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The Dimond hockey team kept rolling on Wednesday night, turning in a 10-0 rout of Bartlett.  The CIC-leading Lynx move to 5-0-0 in league play, while the last place Golden Bears drop to 0-5-0.   Shilo Vega and Adrian Ramos each buried two goals for Dimond, which only led 1-0 after the first period.  The score, lopsided as it was, could have been even more decisive if not for William Andariese's 54 saves for Bartlett.

High-school hockey was in full swing Saturday night, as Soldotna took on Dimond. In the second period, Tyler Thompson kept his head up and found Shilo Vega for a goal, putting the Lynx ahead 1-0. Vega scored again with assists from Mason Anderson and Daniel Robers, and a third goal by Thompson closed a Dimond shutout of Soldotna 3-0. Contact Charlie Sokaitis at csokaitis@ktuu.com

The Dimond Lynx won the battle of unbeatens on the ice Friday night, claiming a tight 2-1 victory over rival South.  After Colin Olsen scored in the first period for the Wolverines, the Lynx rallied with two goals in the second.  Tony Crow tied things up on a blast.  Adrian Ramos buried the game-winner, following his own rebound. The Lynx improve to 4-0-0 in Cook Inlet Conference play, while the Wolverines fall to 3-0-1.

Week 7 of the high-school football season is seventh heaven -- if you happen to be a mathematician. Boundless possibilities remain in the Cook Inlet Conference, with only West having clinched a playoff spot. The West Eagles visited Dimond Friday, with the 3 and 2 Lynx tied for 3rd in league play. J'Vonte Buster was slow to start off the opening kickoff, but soon busted loose to begin the game with a 90-yard touchdown. West was able to open its lead to 14-0 by halftime. As the second half began, West’s Tim Davis was able to get some gorgeous bounce out of an on-side kick recovered by Jacob Lawrence.

In high-school hockey action Saturday night, Dimond edged out South 2-1 to finish the year unblemished, while Chugiak topped Service 3-1. The Cook Inlet Conference tournament is set to begin next week. Contact Charlie Sokaitis at csokaitis@ktuu.com

Defending state 4A volleyball champion Dimond showed its colors Thursday on a visit to Cook Inlet Conference rival Service. The Cougars’ four each freshmen and sophomores were poised early, with Genny Boots giving Service an initial 9-1 run. The cornered Lynx, however, rallied from 17-9 down in the first game, and Abby Pacolt floored it, helping to turn the tide for a 26-24 Dimond win. Dimond would go on to take the match in three...

In the final week of the flag football regular season, Wednesday opponents Dimond and Bartlett were among three schools tied atop the league standings at 9 and 3. Late in the third quarter Bartlett’s Bobbi Britt intercepted a pass, going 92 yards for a touchdown that put the Golden Bears on top 14-7. But Dimond’s Kelsey Hall shook off the interception in the fourth quarter, with Hall finding Keiahnna Engel for a late touchdown. Dimond was still down by 1, but Engel scored again on the conversion and the Lynx prevailed 15-14.

It's already the postseason for Cook Inlet Conference volleyball, and tournament host Service faced defending state champion Dimond Thursday night. With the winner set to face Chugiak in the semifinals and the loser done for the year, the Lynx were already up a pair of games in the match when Taylor Aron-wits opened up an 11-5 lead over Service in Game 3. A few plays later, Dimond setter Lauren Addington carded an ace, bringing the score up to 20-10 Lynx. Service was soon swept, as Dimond won the last game 25-13.

A year ago, the South Wolverines volleyball team entered the state championship match undefeated but were upset by Dimond in a three-game sweep.  In their first meeting since, the Wolverines made sure there would be no repeat performance. South swept Dimond in Cook Inlet Conference play on Tuesday night, 25-21, 25-20, 25-18.  Sarah Johnson led the Wolverines potent attack with 15 kills while Lindsey Logan registered 10 digs and four aces.   For the Lynx, Kristi Lauwers pounded nine kills.  Don't rule out a rematch later on this week in the West Spiketacular, a key early season tournament.   

East defeated Dimond for the seventh straight time, and the 10th time in the last 11 meetings overall, 21-0, on a rain-soaked Thursday night at Anchorage Football Stadium.  The victory was essential for the T-Birds, who improve to 1 and 2 in the Cook Inlet Conference and 2 and 2 overall.  The Lynx drop to 2 and 1 in league play, and also 2 and 2 overall. East rushed for 237 yards as a team, including 123 by Jakeil Bell, whose 61 yard touchdown on the first play from scrimmage in the second half opened the game up and gave East a 21-0 cushion.  Diego Su'a Te'o and Osa Atiifale also scored rushing touchdowns for the T-Birds.

