundraisers, etc. Thanks to Tammy and Sheri for all the great pictures they take and give away. Thanks to Aunt Ilene who made the trek from Olympia, WA once again at the age of 92, to watch hours and hours of basketball at the District and State tourneys..she is truly amazing. Thanks to all the parents who spend so much time sitting on bleachers and hauling kids back and forth. Anyone else who didn't get mentioned - we appreciate all of you!! If you know of someone who needs to be mentioned, please contact me so I can recognize them.




: 2002: Thanks for "Grannie Ed" (Edna Steik) for the yellow roses she bought for all the seniors for their last home game! For those who don't know, Edna is important to many Wolverines.....she is mother to Dan's wife, Jamie which makes her grandmother to players Tasha (now graduated) and Whitney Leman and mother-in-law to Coach Dan Leman. She is also great aunt to players Amanda Matson and her brother John Matson who played on the boy's team 2002. She is a big fan and supporter. She has bought many dinners over the years, giving hundreds of dollars, for the Lady Wolverines and bakes lots of cakes for our annual fundraiser as well as other things we're forgetting to mention. Thanks a bunch - we love ya!


:Thanks goes to Sheri Liebenthal, sister to Dan's wife Jamie, who takes tons of pictures for the teams and generously gives them away to parents and players. She also contributed $100 towards the teams' District Championships 2002 celebration dinner and baked many cakes for the girls' cake fundraiser.


:Thanks goes to Tammy Bear and Sheri Liebenthal for making the 2002 booklet they did which featured sponsors and players and messages from fans and parents. That was great!


Posted 2/4/2002: Thanks to assistant Coach Larry Matson for the headbands and wristbands he bought for the team. Thanks for your time and energy and continuing generosity not only this year but ever since there has been basketball at Ninilchik. Your gifts and financial support have been very much appreciated.


Posted 2/26/2002: Please join our Yahoo Alumni Group below. The email address for the group to inquire about official membership, scholarship fund, etc. is: ninilchik_abcs@hotmail.com


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