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by Van Williams | Feb 1, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
Back in the Interior, where her basketball odyssey began, Alaska hoops legend Jeannie Hebert-Truax enjoyed a full-circle moment this week in Fairbanks. A former all-state prep player at both North Pole and Monroe Catholic, Hebert-Truax returned to the area as head...
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 30, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
The last time the UAA officially hoisted the Alaska Airlines Governor’s Cup, Matt Shasby enjoyed a day off. On Feb. 28, 2009, the Seawolves downed UAF 3-0 in front of an announced Sullivan Arena crowd of 5,350 to win the cup, the hockey hardware for which the state’s... Read More
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by Chanda File | Jan 30, 2025 | Cover Story, Gymnastics
It’s a new era for UAA gymnastics, according to head coach Marie-Sophie Boggasch. Nearly three years after the program was fully reinstated, the team is ready to make some noise with new energy and a deep bench of athletes from around the world. “I feel as though our....Read More
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by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 28, 2025 | Athlete of the Week, Track and Field
Track standout Brooklyn Gould of Eagle River was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after dazzling in her first pentathlon of the season. The Embry-Riddle senior scored 3,702 points, breaking the program record, setting a facility record, surpassing the Division II...
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by Van Williams | Jan 31, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
T.J. Fullmer had swagger as a high school hoops player and doesn't lack confidence as a head coach. He'll pump the tires of his Palmer Moose to anyone who will listen. His team's 8-1 start didn't get much attention, but a 67-63 victory Thursday over third-ranked...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Feb 2, 2025 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
In just his third collegiate meet, Fairbanks’ Alex Emers soared to new heights at the Big Red Machine Open in Gunnison, Colo. The UC-Colorado Springs freshman cleared a staggering 6 feet, 8.75 inches in the high jump on his first attempt to set a lifetime best,...Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 2, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Being from Anchorage, Hasaan Herrington represents more than just himself when he takes the court for the UAA men's basketball team. It's personal. He plays with his heart on his sleeve, showing everyone just how important winning as a Seawolf is to him. On Saturday... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Feb 2, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
Exactly one year ago today, the West High hockey team began lording over its Cook Inlet Conference opponents in dominant fashion. Hours away from the start of the 56th league tournament, odds are the Eagles will keep flying high through this week and next as the...
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by Van Williams | Jan 29, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
All-state guard Mylee Anderson on Tuesday ignited the top-ranked Wasilla girls basketball team in the second half, first with her legs and then with what might be the assist of the year. Anderson scored seven of her 13 points in the third quarter and threw a pass off... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Feb 1, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
Almost always, hockey players find space on the arena’s concourse or in an errant hallway and warm up with an assist from the beautiful game. No, the other one. You know, futbol, sans ice, pucks, skates and sticks. “We’re playing soccer before every game,” Anchorage...
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by Van Williams | Jan 31, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
With surgical precision, the UAA women's basketball team sliced and diced its opponent Thursday to open a two-game lead atop the GNAC standings. The Seawolves posted a wire-to-wire 65-56 win over Central Washington at the Alaska Airlines Center on a night when they...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 31, 2025 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Eagle River’s Jordyn Bruce is one of the grittiest competitors from the 49th state, fighting tooth and nail until the final meters of the grueling indoor heptathlon. Bruce, a professional track and field athlete, took bronze after scoring a personal best of 5,253...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 30, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
Anchorage freshman defenseman Lake Bethard and her Sacred Heart teammates are locked in a battle for the New England Women’s Hockey Alliance regular-season championship with four weeks remaining. The Pioneers of Fairfield, Conn., and Long Island are tied for the NCAA...Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 1, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Besides scoring a game-high 23 points, Marek Hajdukovich made other winning plays down the stretch for the Dimond boys basketball team Friday night. In the fourth quarter alone he took a charge, made a steal and grabbed an offensive rebound in addition to pumping in...
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 29, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
As the high school hockey season entered the regular season’s final week, no one in the Cook Inlet Conference carried a heavier workload than Eagle River. Starting with Tuesday’s convincing 4-1 victory over gutsy, but numbers shy Bartlett, the Wolves skated off the... Read More
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