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Prep Cross Country: Runners tune-up at region races ahead of state championships
Prep runners strung together a slew of impressive performances at the region meets, with many qualifying for the cross country state championships. At the Cook Inlet Conference Championships, over 500 athletes took to the undulating 5-kilometer course at...
Prep Football: State playoffs kick off Friday for ASAA Division I, Division II and Division III
Are you ready for some playoff football? The state playoffs kick off Friday for ASAA Division I, Division II and Division III teams all over Alaska. The West Eagles won the Cook Inlet Conference title and will be the No. 1 seed for the Division I playoffs. They...
Prep Football: T-birds make goal-line stand on final play to beat Bartlett 20-18 and regain East Side Boot
East T-birds captain Austin Johnson injured his right foot Saturday and walked with a notable limp for most of the second half, but nothing would keep him off the field. Not in his last East Side Boot game against Bartlett. And especially not with Senior Day coming...
Around The Rinks: Mac Swanson, Camden Shasby spark USHL Fargo, NAHL Kenai River had some, uh, issues over the weekend
Anchorage forward Mac Swanson, who last season delivered an All-Rookie campaign for the USHL’s Fargo Force, has picked up where he left off. Swanson, who is ticketed for North Dakota, furnished an assist and four shots on goal Saturday night in Fargo’s home opener,...
Prep Football: Defense and special teams carry Colony with safety, 5 picks and 3 field goals to defeat Dimond 25-14
If there was ever a night when the Colony Knights needed their defense and special teams to do most of the heavy lifting, it was Friday. Kicker Johnny Figgins made three field goals, defensive back Willem Erickson had three interceptions and defensive linemen Reese...
Prep Football: Palmer’s Corbin Gerkin scores late TD to propel Palmer’s 14-7 win over Wasilla in 45th Potato Bowl
Corbin Gerkin was around the football all night, so it was fitting he scored the game-winning touchdown Friday. The sophomore’s 15-yard scoring run late in the fourth quarter propelled Palmer’s 14-7 win at Wasilla in the 45th Potato Bowl. Gerkin’s go-ahead TD came...
College Soccer: Corina Froehle is pumped up, and pumping life into Eastern Washington
Anchorage’s Corina Froehle has come alive for the Eastern Washington women’s soccer team. And pumped life back into the Eagles. Froehle’s recent points bonanza has spearheaded a reversal of fortune for the Eagles following a 1-7 start to the season. The senior...
Prep Football: West’s Atonio not focused on CIC arms race; Colony’s Rodriguez, Meehl are potent 1-2 punch; league leaders
As the regular season winds down in the Cook Inlet Conference, the arms race is heating up among quarterbacks Azariah Atonio of West and Jonathon Tautua of Service. Atonio leads Tautua by just 46 yards for the league's passing lead while Tautua holds a 23-17...
College Football: Anchorage’s Edefuan Ulofoshio scores on 45-yard pick six for 7th-ranked Huskies
Three years ago, University of Washington linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio of Anchorage thought he was going to score his first touchdown against Stanford. He had picked up a fumble and returned it 39 yards before the quarterback dragged him down at the 10-yard line....
NFL player Brandon Pili named Alaska Athlete of the Week after solid showing
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Brandon Pili recorded two tackles in Sunday's 70-20 win over Denver, making him the first Alaskan to record a tackle in the NFL since Zach Bowman, eight years ago. It also made him our Alaska Athlete of the Week. The 6-foot-3,...
Pro Football: From Brandon Pili to Zack Bowman, Rage City remains connected with Dolphins’ D
It took eight years, but the Miami Dolphins finally got another Alaskan and Brandon Pili on Sunday connected the dots. The rookie nose tackle out of Anchorage became the first player from The Last Frontier to register a tackle in an NFL game since defensive back...
Prep Cross Country: State-best times lowered in Chugiak and Ketchikan; three regions crown champions
Prep runners dropped impressive times at the Smokin’ Stampede and the Ketchikan Invitational, while winners were crowned at the Region 6, Region 2 and Region 1 (Northwest Arctic Conference) championships. Hosting on their home course, the Chugiak Mustangs led the...
Prep Football: Big man TD on 4th down in 4th quarter helps Eagle River hold off Service 34-27
With the game on the line, the Eagle River coaching staff called on the big guns. Offensive lineman Dawson Myers followed the lead block of 240-pound center Ayden Sorenson for a 3-yard score on 4th-and-goal late in the fourth quarter to put the finishing touches on...
Prep Football: Colony’s Johnny Figgins kicks school-record 41-yard field goal in 17-7 win over Wasilla
Johnny Figgins was already this year’s best kicker in the Cook Inlet Conference. Now he’s the greatest in Colony history. The junior kicker on Friday night booted a school-record 41-yard field goal in the final minute to put the icing on the Knights’ 17-7 victory...
Prep Flag Football: West Eagles claim 4th straight win with 30-22 offensive outburst at Chugiak
At 18 years of age, Cook Inlet Conference flag football is technically old enough to vote. You know, if that was a thing high school sports leagues actually did. Regardless, credit the West Eagles. They certainly used these past few weeks to bolster their candidacy...
