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by Beth Bragg | Mar 8, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
In the final race of her college career, Kendall Kramer was solid gold. Kramer, the senior from Fairbanks racing for her hometown Nanooks, won the women’s 20-kilometer freestyle race Saturday at the NCAA Ski Championships. She ruled the Oak Hill Outdoor Center trails...
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by Matt Nevala | Mar 9, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
When the pilot on Sunday morning’s flight back to Anchorage pleasantly suggests passengers sit back and relax for the duration, the Seawolves should certainly have no trouble getting comfortable. Not with the Great Northwest Athletic Conference tournament trophy along...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Mar 9, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
The North American Hockey League schedule makers saw fit to keep the Anchorage Wolverines and Fairbanks Ice Dogs away from one another for a spell after Saturday’s game at Fairbanks’ Big Dipper Arena. Kudos on the forethought. Maybe when the Midwest Division and... Read More
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by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 4, 2025 | Adventure, Athlete of the Week, Nordic Skiing
Fairbanks endurance athlete Tracie Curry was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after crushing the women's ski record in the 306-mile Iditarod Trail Invitational race from Knik to McGrath. She finished in 5 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes to slice more than a full day off the... Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 9, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
It started with a steal. In need of a second-half spark, the Dimond boys basketball team got it from all-state senior Marek Hajdukovich on both ends, but it began on defense. Hajdukovich ripped the ball away from an opponent under the West basket and went coast to...
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by Beth Bragg | Mar 9, 2025 | Cover Story, Sled Dog Racing
Jessie Holmes and the rest of the Iditarod frontrunners are halfway through the race to Nome. Holmes was the first musher to reach Grayling, where he collected the Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award on Saturday night. Holmes arrived at 9:53 p.m. with a team of 14 dogs. He...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Mar 7, 2025 | Cover Story, Running, Track and Field
A quartet of athletes have qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. UAA’s Joshua Caleb solidified his spots in the 60- and 200-meter dash for the second straight year, after blitzing to nation-leading times during...
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by Van Williams | Mar 8, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Friday in the Cook Inlet Conference Championships we saw one record fall, one record remain intact and two games go into overtime. It added up to one of the most memorable and entertaining evenings of high school basketball in the Anchorage tournament’s 60-year... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Mar 10, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
While nothing out of the ordinary for most college freshmen, Anchorage’s Lake Bethard has bounced in and out of the Sacred Heart women’s hockey team lineup this season. On or off the ice, it’s fair to say whatever she’s experienced has been invaluable. Not only are... Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 5, 2025 | Cover Story, Swimming and Diving
After swimming in the Pac-12 Championships last year and then competing in the Big 12 Championships this year, Anchorage's Tavner Wisdom probably prefers the latter. That's because the University of Arizona junior went faster at the Big 12s and medaled as an... Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Mar 5, 2025 | Biathlon, Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
All around the world, and all around Kincaid Park, Alaska skiers left their mark in major competitions recently: Top-20 finishes in Sweden for a pair of Alaska teens at the world championships for up-and-coming biathletes. Alaska history in Norway at the world...Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 3, 2025 | Baseball, Cover Story
Curtis Hebert was an outstanding pitcher and hitter in Alaska, but that two-way skill set for most guys rarely, if ever, translates to the college level. They usually have to pick one or the other, especially at the Division I level; and even then, finding success is...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Mar 3, 2025 | Cover Story, Mountain Biking, Nordic Skiing
The Iditarod Trail Invitational is never a walk (or a ski, or a bike) in the park. It’s the oldest winter ultramarathon in the world, and it follows the Iditarod Trail from Knik to either McGrath (billed as 350 miles, but actually about 306 miles this year) or Nome...Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Mar 7, 2025 | Alpine Skiing, Nordic Skiing
The smartest skier at the NCAA Championships is also one of the fastest. A couple of days after being honored for boasting the highest GPA at this year’s championships, Carmen Nielssen of UAA raced to fourth place in the women’s giant slalom Friday at Dartmouth Skiway...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Mar 8, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
Gage Leonard is the lone Anchorage kid on the Fairbanks Ice Dogs’ roster. Friday night, the 18-year-old delivered a dose of heartache to his hometown. Leonard’s power-play goal near the midway point of the third period proved the difference in Fairbanks’ 3-2 North... Read More
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