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by Matt Nevala | May 28, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Soccer
In the seconds after his final in-match action as a high school soccer player, Zachary Cheyette emerged from the chaos, whipped off then whirled his captain armband and sprinted towards the middle of the pitch in pure exaltation. “Last touch, final touch, you’re going...
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by Arielle Himelbloom | May 29, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Track and Field
East Anchorage’s Olyvia Mamae defended not one, not two, but all three of her state titles, doubling her gold medal tally and helping the T-birds to runner-up finishes in the 4x100-meter relay and team standings at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Track & Field...Read More
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by Van Williams | May 25, 2023 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving
Lydia Jacoby is still money in Monaco. The world-class breaststroke swimmer from Seward struck gold in the European city for the third time as part of the Mare Nostrum Tour, just days after winning two gold medals in Spain. In Monaco, the 19-year-old claimed the...Read More
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by Alaska Sports Report | May 24, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Soccer, Track and Field
Ketchikan High track star Jason Lorig was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after blazing to the fastest time in Alaska high school history over 100 meters at the Region V Track & Field Championships in Juneau. The sophomore recorded a time of 10.69 seconds to...
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by Matt Nevala | May 28, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Soccer
When you’ve watched your nemesis capture the biggest prize in each of the last three seasons, it’s fair to wonder what kind of patience remains. On a far-from-summerlike Saturday at West High Alumni Stadium, the South High girls soccer team kept focus into the frantic...
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by Arielle Himelbloom | May 30, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Track and Field
Valdez’s Izzy Kizer saved her best performance for when it mattered most, producing personal bests and collecting medals in all three events she competed in at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Track & Field Championships in Palmer. The sophomore leaped to...
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by Doyle Woody | May 26, 2023 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
Buoyed by the security of a new sponsor, injury-free training and closing speed indicative of strength and fitness, Ketchikan’s Issac Updike on Friday night delivered his fastest steeplechase performance in two years. Updike, 31, finished second at the LA Grand Prix,...Read More
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by Van Williams | May 27, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
'The streak' is gone but the South baseball team’s stranglehold on the Cook Inlet Conference remains strong. The Wolverines were successful on their revenge tour in the CIC Tournament as they avenged both regular-season losses, beating Service in the semifinals and...Read More
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by Van Williams | May 23, 2023 | Cover Story, Softball
Anchorage’s Alapese Matautia capped her softball career at Southwestern Oregon Community College in style. The sophomore shortstop went 3-for-3, scored two runs and drove in a pair in Sunday’s 6-1 win over Clackamas in the title game of the NWAC Championship in...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | May 20, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The Fargo Force, which features three Alaskans, got swept in the USHL’s Clark Cup Finals on Friday night, and that result nearly brings the hockey season to a close for Alaskans at higher levels. After roughly eight months of pucks, the only Alaskan we’re aware of who...
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by Van Williams | May 18, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Coming out of high school, Anchorage all-state players Bishop Tosi of Bartlett and Hasaan Herrington of East were recruited by the UAA men’s basketball team and they considered signing with the Seawolves, but COVID changed those plans. Tosi wound up at Bellevue...Read More
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