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ALASKA SPORTS BLOG - WEEK IN REVIEW
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WRITTEN BY VAN WILLIAMS
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ALASKA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
HAYDEN LIEB
Congrats Hayden being named Alaska Athlete of the Week!
The Bethel High School wrestler won a historic fourth individual state championship.
His win capped an undefeated season and made him one of only 16 Alaska high school
athletes in history to pull off a four-peat. Hayden won titles at 160 pounds as
a senior and junior, at 145 pounds as a sophomore and at 132 pounds as a freshman.
He signed a letter of intent to wrestle at NCAA Division I Wyoming next year.
The winner is selected by a panel each Friday and announced Saturday at 11 a.m.
on the Sports Guys on CBS Sports Radio 590AM and 96.7FM. View past winners here.
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Osborne continues march toward 200th 3-pointer for Whitman [[link removed]]
December 29, 2019
Trevor Osborne
Anchorage's Trevor Osborne inched closer to becoming the fourth player in Whitman
College men's basketball history to rack up 200 career 3-pointers.
The senior sharpshooter now stands at 184 with 16 regular-season games left.
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Gatkuoth delivers season high 12 points, 5 assists for NMJC [[link removed]]
Mareng Gatkuoth
Mareng Gatkuoth of Anchorage ignited his team in the final 10 minutes to spark New
Mexico Junior College to a 61-54 win over Mesa CC in Arizona.
The freshman had a hand in nine of his team's final 16 points with a 3-pointer and
three assists.
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Huffine drains four 3s, doubles scoring average for Centralia [[link removed]]
December 28, 2019
Ashley Huffine
Ketchikan's Ashley Huffine made a 3-pointer in each quarter, finishing 4-of-5 from
downtown to lead the Centralia College women's basketball team to a 77-35 win over
Highline in the NWAC.
The freshman guard collected 12 points - twice her scoring average on the season.
Huffine, of Ketchikan High fame, has now reached double figures twice in 12 games.
Her season high is 20 points when she went 6-for-10 from 3-point land.
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Hall-Scriven helps keep Skagit Valley undefeated in the NWAC [[link removed]]
DeMarcus Hall Scriven
Anchorage's DeMarcus Hall-Scriven is one of the first options off the bench for
one of the best teams in the NWAC.
Skagit Valley College is among the last three undefeated teams in the league after
beating Centralia 93-53 in Oregon City.
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Hebard adds name among Alaska's greatest NCAA post players [[link removed]]
December 26, 2019
Ruthy Hebard
The state of Alaska has produced a handful of prolific power forwards in NCAA D1
women's basketball over the years, but Ruthy Hebard of Fairbanks might go down
as the best.
That is saying a lot given the towering figures that came before her in Kelsey Griffin,
Jessica Moore, Andrea Lloyd and Azella Perryman.
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Tuifua scores TD in NAIA title game as Morningside wins it all [[link removed]]
December 24, 2019
Sione Tuifua
Sione Tuifua of Barrow fulfilled every football player's dream of scoring a touchdown
in the national championship game.
The sophomore started at tight end and hauled in a 6-yard scoring strike at the
end of the second quarter as Morningside College beat Marian University 40-38 in
the NAIA title game in Grambling, Louisiana.
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Thanks for Reading!
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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Harlow Robinson
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