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by Matt Nevala | Oct 13, 2023 | Cover Story, Flag Football, Prep Spotlight
When a few flocks of geese soared overhead during halftime of Thursday night’s Cook Inlet Conference flag football title game, a few things were certain. One, those birds were likely headed in a southerly direction because the area’s first measurable snowfall landed...Read More
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by Van Williams | Oct 14, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
Running over everything in their path, the West Eagles resembled a runaway train Friday night. They were unstoppable. The offense racked up 420 yards, the defense recorded five sacks and a safety, and special teams scored on a kickoff return. It added up to a 51-0...
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by Doyle Woody | Oct 15, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
NHL season debuts are among Jeremy Swayman’s many fortes, as evidenced Saturday, when he delivered another gem for the Boston Bruins. The 24-year-old goaltender from Anchorage stopped 33 shots in his season debut, a 3-2 victory over the visiting Nashville Predators....Read More
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by Van Williams | Oct 14, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
Snow berms surrounded Lathrop’s field and you could see the breath of players as the temperature dipped into the 30s. This was Fairbanks football weather. Once the Malemutes warmed up they rode a second-quarter heater to power Saturday's 42-18 win over Eagle River in...Read More
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by Harlow Robinson | Oct 15, 2023 | Cover Story, Soccer
David Elliott and Brendan Heck starred on Colony High's 2023 state championship soccer team. Six months later, the dynamic duo is making an impact as teammates on the collegiate pitch. Elliott of Palmer turned in his best performance of his young career at Tacoma...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Oct 14, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Lindenwood University is in just its second season of NCAA Division I hockey after leaping up from the club ranks, so hard times are a legitimate expectation for the St. Charles, Mo.-based team as it builds its program. Junior goaltender Trent Burnham of Eagle River...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Oct 14, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
Hard to fault Cole Yarrington if his head was spinning after the craziness that transpired shortly before halftime on this soggy Saturday afternoon. Jump ahead almost two full quarters of football later, and Yarrington made one final twisting twirl of his body. That...
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by Matias Saari | Oct 16, 2023 | Cover Story, Running
With a largest ultramarathon race in the world on their minds, Anchorage’s Chad Trammell and Julianne Dickerson posted top-5 results on Saturday in a 100-kilometer footrace in Southern California. Trammell placed fourth overall in 10 hours, 34 minutes and 52 seconds...Read More
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by Van Williams | Oct 10, 2023 | Cover Story, Tennis
It took three matches and eight sets spread over two days for West’s Cyrus Clendaniel and Will Sedwick to tap out West Valley twins Jaken and Logan Reinheller at the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska Tennis State Championships. In a series separated by a knife’s edge,...
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by Van Williams | Oct 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Soccer
A career-best accomplishment on the field has earned Anchorage’s Kaleigh Haworth Offensive Player of the Week honors in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. The Corban University graduate student made two starts last week and scored goals in back-to-back games for the...
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by Doyle Woody | Oct 10, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The two Alaskans in the world’s best hockey league – goaltenders Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage and the Boston Bruins, and Pheonix Copley of North Pole and the Los Angeles Kings – head into this week’s opening of the NHL season with pay raises in pocket. Swayman, 24 and...Read More
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by Matias Saari | Oct 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
In 2016, the Girdwood Trail Marathon began as a low-key, word-of-mouth event and attracted 35 runners. This year the event exceeded that in volunteers with 45. The challenging tour of the Girdwood valley trails, organized by the Girdwood Nordic Ski Club, has evolved...
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by Van Williams | Oct 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Football
And down the stretch they come. The race for the state’s player-of-the-year award has tightened between the three frontrunners with two weeks left in the high school football season. West's Azariah Atonio, Soldotna's Wyatt Faircloth and Lathrop's Solomon Wade will all...
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