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ALASKA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
KELSEY GRIFFIN
Kelsey reached a major milestone in spectacular fashion. The veteran 6-foot-2 forward from Eagle River scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the UC Capitals to an 84-66 win over the Perth Lynx in Australia in the WNBL. Griffin of Chugiak High fame, has no amassed 4,017 career points since turning pro in 2010 and is believed to be the highest scoring women's pro basketball player from Alaska.
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December 1, 2019
 Bethany Carstens Bethany Carstens of Kenai isn't just the best 3-point shooter for the Chicago State University women's basketball team.
She ranks No. 3 in the Western Athletic Conference at 49%.
The freshman guard was especially hot in a 96-65 loss to Cal Santa Barbara at the Nugget Classic in Reno, Nevada, where she went 4-of-7 from deep and finished with a team-high 20 points.
Carstens, of Nikiski High fame, matched her season high in points and set season highs for 3s and percentage.
The 5-foot-9 guard is averaging 11.6 points per game in eight appearances.
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 Alissa Pili Anchorage's Alissa Pili showcased her all-court skills in the University of Southern California women's basketball team's 60-57 win over Alabama during the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The 6-foot freshman scored 11 points, grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and was the only player in the game to register a blocked shot, steal and offensive rebound.
Pili, of Dimond High fame, also iced the victory by sinking 4-of-4 free throws in the final 25 seconds.
She had six points, two rebounds and a steal in the fourth quarter.
Pili has two double-doubles in seven games and is averaging 9.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and shooting 71% from the foul line.
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November 30, 2019
 Austin White Big man Austin White of Ninilchik had a big second half to lead the Treasure Valley Community College men's basketball team to a 75-74 comeback win over Blue Mountain CC in the NWAC.
The 6-foot-8 transfer collected nine points and nine rebounds in the second half on his way to a 13-point, 14-rebound double-double.
White, of Ninilchik High fame, has scores in double digits in all five games.
The 2017 Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year is shooting .481 from the field, including 12-of-24 from 3-point land.
White ranks second on Treasure Valley (4-1) in scoring at 14.4 points per game.
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 Jeremy Swayman Anchorage's Jeremy Swayman has more saves than any NCAA D1 goalie in the country.
And it's not even close.
The University of Maine netminder has turned aside 489 shots - 70 more than the second-highest total.
Swayman also ranks No. 2 in minutes (903) and No. 8 in save percentage (.937).
The junior has posted an 8-5-2 record this year and owns 37 wins for his career.
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November 29, 2019
 Sadie Maubet Bjornsen Anchorage's Sadie Maubet Bjornsen of the U.S. Ski Team picked up a bronze medal in the women field at the Ruda Classic Sprint in Finland.
Her remarkable route to the finals included a second-place showing in her semifinal heat, which is even more impressive when you consider she was forced to overcome lingering tendinitis in her feet
"I wasn't quite sure what to expect," she said. "I knew I had strengthened my brain, but it is hard to know what to expect when you are doing less than ideal training to try to survive."
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November 28, 2019
 Ruthy Hebard While most of us feasted on a Thanksgiving meal, Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks ate up the Oklahoma State defense.
The University of Oregon women's basketball star pumped in a game-high 30 points to go with a career-high 18 rebounds to propel the No. 1 Ducks to an 89-72 win at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
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November 27, 2019
 Jeremiah Bailey Jeremiah Bailey of Fairbanks logged a career-high 44 minutes for the University of the Pacific men's basketball team in an 82-76 triple-overtime loss to Boise State.
The 6-foot-6 junior scored eight points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds off the bench.
Bailey, of Monroe Catholic High fame, is averaging 4.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in nine games.
He is tied for second on his team with seven 3-pointers.
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 Jonny Homza Baseball season is over in the States, but things are just getting started in the Australian Baseball League.
Anchorage's Jonny Homza signed with the Auckland Tuatara, the only team from New Zealand in the league.
He has played defensively at catcher and third base and also saw time at designated hitter.
Homza, of South High fame, delivered his first base hit with a double.
He also scored a run as Auckland beat the Perth Heat 5-2.
The third-year pro this summer played for Class-A Tri-City of the San Diego Padres organization.
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November 26, 2019
 Amu Aukusitino Led by Anchorage's Amu Aukusitino, the Colorado State University-Pueblo defense dominated Augustana in a 17-0 victory that moved the team to 11-1 on the year.
The senior defensive back was all over the field in accumulating six tackles, interception, tackle for loss and fumble recovery.
Aukusitino, of Service High fame, has picked off a pass in four of his last five games and his four interceptions are tied for the team lead.
CSU-Pueblo is ranked No. 9 in NCAA D2.
The six tackles are the second most in 21 career games. Last week he had a career-high eight tackles.
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The Alaska Sports Blog is hosted by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame and written by Van Williams, formerAnchorage Daily News sports editor. The goal of the blog is to bring positive attention to Alaskans making good in sports on the international, national and local levels and to provide a forum for public discussion.
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