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by Van Williams | Aug 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
Offense, defense and special teams - the West Eagles dominated all three facets of the game Friday night to win the Cook Inlet Conference opener 41-20 over Colony. Running back Davis Iloilo and wide receiver Aaron Hampton surpassed the century mark in yards and...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Aug 10, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Eagle River’s Jordyn Bruce made her international and professional debut one to remember. Bruce, a Lululemon ambassador, placed runner-up in the decathlon at the Open de France, amassing 6,659 points for a USA 1-2 finish. The former Eagle River High and Illinois State...Read More
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by Matias Saari | Aug 9, 2023 | Athlete of the Week
Coby Marvin of Palmer is the Alaska Athlete of the Week. Marvin, 16, won the only two medals for the U.S. at the Youth Skyrunning World Championships in L’Aquila, Italy. Competing as one of the younger racers in the Youth B Division, Marvin claimed a silver medal in...
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by Van Williams | Aug 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
East’s bend but don’t break defense got pushed to the brink on the final play of Saturday’s first half but held firm at the 1-yard line. That goal-line stand right before halftime ignited a second-half surge that carried the T-birds to a 21-6 victory at Juneau in the...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 14, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Travante Williams converted the ultimate and-1 Monday. The 30-year-old Anchorage basketball star helped Portugal win a game at an Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament on the same day it was announced he had signed a new contract to join Baxi Manresa of Spain’s famed ACB...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 13, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
Brody Jessee had to work for his first professional save. The 22-year-old right-hander from Anchorage needed 49 pitches to get through two innings for the Daytona Tortugas and nail down Friday's 3-1 victory over the Jupiter Hammerheads in the Single-A Florida State...
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by Matias Saari | Aug 8, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
In the days leading up to the 35th Matanuska Peak Challenge, Meg Inokuma and Scott Patterson seriously questioned whether to do the toughest mountain running race in Alaska. Patterson, a two-time Olympic Nordic skier, was plagued for months by a high ankle sprain that...Read More
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by Matias Saari | Jul 31, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Baseball, Cover Story
Legion baseball pitcher Liam Lierman is the Alaska Athlete of the Week after throwing the first no-hitter at the state tournament in 31 years. Lierman tossed the first no-hitter since 1992 at the state American Legion baseball tournament and scored the only run as...
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by Matias Saari | Aug 7, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
Sixteen-year-old Coby Marvin of Palmer continued his impressive campaign by winning two medals at the Youth Skyrunning World Championships in L’Aquila, Italy. Marvin, the two-time Mount Marathon Race junior champion, earned the only medals for the United States in the...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 6, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
Their pitching and defense seem to be there every night, but when the Service Cougars get into a groove offensively, they are a team you don’t want to mess with. The Powell Pioneers of Wyoming found out on Sunday night. Service scored in each of the first five innings...
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by Van Williams | Aug 5, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
There’s been no chill to Hallie Clark’s summer. The Colony girls basketball standout hit the road with the Seattle-based club FBC Northwest Alliance and played in nine tournaments in Washington, California, Arizona and Indiana. She gained a ton of experience,...
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by Van Williams | Aug 10, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
The Colony Knights came out of nowhere last year to win the ASAA Division I state championship for the first time. They had gone just 5-4 the previous season and turned to converted wide receiver Jack Nash to play quarterback, not exactly the makings of a preseason...
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by Van Williams | Aug 8, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
For a team marred by heartbreaking defeats, this one was especially gut wrenching. A two-out error cost the Service Cougars in Tuesday’s title game of the Northwest Class A Regional Tournament as Redmond, Oregon, capitalized on the fielding mistake to take the lead in...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Aug 6, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field
In his first pole vaulting competition outside of Alaska, Fairbanks’ Micah Olsen reached for the moon. The rising eighth grader placed runner-up at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in the 13-14-year-old age group, leading a contingent of...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Aug 1, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Coming off his three-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Boston Bruins, goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage was due a significant raise after a career season in 2022-23. The 24-year-old cashed in Tuesday. Scoop unit Elliotte Friedman reported an arbitrator...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jul 29, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Ruthy Hebard is heating up. The fourth-year WNBA forward out of Fairbanks has scored 16 points in her last two games for the Chicago Sky – her best two-game scoring stretch in two years. Hebard pumped in nine points last night against Seattle in the Windy City after...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Jul 28, 2023 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
Some may know him as the 800-meter state-record holder. Others know him as the man who in 1985 ran the fastest high school 800 in the country. Nowadays, many know him as “Coach.” Doug Herron’s impact on the sport of track and field goes long beyond the records, as he...Read More
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by Matias Saari | Jul 25, 2023 | Athlete of the Week
Age or time away from competition is no impediment for Anchorage bodybuilder Philip Bradfield. Bradfield, 79, was named the Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the NPC Masters' National Championship for the age 70+ division July 20 in Pittsburgh. A personal...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jul 30, 2023 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving
Lydia Jacoby is so money in the pool she wins without even getting wet. The breaststroke specialist from Seward did her part to help Team USA strike gold in the women’s 400-meter medley race on the final day of the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Jacoby watched...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 3, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
The Eagle River Wolves were eliminated from the Northwest Regional on Thursday, but at least they went out swinging. Shut out for the first 11 innings of the tournament, the Wolves finally got on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth inning only to see Bellevue (WA)...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Jul 24, 2023 | Mountain Running, Running
It was only fitting that Annie Connelly’s trip to Ireland included a pair of podium finishes. The 24-year-old from Anchorage took the win at the Reeks Vertical race and collected a runner-up finish at the Reeks Skyline race the following day. Connelly’s Irish roots...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jul 31, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
A third season with the Peninsula Oilers has been the charm for pitcher Mose Hayes of Homer. The right-hander capped his best season with the Alaska Baseball League team in Saturday’s 4-1 win over the Chinooks with eight shutout innings. Hayes started and carried a...Read More
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by Matias Saari | Jul 25, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
Ben Marvin’s first victory at the 38th Crow Pass Crossing didn’t come easy: he faced a significant early deficit, spooked a grizzly cub, took a fall towards the end and was reduced to hand-scooping water out of creeks after losing his water bottle on stiflingly hot...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jul 29, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
Anchorage’s Brody Jessee probably doesn’t want July to end because he’s been marvelous this month. The 22-year-old right-handed pitcher owns an outstanding 1.08 ERA in July and earned his first career win this week for the Daytona Tortugas of the Single-A Florida...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jul 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving
Seward’s Lydia Jacoby had to lean on her world-class kick even more than normal for the women’s 100-meter breaststroke final at the World Championships. Swimming in Lane 1, she was hardly in an optimal spot to improve on her qualifying position in the pool but still...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 4, 2023 | Baseball, Cover Story
Missing three starters didn’t disrupt the rhythm of the Service Cougars on Day 1 of the Northwest Class A Regional Tournament. Neither did having to use its emergency catcher. Service leaned on its trademark pitching as Hunter Christian and Jake Rafferty combined for...Read More
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