PREP VOLLEYBALL
Defending champs ousted in state tournament
The Class 2A and Mixed 6 state volleyball championships will crown new champions Saturday at Dimond High, after the defending champions in each tournament lost semifinal matches Friday.
Dillingham knocked off defending champion Klawock in the Class 2A tournament and will face Craig, which defeated Kenny Lake -- last season's runner up -- in Friday's other 2A semifinal.
Unalakleet, seeking its first state title, will face Noatak in Saturday's Mixed 6 final. Unalakleet swept defending champion Glacier View on Friday, and Noatak beat Elim in four sets to earn its second straight trip to the title match.
Friday's best match was the last, with Dillingham and Klawock producing the tournament's first five-setter. The teams alternated wins in the first four sets, with Dillingham taking the first and Klawock winning the fourth to even it at two sets apiece. The final set to 15 was tied at 10-10 before the Wolverines closed on a 5-1 run.
Though new to the Class 2A tournament this season, Dillingham is no stranger to state competition. The Wolverines played in the Class 3A tournament the last three seasons, finishing third in the last two. Klawock won two of the last three Class 2A titles.
Class 2A and Mixed 6 state volleyball championships
Friday's results
Mixed 6
Semifinals
Noatak 3, Elim 1 (13-25, 27-25, 25-14, 25-22)
Unalakleet 3, Glacier View 0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-15)
Consolation matches
Akiachak 3, Emmonak 1 (25-18, 25-20, 21-25, 25-20)
Alak 3, Thorne Bay 1 (21-25, 25-17, 25-21, 28-26)
2A
Semifinals
Craig 3, Kenny Lake 1 (25-17, 14-25, 25-17, 25-23)
Dillingham 3, Klawock 2 (25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 19-25, 15-11)
Consolation matches
Su-Valley 3, Koliganek 0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-23)
Unalaska 3, Chevak 0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-14)
Saturday's matches
Mixed 6
9 a.m. -- Akiachak vs. Alak (fourth-place match)
12:30 p.m. -- Elim vs. Glacier View (third-place match)
4:30 p.m. -- Noatak vs. Unalakleet (championship match)
2A
10:45 a.m. -- Unalaska vs. Su-Valley (fourth-place match)
2:15 p.m. -- Kenny Lake vs. Klawock (third-place match)
6:30 p.m. -- Craig vs. Dillingham (championship)
PREP WRESTLING
Bethel takes charge at state
Bethel put itself in position to capture its third straight team title at the Class 1-2-3A state wrestling championships at Nikiski High on Friday.
Eight Bethel wrestlers made Friday's semifinals, and four won to advance to Saturday's finals. Gage Hoffman (106 pounds), Josh Mendenhall (126), Brayton Lieb (152) and Trevour Chavez (160) will all wrestle in the finals for Bethel, which racked 147 team points.
Nikiski, which finished third last season, sits in second place with 96.5 points. Dillingham, which was second last season, is third with 92.5. Saturday's championship session starts at 2:30 p.m., with championship matches starting at 5:15 p.m.
ASAA/FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Class 1-2-3A state wrestling
Friday's results
Team scores -- 1) Bethel, 147.0; 2) Nikiski, 96.5; 3) Dillingham, 92.5; 4) Kotzebue, 83.5; 5) Mt. Edgecumbe, 81.5; 6) Valdez, 80.5; 7) Nome, 71.5; 8) Skyview, 71.5; 9) Sitka, 69.5; 10) Homer, 44.5; 11) Houston, 43.0; 12) Craig, 29.0; 13) Wrangell, 27.0; 14) Grace, 26.0; 15) Anchorage Christian, 25.0; 16) Eielson, 24.5; 17) Glennallen, 23.5; 18) Metlakatla, 23.0; 19) New Stuyahok, 23.0; 20) Unalakleet, 23.0; 21) Cordova, 19.0; 22) Seward, 17.0; 23) Aniak, 14.0; 24) Unalaska, 14.0; 25) Thorne Bay, 13.0; 26) King Cove, 11.0; 27) Haines, 10.0; 28) Kake, 10.0; 29) Hutchison, 8.0; 30) Petersburg, 7.0; 31) Akiachak, 6.0; 32) Barrow, 6.0; 33) Quinhagak, 6.0; 34) Galena, 5.0; 35) Newhalen, 4.0; 36) Klawock, 3.0; 37) Pelican, 3.0; 38) Napaskiak, 2.0; 39) Hoonah, 1.0; 40) Voznesenka, 1.0.
