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ALASKA SPORTS BLOG - WEEK IN REVIEW
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ALASKA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
GUS SCHUMACHER
The Anchorage skier wiped away decades of frustration for the US Ski Team by becoming
the first American male to win a World Junior Championship. Gus used a killer kick
over the final two kilometers to come from behind and snag the gold medal in the
10-K classic race in Germany by 4.5 seconds. The Service High School graduate's
gold at the U20 international competition is the first medal ever by an American
male at World Juniors.
The winner is selected by a panel each Friday and announced Saturday at 11 a.m.
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Kimber wins 2 titles - one on her own and one with McKendree [[link removed]]
March 8, 2020
Sydnee Kimber
Sydnee Kimber of Sitka capped her sensational sophomore season by winning two national
titles - one on her own and one with McKendree University.
It all went down at the Cliff Keen National Collegiate Women's Wrestling Championship
in Aiden, Michigan.
The 191-pounder went 3-0 in her weight class and did not allow a point, outscoring
her opponents 24-0.
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Swayman furnishes 48-save shutout for career-high 18th win [[link removed]]
March 7, 2020
Jeremy Swayman
Anchorage's Jeremy Swayman was already one of college hockey's top goalies, but
over the last three weeks he has played like the No. 1 guy.
The University of Maine netminder has posted three shutouts in his last five starts,
including a 48-save gem to blank Providence 3-0 in the regular-season finale in
Hockey East.
Swayman turned aside 18 shots in the first period, nine in the second period and
21 in the third period.
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Curfman goes from shaky to sensational for Northern State [[link removed]]
March 6, 2020
Cody Curfman
Chugiak's Cody Curfman had every reason to throw in the towel.
The Northern State University right-hander trailed 6-0 after the first inning. He
gave up six hits to the first nine batters and looked iffy.
From shaky to sensational, the starting pitcher battled back to work five shutout
innings and strike out 10 batters from the University of Findlay in Winer Haven,
Florida.
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Hausinger named WIAC Player of the Year; Cahill honored too [[link removed]]
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Christian Hausinger of Anchorage set up others on the University of Wisconsin-River
Falls hockey team all season, so it was fitting that the Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference made the top individual award all about him.
Hausinger was named player of the year and headlined the all-conference team after
leading the the NCAA D3 league in assists and points - as a defenseman, no less.
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Williams, Alstrom, Hornbuckle rep Alaska among NWAC all-stars [[link removed]]
March 5, 2020
Jaron Williams
Jaron Williams of Anchorage was recognized in a big way by the NWAC as the freshman
for Spokane was picked Eastern Region Defensive Player of the Year and earned a
spot on the All-Defensive Team in addition to being named First Team All-Region.
The 6-foot-4 guard led the league with 3.0 steals per game and anchored the seventh-ranked
defense.
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Griffin grabs 13 boards, captures 4th WNBL title in Australia [[link removed]]
March 4, 2020
Kelsey Griffin
Eagle River's Kelsey Griffin ripped down a game-high 13 rebounds and played 35 minutes
as the Canberra Capitals beat the Southside Flyers 71-68 in Game 2 of the WNBL Grand
Finals in Australia.
The Capitals swept the best-of-3 series to secure back-to-back championships, giving
Griffin four titles in eight WNBL seasons.
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Alaska hoops royalty Hebard & Pili crowned with All-Pac-12 nod [[link removed]]
Ruthy Hebard and Alissa Pili
The state of Alaska has never had it so good in the Pac-12 Conference before the
arrival of Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks and Alissa Pili of Anchorage.
Now we're spoiled.
The two Alaskans dominated Pac-12 play and were among the 15 women's basketball
players from the league named to the All-Pac-12 Team.
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Schumacher becomes first American skier to win World Juniors [[link removed]]
March 3, 2020
Gus Schumacher
Anchorage's Gus Schumacher wiped away decades of frustration for the US Ski Team
by becoming the first American male to win World Juniors.
He used a killer kick over the final two kilometers to come from behind and snag
the gold medal in the 10-K classic race in Germany by 4.5 seconds.
Schumacher's gold at the U20 international competition is the first medal ever by
an American male at World Juniors. Bill Koch earned a bronze in 1974 at the European
Junior Championships before there was an official youth world championship race.
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RIT hockey has its mojo working when Moretz is on the ice [[link removed]]
March 2, 2020
Caleb Moretz
There's no doubt the Rochester Institute of Technology hockey team has its mojo
working when Caleb Moretz of Fairbanks is on the ice.
The Tigers are 14-4-1 when Moretz records a point.
And 5-9-3 when he doesn't.
Moretz looks to keep things rolling for RIT in the upcoming Atlantic East Tournament,
his first taste of the college playoff experience.
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