Craig Panthers, Tanalian Lynx capture state volleyball championships
Craig won the Class 2A crown and Tanalian repeated as the Mixed Six champion.
Craig won the Class 2A crown and Tanalian repeated as the Mixed Six champion.
The three-day tournament continues Friday at Dimond High School.
More than 400 wrestlers from across Alaska are scheduled to compete.
A dozen teams are playing in the Mixed Six state championships at Dimond High.
The South Wolverines are 5-0 and the West Eagles are 4-0 in conference play.
The Wolverines are 5-0 after sending Dimond to its first loss of the season.
White coached some of Alaska’s greatest players while fielding teams famous for their pressure defense and up-tempo offense.
Kylee Wagendorf and Trinity Heine of South were among the top performers at the two-day meet.
Jaydn Moore’s score was the highest of the night
Among the undefeated teams are the West Eagles, whose leading scorer, Chase Solberg, hit the 100-point career milestone earlier this week.
The runner qualified for the national meet by placing sixth at last weekend’s regional championships in Idaho.
Down 20-5 in the first set, South High rallied to claim its first state volleyball title since 2014.
Homer defeated conference rival Kenai Central in the championship of the Class 3A state tournament.
On Saturday, South will play at 5 p.m. for the Class 4A title and Kenai Central will play at 2 p.m. for the Class 3A title.
The Anchorage rivals will square off in a 5:15 p.m. winners-bracket match on Friday.
Kenai, Homer and Nikiski all cruised to first-round wins at the Alaska Airlines Center.
Among those moving on is Delta Junction sprinter Hailey Williams, who is headed to Duke.
Dimond and West are also undefeated after one week of play.
The senior scored 37 touchdowns for the Malemutes this season.
Matches begin Thursday at the Alaska Airlines Center.