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by Chanda File | Nov 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball
Saturday night's Class 4A volleyball championship match ended just as it began – with a powerful front-row kill smashed by Wasilla senior middle Rylee Pitney. Pitney’s spikes marked the first and last points for the Warriors, and many in between, as they swept the...Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 11, 2023 | Cover Story, Volleyball
For as good as outside hitter Emma Beck can be, the Kenai Central volleyball team isn’t a solo act. The Kardinals have balance and depth and flexed that versatility in a four-set victory over Valdez in Saturday’s Class 3A state tournament title match to cap a 22-1...
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by Doyle Woody | Nov 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The weekend results for the UAA hockey team proved encouraging – a 3-2 win over visiting Robert Morris on Friday, a comeback 2-2 tie Saturday, a big weekend from defenseman Brett Bamber and more supportive work from goaltender Jared Whale. One caveat: The Seawolves...Read More
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by Alaska Sports Report | Nov 7, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Swimming and Diving
Soldotna High School senior Abriella Werner was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after putting on a show at the 2023 ASAA State Swim/Dive Championships. Werner won the girls state diving competition with a meet score of 464.8 - the third highest score in...
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by Van Williams | Nov 7, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
The Pili Party started early for the University of Utah in Monday’s season opener. Anchorage’s Alissa Pili pumped in 11 of her team’s first 14 points on her way to scoring 26 in one half as the fifth-ranked Utes mauled Mississippi Valley 104-45 in Salt Lake City. The...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Nov 7, 2023 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running
Kendall Kramer and Sophie Wright won’t be the only Alaskans competing at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in two weeks. The duo will be joined by the UAA men’s team and UAF’s Rosie Fordham, along with Brady Burrough and Kaleb Beloy, who all secured...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Nov 8, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball
Under most circumstances during her lengthy coaching career, Kim Lauwers would gleefully welcome a regular-season match on a September Friday night. Having spent most of her life on or around a volleyball court, where else might she want to be? “Oh, I was completely...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Nov 13, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
After a weekend split with the rival Fairbanks Ice Dogs, the Anchorage Wolverines are sitting in strong position in the North American Hockey League’s Midwest Division. Sure, the Wolverines are listed just fifth in the eight-team standings, though tied for fourth in...Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 11, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
With just two effective bigs, the UAA men’s basketball team asks a lot from forwards Bishop Tosi and Sawyer Storms. They responded in a huge way Friday to carry the Seawolves to a 77-72 win over Chaminade in Fairbanks in the GNAC/PacWest Challenge. Tosi turned in a...Read More
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by Chanda File | Nov 10, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story, Volleyball
The Wasilla Warriors’ win streak continued in dominant fashion on Friday night with a quick sweep over the East Thunderbirds to earn their spot in Saturday’s class 4A state championship match. Wasilla’s powerful attackers led the way through the 25-14, 25-10, 25-18...
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by Doyle Woody | Nov 13, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Two seasons ago, the NCAA Division III Aurora University women’s hockey team featured two Matsons in sisters Darci and Olivia of Wasilla, who were the Spartans’ top two scorers and led them to the program’s first NCAA tournament appearance. Darci, then a freshman,...Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 12, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Midwestern State had no answer for AI. Anchorage’s Angelline Nageak poured in a career-high 27 points for Adams State to fuel Saturday’s 102-84 win in Wichita Falls, Texas. Nicknamed ‘AI,’ she is a lightening quick undersized guard who is always in attack mode. She...Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 10, 2023 | Cover Story, Volleyball
Emma Beck was cleared for takeoff Friday night at the Alaska Airlines Center. The Kenai Central high flyer slammed 24 kills to lead the defending state champion Kardinals back to the Class 3A final after sweeping Peninsula rival Nikiski 25-21, 25-20, 25-18 in the...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Nov 8, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The last year has been a heavenly rink return for winger Hunter Fejes of Anchorage – a celebration, really, after being declared cancer-free – and he continues to savor a second chance. Roughly this time a year ago, Fejes reported he was cancer-free after undergoing...
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by Van Williams | Nov 10, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
In the first game since ESPN’s women’s college basketball rankings had her at No. 9, Alissa Pili of Anchorage showed exactly what all the fuss was about. The University of Utah senior All-American recorded the fastest double-double of her career in another short night...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Nov 12, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Wonderful symmetry connected freshmen Teague Porter, Jakub Hall and Chase Conlon over the weekend – the three rookie skaters from Anchorage each bagged his first NCAA Division III college hockey goal, and each did it in his fourth career game. No matter what else...
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by Van Williams | Nov 9, 2023 | Cover Story, Volleyball
Both top seeds won both matches on Day 1 of the Class 4A state tournament to reach the winner’s bracket semifinal, but they took different paths to get there. Top-seeded Wasilla flattened a pair of powerhouses in Dimond and South while No. 2 East swept Soldotna before...Read More
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