A brief power outage knocked out power to numerous customers in South Anchorage's main retail belt Monday afternoon, including the Dimond Center mall. Chugach Electric spokesperson Sarah Wiggers says a substation near the intersection of Dimond Boulevard and the Old Seward Highway lost power at 3:35 p.m. "We had a breaker tripped," Wiggers said. "We're not sure, but we think it was a blown fuse. " While the outage's effects didn't reach far beyond the intersection, Chugach says business customers were disproportionately affected due to its location.

The Alaska Schools Activities Association has unveiled the first round matchups and quarterfinal times for the state boys and girls soccer tournaments that are being co-hosted by Chugiak and Eagle River High Schools this week. A quick glance at the draw reveals that all four boys region champions are in the same half of the bracket. In the girls tournament, powerhouse schools Dimond and South will hook up in the quarterfinals. ASAA Boys Soccer Quarterfinals--Thursday Juneau vs. Colony, 3:45 ( Eagle River )

The 2013 Alaska track & field championships are wrapping up Saturday, May 18th in Fairbanks.  A couple impressive winners were Wasilla's Peggy Mathis, the girl's 100 meter dash champion with a time of 13.06 seconds.  Colony's Audrey Michaelson claimed the 1600m in a time of 5:10.94.  Also, Dimond's Anastasia Lavern-Tosi taking the discus throw with a launch of 120-10.  For the boy's, Palmer's Connor Looney won the high jump with a...

A replica of the DeLorean time machine featured in the “Back to the Future” movie trilogy will be at South Anchorage's Dimond Center mall in the near future, with photo opportunities scheduled all day Friday. In a Thursday press release, mall spokesperson Rebecca Riggs says the vehicle -- depicted in the films as capable of traveling back or forward through time when it reached 88 mph -- is making its first stop in Alaska, the 49th state which owners Oliver and Terry Holler have driven it to. “Signed and driven multiple times by legendary actor Christopher Lloyd as 'Doc Brown' himself, this DeLorean features the famous 'Flux Capacitor' and working time circuits,” Riggs wrote.

On Saturday, what looked like a crime scene at the Dimond Center, wasn't one at all. Public Safety officials showed off their bomb squad robot, SWAT truck and fire engines to get a buzz going around about new positions at the Anchorage fire and police departments. "The best tool that we have is to get out and let folks see what it is we do on a day to day basis," Anchorage police officer Ryan Rockom said. "I think the community can take heart in the fact that we're doing everything we can to make sure the people that we do recruit are of the highest caliber.

Ryden Hines, a first team all-state basketball player in the 2011-12 season for Dimond High School, has committed to play college basketball at Iona.  As a senior with the Lynx, Hines led the team to the state 4A championship.  After graduating high school, Hines, a 6 foot 9 forward, spent this past season playing for Impact Basketball Academy in Las Vegas.  Hines joins a program that has won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in...

Dimond high school's Damon Cikanek signed his National Letter of Intent to play basketball at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Wednesday at DHS. The 1st team all-state guard led the Dimond Lynx this season, averaging 18 points a game and shooting 35% from the 3 point range. Cikanek also helped Dimond claim the Alaska basketball state title in 2012.

ASAA 3A & 4A Basketball Tournament, Sullivan Arena 3A Girls Semifinals Barrow def. Hutchison, 55-37 ACS def. Sitka, 71-33 Championship Game 1:30 Sat. 4A Girls Semifinals Dimond def. Lathrop, 67-51 Wasilla def. Colony, 48-23 Championship Game 6:00 Sat.   3A Boys Semifinals Monroe def. Bethel, 59-43 ACS def. Mt. Edgecumbe, 81-41 Championship Game 3:30 Sat. 4A Boys Semifinals Service def. West, 63-54 East def. Colony, 62-61 Championship Game 8:00 Sat.                

Adam Klie was nearly perfect on 10 of 11 shooting from the field while Marques Robinson added 18 points as the Service boys basketball team avenged a regular season loss to East at the buzzer by defeating the T-Birds, 70-45 in Saturday's title game of the Cook Inlet Conference.  Both schools will head to the state tournament. Klie scored 25 points in all as Service pulled away from East with a 27-9 edge in the third quarter.  The Cougars shot 71% in the second half.  Austin Huss was the only East player to reach double figures with 12. In the girls tournament, Dimond repeated as Cook Inlet Conference champion by hammering West in the finals, 76-49.  Tara Thompson led five players in double figures with 20 points, while Thompson and Rohyn Huss combined to make nine of nine shots from three point range.  The Lynx led from the opening tap, and pushed their advantage to 47-14 by halftime.  Both the Lynx and Eagles advance to the state tournament in two weeks.