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by Doyle Woody | Apr 14, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Granted, Jeremy Swayman and Pheonix Copley do not have extensive NHL rinks resumes, but Alaska’s two goaltenders in the world’s best league have wrapped personal-best, award-winning regular seasons. Swayman, 24, of Anchorage, stopped 30 shots Thursday night in the...Read More
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by Van Williams | Apr 15, 2023 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving
She’s back. Seward’s Lydia Jacoby this week returned to the top spot in the 100-meter breaststroke pecking order after knocking off world record holder Lilly King at a Pro Series meet in Westmont, Illinois. The 19-year-old Alaskan showcased her trademark kick as she...Read More
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by Van Williams | Apr 15, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
Deshawn Rushmeyer’s hoops dream reached Cloud 9 staus on Saturday. Three weeks after helping the East T-birds win the Class 4A state championship, the 6-foot-1 guard hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer at the annual Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches' Senior...Read More
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by Alaska Sports Report | Apr 11, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Baseball
Centralia College pitcher Ryan Henrickson of Anchorage earned our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after turning in a 121-pitch, 10-inning complete game 1-0 road win over Pierce College in Puyallup, Washington. The sophomore southpaw out of Dimond High scattered...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 16, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The North American Hockey League regular season wrapped Saturday night with the Kenai River Brown Bears as the lone club, among Alaska’s three teams, to qualify for the Robertson Cup playoffs after pocketing a franchise-record 32 wins (32-24-4) to seize the third of...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Apr 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Ava Earl is showing no signs of slowing down. The Northwestern sophomore has translated her prestigious talent from the indoor season, racing to Alaska history and lifetime bests in just her first two outdoor meets of the season. Earl, a South High standout, sped to a...
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The 100 Miles in May Challenge is Almost Here!
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100 Miles in May is the annual fundraiser and the pledges received provide critical funding for our non-profit Healthy Futures program.
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by Van Williams | Apr 13, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Fred Chmiel is ready to take the helm again. The longtime NCAA Division I women’s basketball coach from Palmer has left his job as an assistant at the University of South Carolina for the head coaching job at Bowling Green State University. This will be his first head...
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by Doyle Woody | Apr 17, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Before he became a revelation for the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and helped them return to the Stanley Cup playoffs, goaltender Pheonix Copley of North Pole in the early season delivered the goods for the American Hockey League’s Ontario Reign. Copley went 6-4-1 for the...Read More
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