2014 March Madness Alaska Program - Alaska School Activities

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Welcome to March Madness
On behalf of the Alaska School Activities
Association Board of Directors and ASAA’s
corporate partners, welcome to the 2014 First
National Bank Alaska State HS March Madness
Basketball Championships!
Student-athletes, we applaud your
dedication to doing your best for yourself and for
your school. Coaches, counselors and parents,
thank you for continuing to support interscholas-
tic sports and activities. And, to the spectators,
we appreciate your being part of this statewide
championship event.

Gary Matthews,
ASAA Executive Director
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Table of Contents
2014 March Madness Tournament Dedicated to Dick Lobdell ............................. 5
Sportsmanship
2013 March Madness Officials ....................................................................... 7
Creed
1A/2A Tournament National Anthem Singers Schedule...................................... 7
1A Girls Championship Bracket ....................................................................... 9
“This contest is
1A Girls Team Rosters ..............................................................................10-17
being played
Alaska Roof Coatings/AABC 2014 1A Girls All-State Basketball Team .............. 18
under the author-
Past 1A Girls Tournament Results ................................................................... 19
ity of the Alaska
2013 March Madness Hospitality Room Sponsors ........................................... 20
School Activities
Alaska Roof Coatings/AABC 2014 1A Boys All-State Basketball Team .............. 26
Association. ASAA
1A Boys Championship Bracket ..................................................................... 27
rules provide for
1A Boys Team Rosters ..............................................................................28-35
fair play and good
Past 1A Boys Tournament Results ................................................................... 37
sportsmanship
2A Girls Championship Bracket ..................................................................... 43
among athletes and
2A Girls Team Rosters ..............................................................................44-47
coaches. Since
Alaska Roof Coatings/AABC 2014 2A Girls All-State Basketball Team .............. 48
Past 2A Girls Tournament Results ................................................................... 49 booing and jeer-
2A Boys Championship Bracket ..................................................................... 53 ing do not support
2A Boys Team Rosters ..............................................................................54-57 anyone, we expect
Alaska Roof Coatings/AABC 2014 2A Boys All-State Basketball Team .............. 58 fans to be positive
Past 2A Boys Tournament Results ................................................................... 59 in supporting their
March Madness Steering Committee .............................................................. 63 favorite team with
3A/4A Tournament National Anthem Singers Schedule.................................... 63
encouraging com-
Alaska Roof Coatings/AABC 2014 3A Girls All-State Basketball Team .............. 64
ments and cheers.
3A Girls Championship Bracket ..................................................................... 65
Please refrain from
3A Girls Team Rosters ..............................................................................66-69
words or actions
Past 3A Girls Tournament Results ................................................................... 71
that would reflect
3A Boys Championship Bracket ..................................................................... 77
negatively on your
3A Boys Team Rosters ..............................................................................78-81
school and team.
Alaska Roof Coatings/AABC 2014 3A Boys All-State Basketball Team .............. 82
In other words, BE
Past 3A Boys Tournament Results ................................................................... 83
A FAN----NOT A
4A Girls Championship Bracket ..................................................................... 89
FANATIC.”
4A Girls Team Rosters ..............................................................................90-93
Alaska Roof Coatings/AABC 2014 4A Girls All-State Basketball Team .............. 94
Past 4A Girls Tournament Results ................................................................... 95
About the Cover: Photos taken during
Alaska Roof Coatings/AABC 2014 4A Boys All-State Basketball Team ............ 102 the 2013 March Madness Alaska
Basketball Championships.
4A Boys Championship Bracket ................................................................... 103