Semifinal matches
98 -- Gavin Maslen (Glennallen) d. Alex Gray (Nome), 6-5; Seth Hutchison (Skyview) t.f. Tecumseh Hensley (Bethel), 17-2. 106 -- Gage Hoffman (Bethel) d. Calvin Johnson (Homer), 14-11; Darin Davis (Sitka) t.f. T. J. Cox (Nikiski), 16-0. 113 -- Leif Erickson (Nome) p. Austin Craig (Skyview), 2:29; Brettlyn Reich (Kotzebue) d. Trevor Creed (Mt. Edgecumbe), 9-3. 120 -- Wesley Gilroy (ACS) m.d. Shawn Gardiner (Dillingham), 9-1; Dave Towne (Valdez) d. Avery Chiklak (Bethel), 3-1. 126 -- Josh Mendenhall (Bethel) d. Cisco Davila (Houston), 10-4; Anthony Walsh (Grace) d. Tanner Thain (Craig), 7-6. 132 -- Sam Janorschke (Skyview) d. Joe Kohler (New Stuyahok), 3-0; Emery Booshu (Nome) m.d. Avery Coplin (Bethel), 11-3. 138 -- Jaren Sumauang (Sitka) m.d. Nicholas Christopher (New Stuyahok), 15-6; Scott Hansen (Kotzebue) m.d. Keefe McIntosh (Valdez), 6-1. 145 -- Austin Rake (Valdez) m.d. Noah Roetman (Kotzebue), 12-0; Cade Schlagel (Dillingham) p. Tanner Thomassen (Wrangell Wolves), 1:21. 152 -- Isaac Deaton (Valdez) d. Josh Brown (Nikiski), 9-3; Brayton Lieb (Bethel) d. Jimmy Thomsen (Haines), 10-3. 160 -- Mark McGregor (Homer) d. Anthony Minnillo (Thorne Bay), 6-5; Trevour Chavez (Bethel) d. Joshua Roetman (Kotzebue), 6-2. 170 -- Morgan Sauve (Nikiski) p. Devon Phillips (Kotzebue), 1:38; Mitchell Boord (Sitka) p. Wyatt Dunlap (Eielson), 5:02. 182 -- Michael Matthew (Mt. Edgecumbe) d. Sonny Flensburg (Dillingham), 3-2; Shyler Johnson (Unalakleet) m.d. Jeffrey Rooney, Jr. (Wrangell), 12-4. 195 -- Luke Johnson (Nikiski) p. Scott Carpenter (Bethel), 1:19; Lincoln Johnson (Nikiski) p. Paul Hamilton (King Cove), 3:34. 220 -- Luke Wagner (Houston) p. Austin Sjong (Aniak), 1:22; Paul Johanson (Mt. Edgecumbe) m.d. Connor McConnell (Unalaska), 15-3. 285 -- Marty Vera (Metlakatla) d. J. Bruce Crow (Bethel), 7-6; Thomas Hoseth (Dillingham) m.d. Gusty Akelkok (Mt. Edgecumbe), 9-0.
PREP BOYS HOCKEY
Service 1, West Valley 1
Service and West Valley battled through a scoreless third period and a scoreless overtime Friday at Ben Boeke Arena, skating to a 1-1 tie in a nonconference boys hockey game.
West Valley's Ty Munson notched the game's first goal, unassisted in the first period, and Service's Leo Karcz matched the score on an assist from Carson Briske late in the second quarter.
West Valley goalie Matt Taylor stopped 26 shots, and Service goalie Dustin Fritz stopped 22.
Dimond 12, Lathrop 0
After suffering its first loss in 39 games Wednesday, the Dimond boys hockey team began a new win streak Friday with a 12-0 nonconference win over Lathrop at the McDonald Center.
Dimond outshot Lathrop 39-13, getting two goals apiece from Kenny Hausinger, Lane Bauer and Jordan Hall. The Lynx led 6-0 after scoring three goals in each of the first two periods, and then doubled their total with six goals in the third.
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
East 72, Kenai 34
East's Desmond Johnson led all scorers with 18 points, and the Thunderbirds cruised to a 72-34 win over host Kenai in a boys nonconference basketball game Friday.
East, which also got 12 points from Matt Hardwick, led 34-19 at halftime and outscored Kenai 38-15 in the second half.
Wyatt Fitt pumped in 17 points for Kenai.
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