Wins don't come easy at state

In one of them, defending champion New Stuyahok outlasted Lumen Christi of Anchorage to keep alive its bid for a second straight title in the Class 1A-2A tournament. The Eagles won the first two sets but Lumen Christi battled back before falling 25-23, 25-15, 24-26, 18-25, 15-11.

Two of the five-set matches came in the Mixed Six tournament, which is for co-ed teams. Noatak knocked off Golovin, last year's runnerup, 21-25, 25-14, 22-25, 25-22, 16-14, and Aniak outlasted Scammon Bay, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-8.

Action continues today at 9 a.m. Semifinals in the 1A-2A tournament are at 5 p.m. (New Stuyahok vs. Klawock) and 6:45 p.m. (Cook Inlet Academy vs. Kenny Lake and semifinals in the Mixed Six tournament are at 1:30 p.m. (Unalakleet vs. Glacier View) and 3:15 p.m. (Aniak vs. Noatak).

The Mixed Six title match is set for 4:30 p.m. Saturday, with the 1A-2A title match at 6:30 p.m.

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Thursday's Results

Mixed Six State Volleyball Tournament

Unalakleet def. Marshall, 25-9, 25-11, 25-19 (players of the game -- Catherine Ivanoff, Unalalkeet; Nadia Pitka, Marshall)

Glacier View def. Noorvik, 25-16, 25-14, 25-15 (players of the game -- Carlen Thiessen, Glacier View; Kim Sheldon, Noorvik)

Aniak def. Scammon Bay, 25-21, 22-25, 25-21, 23-25, 15-8 (players of the game -- Juliana Peterson, Aniak; Justin Ulak, Scammon Bay)

Noatak vs. Golovin, 21-25, 25-14, 22-25, 25-22, 16-14 (players of the game -- Christina Ashby, Noatak; John Peterson, Golovin)

Class 1A-2A state tournament

Klawock def. Tok, 25-14, 25-15, 23-14 (players of the game -- Tonya Busse, Klawock; Annie Thurneau, Tok)

New Stuyahok def. Lumen Christi, 25-23, 25-15, 24-26, 18-25, 15-11 (players of the game -- Iftekia Gumlickpuk, New Stuyahok; Jessica Robertson, Lumen Christi).

Cook Inlet Academy def. Kalskag, 20-25, 25-21, 25-19, 27-25 (players of the game -- Kelsie Leaf, Cook Inlet Academy; Jodi Samuelson, Kalskag)

Kenny Lake def. Skagway, 25-23, 25-14, 25-19 (players of the game -- Emmie VanWyhe, Kenny Lake; Rori Leaverton, Skagway)