Prep

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Cougars will battle Lynx in title tilt

The Lynx scored twice in the first four minutes en route to a 4-0 semifinal win over Lathrop that puts them in tonight's state championship game at the Menard Sports Center against Service, a 3-2 winner over South in the late game.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Eagle River 66, South 58 in boys basketball

Eagle River's Shaquan Rhoades and South's Grant Marciniak put on a shooting clinic Friday night in Eagle River's 66-58 CIC win at South.

Photos: Dimond v. West

South 56, Eagle River 28 in girls basketball

Freshman point guard Grace Williams went inside the paint to provide help on the boards for the South Wolverines on Friday, grabbing 12 boards to help her team to a 56-28 Cook Inlet Conference drubbing of Eagle River.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

ACS 56, Chugiak 41in girls basketball

Dallas Dickerson led a balanced scoring attack that carried Anchorage Christian past Chugiak 56-41 Thursday in a nonconference girls basketball game.

Late goal lifts Lathrop past Chugiak

Service senior Aaron McInnis helped move the Cougars one step closer to a state title Thursday, scoring a game-winning goal in the third period of a 2-1 win over Palmer in the first round of the Class 4A state tournament at the Menard Sports Complex.

Photos: State hockey

PHOTO GALLERY

Lathrop edges Chugiak in hockey tourney

Lathrop captain Anders Carlson celebrates the Malemutes 4-3 come from behind victory over the Chugiak Mustangs during the first round of the First National Cup Hockey State Championships at the Menard Memorial Ice Arena in Wasilla on Thursday evening. Carlson scored the winning goal with 8.7 seconds remaining in the third period to advance in the tournament.

Late goal lifts Lathrop past Chugiak

Service 63, Eagle River 58 in boys basketball

Adam Klie led Service with 25 points Tuesday, Marques Robinson pitched in 16, and the Cougars pulled off a 63-58 Cook Inlet Conference boys basketball win over host Eagle River.

Service 38, Eagle River 18 in girls basketball

The Service girls basketball team took an early lead and used a big fourth quarter to roll past host Eagle River 38-18 in a Cook Inlet Conference game Tuesday.

Dimond girls overwhelm Thunderbirds 71-42 in basketball

The powerhouse Dimond Lynx girls basketball team rolled to a 71-42 victory over an energy-depleted East squad Tuesday night at East.

Tuesday's high school basketball scores

Photos: Basketball East vs. Dimond

West 52, Chugiak 47 in boys high school basketball

Trailing 32-19 in the second half, the West Eagles full-court pressed their way back into the game Tuesday night to slip past Chugiak 52-47 in a CIC game in Chugiak.

Tuesday's high school basketball scores

Lynx land 7 on all-strar hockey team

Seven players from Dimond were among 20 boys named to the Cook Inlet Conference's all-conference boys hockey team. Twelve players were named to the girls teams

Lynx skaters hope to finally break through in state tournament

The first round of the state high school hockey championships begins Thursday with a game featuring the defending state champions and ends with a game showcasing the almost-perennial bridesmaids.

Lynx wallop Lathrop in boys basketball

The top-ranked Dimond boys wrapped up a three-game road trip to Fairbanks by posting a 49-29 win against the Lathrop Malemutes Saturday afternoon at Lathrop.

Dimond girls topple top-ranked Wasilla at basketball tourney

The Dimond Lynx outshot and outrebounded Wasilla to knock off the top-ranked Warriors 54-47 in the championship game of the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout, a 16-team girls basketball tournament that concluded Saturday with a showdown between the state's top two teams.

Service rules state mat once again

When Service senior Jacob Lunsford won his first state wrestling championship Saturday, he did so emphatically with a pin in the closing seconds of the 138-pound final against Wasilla's Nate McKimson.

Lynx boys rally to beat South in CIC hockey final

Dimond scored three goals in the second period to rally for a 5-3 victory over South in the championship game of the Cook Inlet Conference boys hockey tournament Saturday at Ben Boeke Ice Arena.

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

Wasilla, Service lead at state tourney

Nobody was more relieved to arrive at the state wrestling tournament than Caleb Pempek, a member of the defending state champion Wasilla team who totaled his truck Friday morning on the way to Bartlett High.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Wasilla moves into Lynx Shootout title game

The top-ranked Wasilla Warriors made their free throws Friday to march into the championship game of the Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout basketball tournament.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Grace 61, Cordova 45 in boys basketball

Hans Karlberg was money from long range Friday for Grace Christian, drilling four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finishing with six in his team's 61-45 victory over Cordova.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Dimond-West earns CIC girls hockey title

Annie Rush scored a goal and an assist and Dimond-West racked its second straight tournament shutout Friday to grab the Cook Inlet Conference girls hockey championship.

BOYS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Service 5, Chugiak 1 in boys hockey

Fueled by Henry Yawit's hat trick, Service beat Chugiak 5-1 Friday at the McDonald Center to claim third place in the Cook Inlet Conference boys hockey championships. By doing so, the Cougars nailed down the conference's No. 3 seed for next week's state championships in Wasilla.