Ninilchik girls cruise to title at their own tournament
The Ninilchik girls basketball team clinched first place at their own round-robin tournament by defeating Noorvik 65-20 on Saturday at Ninilchik. The Wolverines finished the tournament 3-0.
Krista Leman led all scorers with 22 points, including hitting all 14 of her foul shots. Lindsey Rohr added 11 points.
The Noorvik boys also finished the tournament 3-0 to take the championship. On Saturday, Noorvik defeated Ninilchik 69-48. Alan Conwell had 19 points for Noorvik, while Cliff Jackson had 14 points and Les Sampson had 13 points. For Ninilchik, Brandon Nobles had 21 points.
On Friday, the Ninilchik girls defeated Soldotna 63-19 behind 12 points from Jen Erickson and 10 points from Krista Leman. The Soldotna junior varsity defeated Ninilchik 54-44. Danny Roderick led Ninilchik with 22 points.
ConocoPhillips Warrior Rumble
The Nikolaevsk boys won the Rumble on Saturday by defeating Meade River 57-27 in the championship game at Nikolaevsk. Mavrik Kuzmin paced the Warriors with 13 points, while Daniel Nestor added 10 points.
In the girls championship game, Meade River defeated Nikolaevsk 49-39. Efrosia Yakunin scored 11 points in the loss.
In Friday’s girls semifinals, Nikolaevsk defeated Valley Christian 59-20 and Meade River topped Kenai’s junior varsity 45-36. Efrosia Yakunin had 21 points for Nikolaevsk, while Alex Gordeev added 11 points.
In Friday’s boys semifinals, Meade River defeated Anderson 45-31 and Nikolaevsk topped Valley Christian 67-63 in overtime. Markell Melkomukov paced Nikolaevsk with 24 points, while Mavrick Kuzmin had 17 points and Daniel Nestor added 14 points.
Third place at the tournament went to the Valley Christian boys and Kenai Central junior varsity girls. The sportmanship award went to the Whittier and the Valley Christian girls. The free throw contests were won by Mavrick Kuzmin of Nikolaevsk and Lexi Beeson of Kenai, while Kuzmin and Nikolaevsk’s Alexandra Gordeev won the 3-point contest.
The boys-coed tournament team was Nick Swain of Whittier, Markell Melkomukov of Nikolaevsk, Dennis Hansen of Valley Christian, Billy Hopsen of Meade River, Kuzmin, Wayne Shen of Whittier, Alan Turner of Valley Christian, Dexter Bordeaux of Meade River, Greg Miller of Anderson, Brittani Motoyama of Whittier, James Hollis of Anderson and Stephen Finger of Whittier.
The girls all-tournament team was Stephanie Wong of Meade River, Lauren Wicham of Valley Christian, Khelby Kennedy of Kenai, Sharinda Bordeaux of Meade River, Efrosia Yakunin of Nikolaevsk, Tiffany Hopson of Meade River, Alex Gordeev of Nikolaevsk and Casey Coupchiak of Kenai.
Kodiak girls 34, Skyview 30
The host Bears came back from a 12-4 first-quarter deficit to pick up a Northern Lights Conference victory over the Panthers on Friday.
Kodiak received 10 points apiece from Alysa Horn and Malissa Timpke, while Skyview’s Chelsea Martin led all scorers with 11 points and Melissa Fay added 10 points.
Kodiak boys 59, Skyview 28
The host Bears received 15 points from Michael Thomas and 10 from Joel Alegado in notching a Northern Lights Conference victory over Skyview on Friday.
Kenai boys 63, Sitka 45
Nate Saltzgiver had 20 points to lead the visiting Kardinals to a nonconference victory over the Wolves on Friday.
Cory Toombs added 15 points for the Kardinals, while Zach Beeson had 12.
Sitka girls 39, Kenai 33
The host Wolves overcame a 21-19 deficit at the start of the fourth quarter to pick up nonconference victory on Friday. Kelsea Johnson had 16 points for Sitka, while Kyla Steward had 17 points for Kenai.
