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by Alaska Sports Report | Feb 3, 2026 | Athlete of the Week, Hockey
A freshman homeschool student playing for Bartlett, Sanders endured and electrified Saturday night in a 4-1 Cook Inlet Conference hockey loss to undefeated South. The calm and cool goaltender stopped an astounding 70 shots, including 27 in the second period. He was... Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Feb 6, 2026 | Cover Story, Olympics
The XXV Winter Olympics begin Friday morning with the Opening Ceremonies in Milan, Italy, and Alaskans should have plenty of reasons to cheer. Ten Alaskans are members of Team USA — hockey goaltender Jeremy Swayman, biathlete Maxime Germain and cross-country skiers... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Feb 7, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey
No matter the classification, a high school hockey state championship is headed to North Pole for the first time. Patriots seniors Carter Borkovec and Cavan Malone as well as junior Cody Bristor all recorded two points apiece Saturday at Palmer’s MTA Events Center.... Read More
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by Harlow Robinson | Feb 5, 2026 | Cover Story, Soccer
Alaska's greatest soccer player made the big leagues. LaLiga to be precise. Obed Vargas of Anchorage played his first game with Atlético Madrid today, entering in the 79th minute of a 5-0 semifinal win over Real Betis in the Copa del Rey. Vargas joined the European... Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 8, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
In a potential preview of the Class 4A state title game, the top two ranked high school girls basketball teams squared off Saturday and delivered a game for the ages. Brooklynn Ridgeway drilled a corner 3-pointer with 0.7 showing on the clock at the end of regulation... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Feb 7, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey
Luke Johnson played his junior season at UAF before transferring to UAA prior to his senior year. Matt Curley coached the Seawolves for two seasons before well-documented financial and political travails shuttered the program for a couple of years. Curley moved on to... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Feb 5, 2026 | Cover Story, Track and Field
Essence Slate has been rock-solid this indoor season, setting personal bests in all four meets she’s entered. This time, the Mount Olive junior from Fairbanks leveled up exponentially at the Marlins Invitational in Virginia Beach, winning the 400 in 57.51 seconds,... Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Feb 6, 2026 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Peter Hinds is one of those Anchorage kids who grew up with ski trails and mountains as his playgrounds. His surroundings propelled him to some marvelous accomplishments — in the span of a couple of months last year, he graduated from UAA with a degree in civil... Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 6, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
Even with career nights by local products Bishop Tosi and Hasaan Herrington, the UAA men’s basketball team wasn’t out of the woods with a minute to go against Central Washington. With Anchorage clinging to a 69-66 lead, the Seawolves needed a bucket to avoid a...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Feb 8, 2026 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight
With almost no time remaining on two different occasions Saturday night, the South High hockey team enjoyed quite the time. Wolverines junior Brady Adkins and sophomore Devin Berg officially scored with one second left on the clock in the both first and second periods... Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 7, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
Great players are often defined by their performance against an arch rival, especially on the road, yet Elaina Mack is the exception to that rule. She's one of the greatest shooters in UAA women's basketball history, but for whatever reason, Mack has struggled at the... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Feb 5, 2026 | Cover Story, Track and Field
UAA is currently 5-for-5 in rewriting the program’s track and field top-10 lists at indoor meets. The latest pack of Seawolf standouts includes Ryann Smith, Tony Ruiz and Charlie Hulbert who combined for four all-time marks at the UW Invite/Mile City meets in Seattle.... Read More
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by Van Williams | Feb 6, 2026 | Basketball, Cover Story
The West boys basketball team rallied from a 16-point, third-quarter deficit Thursday night to beat South 56-50 and leapfrog the Wolverines in the Cook Inlet Standings. Duel Tharjiath led the seventh-ranked Eagles with 17 points, including a 3-pointer in front of his... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Feb 5, 2026 | Hockey
After more than 56 minutes of hockey Thursday afternoon, Soldotna sophomore defenseman Keegan Myrick made his name known in and around Palmer’s MTA Events Center. Myrick scored at 3 minutes, 19 seconds into the second eight-minute overtime to lift the Stars to a... Read More
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