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by Matias Saari | Jan 9, 2022 | Sled Dog Racing
More than halfway through a frigid Copper Basin 300, Brent Sass, Joar Ulsom and Paige Drobny were locked in a tight race Sunday evening in the first major mushing race of the season. Temperatures at Saturday morning’s start in Glennallen were about minus 35 Fahrenheit... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 10, 2022 | Basketball
Galena’s Pearle Green’s do-it-all playmaking prowess nearly brought the UAF Nanooks back from a double-digit deficit in a tough 81-75 road loss to Northwest Nazarene. Down by as many as 17 points in the fourth quarter, UAF fought its way back to take a 72-71 lead with...
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 9, 2022 | Hockey
Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik, a freshman on Minnesota State-Mankato, entered the weekend with two assists in 11 career games with the No. 1-ranked Mavericks. He pumped up that scoring line considerably in a Central Collegiate Hockey Association sweep of Ferris State....Read More
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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 10, 2022
Keegan Messing of Girdwood earned our Alaska Athlete of the Week honors after winning the national title at the Canadian figure skating championships on Saturday. In doing so the dual-citizen was named to the Canadian figure skating team and will return to compete in... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 8, 2022 | Basketball
When the Dimond High boys basketball squad flew out of Anchorage on Christmas night, the itinerary called for a trip to Chicagoland and an early-season challenge via a holiday tournament. The Lynx never made it to the Midwest, which isn’t to say they weren’t tested in...
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by Matias Saari | Jan 8, 2022 | Nordic Skiing
The University of Alaska Anchorage should perhaps be renamed the “Skiwolves” for its series of remarkable performances at the U.S. Cross Country Nordic Ski Championships in Utah this week. The Seawolves kicked off the week with JC Schoonmaker’s win in the freestyle... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 9, 2022 | Basketball
Hometown products Nicole Pinckney and Tennae Voliva combined to score 12 of UAA’s final 18 points to help the nationally ranked Seawolves hold off Northwest Nazarene 76-72 in a GNAC thriller in Nampa, Idaho. UAA rallied from a 62-58 deficit over the final five... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 7, 2022 | Hockey
At first glance, you might understandably find it puzzling Boston Bruins rookie goaltender Jeremy Swayman is likely to soon be demoted. After all, the 23-year-old from Anchorage has delivered a solid performance this season. He’s 8-6-2 with a 2.26 goals-against...
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by Van Williams | Jan 7, 2022 | Basketball, Friday Flashback
Three decades have passed since he played in the game, but for former East High great Trajan Langdon it sometimes seems like yesterday when he faced nationally ranked Oak Hill Academy of Virginia. The 1991 Alaska Airlines Classic championship game was the most... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 8, 2022 | Football
Eagle River’s Derryk Snell took the field for today’s FCS national championship game and brought the state of Alaska with him. The Montana State University sophomore tight end grabbed two receptions, converted two first downs and set up a field goal in a 38-10 loss to... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 5, 2022 | Hockey
Anchorage’s Hunter Fejes is back from across the pond, and he’s making a splash. The sixth-year pro winger has returned to the ECHL’s Orlando Solar Bears from Europe and landed with a bang. He was named the ECHL’s Player of the Week after racking five goals, including... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 5, 2022 | Basketball
Jim Hajdukovich has known Kyle Bailey since they were both little dribblers in Fairbanks. Hajdukovich is five years older and played in the Interior youth league with Bailey’s brother, Bill. Even at 5 years old, Bailey already showed flashes of excellences... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 4, 2022 | Hockey
Anchorage’s Isaiah Saville continues cruising toward a career season for Omaha’s men’s hockey team. The junior from West High on Saturday delivered his career-high fourth shutout of the season when he stopped 21 shots in 5-0 win at St. Lawrence. That was a strong...
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by Matias Saari | Jan 4, 2022 | Nordic Skiing
Alaskans dominated the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships Tuesday in Utah, producing celebrations, dramatic finishes and disappointment. For Rosie Brennan, the runaway champion of the women’s 20-kilometer mass start freestyle race, the event served as a good effort... Read More
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UP NEXT
Prep Basketball: Joe T. Classic Tournament
January 13 @ 3:00 pm - 9:40 pm
Hosted by the Monroe Catholic Rams, the Mt. McKinley Bank Basketball Tournament is slated to take place from January 6th-8th, with the Lathrop Malemutes, Colony Knights, and Barrow Whalers contesting for the tournament title.
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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