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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.

Help select Alaska's athlete of the decade

The Alaska Sports Hall of Fame is naming Alaska's Athlete of the Decade and we need your help!

Take a minute to visit https://poll.app.do/alaska-athlete-of-the-decade and select from one of our 16 candidates. You also have the option to select "other" and vote for someone not on the list. We'll announce the winner January 4th on the Sports Guys radio program on CBS Sports 590AM and 96.7FM.

Osborne continues march toward 200th 3-pointer for Whitman

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.

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.

Huffine drains four 3s, doubles scoring average for Centralia

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.

Hall-Scriven helps keep Skagit Valley undefeated in the NWAC

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.

Hebard adds name among Alaska's greatest NCAA post players

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.

Tuifua scores TD in NAIA title game as Morningside wins it all

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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