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NAHL season-best crowd of 3,953 watches Wolverines down Kenai 3-2 in return to Sullivan Arena
Like so many Anchorage kids, Merit Waldrop Jr. started watching hockey games at Sullivan Arena about the time memories could first be formed. “I probably saw Dad play 50 to 100 games in this rink,” Waldrop Jr. said. “I feel like I grew up here.” Now the Anchorage...
Pili piles up 303 yards to deliver Dimond football its first playoff win since 2015
On a night when his passing game wasn’t its sharpest, Dimond High quarterback Cayden Pili turned to his legs to lead his top-seeded Lynx to a 40-23 victory Friday over Colony in the ASAA Division I State Football Championships at Don Winchester Field. Dimond’s...
Palmer pounds Wasilla 54-19 in Potato Bowl behind big plays from Henry and Garner
The wind howled Friday night and so did the Palmer football rushing attack. Led by yard barkers KJ Henry and Nolan Garner, the Moose mauled archrival Wasilla 54-19 in the 46th Potato Bowl at Palmer High School. Henry rushed for 324 yards on 20 carries while Garner...
With CIC title in hand, Heartwell continues family legacy at South
Niveah Heartwell remembers watching her siblings celebrate in 2019 after winning championships for South High. Her brothers Jayden and Quincy were wide receivers on the football state title team and sister Olivia was the quarterback for the flag football team that...
Pili aims to end Dimond’s drought in football state playoffs (plus stat leaders)
The last time the Dimond High football team won a playoff game was in 2015, when Brandon Pili was on the field. Now in the NFL and on a bye week with the Miami Dolphins, Pili will be back on campus for Friday’s playoff matchup with Colony as a guest of honor and...
West knocks off defending champs to advance to CIC title game against South
Hungry to return to the Cook Inlet Conference title game for the first time since 2021, the West High flag football team used its three-headed offensive monster and a big-play defense Wednesday to outlast defending league champion Dimond 19-13 in the playoff...
Evans slams 24 kills to lead Service in four-set win over East in CIC volleyball
Service junior outside hitter Dakota Evans took to the skies Tuesday night on the Service High School volleyball court, soaring for 24 of her team’s 43 total kills in their four-set victory over the East Thunderbirds. A spectator held a sign addressed to Evans that...
Jessup nets 27, Williams wins, Bailey loses as all three Alaskans take court in EuroCup
Justinian Jessup is lighting up the EuroCup by playing the best basketball of his five-year pro career, which is saying something for the former NBA draft pick. The 6-foot-6 sharpshooter out of Nome is averaging 18.7 points on 56% shooting along with 4.7 rebounds...
West football coach Tim Davis equals Bruce Shearer’s CIC wins record
The 2000 Cook Inlet Conference football season was the final time Bruce Shearer and Tim Davis faced off on the field. For Shearer, it was his last year coaching in Alaska. For Davis, it was his senior year at Service High School. Shearer’s Chugiak Mustangs beat...
Simon’s 194 rushing yards carry Service flag football team to 21-6 playoff win
When watching the Service High School flag football team, the question isn’t whether Nora Simon will get the ball, but rather how long will it take for her break off a game-changing run. Tuesday’s answer – two plays. Taking a sweep to the left side, Simon outraced...
Grace cross country star Robbie Annett named Alaska Athlete of the Week after capping undefeated season with title
Grace Christian cross country runner Robbie Annett is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after capping an undefeated season by winning the D2 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Running Championships in 16 minutes, 14 seconds. The senior standout had...
AK Sports Shorts storytelling event Oct 24 brings to life tales of inspiration and adventure
A musher, a UFC fighter and a ninja warrior walk into a bar. OK, not a bar per se, more of a theater pub. The Bear Tooth Theatrepub, to be precise. On Thursday, Oct. 24, seven athletes and adventurers will gather on stage for AK Sports Shorts, an evening of...
Kenai River rides three-game heater into Friday’s meeting with Wolverines at Sullivan Arena
Eagle River’s Carter McCormick helped spark the Kenai River Brown Bears’ superlative weekend. McCormick, 19, scored 1 minute, 38 seconds into overtime Friday to lift Kenai River to a 3-2 North American Hockey League victory over the visiting Janesville (Wisc.)...
UAA, UAF hockey hit the road after disappointing opening weekends versus top talent
While the results were nothing to write home about for the UAA and UAF hockey teams during the season’s opening weekend, the fans in both Anchorage and Fairbanks got to catch a first look before each squad hits the road. Spectators of the Nanooks will be waiting...
Staples secures first T-birds state victory in 50 years; Chugiak claims first boys title since 2002
When it mattered most, East’s Katahdin Staples delivered. The sophomore became the first Thunderbirds boy to win the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Running Championships in 50 years, covering the five-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 30 seconds....
Giacobbe gives Wasilla first girls winner; Mustangs collect 4th straight title
Wasilla’s Hailee Giacobbe has been a force all season, but a late move in the fourth kilometer sealed the deal for the sophomore. Giacobbe ran away with her first state title, covering the five-kilometer course in 19 minutes, 4 seconds at the ASAA/First National...
