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by Beth Bragg | Feb 20, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing, Prep Spotlight
Freshman Talia Smith was brimming with confidence gained at recent statewide races. Sophomore Jack Leveque was equipped with experience gained at a world-class level. The Service skiers made the most of those advantages to rule Alaska high school skiing Thursday at...Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 20, 2025 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving
Juneau swimmer PJ Foy set the University of North Carolina record in the 50-yard freestyle on Wednesday morning. By that evening, his Olympian teammate broke it. The school record was set twice by two different Tar Heels at the ACC Championships in Greensboro, N.C. -...
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by Van Williams | Feb 19, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Newly minted 2,000-point scorer Hallie Clark took over Tuesday’s game when the Colony girls basketball team needed her most. The all-state guard poured in nine straight points at the end of the third quarter and later hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in the closing minutes of...
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by Alaska Sports Report | Feb 18, 2025 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey
West Anchorage High School goalie Gunnar Bergo was voted our Alaska Athlete of the Week after turning in a sensational performance between the pipes at last weekend's First National Cup Division I hockey state championships in Wasilla. The senior did not allow a... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Feb 23, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
Off to Bryant Marks’ right, in the corner, not far from the crease he deftly protected in two of Saturday’s three periods, a touch of tumult transpired after the final buzzer sounded. A handful of UAA and Lindenwood skaters couldn’t help but get a few last licks in... Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Feb 22, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
In the final minutes of the Alaska high school ski championships Saturday, drama made an appearance. The five previous races at the Birch Hill Recreation Area in Fairbanks enjoyed one victory after another for the Service Cougars, most of them decisive. As the sixth...
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by Van Williams | Feb 23, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Despite his team leading by 21 points late in the second quarter and seemingly rolling right along, UAA women's basketball coach Ryan McCarthy was irate. A rather subdued dude, McCarthy can get heated in a hurry when he sees a lack of effort and execution, and the... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Feb 18, 2025 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
It was a busy weekend for Alaskans, representing across multiple meets over the weekend with personal bests and historic marks, to boot. Anchorage’s Santiago Prosser and Juneau’s Sadie Tuckwood led the charge, cementing their names into program and state history.... Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 23, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Never mind making it rain, the Palmer boys basketball team triggered a full-on thunderstorm against Kodiak over the weekend. The Moose canned 25 3-pointers in two home games, with 17 coming on Friday including seven in the first quarter. On Friday, Lukas Owen pumped...
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by Beth Bragg | Feb 23, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Power couple David Norris of Fairbanks and Jessica Yeaton of Anchorage both nabbed runnerup honors in Saturday’s American Birkebeiner. Norris and Yeaton, who married in September, were among seven Alaskans who finished in the top 10 of America’s biggest cross-country...Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 21, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Ketchikan's Chris Lee of the UAF men's basketball team bagged 17 of his 22 points in the first half Thursday when the Nanooks took control en route to posting a 71-60 victory over Seattle Pacific in Fairbanks. The junior guard made 7-of-14 field goals, including three...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Feb 19, 2025 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Soldotna’s Dylan Dahlgren had himself a day at the North Star Athletic Association Indoor Championships. The Dickinson State junior unleashed a massive heave in the weight throw, hurling the 35-pound implement 61 feet, 8.25 inches to win his first conference title,...Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 14, 2025 | Basketball, Friday Flashback
Kotzebue’s Butch Lincoln broke down social and racial barriers with the same easiness that he used to break down an opponent’s press defense on the basketball court. More than just an all-star player in high school and college, he was a trailblazer for Alaska Natives... Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Feb 21, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing, Prep Spotlight
The top of the podium belonged to the Service Cougars on the second day of the state high school skiing championships. Four titles were at stake at the Birch Hill Recreation Area in Fairbanks, and all four were awarded to Service High skiers. Sophomore Jack Leveque...Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 21, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
It took the West girls basketball team a little time to warm up, but now the Eagles are scorching hot. West on Thursday won for the seventh time in its last eight games to move into a second-place tie with Dimond at 8-2 in the Cook Inlet Conference. The Eagles knocked... Read More
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