Mountain Running: On short rest and facing another tough task, pro runner Allie Ostrander delivers an improved race result
Six days after a vertical-heavy mountain race at altitude she called the hardest race of her career, Alaska’s Allie Ostrander on Friday delivered a much better result in another long grinder at altitude. Ostander, 26, who grew up in Soldotna and lives in Seattle,...
Prep Cross Country: Runners tune-up at region races ahead of state championships
Prep runners strung together a slew of impressive performances at the region meets, with many qualifying for the cross country state championships. At the Cook Inlet Conference Championships, over 500 athletes took to the undulating 5-kilometer course at...
Prep Football: State playoffs kick off Friday for ASAA Division I, Division II and Division III
Are you ready for some playoff football? The state playoffs kick off Friday for ASAA Division I, Division II and Division III teams all over Alaska. The West Eagles won the Cook Inlet Conference title and will be the No. 1 seed for the Division I playoffs. They...
Prep Football: T-birds make goal-line stand on final play to beat Bartlett 20-18 and regain East Side Boot
East T-birds captain Austin Johnson injured his right foot Saturday and walked with a notable limp for most of the second half, but nothing would keep him off the field. Not in his last East Side Boot game against Bartlett. And especially not with Senior Day coming...
Around The Rinks: Mac Swanson, Camden Shasby spark USHL Fargo, NAHL Kenai River had some, uh, issues over the weekend
Anchorage forward Mac Swanson, who last season delivered an All-Rookie campaign for the USHL’s Fargo Force, has picked up where he left off. Swanson, who is ticketed for North Dakota, furnished an assist and four shots on goal Saturday night in Fargo’s home opener,...
Prep Football: Defense and special teams carry Colony with safety, 5 picks and 3 field goals to defeat Dimond 25-14
If there was ever a night when the Colony Knights needed their defense and special teams to do most of the heavy lifting, it was Friday. Kicker Johnny Figgins made three field goals, defensive back Willem Erickson had three interceptions and defensive linemen Reese...
Prep Football: Palmer’s Corbin Gerkin scores late TD to propel Palmer’s 14-7 win over Wasilla in 45th Potato Bowl
Corbin Gerkin was around the football all night, so it was fitting he scored the game-winning touchdown Friday. The sophomore’s 15-yard scoring run late in the fourth quarter propelled Palmer’s 14-7 win at Wasilla in the 45th Potato Bowl. Gerkin’s go-ahead TD came...
College Soccer: Corina Froehle is pumped up, and pumping life into Eastern Washington
Anchorage’s Corina Froehle has come alive for the Eastern Washington women’s soccer team. And pumped life back into the Eagles. Froehle’s recent points bonanza has spearheaded a reversal of fortune for the Eagles following a 1-7 start to the season. The senior...
Prep Football: West’s Atonio not focused on CIC arms race; Colony’s Rodriguez, Meehl are potent 1-2 punch; league leaders
As the regular season winds down in the Cook Inlet Conference, the arms race is heating up among quarterbacks Azariah Atonio of West and Jonathon Tautua of Service. Atonio leads Tautua by just 46 yards for the league's passing lead while Tautua holds a 23-17...
College Football: Anchorage’s Edefuan Ulofoshio scores on 45-yard pick six for 7th-ranked Huskies
Three years ago, University of Washington linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio of Anchorage thought he was going to score his first touchdown against Stanford. He had picked up a fumble and returned it 39 yards before the quarterback dragged him down at the 10-yard line....
NFL player Brandon Pili named Alaska Athlete of the Week after solid showing
Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Brandon Pili recorded two tackles in Sunday's 70-20 win over Denver, making him the first Alaskan to record a tackle in the NFL since Zach Bowman, eight years ago. It also made him our Alaska Athlete of the Week. The 6-foot-3,...
Pro Football: From Brandon Pili to Zack Bowman, Rage City remains connected with Dolphins’ D
It took eight years, but the Miami Dolphins finally got another Alaskan and Brandon Pili on Sunday connected the dots. The rookie nose tackle out of Anchorage became the first player from The Last Frontier to register a tackle in an NFL game since defensive back...
Prep Cross Country: State-best times lowered in Chugiak and Ketchikan; three regions crown champions
Prep runners dropped impressive times at the Smokin’ Stampede and the Ketchikan Invitational, while winners were crowned at the Region 6, Region 2 and Region 1 (Northwest Arctic Conference) championships. Hosting on their home course, the Chugiak Mustangs led the...
Prep Football: Big man TD on 4th down in 4th quarter helps Eagle River hold off Service 34-27
With the game on the line, the Eagle River coaching staff called on the big guns. Offensive lineman Dawson Myers followed the lead block of 240-pound center Ayden Sorenson for a 3-yard score on 4th-and-goal late in the fourth quarter to put the finishing touches on...
Prep Football: Colony’s Johnny Figgins kicks school-record 41-yard field goal in 17-7 win over Wasilla
Johnny Figgins was already this year’s best kicker in the Cook Inlet Conference. Now he’s the greatest in Colony history. The junior kicker on Friday night booted a school-record 41-yard field goal in the final minute to put the icing on the Knights’ 17-7 victory...
Prep Flag Football: West Eagles claim 4th straight win with 30-22 offensive outburst at Chugiak
At 18 years of age, Cook Inlet Conference flag football is technically old enough to vote. You know, if that was a thing high school sports leagues actually did. Regardless, credit the West Eagles. They certainly used these past few weeks to bolster their candidacy...