Photos by Kevin Lane Photography.
4A Boys Team Rosters ..........................................................................104-107
Past 4A Boys Tournament Results ................................................................. 108
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2014 March Madness Tournament Dedicated to Dick Lobdell
ALAskA Loses rADio He will be missed. dominant force and pioneer in Alaska sports broad-
casting.” – Brad Lauwers, sports broadcaster.
LegenD WiTh pAssing
“Dick was a legend in terms of Alaska radio sports
“I remember what everybody else in our fantasy
of DiCk LobDeLL broadcasting, a character and a great human being,
football league remembered most about Dick on
I so enjoyed listening to Dick do radio play-by-play
draft day. He would always give the same lead in
By Van Williams - with that folksy style of his, he was a great story
to picking some burned out player with “Mock me
ASAA correspondent teller and could paint a picture with words so well
now, praise me later.” I would drive him crazy with
that he even made those live-read ads interesting. I
calls during the week with pickups and drops not to
got to know Dick over the years as he did some bas-
mention last-minute lineup changers 5 minutes be-
ketball play-by-play for us here at UAA and later
fore pickups. I’m sure I am the reason he resigned
did public address for us. He had a great sense of
as commissioner. He had the best laugh of anyone I
humor and was kind and generous - one of those
know. To this day when I talk about fantasy football
people you just wanted to spend time with. Alaska
I refer to the Yukon League as Lobdell’s League.
has lost an original and one of its best. My heart
Miss him a lot.” – Marcus Lewis, aka, Marcus in
goes out to his family.” – Tim McDiffett, UAA as-
the Morning, radio host.
sociate athletic director.
“I started in radio in Alaska in 1983 when John Da-
“Dick and I worked together during the late 80s and
vis hired me at KSRM in Soldotna/Kenai. It didn't
through the 90s on the radio at separate but joined
take long to learn that "the guy" in sports broadcast-
stations. My career hit the toilet in the late 90s and
ing in the state was Dick Lobdell. Listening to An-
I thought I was done with broadcasting forever. It
chorage stations when I had the opportunity gave
was Dick who in 2001 cornered me in the halls tell-
me chance to hear what Dick was famous for - de-
ing me of his desire to retire but he couldn't find
livering a story while still maintaining the play-by-
anyone whom he felt would do justice to his radio
play account of the game. Difficult to do with bas-
If you have ever listened to the radio in Alaska, program until he thought about me. He lobbied
ketball and hockey, but he was able to do it, more
there’s a good chance you heard Dick Lobdell’s Clear Channel to place me where I am today to take
manageable with football, but perfect for baseball,
voice. And chances are you never forgot him. over for him and it was his belief that dragged my
and that where I feel Dick Lobdell made the biggest
stalled radio career out of the sewer and placed me
impression on me. Dick had the gift of making the
For those of us lucky enough to know the man be- into the position that grew into what it is today. I
listener feel comfortable, like he was telling the sto-
hind the mic, Lobdell was as warm and as friendly will always have a fond place in my heart for that
as his dulcet voice. man for what he did for me and simply, the great ry directly to them, yet at the same time never mak-
ing them feel like they were missing any part of the
guy he was to everyone.” – Rick Rydell, radio host.
For more than 40 years he worked the radio waves game. When I moved to Anchorage in 1996 to be-
in Fairbanks and Anchorage, but now his voice has come the voice of UAA Seawolves basketball and
“I met him in 1982 when he asked me to help him
gone silent. Lobdell passed away over the weekend hockey along with the morning show on KBYR, he
do Glacier Pilots games. He later got me into bas-
at Providence Alaska Medical Center. He was 76. was one of the first to contact me and offer his con-
ketball. He’s the ‘Godfather’ of the Alaska Sports
gratulations and whatever help I needed. Certainly
Broadcasting Network; started it with myself
Lobdell was born June 27, 1937. His family came a nice gesture, but that was Dick, a big man with
and Brad Lauwers. The owner of the Anchorage
to Alaska in the early 1940s and he learned at an a bigger heart.” – Kurt Haider, sports broadcaster.
Knights asked him to keep the night’s cash box
early age what he wanted to do. When he was 12
between his legs at courtside because the IRS was
years old his parents found him under his bed mak- "He was a legend in every sense of the word. He
