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by Van Williams | Dec 4, 2021 | Basketball
The GNAC is loaded with shooters, but Daniel Hornbuckle might be best of the bunch. The Western Washington University junior guard from Fairbanks has been dialed in from long-distance this season and continued his stellar shooting in a 72-70 overtime loss to Simon...
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 5, 2021 | Hockey
More than two years since he last pierced a goaltender, Wasilla’s Josh Boyer got back in the goal-scoring business Saturday night. Boyer, a transfer junior forward for St. Lawrence, scored on a deflection in a 4-3 victory over Colgate to notch his first goal since... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 4, 2021 | Hockey
Between the Matson sisters – Darci and Olivia – and Kaylee Merrill, Wasilla hockey bagged some serious rink representation Friday night. Darci Matson, a freshman forward for Aurora University in Illinois, strafed Lawrence University for four goals and an assist in a...
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by Van Williams | Dec 5, 2021 | Basketball
Bryson Echiverri, Jaron Williams and Kaeleb Johnson held court and took it to the defense like a luxurious law firm as the three Alaskans led Spokane to three wins in three days to capture the Bigfoot Classic. Echiverri, of Juneau, racked up a career-high 22 points...
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 5, 2021 | Poker
Anchorage poker pro Adam Hendrix is closing in on surpassing $1 million in tournament earnings this year. Hendrix last week finished eighth in a field of 1,258 players in an event at the World Poker Tour’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open in Hollywood, Calif., to earn...
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 4, 2021 | Hockey
Hannah Hogenson is on an absolute heater. Bemidji State’s sophomore from Anchorage, fresh off being name the Western Collegiate Hockey Association’s Goaltender of the Month, bagged her third straight victory when she delivered 31 saves in a 4-3 league win at St. Cloud... Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 4, 2021 | Football
Sione Tuifua of Utqiaġvik scored the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter to help No. 2 Morningside beat No. 4 Northwestern 28-19 in the NAIA Football Championship Semifinals. The senior tight end caught a 7-yard TD one play after hauling in a 21-yard reception....
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by Van Williams | Dec 3, 2021 | Friday Flashback, Hockey
Nothing seemed to faze Anchorage’s Scott Gomez on the ice. Not even the Stanley Cup playoffs. As a rookie, he scored a goal in his first NHL playoff game and earned the primary assist in his second Finals game. Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 3, 2021 | Basketball
Buoyed by three homegrown Alaskans, the No. 1-ranked UAA Seawolves women’s basketball team used a fourth-quarter run to sink Saint Martin’s 66-58 in the GNAC opener. Nicole Pinckney of Chugiak and Tennae Voliva and Jahnna Hajdukovich of Anchorage combined for 33...
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by Van Williams | Dec 3, 2021 | Basketball
With the Saint Francis frontcourt facing foul trouble, the Red Flash turned to a 7-foot Alaskan for help. Anchorage’s Jeriah Coleman responded in a big way, contributing big plays on both ends to inspire a first-half comeback that led to a 93-67 blowout of Bucknell....
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by Matias Saari | Dec 3, 2021 | Media, Nordic Skiing
Alaska skiing fans were surprised to recognize a familiar voice announcing the World Cup cross country pursuit race last Sunday in Ruka, Finland. The voice belonged to Anchorage’s Lex Treinen, who was filling in for a European announcer on skiandsnowboard.live, a new...Read More
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PREP GAME OF THE WEEK
by Matt Nevala | Dec 2, 2021 | Hockey
The old 3-in-3 gauntlet – a trio of hockey games in as many days – was certainly a staple of the Anchorage scene back in the day. Ah, the memories of the Bakersfield Fog or Victoria Salmon Kings facing the Anchorage/Alaska Aces back-to-back-to-back. Thursday night,...
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by Van Williams | Dec 2, 2021 | Hockey
Anchorage’s Hannah Hogenson seemed to have gloved everything last month so it figured she would nab WCHA Goaltender of the Month honors as well. The Bemidji State University sophomore earned the top honor from the top league in women’s hockey. The WHCA features four...
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by Van Williams | Dec 2, 2021 | Basketball
A performance like this has been brewing inside Jeremiah Bailey of Fairbanks for the last few weeks. After stringing together several games with double figures, the Fairbanks native broke out for a season-high 24 points for the University of the Pacific in a 63-57... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Dec 2, 2021 | Hockey
The shutout Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman posted Thursday night for the Boston Bruins in Nashville included no shortage of interesting numbers. The dynamite digits from the masked man: *His 42 saves in the 2-0 victory marked his career high, surpassing the 40 he made in... Read More
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by Van Williams | Dec 1, 2021 | Volleyball
The ACVA Division II All-Region Awards announced today featured some thunder and lightning from Alaska. Big hitters Eve Stephens of UAA and Brooke Dexter of Simon Fraser were named to the West Region Team. Stephens, of Palmer, is the only player in the West Region... Read More
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by Van Williams | Nov 29, 2021 | Basketball
He was on the court for only two minutes, but for Daishen Nix of Anchorage it’s a moment that will last forever. The 19-year-old tonight made his NBA debut with the Houston Rockets after getting on the court for the final moments of a 102-89 home win over Oklahoma...
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by Van Williams | Nov 30, 2021 | Hockey
Angelina Ruiz, Grace Canterbury and Kaylee Merrill combined for an Alaska hat trick after each player from The Last Frontier bagged a goal in the same women’s college hockey game between Saint Michael’s and Potsdam. Ruiz and Canterbury found the back of the net for...
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by Van Williams | Dec 1, 2021 | Football
Oklahoma Baptist University offensive lineman Jake Foshee of Fairbanks keeps his quarterback clean. In 1,349 snaps, he allowed three sacks. So fresh and so clean, clean. The NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association recognized his handiwork by naming... Read More
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UP NEXT
Bethel High School
The Great Alaska Conference is having their regional championships this weekend, hosted by the Bethel High School Warriors. Known for their history of wrestling state champions, the Warriors will be pumped to showcase their talent in front of their home crowd. Both girls and boys tournaments will be held in Bethel. The state meet for Division I and II wrestling will take place next weekend in Anchorage, with qualifiers coming from the region meet podium (2 berths).
Visit Up Next for a preview of some of the big sport tickets happening around the state over the next week. Contact Up Next manager Arielle Himelbloom with event info.
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