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Alaska sports scoreboard: Oct. 12, 2024

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TENNIS

Saturday

ASAA State Championships

Girls Singles: Jan Chongkavinit (Colony) def Lana Cebrian (West), 6-1, 6-0

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Girls Singles: Alice Kim/Sarah Kim (West) def Mary Jo Landon/Timber Fleischhacker (Chugiak), 6-4, 7-6 (10-8)/ 2nd 4-0, 5-4 (7-4)

Boys Singles: Ulysses Escobar (Service) def Jude Cebrian (West), 6-1, 6-4

Boys Doubles: Jaken Reinheller/Logan Reinheller (West Valley) def Jack Debenham/Spike Clark (Dimond), 6-2, 61

Mixed Doubles: Milina Mazon/Alex Rehfeldt (Juneau-Douglas) def Jack Latteier/Meadow Lewis (Chugiak), 6-4, 2-6, 0-1(4-10)/ 2nd 4-2, 1-4, 1-0 (10-6)

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RIFLERY

Thursday

East 3,042, West 2,115

Team leaders of the week:

East- Iris Hardstad-Bell 272 with 10 Bullseyes

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West- Charlotte Bitten-281 with 13 Bullseyes

A-team

East (1080) Iris 272, Woolley 272, Sabado 269, Amel 267

West (1105) Bitten 281, Nilsson C. 278, Jordet 275, Cunningham 271

B-team

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East (1013) Vang 263, Sobrepena 258, Barrios 250, Simeonoff 242

West (1010) Osgood 269, Cagle 249, Tesch 247, Caterinicchio 245

C-team

East (949) Yim 239, Kiunya 224, Deitz 221, Crockett 164

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VOLLEYBALL

Monday

West Valley 3, Hutchison 0

Tuesday

Lathrop 3, Monroe Catholic 1

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Palmer 3, Houston 0

South 3, Bartlett 0

Service 3, East 1

Dimond 3, Chugiak 0

West 3, Eagle River 2

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Wednesday

Birchwood Christian 3, Sand Point 0

East 3, Colony 2

Thursday

Service 3, Lathrop 1

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Mountain City 3, Mt. Edgecumbe 1

Houston 3, Redington 1

Wasilla 3, Chugiak 2

Valdez 3, Palmer 2

East 3, Eagle River 0

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Dimond 3, South 1

Friday

Mt. Edgecumbe 1, West 1 (12-25, 25-22)

Sitka 2, Mountain City Christian 0 (25-16, 25-24)

West 2, Metlakatla 0 (25-16, 25-9)

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Ketchikan 1, West 1 (25-21, 24-26)

Wasilla 3, Soldotna 0 (25-23, 25-17, 26-24)

Palmer 3, Kodiak 1 (25-16, 25-14, 20-25, 26-24)

West 2, Wrangell 0 (25-22, 25-19)

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Mountain City Christian 2, Wrangell 1 (25-7, 23-25, 15-11)

Palmer 3, Kodiak 0 (25-15, 25-10, 25-21)

Homer 3, Redington 0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-23)

Wasilla 3, Soldotna 0

South 3, Colony 0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-16)

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Service 3, Chugiak 2 (14-25, 25-16, 25-21, 14-25, 15-13)

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FLAG FOOTBALL

Tuesday

Wasilla 20, Colony 7

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West 26, Eagle River 6

South 24, Bartlett 0

Service 21 Chugiak 6

Dimond 25, East 0

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West 19, Dimond 13

South 33, Service 12

Thursday

South 27, West 6

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FOOTBALL

Friday

Seward 36, Nikiski 6

Chugiak 21, Eagle River 7

Dimond 40, Colony 23

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Palmer 54, Wasilla 19

Soldotna 30, North Pole 6

Saturday

Bartlett 42, South 27

East 30, Service 0

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Barrow v. Homer (Late)

West v. Juneau-Douglas (Late)

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SWIMMING

Thursday

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West vs. Eagle River vs. Colony

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Lola Woodward, Bryn Baldwin, Reese Woodward, Keira Gust), 1:54.94; 2. Colony, 2:03.16; 3. West , 2:06.75

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Andrew King, CJ Rollins, Amadrion Reynier-Wilson, Zander Walker) 1:40.35; 2. Colony, 1:43.70; 3. Colony 1:57.89.