Tri Valley 58, Seldovia 54, OT
The host Viking Warriors received 22 points from Grace Milliken, 19 points from Courtney Talerico and 10 points from Brandi Skinner in knocking off the Sea Otters on Friday in nonconference action. Stephanie Lewis had 18 points for Seldovia.
Seldovia boys 40, Tri Valley 30
The visiting Sea Otters notched a nonconference victory on Friday behind 10 points from Jordan Geagel.
Seward boys 50, Su Valley 41
Billy Beck poured in 13 points as the host Seahawks notched a Southcentral Conference victory over the Rams on Saturday.
Seward girls 40, Su Valley 24
Rubye Foldager dumped in 18 points as the host Seahawks picked up a Southcentral Conference victory over the Rams on Saturday.
CIA girls 49, Dillingham 36
The host Eagles notched a nonconference victory over the Wolverines on Saturday behind 15 points from Brooke Forsi, 12 points from Melissa Moffis and 11 points from Annie Smithwick.
Kodiak boys 42, Skyview 21
Limited to only eight points in the first half, visiting Skyview fell to Kodiak on Saturday.
Michael Thomas paced the Bears with 12 points, while Max Merick chipped in 10. Richie Shirnberg led the Panthers with eight points.
Kodiak girls 48, Skyview 21
Alysa Horn netted a game-high 20 points in leading the Bears past the visiting Panthers on Saturday.
Nicole Van Ryzin collected a team-high nine points for Skyview in the loss.
Friday girls
BEARS 34, PANTHERS 30
Skyview 12 5 7 6 —30
Kodiak 4 16 6 8 —34
SKYVIEW (30) — Graves 0 0-0 0, Martin 5 0-0 11, Fay 2 4-6 10, VanRyzin 1 2-5 4, Mercier 1 0-0 2, West 0 1-2 1, Meyer 1 0-0 2. Totals — 10 7-14 30.
KODIAK (34) — Filburn 1 0-1 2, Yamat 0 0-0 0, Poulos 1 0-0 2, Keplinger 0 2-4 2, Nault 0 0-0 0, A. Horn 5 0-1 10, E. Horn 3 1-2 7, Timpke 3 4-6 10. Totals — 1 8-16 34.
3-point goals — Skyview 3 (Fay 2, Martin 1).
WOLVES 39, KARDINALS 33
Kenai 7 7 7 12 —33
Sitka 4 9 6 20 —39
KENAI (33) — Delaney 2 1-2 5, Foley 0 1-2 1, Moore 0 0-0 0, Hull 0 0-1 0, Wortham 2 1-2 5, Craig 1 1-2 3, Gabriel 1 0-1 2, Steward 7 3-5 17, Garcia 0 0-0 0. Totals — 13 7-15 33.
SITKA (39) — Parrent 0 0-0 0, Trani 0 1-2 1, Albee 0 0-0 0, Carlson 0 0-0 0, DelMoral 4 1-2 9, Medinger 0 1-2 1, Chapman 1 0-0 3, Johnson 4 6-7 16, Coleman 0 0-0 0, Puletav 4 1-4 9. Totals — 13 10-17 39.
3-point goals — Sitka 3 (Johnson 2, Chapman 1). Team fouls — Kenai 17, Sitka 18. Fouled out — Delaney.
VIKING WARRIORS 58, SEA OTTERS 54, OT
Seldovia 10 13 15 12 4 —54
Tri Valley 12 7 14 17 8 —58
SELDOVIA (54) — K. Gallien 0 0-0 0, Gruber 2 2-2 6, Giles 2 5-7 9, N. Gallien 4 0-3 8, Sing 1 0-0 2, Collier 3 0-0 7, O’Leary 2 0-0 4, Lewis 8 1-2 18. Totals — 22 8-14 54.
TRI VALLEY (58) — Newton 0 0-0 0, Talerico 6 6-9 19, Skinner 4 2-5 10, Carter 0 0-0 0, Chesley 2 0-0 4, Milliken 8 6-8 22, J. Keith 0 0-0 0, H. Keith 0 0-0 0, Surett 0 0-0 0, Shreeva 1 1-2 3. Totals — 21 15-24 58.
