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by Doyle Woody | Jun 28, 2024 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
Allie Ostrander delivered the steeplechase of her life Thursday night. So did eight other runners. Ostrander, the 27-year-old former Kenai Central athlete from Soldotna, slashed 2.88 seconds off her previous personal best (PB) to clock 9 minutes, 21.82 seconds and...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jun 29, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
After a remarkable season filled with team titles and individual accolades, winger Mac Swanson of Anchorage tied a bow on his bounty Saturday, when the Pittsburgh Penguins made him a seventh-round NHL draft pick. Swanson, 18, who is headed to North Dakota as a true...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jul 1, 2024 | Baseball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
The River Bandits from Napoleon, Ohio, are kings of Alaska again. Napoleon capped a 13-0 road trip through the Land of the Midnight Sun with a 4-3 victory in extra innings over three-time defending Alaska state champion Eagle River in Sunday’s championship game of the... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jun 26, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
Three years before South Sudan qualified for this summer’s Paris Olympics in basketball, back when the team didn’t have an official nickname and didn’t command much respect on the world stage with a No. 94 FIBA ranking, Mareng Gatkuoth of Anchorage was among a dozen...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jun 30, 2024 | Baseball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
No local team has had more success in the Alaska 529 Midseason Classic over the years than the Chugiak Mustangs. They were the first Alaska team to advance to the title game in 1995, the first to win the tournament in 1997 and their six appearances in the championship...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jun 29, 2024 | Baseball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
Carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning is a performance that's supposed to be a rarity, but Alaska Legion pitchers were throwing 'em around like candy Friday at Mulcahy Stadium. Service’s Rilen Niclai and Kenai’s Trenton Ohnemus took dueling no-hitters into the...Read More
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