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by Van Williams | May 6, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
The Chugiak Mustangs didn’t need a miracle to end the longest winning streak in the history of Alaska high school baseball. They simply executed the ABCs of baseball – pitching, defense and timely hitting. Preston Rau threw five fabulous innings, the Mustangs turned...Read More
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by Van Williams | May 7, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
It was a play we’ve seen dozens of times in Alaska. Sayvia Sellers grabs a rebound, takes a dribble or two and throws a length-of-the-court dart to a streaking teammate for a transition layup. This was common when she played for ACS, but Saturday she did it twice in...
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by Matt Nevala | May 3, 2023 | Cover Story, Football, Prep Spotlight
As Tui Alailefaleula sat in his high school’s weight room with his two sons flanking him, he reminisced like we all do as we age. No longer the youthful phenom eager to see about himself, Alailefaleula pondered life’s next chapters for his boys, Niko and Deuce....Read More
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by Harlow Robinson | May 4, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Wrestling
Spencer Woods of Shungnak won the 82kg Greco-Roman title at the US Open wrestling championships in Las Vegas. Woods, who wrestled at Kotzebue High School, defeated two-time Olympian Ben Provisor in the finals of the meet which is considered one of the most prestigious...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | May 8, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Mac Swanson is a playmaker more than a goal scorer. The rookie winger from Anchorage led USHL rookies in assists in the regular season – 43 helpers in 57 games – and furnished the Fargo Force six instances of assist streaks. He reeled off a six-game assist streak,...
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by Van Williams | May 4, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
You knew Louis Wilson wasn’t going to stay a free agent for long. Two months after he resigned as head coach at the University of Texas Tyler, the longtime basketball coach from Anchorage was hired as an assistant coach at Utah Valley University. He had spent the past...
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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 Doyle Woody | May 5, 2023 | Cover Story, Friday Flashback, Hockey
Man, the 1982-83 edition of the United States Hockey League’s Dubuque Fighting Saints, who seized the Clark Cup, was loaded with Alaska firepower. Anchorage’s Steve MacSwain led the league in scoring with 60-62—122 totals in just 48 games. Yeah, the early 80s were...Read More
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by Van Williams | May 3, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
After the worst series of his season, the dream of batting .400 looked to be in serious jeopardy for Anchorage’s Balas Buckmaster. Then he hit paydirt in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The Dickinson State University shortstop sizzled at the plate against Presentation College...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | May 2, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
As one of the youngest players in the U.S. Hockey League, the country’s top junior circuit, Anchorage’s Mac Swanson faced a formidable challenge in his rookie season with the Fargo Force. He’s passed the test, in a big way. The 17-year-old – he was 16 at season’s...Read More
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