Warriors open state volleyball tourney against state champs

ANCHORAGE — During the three-day Northern Lights Conference Volleyball Championships, the Wasilla volleyball squad knocked off three teams with a higher seed en route to its first state tournament berth since 2004.

To move forward in the ASAA 4A state volleyball tournament, the Warriors are going to have to do the same thing. Wasilla will face South Anchorage, the two-time defending state champions, in the first round of the tournament that starts Thursday at West Anchorage High School. The first serve is scheduled for 5:15 p.m.

Wasilla is one of three Valley teams to advance to the state tourney. The Palmer Moose, who were crowned NLC champs after a thrilling five-game win over Colony on Saturday, will face Eagle River in the final match of the first round on Thursday. NLC runner-up Colony meets Mid-Alaska champion West Valley in the first match of the day at 2 p.m.

ASAA 4A state volleyball

championships schedule

Thursday:

Match 1: Colony vs. West Valley, 2 p.m.; Match 2: Juneau-Douglas vs. Dimond, 3:45 p.m.; Match 3: South Anchorage vs. Wasilla, 5:15 p.m.; Palmer vs. Eagle River, 7:15 p.m.

Friday:

Consolation semifinals: Loser of Match 1 vs. Loser of Match 2, 9 a.m.; Loser of Match 3 vs. Loser of Match 4, 10:45 a.m.

Semifinals: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 2, 3:45 p.m.; Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4, 7:15 p.m.

Saturday:

Fourth-place match 10:45 a.m.; Third-place match 2:15 p.m.; Championship match 8:15 p.m.

** All matches at West Anchorage High School. An award ceremony will follow championship match.

Prep wrestling

Knights cruise to tourney

win in Ketchikan

KETCHIKAN — The Colony Knights stormed to the team title in the Bill Weiss Invitational wrestling tournament at Ketchikan High School on Saturday.

The Knights collected 304.5 total points, more than double the total of the host Kings, the runner-up of the tourney.

Colony, the lone Valley school to participate in the event, placed 10 wrestlers in the championship round. Eight Colony athletes won titles.

Bill Weiss Invitational

Saturday, Ketchikan

Team scores:

1. Colony 304.5, 2. Ketchikan 161.5, 3. Petersburg 159.0, 4. Sitka 150.5, 5. Juneau 133.0, 6. Wrangell 110.5, 7. Mt. Edgecumbe 72.0, 8. Hoonah 65.00, 9. Metlakata 61.0, 10. Klawock 61.0.

Final round:

103 pounds — Coisman, Col. p. Rogers, MEHS 3:51; 112 — Abt, Sit. p. M. Rogers, MEHS 1:26; 119 — Wilson, Col .d. Foote, Ketch. 11-5; 125 — Beauchamp, Col. p. Martin, Ketch.; 130 — Boss, Col. m.d. Lopez, Peter. 16-4; 135 — Pfieffer, Col. d. Morris, Hoon. 8-3; West, Col. t.f. Johnston, Ketch.; 145 — Krueger, Col. m.d. Skofelsted, Hoon. 16-4; 152 — S. Dyer, Jun. p. D. Egon, Peter.; 160 — Torgeson, Sit. m.d. K. Egon, Peter. 13-4; 171 — Davidson, Wrang. d. Milner, Col. 7-3; 189 — Young, MEHS d. Bellotte, Col. 2-1; 215 — Lamos, Jun. d. Wright, Col. 8-3; 275 —Pritchett, Col. p. Kisoraukos, Sitk.

Girls’ hockey

Ravens fall to 0-2

EAGLE RIVER — The Mat-Su Ravens fell to 0-2 with a 4-0 loss to Chugiak-Eagle River on Nov. 1.

Chugiak-Eagle River jumped to a 2-0 lead in the first period, and added a pair of third period goals in the win.

Mat-Su goaltender Dominique Schuetter posted 28 saves for the Ravens.

JUNIOR HOCKEY

Avs host rare

early week series

WASILLA — The Alaska Avalanche are hosting a rare early week series at the Curtis C. Menard II Memorial Ice Arena in Wasilla.

The Avs face the Bismarck Bobcats tonight in the second of a two-game set. The first puck is slated to drop at 7 p.m.

The two teams also played on Monday, but results were unavailable at press time. See www.frontiersman.com for more information on the North American Hockey League series.

— Jeremiah Bartz