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ALASKA SPORTS BLOG - WEEK IN REVIEW
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Chalmers goes off in BIG3 for 19 points, hits game-winner [[link removed]]
August 18, 2019
Mario Chalmers
Desperate for a win, the 3 Headed Monsters needed of a hero.
So, they turned to Rio.
Anchorage's Mario Chalmers pumped in a season-high 19 points and drilled a game-winning
3-pointer to seal a 52-46 win over Power in Week 9 of the BIG3 in Dallas, Texas.
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Holley hauls in most receiving yards since 2017 in CFL [[link removed]]
August 17, 2019
Caleb Holley
Anchorage's Caleb Holley stepped into a time machine for the Ottawa Redblacks and
delivered his most receiving yards since 2017 in the Canadian Football League.
The fourth-year wide receiver made five receptions and racked up 83 yards in a 21-7
loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Week 9 of the season.
His 83-yard effort tied for the fourth-most receiving yards in 41 career games in
the CFL.
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Frisk graduates from JUCO to NCAA D2 signee with D2 UMC [[link removed]]
August 16, 2019
Kamryn Frisk
Anchorage's Kamryn Frisk is moving on up the college softball ladder.
After two productive seasons at junior college with the Northwest Kansas Tech Lady
Mavericks, the two-way star is headed to the University of Minnesota Crookston.
Frisk, of Service High fame, has signed with the NCAA D2 school as a pitcher.
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Hickel sisters to skate for Team USA at inaugural Aurora Games [[link removed]]
August 15, 2019
Tori Hickel and Zoe Hickel hockey
Anchorage sisters Zoe Hickel and Tori Hickel will represent the United States at
the inaugural Aurora Games before heading off to play professionally in Sweden.
The Aurora Games is an all-women's sports and entertainment festival that runs Aug.
20-25 in Albany, New York.
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Ostrander first to 3-peat as Mountain West Athlete of the Year [[link removed]]
August 14, 2019
Allie Ostrander
When it comes to the Mountain West Conference, there is Kenai's Allie Ostrander
and then there is everybody else.
The former Boise State University track and field and cross-country running star
became the conference's first three-time winner of its Athlete of the Year award.
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Reid wins women's AFGL national title, Johnson top-10 for men [[link removed]]
August 13, 2019
Jo Reid
Anchorage's Jo Reid kicked the competition to the curb at the American FootGolf
League National Championships at Winton Farm in Amherst, Virginia.
The 44-year-old soccer coach picked up her fourth tournament title in 2019, with
this championship cementing her status as the country's best footgolf women's player.
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Lasher wins first playoff series in Australia with Geraldton [[link removed]]
August 12, 2019
Colter Lasher
Anchorage's Colter Lasher got over a postseason obstacle down under.
The second-year forward led the No. 3 Geraldton Buccaneers to a first-round playoff
series victory over the No. 6 Warwick Senators in Australia's State Basketball League.
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Baker throws 3-hitter for T-Bones, racks up 18th career win [[link removed]]
August 10, 2019
Dylan Baker
Juneau's Dylan Baker turned back the clock and pitched his best game since 2013
as the veteran racked up eight innings in a 7-2 win for the Kansas City T-Bones
of the American Association independent league.
The 27-year-old rocket right-hander threw a three-hitter with five strikeouts in
his second-longest outing of his eight-year pro career.
Baker, of Juneau-Douglas High fame, is a 2012 fifth-round draft pick by the Cleveland
Indians and played as high as Double-A in 2018.
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