High School Sports

South, East go 2-0 in pool play on 1st day of state softball

Defending champion South stayed undefeated with a pair of pool-play wins Thursday at the state softball tournament in Fairbanks.

The Wolverines defeated West Valley 4-1 and Dimond 8-4 to earn a bye in the first round of Friday's bracket play at South Davis Park.

East earned the other bye, defeating Wasilla 10-2 and West 12-1.

In the small-school tournament, defending champion Thunder Mountain also earned a pair of victories, defeating Hutchison 11-6 and Soldotna 18-7. Juneau, last year's runnerup, also went 2-0 Thursday.

ASAA/First National Bank softball tournaments
South Davis Park, Fairbanks

Large schools

Thursday's scores
South 4, West Valley 1
East 10, Wasilla 2
Dimond 3, West Valley 1
East 12, West 1
South 8, Dimond 4
West 14, Wasilla 9

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Friday's games
Noon — West vs. West Valley
Noon — Dimond vs. Wasilla
2:30 p.m. — South vs. West-West Valley winner
2:30 p.m. — East vs. Dimond-Wasilla winner
5 p.m. — Loser-out games

Small schools

Thursday's scores
Thunder Mountain 11, Hutchison 6
Homer 8, North Pole 7
Thunder Mountain 18, Soldotna 7
Juneau 8, North Pole 0
Hutchison 14, Soldotna 3
Juneau 14, Homer 2

Friday's games
Noon — Homer vs. Soldotna
Noon — Hutchison vs. North Pole
2:30 p.m. — Thunder Mountain vs. Homer-Soldotna winner
2:30 p.m. — Juneau vs. Hutchison-North Pole winner
5 p.m. — Loser-out games

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