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by Van Williams | Aug 26, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
It took the West offense a quarter to warm up, but once the Eagles got going, they went from zero to 34 in no time flat. From frosty cold to lava hot, the Eagles scored on six of seven possessions across the second and third quarters to erase an early two touchdown...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 23, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
When it comes to scoring, nobody does it better than Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks. At least not from Alaska. High school, college, the pros, it’s been the same jam as the 6-foot-4 forward has tuned up defenses at every level – and at historic levels for a player from The...Read More
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by Alaska Sports Report | Aug 22, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Football
Sophomore playmaker Cayden Pili was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after putting the Dimond Lynx on his back to carry them to a 40-33 come-from-behind victory at Juneau to stay unbeaten in the Cook Inlet Conference. Pili produced 316 all-purpose yards and scored...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Aug 22, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Last place was not what steeplechaser Isaac Updike of Ketchikan had in mind, of course, but getting to a global final in his first appearance on the world stage earned him valuable experience heading into an Olympic year in 2024. Updike, 31, finished 16th at the World...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 25, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
After struggling to contain Service’s awesome air assault for the first three quarters, the Colony Knights found an ironclad defensive strategy for the fourth quarter. Keep the Cougars off the field. The plan worked to perfection as Colony held possession for 9:41 of...
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by Van Williams | Aug 21, 2023 | Cover Story, Soccer
Anchorage’s Kana Mateaki didn’t need any help to beat Northwest Nazarene. She did it all by herself. The senior forward bagged two unassisted goals for Eastern Oregon in a 2-1 victory Saturday in La Grande, Oregon. Mateaki opened the scoring in the 23rd minute and...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 27, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
East’s Austin Johnson brought a little hot sauce to the gridiron on Saturday. The senior quarterback threw a no-look 4-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter as part of a scintillating passing performance as the T-birds beat visiting South 42-14 in the Cook Inlet...Read More
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by Van Williams | Aug 26, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
Dimond quarterback Carson Wingate picked apart the secondary like a surgeon as his precision passing helped the Lynx claw back for a 24-15 road win over North Pole. The junior signal caller completed 17-of-22 passes and tossed touchdown passes in each of the third and...
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