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by Matias Saari | Mar 7, 2022 | Alpine Skiing
Andrew Kurka’s Paralympics have come to a premature and disappointing end. But he wants everyone to know this is not the end of his exceptional career. Kurka, of Palmer, placed fourth in Friday’s opening race, the men’s sitting downhill in which he was the defending... Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 2, 2022 | Rugby
After proving to be one of the best 7s rugby players in the world, Alev Kelter of Eagle River has moved on to 15s. And the result has pretty much been the same. The 30-year-old with Saracens of the Premier 15s carried her new team to a 30-19 victory over the Bristol...Read More
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by Alaska Sports Report | Feb 28, 2022 |
Marko Cheseto was named our Alaska Athlete of the Week after his record-setting performance this past weekend. Running through heat and humidity, the former Alaska resident set a world record for the fastest half marathon for a double amputee. Cheseto, 38, finished... Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 5, 2022 | Basketball
Anchorage’s Travante Williams called game. From 35 feet. The 28-year-old pro basketball player did his best Steph Curry impression in the Portuguese Cup, swishing a deeper-than-deep 3-pointer in rhythm to beat the buzzer and lift Sporting to an 86-83 victory over CAB... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Mar 7, 2022 | Hockey
One result of the pandemic was the NCAA granted athletes another year of eligibility, which prompted hockey player Clair DeGeorge of Anchorage to moved from her four-year career at Bemidji State in Minnesota to play a bonus season as a graduate student at Ohio State....Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Mar 6, 2022 | Track and Field
Safe to say Camron Herron’s transfer to Texas from Arizona has proved a marvelous move for the former West Valley star Though the college indoor track and field season isn’t over – most national championships are this coming weekend – Herron got his outdoor season in...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Mar 7, 2022 | Hockey
Hey, man, pick any sport and this much is true about victories: They can’t all be beauties. Still, it’s a win, and that’s attractive enough. So it was for streaking Boston Bruins rookie goaltender Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage on Saturday. Lately, he’s been blistering...Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 5, 2022 | Baseball
Gonzaga pitcher Brody Jessee of Anchorage blew the doors off Oklahoma State with 3.2 innings of shutout relief to secure a 2-1 victory over the fourth-ranked team in the country on its home field. The sophomore flamethrower struck out seven of the 13 batters he faced...Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 4, 2022 | Basketball
Anchorage 19-year-old JT Thor legally can't buy a cocktail, but he’s racking up quite a tab in the NBA. The Charlotte Hornets rookie has scored in eight straight games for the first time and totaled 63 points on the season, the most for an Alaskan since 2018. Since...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Mar 6, 2022 | Hockey
The Matson sisters of Wasilla spearheaded Aurora University’s slice of hockey history Saturday. The Spartans are headed to the NCAA Division III women’s national tournament for the first time in school history – in just the program’s fifth season, no less. Aurora...
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by Matt Nevala | Feb 28, 2022 | Basketball
Thirteen basketball games – seven girls and six boys – are scheduled this week to close out the Cook Inlet Conference regular season. Girls matchups Friday with Service at Bartlett and Eagle River at East put a wrap on things before the eight Anchorage School District...Read More
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by Van Williams | Mar 3, 2022 | Basketball
Alaska's greatest college basketball rivalry is headed into new territory. The Seawolves and Nanooks both won quarterfinal matchups tonight at the GNAC Championships in Seattle to advance to Friday's semifinals, setting up the first-ever UAA-UAF playoff meeting in 11...Read More
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by Lew Freedman | Feb 25, 2022 | Sled Dog Racing
Martin Buser is signed up for his 39th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, which at 1,000 miles and perhaps an average of 10 days at a time, means he has invested more than a year of his life standing on the back of sled runners mushing across the historic trail. This is... Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Feb 27, 2022 | Track and Field
Former Soldotna High thrower Cody Nye of Minnesota-Morris finished second Saturday in the shot put at the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference meet in Superior, Wis., with an effort that wasn’t just a personal record indoors, but an overall PR as well. Nye’s heave of 49...Read More
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UP NEXT
Prep Basketball: Eastern Conference Championships
March 10 - March 12
The Eastern Conference is having their regional tournament this weekend, hosted by the Mt. Edgecumbe Braves. The school, named for the dormant volcano on Kruzof Island, will be pumped to showcase their talent in front of their home crowd. Both the boys and girls tournaments will be held at Mt. Edgecumbe High School. The 3A/4A Basketball State Championship will take place from March 23rd-26th in Anchorage, with qualifiers coming from the regional tournaments.
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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