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by Van Williams | Sep 19, 2025 | Cover Story, Volleyball
Bella Burney returned to her old stomping grounds and helped the Seawolves run over Seattle Pacific in four sets Thursday in Emerald City. The junior hitter out of Tumwater, Wash., recorded a season-high 13 kills on a season-best .542 attack percentage to lead the... Read More
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by Van Williams | Sep 17, 2025 | Cover Story, Soccer
It’s wild that a 20-year-old from Anchorage could ruffle feathers of some of the greatest soccer players in the world, but Obed Vargas has evolved from prodigy to playmaker, and opponents now view him as a threat. The Seattle Sounders starting midfielder showed why on... Read More
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by Matt Nevala | Sep 22, 2025 | Cover Story, Hockey
Extra time was needed throughout the first official North American Hockey League weekend of the Anchorage Wolverines’ fifth season of existence. Anchorage dropped a 5-4 overtime shootout loss to the Minnesota Wilderness on Friday night in Cloquet, Minn. Returner...
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by Van Williams | Sep 20, 2025 | Cover Story, Football
For the first five weeks of the high school football season, West kicker Elias Sandberg did more cheering from the sideline than contributing on the field. It wasn’t his fault. The Eagles have been so effective in the red zone this season that Sandberg’s services... Read More
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by Beth Bragg | Sep 16, 2025 | Cover Story, Nordic Skiing
Kikkan Randall, a game-changer for American cross-country ski racing, has been selected for induction in the U.S. National Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame. The Olympic gold medalist from Anchorage is part of the Class of 2025 announced Monday. The induction ceremony is... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 18, 2025 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running
Wrangell’s Boomchain Loucks has been a force since he first debuted for the Wolves, helping them to back-to-back team state titles as an underclassman. Now a senior, the 2023 Division III cross country state champion is showing no signs of slowing down, winning the...
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by Alaska Sports Report | Sep 18, 2025 | Cover Story, Flag Football, Prep Spotlight
A rocky start and a 13-point halftime deficit were not about to shake the Service flag football team Wednesday. Sparked by huge fourth quarters from quarterback Rachel Utic and two-way standout Alissa Coles – along with a gutsy coaching decision – the Cougars stormed... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 19, 2025 | Cover Story, Mountain Running, Running
With the world championships fast approaching, Klaire Rhodes initially treated the 28K race at The Rut as a long run. But for an athlete of Rhodes’ caliber, she came away with the win in Big Sky, Mont., crossing the finish line in 3 hours, 53 minutes and 6 seconds....
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by Van Williams | Sep 19, 2025 | Cover Story, Prep Spotlight, Volleyball
The Dimond volleyball team didn’t travel to Texas to do the two step, but opponents from the Lone Star State did dance all over the Alaskans during their road trip last month to start the high school season. The Lynx finished 1-7 in best-of-three matches against Class... Read More
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by Van Williams | Sep 21, 2025 | Cover Story, Football
A bunch of sophomores took over Senior Day for the East football team and gave star running back Prince Siliato some much-needed help as the T-birds won their first game in Week 6 of the high school football season. The all-hands-on-deck effort was something East had... Read More
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by Arielle Himelbloom | Sep 16, 2025 | Cover Story, Cross Country Running, Running
In a rematch between Alaska’s two collegiate cross country running teams, a pair of Nanooks sped to victories at the Blue & Gold Race on a new home course in Fairbanks, while the Seawolves swept the team titles. UAF’s Lucca Duke was the top collegian, winning in...
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by Van Williams | Sep 15, 2025 | Cover Story, Volleyball
Sometimes a team will reveal more about itself after a tough loss than in victory and Service volleyball coach Austin Osborne was pleased with how his team responded after dropping a five-set heartbreaker to Palmer at the beginning of the month. The Cougars bounced... Read More
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by Van Williams | Sep 18, 2025 | Cover Story, Football
Nine out of 10 times during the Cook Inlet Conference football season, when a team commits an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after scoring a touchdown, the opposing coach will take the 15 yards on the kickoff with hopes of getting his offense better field position....
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