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by Van Williams | Jan 21, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
St. Joseph’s Tounde Yessoufou of Santa Maria, Calif., is the first 100-point man in Alaska Airlines Classic history. He might as well be the Six Million Dollar Man because he looked like an astronaut with another out-of-this-world performance in Saturday night’s title...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 22, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
Stock rising: Anchorage Wolverines. Stock falling: Fairbanks Ice Dogs. Stock cratering: Kenai River Brown Bears. More than halfway through the North American Hockey League season, the Anchorage Wolverines have stamped their superiority among Alaska’s three clubs. The...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 20, 2024 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running
Not that Allie Ostrander disappeared – she has been publicly open and vulnerable about her eating disorder, and she’s raced between injuries the last few years - but her sensational performance Saturday at the USATF Cross Country Championships firmly placed her back...
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by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 17, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey
In an eight-day span, the Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman made four starts and five appearances, and went unbeaten in regulation (2-0-3), a performance earning the Anchorage goaltender our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The 25-year-old also was named to the NHL...
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by Beth Bragg | Jan 21, 2024 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
From Kincaid Park to Lake Placid and from Germany to South Korea, Alaskans found mixed success on cross-country ski trails in recent days. In Oberhof, Germany, Anchorage’s Rosie Brennan maintained her No. 3 ranking in the World Cup overall standings by placing 10th in...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 20, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
Don’t question Alissa Pili. When challenged, the women’s college basketball star from Anchorage always rises to the occasion. It happened in last year’s NCAA Tournament and earlier this season against top-ranked South Carolina, and then again Friday night against USC...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 18, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field, UAA
Eagle River’s Logan Mathieu officially opened his indoor season with a win in the 60 hurdles at the Bison Team Cup. Mathieu, a junior at North Dakota State, picked up where he left off with notable marks to commence the season, after competing unattached in...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 18, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
The machine that is Mountain City Christian continued to plow through Alaska competition after beating Tikigaq 65-25 in the final game of the Alaska Airlines Classic on Thursday afternoon at West High School. The Lions shot 56% from the floor and had three players...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 21, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
After losing 2-0 at No. 9 Providence on Friday night, UAA’s winless streak plunged to seven games (0-6-1). The defeat also marked the Seawolves’ ninth straight game (1-7-1) scoring two goals or fewer. They were shut out for the fourth time this season. This was a...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 17, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
The last time Tounde Yessoufou was at the Alaska Airlines Classic in 2022, the 6-foot-5 human highlight reel tried to break the rims at West High. The St. Joseph star threw down 12 dunks in three games and averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots to...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 17, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
Before we get to some fun stuff in the ECHL and SPHL over the last week – trust me, there are glorious Alaska memories to savor – let’s take care of some bookkeeping on those minor-league hockey circuits. Center Nolan Walker of Anchorage and his Kansas City Mavericks...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 19, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
The battle of Anchorage came down to the wire Friday night and even though the finish featured an unlikely hero, the ending continued a trend as East beat West 53-52 in the semifinals of the Alaska Airlines Classic. A crowd of 2,500 packed inside the city's oldest...Read More
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