The Seward girls basketball team defeated Glennallen 51-29 for the Class 2A state title Saturday at the Alaska Airlines Center.
After losing their first two games of the season to Class 4A schools Soldotna and Palmer by a combined 11 points, the Seahawks won their next 26 games for the second state title in school history. The first came in 1998 at the Class 3A level.
Seward (technically 27-2 due to also getting a forfeit win this season) won as the No. 3 seed against the No. 4 Panthers (18-4).
Mikinley Williams had 22 points for the Seahawks, while point guard Ava Jagielski had 10 points and game highs in rebounds (8), steals (6) and assists (5).
There will be a complete story Monday at peninsulaclarion.com and in Friday’s print edition of the Peninsula Clarion.
Class 2A girls state all-tournament team
Alianna Stone, Glennallen; Ava Jagielski, Seward; Cedar Busk, Unalakleet; Cheyenne Fields, Glennallen; Kali Hill, Chevak; Laney Green, Chevak; Lexi Cook, Metlakatla; Lily Esmailka, Susitna Valley; Lizabeth Ivanoff, Unalakleet; Mikinley Williams, Seward.
Seward head coach Curtis Berry talks to his team at the Class 2A girls state championship game Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
The Seward cheerleaders perform at halftime at the Class 2A girls state championship game Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Seward’s Grace Fleming drives on Glennallen’s Cheyenne Fields at the Class 2A girls state championship game Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Seward’s Addison Lemme drives on Glennallen at the Class 2A girls state championship game Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
The Seward girls celebrate at the Class 2A girls state championship game Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Seward’s Ava Jagielski and Glennallen’s Alianna Stone battle for the ball at the Class 2A girls state championship game Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Seward’s Mikinley Williams battles Glennallen’s Koiana Cooley for the ball at the Class 2A girls state championship game Saturday, March 15, 2025, at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
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