High School Sports

Class 4A and Class 3A state volleyball pairings

The state’s top high school volleyball teams begin play in the state Class 4A and Class 3A state tournaments Thursday at the Alaska Airlines Classic.

Four-time defending Class 4A champion Dimond, the top seed from the Cook Inlet Conference, takes on Soldotna, the No. 3 seed from the Northern Lights Conference, in a first-round match at 3:15 p.m.

Nikiski, the defending 3A champion and the No. 3 seed from the Southcentral Conference, faces Monroe, the top seed from the Aurora Conference.

Championship matches are set for Saturday.

ASAA/First National Bank state volleyball tournaments

Thursday’s matches

Class 4A

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First round

10 a.m. -- South vs. Juneau-Douglas

11:45 a.m. -- Bartlett vs. Palmer

1:30 p.m. -- North Pole vs. Wasilla

3:15 p.m. -- Dimond vs. Soldotna

Winners bracket

5:15 p.m. -- South-Juneau winner vs. Bartlett-Palmer winner

7 p.m. -- North Pole-Wasilla winner vs. Dimond-Soldotna winner

Class 3A

First round

10 a.m. -- Barrow vs. Kenai Central

11:45 a.m. -- Sitka vs. Valdez

1:30 p.m. -- Monroe vs. Nikiski

3:15 p.m. -- Homer vs. Kotzebue

Winners bracket

5:15 p.m. -- Barrow-Kenai winner vs. Sitka-Valdez winner

7 p.m. -- Monroe-Nikiski winner vs. Homer-Kotzebue winner

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