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by Doyle Woody | May 12, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
Anchorage’s Mac Swanson is one win away from capping an award-filled season by seizing the most coveted crown of all, the U.S. Hockey League’s Clark Cup. Swanson furnished an empty-net goal and two assists Saturday night to spearhead the Fargo Force’s 6-3 win over the...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | May 11, 2024 | Cover Story, Running
Anna Dalton braved wintry conditions to set a record Thursday at the 24th annual Turnagain Arm Trail Race. Anchorage’s Dalton (58 minutes, 35 seconds) and Lars Arneson (53:27) won the 8-mile race, while Girdwood’s Hannah Ingrim (30:06) and Wasilla’s Josh Taylor...
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by Alaska Sports Report | May 7, 2024 | Athlete of the Week, Cycling
Kristen Faulkner was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after using a daring solo attack to win a stage of the Vuelta Femenina in Spain. The 31-year-old pro cyclist from Homer broke free with six kilometers left, pulling away from the peloton to post a 10-second...
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by Van Williams | May 13, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
If a broken foot didn’t stop Wasilla High’s Layla Hays from taking the court for the state tournament, then nothing will come between her and a Team USA tryout. The only thing she must overcome is her nerves because this will be the rising senior’s first experience...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | May 13, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
After three straight losses to the Florida Panthers, the Boston Bruins face Stanley Cup playoff elimination Tuesday night on the road, but no one can pin the rap on Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage. Swayman tied his career playoff high with 38 saves... Read More
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by Van Williams | May 10, 2024 | Cover Story, Softball
What a week it’s been for the Portland State University softball team and Anchorage’s Alapese Matautia. The junior shortstop hit her first home run as a Division I player Thursday, delivered a two-out RBI single that put the Vikings ahead for good in a 9-7 win over...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | May 12, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
In her second steeplechase in the last two weeks, which doubled as her second race over barriers and a water pit in nearly three years, Alaska’s Allie Ostrander on Saturday night flashed significant improvement in her race fitness. The three-time NCAA steeplechase...
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by Van Williams | May 12, 2024 | Baseball, Cover Story
The longer the season went, the more Feather River College freshman infielder Dylan Marx of Sitka kept getting on base and the higher he kept moving up in the lineup. He started the season batting eighth. He climbed to fifth a month later and a month after that he was...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | May 10, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
By this time most springs, track athlete Isaac Updike of Ketchikan has already raced outdoors at least once or twice, but a lingering groin issue throughout fall and winter training prompted him to seek treatment and delay his outdoor debut until Friday. The result... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | May 3, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
Anchorage’s Colin Kessler picked a terrific time to post the first back-to-back, multiple-point performances in his United States Hockey League playoff history. The Sioux City Musketeers forward scored a goal and set up two others Thursday night to lift his club to a...Read More
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by Van Williams | May 6, 2024 | Cover Story, Rugby
A late-game conversion against Brazil was enough to put Eagle River’s Alev Kelter over the top and into the 1,000-point club. Kelter added her name to the record book over the weekend at the World Rugby Sevens Series stop in Singapore, where she became the first...Read More
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