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3 Anchorage teams advance to winners' bracket in Dimond girls tournament

Theyoung Puoy scored the game-winning basket Wednesday to carry the West Eagles past Palmer 44-43 and into the winners' bracket in the Dimond Prep Shootout.

The 16-team tournament tipped off with eight games that determined pairings for bracket competition that begins Thursday.

Wednesday's winners will play in the Gold bracket, which will crown a champion at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Wednesday's losers will play in the Maroon bracket, which has a 2 p.m. championship game Saturday.

Joining West in the top bracket were Wasilla, Colony, West Valley, Ketchikan, East, Dimond and Lathrop.

Lady Lynx Prep Shootout

Wednesday's scores

Ketchikan 44, Soldotna 15

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West Valley 60, Thunder Mountain 27

Wasilla 65, South 36

Colony 51, Bartlett 32

East 57, Kenai 26

West 44, Palmer 43

Dimond 65, Juneau 25

Lahtrop 59, Chugiak 55

Thursday's games

Gold bracket (Wednesday's winners)

Main gym

2:45 p.m. – West Valley vs. Wasilla

4:30 p.m. – East vs. Lathrop

6:15 p.m. – Ketchikan vs. Colony

8 p.m. – West vs. Dimond

Maroon bracket (Wednesday's losers)

Auxiliary gym

2:30 p.m. – Soldotna vs. Bartlett

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4:30 p.m. – Thunder Mountain vs. South

6:15 p.m. – Palmer vs. Juneau

8 p.m. – Kenai vs. Chugiak

Wednesday's top scorers

Soldotna -- Lindsey Wong 6 points

Ketchikan -- Courtney Kemble 15

West Valley -- Ruthy Hebard 18

Thunder Mountain -- Nina Fenumiai 8

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Wasilla -- Azlynn Brandenburg 15, McKenna Dinkle 12

South -- Morgan Lash 12, Nani Garner 11

Colony -- Chase Stephens 16

Bartlett -- Brandee Hawley 13

East -- Jasmine Richards 17

Kenai -- Alexis Baker 10

West -- Martha Thor 15, Theyoung Puoy 14

Palmer -- Kali Bull 12

Dimond -- Whitney Shapp 17, Alissa Pili 16

Juneau -- Tona Fogg 6

Lathrop -- Tyra Do 22, Cheyenne Dibert 17

Chugiak -- Nicole Pinckney 22

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