Sixteen of Alaska’s top girls basketball teams, representing 4A, 3A and 2A basketball, will compete in the four-day Dimond Lady Lynx Prep Shootout at Dimond High School with competition beginning on Wednesday, February 5th.
The Soldotna Stars will represent the Kenai Peninsula at the Lady Lynx Shootout and the Lady Stars draw a first-round 4A opponent Chugiak Mustangs. The Stars stand at 14-0 on the season with the strength of their season in-front-of them, including the Dimond Shootout and Northern Lights Conference contests against Wasilla, Colony and Palmer to close-out the regular season.
The tournament format features first-round action in two Dimond High gyms. The winners on day one advance to the Gold Bracket and the losers on day one advance to the Maroon Bracket. Tournament play continues in three-day bracketed format.
The tournament field includes the top five teams in the Alaska Basketball Coaches Association 4A Power Rankings: Lathrop, Colony, Juneau, Bartlett, West Valley; and the top 3A team Anchorage Christian School.
