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by Beth Bragg | Mar 28, 2023 | Alaska Sports Hall of
Men and women succeeding on the national level and beyond are the finalists for the 2023 Pride of Alaska awards. NCAA champion swimmer Lydia Jacoby of Seward, NCAA Division II volleyball player of the year Eve Stephens of Palmer and All-America basketball player...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Mar 28, 2023 | Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Alpine Skiing, Basketball, Cover Story, Directors' Award, Flag Football, Football, Swimming and Diving, Track and Field, Wrestling
A teenager who ruled the ski slopes and five who reigned as state champions are in the running for the 2023 Pride of Alaska youth awards. The six were chosen from a field of 24 athletes and one team nominated for the annual awards presented by the Alaska Sports Hall...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 3, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Two Valley Thunder boys teams are shaking things up at the USA Hockey national championships. The organization’s Tier II teams in the 14U and 16U levels lowered the boom on opponents Sunday, with each delivering overtime victories in the quarterfinals and winning in...
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by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 28, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball
Anchorage Christian School standout basketball player Sayvia Sellers finished her high school career having never lost a game in Alaska (79-0) as she led the Lions to their fourth straight state championship with a convincing 57-38 win over Wasilla. Sellers finishes...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 2, 2023 | Cover Story, Running
Allie Ostrander, who made her mark principally as a steeplechaser in her first go-round as a pro, has said she intends to diversify her racing resume – adding road and trail/mountain racing to her usual track work – in her return to elite racing. Sunday, she proved a...Read More
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by Van Williams | Apr 1, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
Chugiak's Justin Nevells on Saturday made the most out of a tough day at the ballpark for the Doane University baseball team. The sophomore third baseman went yard for his only hit in seven at-bats as Hastings swept the doubleheader between NAIA teams in Nebraska....Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 2, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Both Alaska entries in USA Hockey’s Tier II Girls 19U 1A national tournament – the Alaska Oilers and Alaska All Stars – advanced out of pool play into Sunday’s elimination rounds to highlight a weekend in which seven of eight Alaska entries qualified for the playoffs....
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Apr 3, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Track and Field
Olyvia Mamae was virtually untouchable at the Russ Edwards Big C Relays. The East High senior and defending state champion in three events left no race up to chance, collecting wins in both the 100-meter hurdles and 100-meter dash. Mamae ran to a meet-record of 14.97...
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 3, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
While the Kenai River Brown Bears strengthened their prospects for the postseason in the North American Hockey League over the weekend, the Anchorage Wolverines and Fairbanks Ice Dogs both continued to run out of runway. Kenai River’s split series at Fairbanks – the...Read More
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by Matias Saari | Mar 30, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Jenna DiFolco has had quite a month of racing ski marathons. The former University of Alaska Anchorage skier placed near the front in four consecutive weekends, starting with the Tour of Anchorage 50-kilometer event, continuing with the Kachemak Bay Ski Marathon in...
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 1, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Pretty much all the Boston Bruins do is win, and that means goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage does too. Swayman, the 24-year-old, third-year pro, rebuffed 21 shots Saturday afternoon to help the Bruins, who have already clinched the Presidents’ Trophy as the best...Read More
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by Matias Saari | Mar 30, 2023 | Mountain Running, Nordic Skiing, Running
As a display of his versatility, Lars Arneson has won obstacle races, mountain running races, trail running races and winter triathlons among other events. On March 26, he added a ski win to his resume, prevailing at the Arctic Valley Rally ski mountaineering race....Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Mar 30, 2023 | Adventure, Alaska Sports Hall of Fame, Basketball, Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Directors' Award, Nordic Skiing, Sled Dog Racing, Track and Field
A mother who resumed her track career while still breastfeeding, a musher who rescued a rival in the middle of nowhere and a runner who halted his race to help a teammate are among the finalists for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame's Trajan Langdon Award. The award...
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by Doyle Woody | Mar 31, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The Alaska All Stars 19U girls opened Thursday at the USA Hockey Tier II national championships in Anaheim, Calif., with just eight skaters. The 11 other teams in the 1A tournament averaged nearly 15 skaters, with the low in that group 12 skaters. The All Stars were...
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by Van Williams | Apr 1, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
Barstow Community College catcher Juneau's Brock McCormick of Juneau has plugged into a power source. After he hit zero home runs in his first 55 college games, the sophomore has blasted four bombs in his last 14 games. He hit three homers in the month of March,...
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by Doyle Woody | Mar 29, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The NCAA hockey season is a wrap for Alaskans and our no-brainer Player of the Year is sophomore sniper Darci Matson of Wasilla. All Matson accomplished for Aurora University (Ill.) this season was leading Division III women in scoring, earning the Laura Hurd Award as . . . Read More
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by Matias Saari | Mar 29, 2023 | Adventure, Cover Story
From the Iditarod Trail Invitational to the Lavaman Triathlon to the White Mountains 100, Alaskas excelled in multi-discipline events this past month. Here’s a round-up: The Iditarod Trail Invitational wrapped up on Monday when Takao Katada walked across Nome’s Burled...
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