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by Matias Saari | Jan 30, 2023 | Cover Story, Sled Dog Racing
Hometown hero Pete Kaiser held off a surging Matthew Failor by just eight minutes for his seventh Kuskokwin 300 victory on Sunday. Kaiser, of Bethel, continued to dominate his hometown event — he’s now won seven of the last nine Kusko races — and trails only Jeff...
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 29, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
The last time Chugiak laid claim to the Cook Inlet Conference regular-season championship, the NHL’s New Jersey Devils and their neutral-zone trap defensively, er, dazzled the hockey universe. The Mustangs earned their first title since the 1994-95 season and only the...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 28, 2023 | Alpine Skiing, Cover Story, Curling, Nordic Skiing
The final day of the World University Games was like a storybook ending for UAF teammates Mariel Pulles and Kendall Kramer. The two Nanooks were eager to finish strong, as both skiers had at least four races under their belt, including preliminary rounds. Kramer, a...
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by Alaska Sports Report | Jan 24, 2023 | Athlete of the Week, Basketball
Grace Christian basketball player Sloan Lentfer was named Alaska Athlete of the Week after playing a key role in the Grizzlies' stunning upset of California powerhouse Heritage Christian in the Alaska Airlines Classic championship. The senior scored 17 points and...
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by Matias Saari | Jan 26, 2023 | Adventure, Alpine Skiing, Cover Story
Paul Melchert poled out of the start area onto the steep Quellspitze mountain and within seconds launched off a boulder, sticking the landing. The 16-year-old from Anchorage was just getting started in his debut at the Freeride World Junior Championships in Kappl,...Read More
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 29, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman on Saturday night extended his streak of NHL games unbeaten in regulation to a career high-tying 10 games, but he did so in just about the most emotionally painful way possible. Florida’s Aleksander Barkov scored the game-tying,...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 27, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story, Friday Flashback
There will never be another Brad Oleson and so it makes sense the UAF men’s basketball program will retire his No. 24 jersey. His story of rags to riches is one for the ages, going from a high school kid out of North Pole who never made the all-state team to a...Read More
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by Harlow Robinson | Jan 29, 2023 | Nordic Skiing
The West High nordic ski teams made an all-around impression at the Skiathlon at Anchorage's Kincaid Park on Saturday. Classic and skate, girls and boys: The Eagles crushed it. The event, hosted by the Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage and West High, rewards skiers...
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 30, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field
SEATTLE – Isaac Updike’s prospects for posting a fast time in Saturday’s 3,000 meters at the University of Washington Invitational were diminished one-quarter of the way through the race – uneven pacing by the rabbit squelched that possibility – so the 30-year-old pro... Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 27, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Call it a Pinck & Pop. Chugiak's Nicole Pinckney swished a 17-foot go-ahead jumper off a pick-and-pop play with 2.5 seconds remaining in overtime to propel the UAA women's basketball team to a 73-71 victory over Simon Fraser at the Alaska Airlines Center. Pinckney's...
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by Doyle Woody | Jan 28, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
Prior to this hockey season, North Pole’s Pheonix Copley had started 26 NHL games across four different seasons in a seven-season span that began with the 2015-16 season. He pocketed 16 wins in that long stretch. Mostly, he made his living in the American Hockey...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 24, 2023 | Cover Story, Track and Field
The last time Santiago Gomez-Prosser raced, he was standing atop the podium with his NAU teammates at the national championships. This time, the sophomore sped to a top-3 finish in the mile at the Lumberjack Team Challenge, held in Flagstaff, Arizona. Gomez-Prosser, a...Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Jan 29, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey
During a jam-packed hockey weekend in Anchorage, the town’s junior squad created a little cushion of sorts with a resounding victory Saturday night. As long as it can continue to post wins. Alaskan Cam Morris opened the evening’s scoring while local products Aiden...
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by Van Williams | Jan 25, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Mia ‘Uhila of Anchorage took over the second quarter for Portland State, scoring 10 of her 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting in a 65-64 victory over Weber State in the Big Sky Conference. The 14 points matched her second-highest scoring effort in 44 career games, trailing...Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Jan 25, 2023 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight
When the puck dropped, the Dimond/West girls hockey team sprang into action, weaving around opponents and looking to extend its undefeated streak. Dimond senior Khenzie Connick led her team in more ways than one, recording both an assist and a goal in the first period...Read More
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by Van Williams | Jan 26, 2023 | Basketball, Cover Story
Anchorage’s Travante Williams was a model of efficiency in the Portuguese League, pouring in a season-high 37 points on just 21 shots for Sporting in a 95-71 victory over Ovarense in a matchup between top four teams. He drained a career-best nine 3-pointers and added...Read More
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