3-point goals — Seldovia 2 (C. Collier 1, Lewis 1), Tri Valley 1 (Talerico 1). Team fouls — Seldovia 22, Tri Valley 12. Fouled out — Gruber.
WOLVERINES 63, STARS JV 19
Soldotna 4 9 4 2 —19
Ninilchik 16 16 19 12 —63
SOLDOTNA JV (19) — Jensen 1 0-0 2, Forbes 0 0-0 0, Utrap 0 0-1 0, Darrow 0 0-0 0, Hurdy 2 0-6 4, Dykstra 2 2-2 6, Jones 1 3-4 5, Barkman 0 0-0 0, Carroll 0 0-0 0, Bechoenbrah 1 0-0 2, Thayer 0 0-0 0. Totals — 7 5-13 19.
NINILCHIK (63) — H. Skjold 2 2-2 6, Leman 3 2-2 9, Rohr 5 0-0 10, Rice 3 0-0 6, Wood 0 2-2 2, K. Skjold 2 4-6 8, Schnabl 2 0-0 4, Erickson 5 2-2 12, Ehlers 2 0-0 4, Vanderford 1 0-0 2. Totals — 25 12-14 61.
3-point goals — Ninilchik 1 (Leman 1). Team fouls — Soldotna 14, Ninilchik 15. Fouled out — Hurdy.
WARRIORS 59, BEARS 20
Valley Christian 2 3 10 5 —20
Nikolaevsk 10 19 18 12 —59
VALLEY CHRISTIAN (20) — Pine 3 0-8 6, S. Benedetto 0 0-0 0, Shamina 0 1-2 1, T. Bendetto 0 0-2 0, Capener 1 0-0 2, Wickham 3 2-6 11. Totals — 7 3-18 20.
NIKOLAEVSK (59) — S. Fefelov 3 1-2 7, Kojin 4 1-2 9, Yakunin 10 1-2 21, An. Gordeev 0 0-0 0, C. Fefelov 2 0-0 5, Al. Gordeev 5 1-4 11, Kalugin 3 0-0 6. Totals — 27 4-10 59.
3-point goals — Valley Christian 3 (Wickham 3), Nikolaevsk 1 (C. Fefelov 1). Team fouls — Valley Christian 8, Nikolaevsk 20. Fouled out — Gordeev, Kalugin.
Saturday girls
EAGLES 49, WARRIORS 39
Meade River 11 9 21 8 —49
Nikolaevsk 13 3 10 13 —39
MEADE RIVER (49) — Wong 1 0-0 2, Hopson 7 0-0 14, Ahkivgak 4 0-0 8, A. Kippi 0 0-0 0, T. Kippi 1 0-0 3, Bordeaux 8 2-2 20, Brower 1 0-0 2. Totals — 22 2-2 49.
NIKOLAEVSK (39) — S. Fefelov 0 2-5 2, Kojin 1 6-8 8, Yakunin 3 4-7 11, An. Gordeev 0 0-0 0, C. Fefelov 2 1-2 6, Al. Gordeev 3 0-0 6, Kalugin 3 0-0 6. Totals — 12 13-22 39.
3-point goals — Meade River 3 (Bordeaux 2, T. Kippi 1), Nikolaevsk 2 (Yakunin 1, C. Fefelov 1). Team fouls — Meade River 20, Nikolaevsk 9.
WOLVERINES 65, NOORVIK 20
Noorvik 6 7 5 2 —20
Ninilchik 15 12 27 11 —65
NOORVIK (20) — Zibell 4 1-2 10, Sheldon 1 0-0 2, Wells 1 0-0 2, Foster 1 0-0 2, Sampson 0 0-0 0, J. Newlin 0 0-0 0, R. Newlin 2 0-3 4, Morgan 0 0-0 0. Totals — 9 1-5 20.
NINILCHIK (65) — H. Skjold 4 0-0 8, Leman 3 14-14 22, Rohr 5 1-2 11, Rice 3 2-2 8, Wood 0 0-0 0, K. Skjold 1 4-4 6, Schnabl 1 1-2 3, Erickson 3 1-4 7, Ehlers 0 0-0 0, Vanderford 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 23-28 65.
