Alaska Airlines Classic hoops, UAA sports, GnH Hky

DAY ONE IS IN THE BOOKS AT THE ALASKA AIRLINES CLASSIC BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT WEST HIGH SCHOOL. THE HOST EAGLES GOT THINGS STARTED WITH A 68-61 WIN OVER JUNEAU DOUGLAS. THEN DILLARD, FLORIDA BEAT EAST ANCHORAGE 68-54, TRINITY OF NEVADA KNOCKED OFF COLONY 65-58 AND IN THE NIGHTCAP DIMOND TROUNCED BARROW 75-46. ACTION THERE CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY’S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT 7:00.

 

THE UAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WINNING STREAK CAME TO AN END THURSDAY NIGHT IN BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON. THE 5TH RANKED SEAWOLVES CAME OUT COLD AND NEVER RECOVERED IN A 71-64 LOSS TO THE VIKINGS. RACHEL INGRAM POPPED IN 14 POINTS FOR UAA, WHO NOW HEAD TO BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA FOR A GAME SATURDAY AT SECOND-PLACE SIMON FRASER.

THE UAA MEN, MEANWHILE, GOT A PUT-BACK FROM CENTER OGGIE PANTOVIC WITH 2 POINT 7 SECONDS TO GO GRAB AN 81-80 WIN AT MONTANA STATE-BILLINGS. PANTOVIC, TYRUS HOSLEY AND TOBIN KARLBERG ALL LED THE SEAWOLVES WITH 16 POINTS EACH.

 

UAA HOCKEY IS IN SAULT STE. MARIE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR GAMES WITH LAKE SUPERIOR STATE. IT’S AN IMPORTANT WEEKEND FOR THE SEAWOLVES, WHO ARE CURRENTLY IN 8TH PLACE IN THE WCHA STANDINGS. THE LAKERS ARE 7TH, ONE POINT AHEAD.

 

HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY THURSDAY SAW WEST BEAT CHUGIAK 7-2, SERVICE DOWN EAST 6-2 AND EAGLE RIVER GET BY BARTLETT 4-1. EAST AND EAGLE RIVER PLAY FRIDAY AT 6:30 AT THE BEN BOEKE.

MEANWHILE, TWO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY GAMES WILL BE PLAYED FRIDAY, ONE AT 4:30 AND THE OTHER AT 6 AT DEMPSEY ANDERSON ARENA.

 

UAA GYMNASTICS IS AT A QUAD MEET FRIDAY AT UC DAVIS, ALONG WITH SACRAMENTO STATE AND GEORGE WASHINGTON.

 

THE GUNS AND HOSES CHARITY HOCKEY GAME IS SATURDAY AT 4:30 AT THE SULLIVAN ARENA.