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East, Wasilla, Ketchikan, Dimond advance to semifinals in Dimond girls tourney

Tennae Voliva pumped in 21 points Thursday to help put the East T-birds in the semifinals of the Lady Lynx Prep Shootout girls basketball tournament at Dimond High.

East turned back Lathrop 56-50 to join Wasilla, Ketchikan and Dimond in the semifinals.

The tournament is a four-day, 16-team event. Eight games were played Wednesday, with the winners advancing to the Gold championships bracket. The losers are playing the in the Maroon championship bracket.

Lady Lynx Prep Shootout

Thursday's scores

Wasilla 61, West Valley 40

Soldotna 35, Bartlett 31

South 51, Thunder Mountain 40

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East 56, Lathrop 50

Juneau 47, Palmer 34

Ketchikan 54, Colony 43

Dimond 71, West 29

Chugiak 36 Kenai 32

Friday's games

Gold bracket (championship bracket)

Main gym

2:45 p.m. — West Valley vs. Lathrop

4:30 p.m. — Colony vs. West

6:15 p.m. — Wasilla vs. East

8 p.m. — Ketchikan vs. Dimond

Maroon bracket (consolation)

Auxiliary gym

2:45 p.m. — Bartlett vs. Thunder Mountain

4:30 p.m. — Palmer vs. Kenai

6:15 p.m. — Soldotna vs. South

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8 p.m. — Juneau vs. Chugiak

Thursday's top scorers

West Valley -- Ruthy Hebard 16

Wasilla -- Catherine Baham 12

Soldotna -- Lindsey Wong 12

Bartlett -- Brandee Hawley 6, Montasia Brown 6

Thunder Mountain -- Nina Fenumiai 12

South -- Morgan Lash 13

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Lathrop -- Jahnna Hajdukovich 15

East -- Tennae Voliva 21

Ketchikan -- Eliah Anderson 19

Colony -- Amanda Smith 13

Juneau -- Georgia Robinson 9, Alyx Bohulano 9

Palmer -- Schyler Goers 7

Dimond -- Seanne Bialo 14, Alissa Pili 12

West -- Theyoung Puoy 9, Kameron Bowe 9

Chugiak -- Nicole Pinckney 20

Kenai -- Alexis Baker 10

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