3-point goals — Noorvik 1 (Zibell 1), Ninilchik 2 (Leman 2). Team fouls — Noorvik 19, Ninilchik 9. Fouled out — R. Newlin.
SEAHAWKS 40, RAMS 24
Su Valley 4 13 2 5 —24
Seward 10 13 10 7 —40
SU VALLEY (24) — Ostermick 2 2-4 6, Crosby 4 0-0 8, Hunt 0 0-0 0, Wigen 1 2-2 5, Bartel 2 1-5 5. Totals — 9 5-11 24.
SEWARD (40) — D. Foldager 0 3-6 3, Beals 0 2-2 2, Larson 1 0-0 2, Banic 2 0-0 4, R. Foldager 7 2-2 18, Hill 2 0-0 4, Buchanan 0 0-0 0, Kain 1 0-0 2, VonBorstel 0 1-4 1, Wiliams 2 0-0 4. Totals — 15 8-14 40.
3-point goals — Su Valley 1 (Wigen 1), Seward 2 (R. Foldager 2). Team fouls — Su Valley 16, Seward 16. Fouled out — Ostermick.
EAGLES 49, WOLVERINES 36
Dillingham 4 8 10 14 —36
CIA 10 13 8 18 —49
DILLINGHAM (36) — Bobbitt 3 4-5 10, Andrews 1 0-0 2, Burnett 3 0-0 6, Knutsen 1 0-0 3, Wielsen 0 0-0 0, Gadiner 0 0-0 0, Bartman-Wallman 6 0-0 15. Totals — 14 4-5 36.
COOK INLET ACADEMY (49) — Hardcastle 2 1-4 5, White 1 2-4 4, Kopp 1 0-2 2, Smithwick 5 1-2 11, Moffis 4 4-7 12, Little 0 0-0 0, Forsi 5 5-10 15. Totals — 18 13-29 49.
3-point goals — Dillingham 4 (Bartman-Wallman 3, Knutsen 1). Team fouls — Dillingham 20, CIA 15. Fouled out — none.
BEARS 48, PANTHERS 21
Skyview 8 3 5 5 —21
Kodiak 12 10 7 19 —48
SKYVIEW (21) — Graves 0 0-0 0, Martin 2 2-2 6, Fay 1 0-1 3, Van Ryzin 3 2-4 9, Mercier 1 0-0 2, West 0 1-3 1. Totals — 7 5-10 21.
KODIAK (48) — Fiburn 0 1-5 1, Yamut 3 0-0 6, Poulos 1 0-0 2, Keplinger 2 0-0 4, Nault 1 0-0 2, A. Horn 10 0-1 20, E. Horn 2 1-2 5, Timpke 0 0-0 0, McCarty 3 1-2 7, Jones 0 1-2 1. Totals — 22 4-12 48.
3-point goals — Skyview 2 (Fay, Van Ryzin). Team fouls — Skyview 15, Kodiak 13. Fouled out — Fay, Mercier.
Friday boys
BEARS 59, PANTHERS 28
Skyview 6 7 7 8 —28
Kodiak 21 11 8 19 —59
SKYVIEW (28) — Thornton 3 1-3 7, West 0 1-2 1, Dallman 0 0-0 0, Hatten 1 0-0 2, Duke 3 1-2 7, Nelsen 0 0-0 0, Blossom 1 1-2 3, Singleton 0 0-0 0, Shirnberg 2 4-6 8. Totals — 10 8-15 28.
KODIAK (59) — Fried 1 0-0 2, Catt 0 0-0 0, Cratty 2 0-0 6, Alegado 4 2-2 10, Norton 1 0-0 2, Diocares 1 0-0 2, Garcia 2 0-0 4, Thomas 7 1-1 15, Odell 1 0 2, Merick 2 2-4 6, Sweeney 1 0-0 2, Bryant 3 2-2 8, Strelnieks 0 0-0 0. Totals — 25 7-9 59.
3-point goals — Kodiak 2 (Cratty 2).
