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by Van Williams | Mar 23, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
A turnaround baseline jumper has a high level of difficulty, but Nome-Beltz boys basketball player Finn Gregg makes it look easy. Armed with a smooth-as-butter stroke, the college-ready star has the confidence he will make the shot, and he usually does. Over and over....Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Mar 23, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
At Saturday’s opening tip, the basketball sailed over Sophie Lentfer’s head and rolled towards her attacking basket. She ran it down, scooped and scored before five seconds left the clock. The rest of the afternoon went just about as smoothly for Lentfer and the Grace...
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by Van Williams | Mar 23, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Fifty years have passed since he last played a high school game, but East boys basketball coach Chuck Martin still uses the lessons he learned to shape today's generation. Some people might call him old school but sharing the ball and making a commitment to defend...
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by Matt Nevala | Mar 23, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Starting midway through the second quarter and lasting nearly 17 minutes of Saturday night’s action, the Colony High girls expertly handled the basketball as if they invented the sport. Errant passes were few, dribbles didn’t bump off a hip or accidently bang off a... Read More
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by Alaska Sports Report | Mar 18, 2025 | Athlete of the Week, Sled Dog Racing
Brushkana Creek musher Jessie Holmes was selected as our Alaska Athlete of the Week after winning the longest Iditarod in the 53-year history of the race. He and his team ran 1,128 miles, from Fairbanks to Nome, to carry Holmes to victory in 10 days, 14 hours, 55... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Mar 24, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
As the weekend really started rolling along, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs and Anchorage Wolverines secured spots in the upcoming North American Hockey League Robertson Cup playoffs. After Sunday’s regular-season finale between the teams wrapped in front of an announced... Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 17, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story, Prep Spotlight
From the outside, Bartlett girls basketball coach Darian Lawson is having the kind of season you dream about. The Golden Bears stacked regular-season and tournament titles in the Cook Inlet Conference and will carry a 20-game winning streak into this week's Class 4A...Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 21, 2025 | Cover Story, Wrestling
Bloody and battered, Campbell University wrestler Levi Hopkins of Palmer left the NCAA Championships earlier than he wanted after losing in the second round of the consolation bracket at 197 pounds on Friday. But he did pick up his second career tournament victory to... Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 21, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
The 'Battle of the Bridge' produced another barnburner, but this time the Southeast rivalry took their show on the road as the fifth meeting of the season went down in Anchortown at the Class 3A boys basketball state tournament. Sitka held off Mt. Edgecumbe 64-62 to...
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Mar 23, 2025 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Running, Track and Field
Ketchikan’s Jason Lorig wrapped up his indoor season at Nike Indoor Nationals, held at The Armory in New York City. Lorig, a senior, placed third in the 60-meter dash, clocking 6.94 seconds in the emerging elite section. He also ran a leg on the 4x200 relay for the....Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 22, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
It wasn’t that his Ketchikan boys basketball team won in overtime, on a literal last-second shot, or that his son carried the club in the second half that made longtime coach Eric Stockhausen get emotional Friday night. It wasn’t getting the Kings back to the Class 4A...Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 21, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
Let's run it back. The Barrow girls basketball team buried buzzer beaters to close out the second and third quarters to help finish off Monroe Catholic 48-33 Thursday in the semifinals of the Class 3A state tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center. With the win, the...
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by Beth Bragg | Mar 19, 2025 | Cover Story, Sled Dog Racing
The 53rd edition of the Iditarod was notable for many things, from the number of miles raced to the number of teams that raced. Here's a look at some numbers to remember, plus a list of the race's special awards. 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes, 41 seconds — Winning...Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 18, 2025 | Basketball, Cover Story
As an underclassman, Hallie Clark was a two-time all-state first teamer. As a junior, she was Class 4A Player of the Year. Now a senior, Clark claimed the most coveted individual award in the state – Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year. The Colorado Mesa signee became...Read More
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