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by Doyle Woody | Jan 6, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
Alaska hockey’s Carle Clan added another crown to its glittering rink resume Friday when head coach David Carle of Anchorage guided Team USA to the gold medal at the World Junior Championship with a 6-2 victory over homestanding Sweden in Gothenburg. At 34, Carle...
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by Van Williams | Jan 5, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
In 10 months, Vishe’ Rabb went from devastation to delight with the Seawolves. Back on the court Thursday for the first time since suffering a season-ending ACL injury in March 2023, Rabb’s return sparked the UAA women’s basketball team to a 61-54 victory over...
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by Beth Bragg | Jan 3, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
The Tour de Ski is turning into a tour de force for Anchorage skier Gus Schumacher. In a men’s freestyle sprint race Wednesday in Davos, Switzerland, Schumacher registered the best result of his career — one that left him 1.62 seconds away from the medals podium....
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by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 3, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Football
Anchorage native Edefuan Ulofoshio was front and center alongside Heisman Trophy finalist Michael Penix Jr. for the awards ceremony Monday night after No. 2 Washington held off No. 3 Texas 37-31 at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. His performance on the defensive side...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Jan 4, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Rosie Brennan took the silver medal and Gus Schumacher took a sick day Thursday at the Tour de Ski in Davos, Switzerland. Brennan, the two-time Olympian from Anchorage, finished less than one second behind the winner to capture second place in the women’s 20-kilometer...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 5, 2024 | Cover Story, Football, Prep Spotlight
Dating back to 1985, the Gatorade Player of the Year award is the king of kings for Alaska high school football. It might as well be the Heisman Trophy. This week, Aaron Hampton of West struck the pose. Hampton became the first Eagles’ star to be named Gatorade Alaska...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 6, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
The Seawolves scored on a broken play at the end of overtime to break the hearts of the Nanooks on Saturday night. Dillon Barrientos pumped in 19 points and Anchorage native Jaron Williams drilled a 30-foot 3-pointer to beat the shot clock in the final minute to...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 4, 2024 | Cover Story, Soccer
Anchorage’s Jack Green on Wednesday bagged three goals and assisted on another score to lift Team USA to historic heights in futsal at the Pan American Maccabi Games. Led by Green’s monster game, the Americans defeated host Argentina 6-4 in the gold medal match in...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 6, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
A year after he kick-started a career resurrection befitting his first name, Los Angeles Kings goaltender Pheonix Copley of North Pole is out for the season after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery to repair an ACL injury, the NHL team announced Saturday. The...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Jan 7, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
It was a day of guts and glory for Alaska skiers on global and national stages Sunday. The guts: Rosie Brennan, Scott Patterson and Zanden McMullen completed the most brutal race in the most brutal of cross-country ski series, surviving the climb up an alpine ski...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 7, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
Anchorage’s Alissa Pili didn’t get the result she wanted Sunday as Utah fell 71-70 to Arizona in the Pac-12, but she did manage to make history for Alaska. The All-American forward out of Dimond High passed former Miami star Jeannie Hebert of North Pole for No. 4 on...
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 8, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
The way Anchorage’s Drake Glover is cutting a swath through the Southern Professional Hockey League for the Birmingham Bulls, it’s hard to pinpoint his most impressive production. Maybe it’s his co-league-leading 18 goals in 26 games. Perhaps it’s his...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Jan 3, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
UPDATE, 9 a.m. Wednesday Anchorage skier Gus Schumacher delivered the best result of his career Wednesday morning, skiing to fourth place in a freestyle sprint race at the Tour de Ski in Davos, Switzerland. Schumacher, the only American in the men's final, finished...Read More
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