KARDINALS 63, WOLVES 45
Kenai 18 16 16 13 —63
Sitka 9 13 10 13 —45
KENAI (63) — Saltzgiver 7 2-2 20, Werba 0 0-0 0, Ferguson 0 0-0 0, Toombs 4 4-5 15, Beeson 6 0-2 12, Ellis 2 3-5 7, Gustkey 0 5-6 5, Lazaro 1 0-0 2, Chimphalee 1 0-0 2. Totals — 21 14-20 63.
SITKA (45) — Rivera 2 3-5 7, Hansen 4 4-11 12, McCarty 1 0-0 2, Rule 0 0-0 0, Calhoun 1 0-0 2, Peters 2 2-4 6, E. Diaz 1 0-4 2, Staton 0 0-0 0, U. Diaz 1 0-0 2, Espeleta 2 2-2 6, Mathson 0 0-0 0, Veeneberg 1 2-4 4, Dunlap 0 0-0 0, Lee 1 0-0 2. Totals — 17 13-30 45.
3-point goals — Kenai 5 (Saltzgiver 4, Toombs 1). Team fouls — Kenai 24, Sitka 18. Fouled out — Ellis, Chimphalee.
SEA OTTERS 40, VIKING WARRIORS 30
Seldovia 7 10 8 13 —40
Tri Valley 2 13 8 7 —30
SELDOVIA (40) — Kroll 0 0-0 0, Burt 0 0-0 0, Swick 0 1-4 1, Geagel 5 0-0 10, O’Leary 4 1-2 9, Gain 1 0-0 2, Baines 1 0-0 2, Harkness 5 3-4 13, Chissus 0 0-0 0. Totals — 17 5-9 40.
TRI VALLEY (30) — J. Talerico 1 0-0 2, A. Talerico 0 0-1 0, Renshaw 7 1-3 16, Burbank 1 0-0 2, Schotten 4 1-3 9, Brady 0 0-0 0. Totals — 13 3-8 30.
3-point goals — Seldovia 1 (Baines 1), Tri Valley 1 (Renshaw 1). Team fouls — Seldovia 16, Tri Valley 6. Fouled out — none.
STARS JV 54, WOLVERINES 44
Soldotna 14 9 16 15 —54
Ninilchik 9 16 6 13 —44
SOLDOTNA (54) — Grubb 1 0-0 2, Carver 0 0-0 0, Aberkane 6 2-2 16, B. Blossom 0 0-0 0, Story 0 0-0 0, G. Blossom 1 2-2 4, Abendroth 0 0-0 0, Morkracek 0 0-0 0, Bauder 2 0-0 4, Geller 7 3-4 17, Jansen 3 0-2 6, Manzek 2 1-2 5. Totals — 22 8-10 54.
NINILCHIK (44) — Sutherland 2 0-0 4, Vanderford 4 1-4 9, Presley 0 2-4 2, Dwyer 2 0-0 4, Roderick 9 1-2 22, Noble 1 0-0 3, Klapak 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals — 18 4-10 44.
3-point goals — Soldotna JV 2 (Aberkane 2), Ninilchik 3 (Roderick 3). Team fouls — Soldotna 15, Ninilchik 15. Fouled out — none.
WARRIORS 67, BEARS 63
V. Christian 12 16 14 15 6 —63
Nik. 13 17 10 17 10 —67
VALLEY CHRISTIAN (63) — Morse 1 0-0 2, Turner 0 0-0 0, Petrierko 1 0-0 2, Bunker 5 2-3 12, Benedetto 1 0-0 2, Hansen 12 4-8 28, Turner 7 3-11 17. Totals — 27 9-22 63.
NIKOLAEVS (67) — Nestor 4 6-6 14, Ellert 0 0-0 0, Melkomukov 10 4-5 24, J. Yakunin 1 1-2 3, Ivanov 0 1-2 1, Kalugin 1 0-0 2, V. Yakunin 3 0-0 6, Fefelov 0 0-2 0, Kuzmin 7 1-2 17. Totals — 26 13-19 67.
3-point goals — Nikolaevsk 2 (Kuzmin 2). Team fouls — Valley Christian 16, Nikolaevsk 21. Fouled out — Nestor, Kuzmin.
