Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
1 min read
The Dimond Lynx edged the Wasilla Warriors 2-1 (13-25, 25-16, 15-9) in the gold bracket final of the West Spiketacular Sept. 28 at West Anchorage High School in Anchorage.
Ali Devine led Wasilla with 10 kills and 11 digs in the best-of-3 match. Layla Hays added seven kills. Violet Schachle had 10 digs, and Mylee Anderson finished with 28 assists.
Wasilla moved into the final with wins over Kenai and Chugiak in the gold bracket. Wasilla and Dimond were both 10-2 in pool play.
Palmer finished first in the silver bracket with a 2-1 (21-25, 25-17, 15-8) in the final. Khloe Ivey led the Moose with 10 kills. Taylor Rindal had 10 assists.
The Moose beat Valley rival Colony 2-1 (25-19, 21-25, 15-12) in the silver semifinals. Ivey had 13 kills. Palmer also beat West Valley 2-0 (25-19, 25-23) in the quarterfinals. Colony also beat Homer in the quarterfinals.
Palmer was 4-8 in pool play and Colony was 6-6.
Contact the Frontiersman at sports@frontiersman.com.
Read next
Going home sore and soggy
By Kyle Wilkinson Kyle in the outside Our spring bear hunt was bittersweet this year. We’re heading home without
Valley athletes earn region track and field titles
Frontiersman.com Valley athletes earned titles during the Region III Championships track and field meet last week at Colony High
Athletes of the week
Leila Petersen Palmer Moose Leila Petersen, a member of the Palmer track and field team, has been named a Frontiersman
The end of an era
By Jeremiah Bartz J’s World August would have been the start of my 25th year as an editor at