Dimond

After a pair of regular season losses to the South Wolverines, the Dimond Lynx secured revenge in a sweet manner on Saturday night as the Lynx defeated the Wolverines, 7-3 to claim the state 4A hockey title.  Dimond repeats as state champion and hands South its first loss all season.  After allowing a goal 89 seconds into regulation, the Lynx settled in and tied the game on the very next shift on a goal by Christian Hausinger.  Dawson Glover added...

ASAA 4A Hockey Tournament Thursday's Quarterfinal Games Dimond def. West Valley, 7-1 Service def. Soldotna, 3-2 South def. Lathrop, 3-0 West def. Wasilla, 1-0 in 2OT Friday's Semifinals 5:30 Dimond vs. Service 8:00 West vs. South

The quarterfinal matchups and game times have been announced for the ASAA hockey tournament Thursday through Saturday at the Wasilla Sports Complex.  In 4A, Dimond is the defending state champion, although South comes in undefeated and champion of the Cook Inlet Conference. --ASAA 4A Hockey Tourney-- Thursday's Opening Round Games Dimond vs. West Valley, 12:00 Service vs. Soldotna, 2:30 South vs. Lathrop, 5:00 West vs. Wasilla, 7:30 Semifinals 5:30 & 8:00 Friday --Greatland Hockey Tourney-- Friday's Semifinal Games Hutchison vs. Monroe, 12:30 Houston vs. Delta Junction, 3:00  

The South high school hockey team rallied from a 2-0 deficit after one period to knock off previously unbeaten and defending state 4A champion Dimond, 4-3 on Wednesday night in at a packed Ben Boeke Arena.  Trailing 3-2 into the third period, Steven Orizotti scored the tying goal with 2:25 left in regulation and then Tyler Onstott buried the game-winner on the next shift with 1:48 left. The victory snaps Dimond's 39-game winning streak.  The Lynx, who ran the table en route to last season's championship, had won every game this year as well.  Dimond's last loss came in the semifinals of the 2011 state semifinals to Service.  Tyler Andrews had a goal and two assists for the Lynx.

Mt. Edgecumbe claimed its second straight state 3A volleyball championship with a four game win over Grace Christian 25-21, 13-25, 25-17, 25-22.  The Braves also defeated the Grizzlies in the 2011 finals. The 4A tournament took a dramatic turn as Dimond gave South its first loss of the tournament in the championship round, 25-16, 25-20, 25-22 to force a decisive tie-breaker game to 30 points.  The Lynx also won that final game, 30-27 to earn their fourth state championship in the last five years.  Dimond repeated the path it took to claim the Cook Inlet Conference title a week ago.  In that tournament, the Lynx also lost to the Wolverines in the finals of the winners bracket, only to claim the title in the championship round.

ASAA 3A Volleyball Tournament--Wasilla Sports Complex Friday's Losers Bracket Matches: Monroe def. Nikiski 25-17, 25-19, 25-20 Skyview def. Barrow 25-14, 25-23, 25-20 Monroe def. Valdez 23-25, 25-21, 25-23, 23-25, 15-8 Skyview def. Nome, 25-23, 26-24, 25-22 Barrow, Nikiski, Valdez, and Nome eliminated Friday's Winners Bracket Match: Mt. Edgecumbe def. Grace Christian, 25-22, 25-15, 25-19  ASAA 4A Volleyball Tournament--Wasilla Sports Complex Friday's Losers Bracket Matches: Palmer def. Kodiak 25-20, 25-22, 14-25, 21-25, 19-17 Soldotna def. West Valley 25-12, 25-15, 27-25 Juneau def. Soldotna 16-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 15-12 Palmer def. East 25-16, 25-27, 25-21, 25-16 Kodiak, West Valley, Soldotna, and East eliminated   Friday's Winners Bracket Match: South def. Dimond 25-22, 25-13, 25-17

Week 6 Saturday Scores In a rematch of last year's title game, the Service Cougars prevailed again.  The Cougars defeated the South Anchorage Wolverines 21-14. Saturday's other match-ups: @WEST over Dimond 41-14 @CHUGIAK over Eagle River 13-7 @BARROW over South JV 14-6 SOLDOTNA over @Kodiak 41-6 @HOMER over Skyview 28-14  THUNDER MOUNTAIN over @Ketchikan 43-14 EIELSON over @Monroe 65-21  

Before most liquor stores opened for the day on Sunday, a new driver found herself inside of one. A woman driver of a Subaru took out a stop sign and street sign before crashing into the side of Anchorage Wine House on Dimond Boulevard. Store owner Talbot Chang said no employees were in the store at the time of the crash. He said the worst damage is to the building, which he rents, although there is considerable damage to one refrigerator and numerous bottles of alcohol. "Apparently she went to reach for a switch to open the window up and she got distracted," Chang said.

H.S. Football scores:  West def. East 35-0 Dimond def. Bartlett, 13-12 Vista Murrieta ( CA ) def. South 49-8 Palmer def. Colony 41-14 North Pole def. Wasilla 46-27 Skyview def. Thunder Mountain 27-20 in 2OT's Soldotna def. Houston, 60-0

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.