Saturday boys
WARRIORS 57, EAGLES 27
Meade River 9 3 7 3 —27
Nikolaevsk 19 11 17 10 —57
MEADE RIVER (27) — Shugluk 1 0-0 2, Itta 1 0-0 2, V. Kanyurak 1 0-0 2, Hopson 4 2-4 11, Bordeaux 2 0-0 4, R. Kanyurak 1 1-2 3, Ivanoff 1 0-0 3. Totals — 11 3-6 27.
NIKOLAEVSK (57) — Nestor 3 4-8 10, Ellert 1 0-0 2, Melkomukov 2 1-3 5, J. Yakunin 2 0-1 4, Ivanov 1 3-4 5, Kalugin 2 1-4 5, V. Yakunin 2 0-0 4, Fefelov 4 1-2 9, Kuzmin 5 1-1 13. Totals — 22 11-23 57.
3-point goals — Meade River 2 (Hopson 1, Ivanoff 1), Nikolaevsk 2 (Kuzmin 2). Team fouls — Meade River 18, Nikolaevsk 9. Fouled out — none.
NOORVIK 69, WOLVERINES 48
Noorvik 16 25 15 13 —69
Ninilchik 9 12 9 18 —48
NOORVIK (69) — Skin 4 0-0 8, Sampson 6 0-0 13, Field 2 4-6 9, Zibell 2 0-0 6, Jackson 5 0-0 14, Conwell 9 1-3 19, Eakin 0 0-0 0. Totals — 28 5-9 69.
NINILCHIK (48) — Sutherland 1 0-0 3, Garrison 0 0-0 0, Presley 1 3-4 6, Dwyer 1 1-2 3, Roderick 3 2-2 9, Covey 0 0-0 0, Klapak 0 0-0 0, Nobles 8 3-3 21, Smith 1 0-2 2, Bennett 0 0-0 0. Totals — 17 9-13 48.
3-point goals — Noorvik 8 (Jackson 4, Zibell 2, Field 1, Sampson 1), Ninilchik 5 (Nobles 2, Roderick 1, Presley 1, Sutherland 1).
SEAHAWKS 50, RAMS 41
Su Valley 13 12 5 11 —41
Seward 11 18 17 4 —50
SU VALLEY (41) — Bartel 2 1-2 6, Clark 1 2-2 4, Drover 0 0-0 0, O’Hara-Barnard 0 0-0 0, Olner 7 1-4 16, Matthews 1 1-3 3, Stevens 1 1-2 3, Smith 0 0-0 0, Hicks 1 2-6 5, Frier 1 2-4 4. Totals — 14 10-24 41.
SEWARD (50) — B. Beck 6 0-2 13, Price 3 0-0 7, D. Beck 0 0-0 0, Olsen 4 0-0 8, Perea 4 1-2 9, Harris 0 4-4 4, O’Brikis 1 1-2 3, Adelmann 2 4-6 8. Totals — 20 10-16 50.
3-point goals — Su Valley 3 (Bartel 1, Olner 1, Hicks 1), Seward 2 (B. Beck 1, Price 1). Team fouls — Su Valley 16, Seward 18. Fouled out — none.
BEARS 42, PANTHERS 21
Skyview 4 4 6 7 —21
Kodiak 12 8 7 15 —42
SKYVIEW (21) — Thornton 0 0-0 0, West 0 0-0 0, Duke 2 1-2 5, Bosick 2 2-3 6, Blossom 1 0-2 2, Shirnberg 4 0-2 8. Totals — 9 3-9 21.
KODIAK (42) — Fried 1 0-0 2, Cratty 4 0-0 8, Alegado 1 0-0 2, Norton 2 0-0 5, Diocares 0 0-0 0, Garcia 1 0-0 2, Thomas 6 0-3 12, Merick 4 2-2 10, Bryant 0 1-2 1, Strelnicks 0 0-0 0. Totals — 19 3-7 42.
3-point goals — Kodiak 1 (Norton). Team fouls — Skyview 8, Kodiak 11. Fouled out — none.