Sharpshooting helps Colony girls into 4A state basketball semifinals

Despite a 9:30 a.m. Wednesday tip-off at the Alaska 4A state girls basketball tournament, Colony guard Alycia Shelley skipped her normal morning eye-opener: a Lotus Energy Drink. She clearly didn’t need the boost. Shelley, a junior, scored a game-high 17 points including five 3-pointers as top-seeded Colony cruised past North Pole 62-33 in the quarterfinals at Alaska Airlines Center. “I’m definitely a morning person so I was ready,” she said. “I was really ready.” The Knights got off to a quick start as a team, taking an 18-3 lead after...