Boys

STATE BASKETBALL: 4A BOYS

Lynx win it in OT

The Dimond Lynx didn't hold a lead until overtime, but they gutted out a 57-51 win over the Service Cougars in the Class 4A boys state basketball championship Saturday at the Sullivan Arena.

Photos: 3A and 4A State Basketball

3A and 4A state basketball tournament results

3A and 4A past champions

STATE BASKETBALL: 3A BOYS

Monroe Catholic boys are Alaska's best

Using relentless defense and a second-half offensive surge, the Monroe Catholic boys claimed their first Class 3A state basketball title at the Sullivan Arena on Saturday.

STATE BASKETBALL: 4A BOYS

Service stuns Wasilla

The Service and Dimond boys basketball teams authored dramatic victories Friday at the Sullivan Arena in the Class 4A state tournament to advance to the state championship game.

STATE BASKETBALL: 3A BOYS

ACS, Monroe cruise

Nothing patriotic going on, just the Anchorage Christian School Lions, clad in those colors, employing a suffocating defense as a semifinal springboard into the championship game of the Class 3A state basketball tournament.

STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Devine, Hutchins are selected Alaska's best

The Wasilla Warriors swept Player of the Year basketball honors, with Connor Devine earning the honor among Class 4A boys and Alyssa Hutchins taking the girls award.

STATE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Mt. Edgecumbe gets it done at free throw line

The Mt. Edgecumbe boys are starting to understand the importance of free-throw shooting and beginning to improve just in time for the state basketball tournament at Sullivan Arena.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Lynx sweep CIC crowns

The Dimond boys and girls basketball teams shared a similar path to Saturday's Cook Inlet Conference title games at West High, having both steamrolled through the CIC without a loss this season.

Dimond teams cruise into finals in basketball

The Dimond boys and girls basketball teams both remained undefeated in Cook Inlet Conference play, each scoring 63 points in victory Friday at the CIC tournament at West High.

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Wolves give Eagles major wake-up call in basketball

The Eagle River boys nearly pulled the Cook Inlet Conference basketball tournament's first upset at West High on Thursday, but defending CIC champion West escaped with a 61-60 win.

Photos: Southcentral Conference Basketball

ASAA to let stats do the selecting

The Alaska School Activities Association will utilize a Winning Percentage Index to determine the final two Class 4A spots in the girls and boys tournaments, with the at-large teams to be named Sunday.

HIGH SCHO0L BASKETBALL

Prep basketball conference tournaments begin games

The Dimond High boys and girls basketball teams, which both rolled through the regular season undefeated in conference play (14-0), headline the Cook Inlet Conference tournaments, which open Wednesday at West High.

West 53, Lathrop 35 in boys basketball

The West Eagles spent halftime on the court, practicing, after a lackluster first half Friday and went on to beat Lathrop 53-35 in a nonconference game at West.

Service 71, West 51 in boys basketball

Service's Adam Klie scored nine of his game-high 31 points from the free-throw line Thursday, powering the Cougars' 71-51 Cook Inlet Conference win over visiting West in a boys basketball game.

Dimond boys win battle of top basketball teams

Ryden Hines' game-high 16 points and 18 rebounds powered Dimond's 51-44 Cook Inlet Conference win over host Service on Wednesday in a boys basketball game.

Lasher lifts Dimond boys over Bartlett in basketball

Colter Lasher racked 33 points and Dimond remained undefeated in the Cook Inlet Conference by outdueling Bartlett 65-60 Saturday in a battle between the conference's top two teams.

Grace 48, CIA 39 in boys basketball

Led by Hans Karlberg's 18 points, the Grace Christian boys basketball team knocked off visiting Cook Inlet Academy 48-39 Friday.

Bartlett boys edge West 59-58 in basketball

Bartlett overcame a three-point halftime deficit Tuesday to sneak past host West 59-58 in a Cook Inlet Conference boys basketball game.

Photos: Grace Christian and ACS basketball

Service 69, Chugiak 36 in boys basketball

Amu Aukusitino poured in 16 points and Marques Robinson added 15 Saturday in Service's 69-36 Cook Inlet Conference rout of the Chugiak boys basketball team.

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

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 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.