ing up a baseball game using his tape recorder. in the building. He was known for saying ‘At bat had a passion for storytelling and a sense of humor
is Joe Hidavitchkey. For those sports writers out
to go along with it. He took great pride in getting
His passion for broadcasting never faded. their listening he spells his name J-O-E.” – Kelly
information and crafting a radio broadcasrt that left
Thompson, sports broadcaster,
you glued to the radio dial." - Jon Dyson, Glacier
In radio he wore many hats and handles, aka, Little
Pilots general manager.
Rockin’ Richard, Big Country Richard and The “My first games 20 years ago were with Dick Lob-
Sheriff of Spenard. He thrived in talk radio and dell at West High School, broadcasting Crimson
"Dick had a silky smooth radio voice – one that
tackled all subjects from politics to plants. Bear basketball games back to Juneau. I remember
really made it seem like you had a friend in your
how smooth he was on the air. He made it look so
ear calling the game. He was extremely congenial
As a sports broadcaster, he was Alaska’s premier easy. We had no doubt that he could have excelled
and always made me feel comfortable despite my
play-by-play announcer and worked with some of at the pro level like a Vin Scully if that was the path
Alaska’s premier teams over the years – the Fair- he had chosen. I'll never forget doing a UAA game lack of experience back then. He was a true Alaska
banks Goldpanners, Anchorage Northern Knights, sports and radio legend, and I will miss is warmth
with him from Kentucky's Rupp Arena. He intro-
UAA Seawolves and Anchorage Glacier Pilots. and sense of humor as well.” – Nate Sagan, UAA
duced me to Kelly Thompson and we started the
sports information director.
Alaska Sports Broadcasting Network. To us, he was
He was at his best during baseball games, where the
always ‘The Consultant’ - the wise source we would
slower pace of the game allowed him time to weave
always seek out before making our next move. He
stories in between pitches. He was our Vin Scully.
often provided feedback on our broadcasts, mostly
of a positive nature. He knew everyone in the media
Lobdell was elected to the Alaska Broadcasters As-
from Fairbanks to Juneau. People would ask about
sociation Hall of Fame in 1995.
him all the time. He was a role model that was the
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2014 March Madness officials
State Championship Coordinator: Don Kassube
1A Classification: 2A Classification: 3A Classification: 4A Classification:
Rod Eakin, Kotzebue Carl Weisner, Kotzebue Bobby Evans, Nome Jason McCourt, Wasilla
Russ Radliff , Homer Edward Johnson, Kenai Kevin Spence, Soldotna Randy Sparks, Soldotna
Rick Calcote, Anchorage Mike Adrian, Anchorage Diana Burgess, Fairbanks James Leitch, Anchorage
Michael Jensen, Yakutat Tahirih Revet, Wasilla Irvin LaVern, Wasilla Ed Maeder, Anchorage
Anthony White, Anchorage Mark Luce, Fairbanks Jeff Wilson, Anchorage Piotr Kawka, Fairbanks
Willie Sallison, Palmer Jim Hardy, Anchorage Eric DuBois, Wasilla Jim Hardy, Anchorage
Laura Lemons-Young, Wasilla James Phillips, Sitka Derek Fyten, Fairbanks Yvonne Floyd, Sitka
Ken Brewington , Anchorage Matt Williams, Anchorage John Wathen, Sitka Mike Giles, Anchorage
Ben Phillips, Kotzebue Shawn Gilland, Wasilla Sam Crow, Bethel Sebastian Singleton, Anchorage
Jay Carey, Anchorage Dave Snow, Eagle River Tim Conley, Anchorage Shannon Conley, Anchorage
Color guard schools
West Anchorage South Anchorage Eagle River
1A/2A Tournament national Anthem singers schedule
8:00am, Saturday, March 15, 2014 at West HS – Luke Honeck, West HS
3:30pm, Saturday, March 15, 2014 at West HS – Luke Honeck, West HS

8:00am, Saturday, March 15, 2014 at South HS – Katrina Phillipps, South HS
3:30pm, Saturday, March 15, 2014 at South HS – Anna Norris, South HS

8:00am, Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Sullivan Arena – Kenley Kowalski, Dimond HS
3:30pm, Monday, March 17, 2014 at the Sullivan Arena – Maddi Bergen, South HS

8:00am, Monday, March 17, 2014 at West HS – Luke Honeck, West HS
3:30pm, Monday, March 17, 2014 at West HS – Danielle Tripplett, Eagle River HS

8:00 am, Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Sullivan Arena – Emma Lowell, Grace Christian Schools
3:30pm, Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Sullivan Arena – Marie Nielson, Dimond HS
12noon, Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at West HS-Luke Honeck, West HS
8:00am, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at the Sullivan Arena- Marie Nielson, Dimond HS
9:00am, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at West HS-Luke Honeck, West HS
2:00pm, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 – Varian Oatman, Dimond HS
6:30pm, Wednesday, March 19, 2014 – Bridget Broderick, Grace Christian School
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