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by Van Williams | Dec 17, 2023 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Wrestling
It had to be the hair. Sporting freshly dyed bleach blond hair, the boys of the South High wrestling team stood out in more ways than one at the ASAA Division I state wrestling tournament. They could be nicknamed The Bleach Boys, but they prefer you call them state...
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 18, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
As a 16-year-old in 2022, center Mac Swanson of Anchorage put in solid work – one goal and four assists in six games in helping Team USA to the gold medal. This past week, the Americans didn’t win gold – they took bronze – but Swanson, now 17, delivered big, racking...
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by Matias Saari | Dec 18, 2023 | Nordic Skiing
Halfway through Sunday’s Winterstart SuperTour finale, Michael Earnhart found himself in 21st place with slim chances of emerging victorious at Kincaid Park. The necessity of passing 20 of North America’s best Nordic ski racers amid swirling wind was not how the Eagle...Read More
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by Alaska Sports Report | Dec 12, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Nordic Skiing
The best day of Anchorage Nordic skier JC Schoonmaker's racing career earned him a World Cup bronze medal. It also garnered him our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The 23-year-old became one of a handful of U.S. men to reach the podium in the history of sprint...
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by Van Williams | Dec 17, 2023 | Cover Story, Wrestling
The lightweights did most of the heavy lifting for the Soldotna girls wrestling team, lifting the stars to a comfortable victory at the state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center. Soldotna champions included Jessica LeClair at 100, Valarie McAnelly at 107, Rowan...
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by Van Williams | Dec 18, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Sunday was an epic day for college basketball teams from Alaska as the UAF men won in overtime, the UAA men rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to win and the UAA women stifled Stanislaus State by double figures. All the wins came against Division II...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Dec 18, 2023 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
The World Cup cross-country ski season hit the end of its early season schedule Sunday with another podium finish for Anchorage’s Rosie Brennan, the latest triumph in a show of unprecedented force by American skiers. Brennan, the 34-year-old Alaska Pacific University...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 17, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage turned just 25 less than a month ago and he’s in just his third full NHL season, yet it feels like it’s already time to start figuring out where he stands among the best Alaskans to play in the world’s best hockey...Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 17, 2023 | Cover Story, Wrestling
Tommy Jarnig, Ridge Conant and Hunter Forshee-Kurtz picked up titles while Aidan Schilling finished second to lead the Seward Seahawks to a victorious showing at the ASAA Division 2 state wrestling tournament. Seward had eight podium finishers in all as the Seahawks...Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 13, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
It feels like a lifetime ago when Trajan Langdon played in the NBA – 21 years, or in other words, JT Thor's lifespan. Langdon’s final game in a Cleveland jersey was on April 17, 2002; four months later Thor was born. On Monday, Thor played in his 120th career game for...
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by Matt Nevala | Dec 16, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight
With its second lopsided victory in as many nights, the Dimond High hockey team on Friday reached the halfway point of its Cook Inlet Conference regular season. The Lynx now get several days away from the ice before meeting up against rival South on Tuesday at Ben...Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 13, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Anchorage’s Mia 'Uhila played her best game against arguably her toughest opponent – the Oregon Ducks. The Portland State junior guard poured in a career-high 20 points and hit all three 3-pointers as the Vikings pushed the Pac-12 team before dropping a 65-54 loss in...
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 17, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The Anchorage Wolverines enter junior hockey’s holiday break in prime position in the NAHL’s Midwest Division, even if the standings don’t precisely reflect their prosperity. The rival Fairbanks Ice Dogs and Kenai River Brown Bears, both sub-.500, can’t say the same....
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by Van Williams | Dec 15, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Bishop Tosi’s hand injury happened a month ago, but the decision became clear recently that he would redshirt and miss the rest of the season for the UAA men’s basketball team. The 6-foot-6 junior forward from Anchorage will be missed after averaging 13.0 points and...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 18, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Sweet Wednesday night for ECHL Kansas City Mavericks center Nolan Walker, the second-year pro from Anchorage who absolutely torched the visiting Allen Americans. Walker exploded for a five-point performance in a 6-4 win, cranking home two goals and adding three...Read More
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