WEEK IN REVIEW

Prep Track & Field: From modest beginnings to impactful finishes

by Arielle Himelbloom | May 12, 2022 | Prep Spotlight, Track and Field

If you’ve been paying attention to high school distance running in recent years, the name Daniel Abramowicz may ring a bell. The West Valley senior has made a gradual return to the track this season, however, his times suggest anything but rust. After opening his...Read More

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Prep Softball: Dimond’s battery of Trinity Miller and Malia Ogee put a charge into team’s title hopes

by Van Williams | May 10, 2022 | Prep Spotlight, Softball

Dimond pitcher Trinity Miller may hold the game in her hand, but it’s catcher Malia Ogee who really holds the power. Ogee sets the defense and calls the pitches, sometimes overriding Miller’s preference to throw a certain pitch and a certain time. “I will shake her...Read More

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Jeremy Swayman named Alaska Athlete of the Week after sparkling NHL playoff debut

by Alaska Sports Report | May 10, 2022 |

Jeremy Swayman of Anchorage turned in a sparkling NHL playoff debut, earning him Alaska Athlete of the Week honors. The Boston Bruins’ 23-year-old rookie goaltender stopped 24 shots Sunday afternoon to support a 5-2 Mother’s Day matinee win over the Carolina...Read More

Anchorage Wolverines are just three victories from hoisting NAHL hardware after eliminating Minnesota Wilderness

by Doyle Woody | May 13, 2022 | Hockey

The Anchorage Wolverines’ magical journey continued Friday night. Next stop: Blaine, Minn., home of the Robertson Cup tournament, a four-team fight for the North American Hockey League championship. Not bad for a first-year club. Hell, not bad for any club. The...Read More

Fast Tracks: Small-town stalwarts Keith Osowski, Ruby Lindquist and Audrey Rosencrans littered college school-record lists over weekend

by Doyle Woody | May 15, 2022 | Track and Field

Keith Osowski, Ruby Lindquist and Audrey Rosencrans, a trio of Alaska small-town stalwarts, continued littering their college school-record lists over the weekend at the Azusa Pacific Last Chance meet. Osowski (Kodiak High) took down the Black Hills State University...

Paul Steffensen belts 21st career home run in final college at-bat for St. Cloud

by Van Williams | May 15, 2022 | Baseball

Kenai’s Paul Steffensen finished his college baseball career in style, hitting an opposite-field home run in his final at-bat. The St. Cloud State University senior went yard in the ninth inning of a 4-3 loss to Minot State in an elimination game of the Northern Sun...See More

Anchorage’s Jeremy Swayman and Bruins fall in Game 7, but the 23-year-old’s future looks bright

by Doyle Woody | May 14, 2022 | Hockey

That’s a wrap on Jeremy Swayman’s first full season in the world’s best hockey league. The 23-year-old goaltender from Anchorage and his Boston Bruins mates fell 3-2 at Carolina on Saturday afternoon in Game 7 of the first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The...Read More

Prep Baseball: West’s Caden Greenhalgh throws 14th no-hitter in CIC history in 5-0 win over Bartlett

by Van Williams | May 12, 2022 | Baseball, Prep Spotlight

They say counting outs during a no-hitter is bad luck, but West pitcher Caden Greenhalgh didn’t care. He couldn’t help himself. The more zeros he put up, the longer the game went, the more the junior righty looked up at the giant green board in right field. “I was...Read More

Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike wins unconventional race – 2,000-meter steeplechase — in conventional style: Even pace, then hard close

by Doyle Woody | May 14, 2022 | Track and Field

Ketchikan’s Isaac Updike followed his record-setting 3,000-meter steeplechase win at the Penn Relays two weeks ago by following up with a world-leading time Saturday in a steeplechase that covered an unconventional distance – 2,000 meters – at the Princeton Elite...Read More

Prep Baseball: CIC frontrunners South and Eagle River sweep Juneau in CIC-Southeast Challenge

by Van Williams | May 13, 2022 | Baseball

On a night when his team’s bats were silent, South pitcher Gavin Partch put the Wolverines on his back and carried them to victory as the streak carried on. Partch threw a 3-hit shutout with five strikeouts to highlight a 1-0 victory over Juneau-Douglas in the the.....Read More

Nine nordic skiers with Alaska ties named to U.S. Ski Team

by Matias Saari | May 10, 2022 | Nordic Skiing

Scott Patterson, Hunter Wonders and Luke Jager got promotions. Michael Earnhart made the squad for the first time. And Rosie Brennan is back for another year. Alaskans continue to be a force on the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team with Tuesday’s announcement that nine....Read More

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Prep Track and Field: Region V Championships

May 20 - May 21

The Region V Championships kick off in Ketchikan this weekend, hosted by the Kings from May 20-21st. Thunder Mountain, Juneau-Douglas, and Ketchikan will vie for the 4A region title, while eighteen schools will battle in the 1-2-3A Division, which includes Sitka, Haines, and Petersburg. Winners from the individual events and relays will receive automatic state berths, while the remaining qualifiers will be chosen based on times/marks.

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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