NAHL season-best crowd of 3,953 watches Wolverines down Kenai 3-2 in return to Sullivan Arena
Like so many Anchorage kids, Merit Waldrop Jr. started watching hockey games at Sullivan Arena about the time memories could first be formed. “I probably saw Dad play 50 to 100 games in this rink,” Waldrop Jr. said. “I feel like I grew up here.” Now the Anchorage...
Pili piles up 303 yards to deliver Dimond football its first playoff win since 2015
On a night when his passing game wasn’t its sharpest, Dimond High quarterback Cayden Pili turned to his legs to lead his top-seeded Lynx to a 40-23 victory Friday over Colony in the ASAA Division I State Football Championships at Don Winchester Field. Dimond’s...
Palmer pounds Wasilla 54-19 in Potato Bowl behind big plays from Henry and Garner
The wind howled Friday night and so did the Palmer football rushing attack. Led by yard barkers KJ Henry and Nolan Garner, the Moose mauled archrival Wasilla 54-19 in the 46th Potato Bowl at Palmer High School. Henry rushed for 324 yards on 20 carries while Garner...
With CIC title in hand, Heartwell continues family legacy at South
Niveah Heartwell remembers watching her siblings celebrate in 2019 after winning championships for South High. Her brothers Jayden and Quincy were wide receivers on the football state title team and sister Olivia was the quarterback for the flag football team that...
Pili aims to end Dimond’s drought in football state playoffs (plus stat leaders)
The last time the Dimond High football team won a playoff game was in 2015, when Brandon Pili was on the field. Now in the NFL and on a bye week with the Miami Dolphins, Pili will be back on campus for Friday’s playoff matchup with Colony as a guest of honor and...
West knocks off defending champs to advance to CIC title game against South
Hungry to return to the Cook Inlet Conference title game for the first time since 2021, the West High flag football team used its three-headed offensive monster and a big-play defense Wednesday to outlast defending league champion Dimond 19-13 in the playoff...
Evans slams 24 kills to lead Service in four-set win over East in CIC volleyball
Service junior outside hitter Dakota Evans took to the skies Tuesday night on the Service High School volleyball court, soaring for 24 of her team’s 43 total kills in their four-set victory over the East Thunderbirds. A spectator held a sign addressed to Evans that...
Jessup nets 27, Williams wins, Bailey loses as all three Alaskans take court in EuroCup
Justinian Jessup is lighting up the EuroCup by playing the best basketball of his five-year pro career, which is saying something for the former NBA draft pick. The 6-foot-6 sharpshooter out of Nome is averaging 18.7 points on 56% shooting along with 4.7 rebounds...
West football coach Tim Davis equals Bruce Shearer’s CIC wins record
The 2000 Cook Inlet Conference football season was the final time Bruce Shearer and Tim Davis faced off on the field. For Shearer, it was his last year coaching in Alaska. For Davis, it was his senior year at Service High School. Shearer’s Chugiak Mustangs beat...
Simon’s 194 rushing yards carry Service flag football team to 21-6 playoff win
When watching the Service High School flag football team, the question isn’t whether Nora Simon will get the ball, but rather how long will it take for her break off a game-changing run. Tuesday’s answer – two plays. Taking a sweep to the left side, Simon outraced...
Grace cross country star Robbie Annett named Alaska Athlete of the Week after capping undefeated season with title
Grace Christian cross country runner Robbie Annett is our Alaska Athlete of the Week after capping an undefeated season by winning the D2 ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Running Championships in 16 minutes, 14 seconds. The senior standout had...
AK Sports Shorts storytelling event Oct 24 brings to life tales of inspiration and adventure
A musher, a UFC fighter and a ninja warrior walk into a bar. OK, not a bar per se, more of a theater pub. The Bear Tooth Theatrepub, to be precise. On Thursday, Oct. 24, seven athletes and adventurers will gather on stage for AK Sports Shorts, an evening of...
Kenai River rides three-game heater into Friday’s meeting with Wolverines at Sullivan Arena
Eagle River’s Carter McCormick helped spark the Kenai River Brown Bears’ superlative weekend. McCormick, 19, scored 1 minute, 38 seconds into overtime Friday to lift Kenai River to a 3-2 North American Hockey League victory over the visiting Janesville (Wisc.)...
UAA, UAF hockey hit the road after disappointing opening weekends versus top talent
While the results were nothing to write home about for the UAA and UAF hockey teams during the season’s opening weekend, the fans in both Anchorage and Fairbanks got to catch a first look before each squad hits the road. Spectators of the Nanooks will be waiting...
Staples secures first T-birds state victory in 50 years; Chugiak claims first boys title since 2002
When it mattered most, East’s Katahdin Staples delivered. The sophomore became the first Thunderbirds boy to win the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska State Cross Country Running Championships in 50 years, covering the five-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 30 seconds....