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ALASKA SPORTS BLOG - WEEK IN REVIEW
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Murphy scores biggest victory of pro career at UFC Newark [[link removed]]
August 3, 2019
Lauren Murphy
Eagle River's Lauren Murphy won the biggest fight of her professional career with
a third-round TKO of Italy's Mara Romero Borella in a fight between top-20 contenders
at UFC Newark in New Jersey.
The 36-year-old veteran fighter improved her career record to 11-4, with eight wins
coming by knockout.
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Saville makes second start in World Junior Summer Showcase [[link removed]]
August 2, 2019
Isaiah Saville
Isaiah Saville of Anchorage earned plenty of ice time for Team USA at the World
Junior Summer Showcase in Plymouth, Michigan.
The 18-year-old started games against Sweden and Finland during the week-long camp
in preparation for the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship.
Saville, of West High fame, turned aside 19 shots in a 4-2 win over Sweden. He started
well against Finland but things didn't end that way in a 6-5 loss.
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Connelly wins bronze at Skyrunning Championships in Italy [[link removed]]
Michael Connelly of Chugiak is a world championship bronze medalist.
Representing Team USA, Connelly, 17, placed third in the Vertical Kilometer event
at the International Skyrunning Federation Youth World Championships in Fonte Cerreto,
Italy.
Michael Connelly
Connelly posted a time of 42 minutes, 22 seconds, trailing only runners from Andorra
and Spain in the Youth A Division for 16- and 17-year-olds.
Gavin Block, 17, of Palmer placed 19th among 32 participants in 48:25.
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Bonck fans career-high 8, picks up 1st win in West Coast League [[link removed]]
August 1, 2019
Nathan Bonck
Nathan Bonck of Ketchikan struck out a career-high eight batters on his way to securing
his first win of the summer for the Port Angeles Lefties of the West Coast League.
The 6-foot-5 starting pitcher threw six innings to earn the winning decision in
a 6-4 victory over the Bellingham Bells in Washington.
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DeGeorge lone Alaskan among 107 invited to USA Hockey Fest [[link removed]]
Clair DeGeorge
Anchorage's Clair DeGeorge will be the only Alaskan among the 107 players invited
to the Team USA Women's National Festival that will take place this month at the
Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York.
The festival will be used to select players for the annual U18 and U22 three-game
series against Canada. Both Team USA U18 and U22 squads will play a best-of-three
series against Canada on Aug. 14-17.
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Hebard strikes gold in Pan Am finals with Team USA 3×3 in Peru [[link removed]]
July 31, 2019
Ruthy Hebard (far right)
Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks racked up another piece of hoops hardware after helping
the Team USA 3×3 women's team win a gold medal at the Pan-American Games in Peru.
The 3-time Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year is on the team with University of
Oregon teammate Sabrina Ionescu and two players from the University of Connecticut.
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Ostrander 4th, Updike 8th in steeplechase at USA Championships [[link removed]]
July 29, 2019
Allie Ostrander
Kenai's Allie Ostrander didn't disappoint in her much-anticipated professional debut
at the USA Track and Field Championships in De Moines, Iowa.
The 22-year-old former Boise State University runner finished fourth out of 14 in
the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase.
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Heun wins by TKO in Japan to earn 14th professional victory [[link removed]]
July 28, 2019
Jake Heun
Palmer's Jake Heun used a devastating elbow blow to end in the third round his mixed
martial arts fight with Russia's Vitaly Shemetov on the Rizin 17 fight card in Japan.
Six of Heun's 14 professional wins have come by knockout, but this one may have
been the biggest as Shemetov hadn't lost a fight since 2010.
The light heavyweight and former University of Hawaii football player has won three
of his last four fights and improved his career record to 14-9.
Heun, of Palmer High fame, is now 2-1 in the Japanese mixed martial arts organization
created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting organizers.
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Whether it's soccer field or TV show, Lewis plays starring role [[link removed]]
July 26, 2019
Aaliyah Lewis
Aaliyah Lewis of Anchorage is used to playing a starring role on the soccer field.
Now she's doing it on TV.
The 24-year-old actor has appeared in two different cable shows this year after
quitting her job in marketing and moving to Atlanta (GA) to pursue her dream.
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Lasher's 3-point stroke powers monster month in Australia [[link removed]]
July 24, 2019
Colter Lasher
Anchorage's Colter Lasher has added a 3-point shot to his game in his second pro
season with the Geraldton Buccaneers in Australia.
The former 1,500-point scorer from Houston Baptist University has always been a
better post player than perimeter shooter, but that has changed of late.
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