by Chanda File | Mar 17, 2024 | Basketball, Cover Story
The ASAA girls 1A state basketball title has a new home in Fort Yukon. The Eagles won their first girls championship in a gritty 62-51 matchup against the Newhalen Malamutes in front of a crowd of supporters donning signs that read “EAGLE POWER” and “GO FORT YUKON”....
by Chanda File | Mar 2, 2024 | Cover Story, Gymnastics
You might say the sun set on Brooklyn Kopsack’s UAA gymnastics career in Bear Valley. Kopsack, who grew up in Palmer, started college in fall 2020 – when the team’s gym at the Alaska Airlines Center was being used for pandemic response efforts and classes were being...
by Chanda File | Feb 10, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight
As the clock ticked down to secure Dimond/West’s third girls hockey state championship in three years, senior Sasha Kleckner had a lot on her mind. “Last three minutes of the third period, I thought I was gonna cry,” she said. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, my high school...
by Chanda File | Feb 9, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey
Staunch defense and sharp shots earned Chugiak/Eagle River a 3-1 win and a spot in the girls state championship game in Friday’s semifinal matchup against Colony/Palmer. The team’s defensive trio of freshmen Kyra Walter, Reece Dutton and Alder Niederer, anchored by...
by Chanda File | Feb 8, 2024 | Cover Story, Hockey, Prep Spotlight
Chugiak/Eagle River sailed through the first game of the girls high school state hockey tournament Thursday, racking up a 12-3 win against Service/East at Ben Boeke Arena. With nine different skaters contributing to the scoresheet in either goals or assists, it was...