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Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 2:00.06; 2. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 2:04.87; 3. Chloe Blackburn, Colony, 2:19.064

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 1:49.47; 2. Kellan DenBleyker, Colony, 1:54.02; 3. Amadrion Reynier-Wilson, Eagle River, 1:57.94

Girls 200 Yard IM

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1. Keira Gust, Eagle River, 2:19.76; 2. Hannah Cooper, Colony, 2:20.91; 3. Katie Dollick, Colony, 2:26.59

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Reven Settle, Colony, 2:16.16; 2. Hudson Duguid, Colony, 2:21.72; 3. Al Hussain Elerian, West, 2:25.79

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Reese Woodward, Eagle River, 25.76; 2. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 26.32; 3. Alecia Moffat, Colony, 26.69

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Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Matthew Baker, Eagle River, 23.16; 2. Pierce McDonough, Colony, 23.26; 3. Iver Gates, Colony, 23.31

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Charlize McManus, Colony, 257.25; 2. Claire Wallstrum, Colony, 224.90; 3. Lyza Krozel, Colony, 212.50

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

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1. Katie Dollick, Colony, 1:05.57; 2. Chloe Blackburn, Colony, 1:13.53; 3. Jillian DelaCruz, Eagle River, 1:14.82

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 55.06; 2. Thomas Smith, Colony, 55.68; 3. Nate Shockley, Eagle River, 56.81

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 55.90; 2. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 56.14; 3. Bryn Baldwin, Eagle River, 1:00.45

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Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Isaiah Hulien, Colony, 50.01; 2. Pierce McDonough, Colony, 50.58; 3. Kellan DenBleyker, Colony, 51.68

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Reese Woodward, Lelaina Trembath, Sophia Trembath, Lola Woodward), 1:43.45; 2. Colony, 1:49.00; 3. Eagle River, 1:49.87

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1. Colony (Pierce McDonough, Iver Gates, Beck LaBoucane, Isaiah Hulien), 1:31.91; 2. Eagle River, 1:32.13; 3. Colony, 1:36.63

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Payton Curtis, West, 1:06.02; 2. Jerzey Lane, Colony, 1:08.41; 3. Lizzie Russian, Eagle River, 1:11.77

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Isaiah Hulien, Colony, 1:00.60; 2. Iver Gates, Colony, 1:00.68; 3, Reven Settle, Colony, 1:00.69

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Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 1:17.81; 2. Keira Gust, Eagle River, 1:18.45; 3. Maraya Dunford, Colony, 1:25.90

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Cruz Pineda, West, 1:13.51; 2. Ronald Smith, Colony, 1:18.50; 3. Gunnar Allen, Colony, 1:22.70

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

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1. Eagle River (Sophia Trembath, Lelaina Trembath, Keira Gust, Caitlyn Rumph), 3:50.65; 2. Colony, 4:26.21; 3. West, 4:32.09

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Colony (Reven Settle, Hudson Duguid, Thomas Smith, Kellan DenBleyker), 3:32.27; 2. Colony, 3:59.19; 3. Eagle River, 4:13.19

East vs. Dimond

Girls – Team Rankings

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1. Dimond, 135; 2. East, 30

Boys – Team Rankings

1. Dimond, 122; 2. East, 48

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Dimond ‘A’ (Molly McBride, Varya Bodrova, Zaylee Mullinax, Emma Clayton-Brunelle), 2:03.37; 2. Dimond ‘B’, 2:22.90; 3. East ‘A’, 2:45.32

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Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Dimond ‘B’ (Dominic Brunelle , Creed Cvancara, Andy Zhang, Caeden Kullander), 1:48.45; 2. Dimond ‘A’, 1:50.92; 3. Dimond ‘C’, 2:00.58

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Varya Bodrova, Dimond, 2:22.57; 2. Elliana Stull, Dimond, 2:44.79; 3. Chelsea Kelly, Dimond, 2:47.05

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1. Dominic Brunelle, Dimond, 2:02.71; 2. David O’Connor, East, 2:10.34; 3. Cameron Posey, Dimond, 2:11.41

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. May Kibodeaux, Dimond, 2:46.34; 2. Emma Clayton-Brunelle, Dimond, 2:46.70; 3. Elliana Stull, Dimond, 3:10.30

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Dominic Brunelle, Dimond, 2:19.65; 2. Drew Dittman, Dimond, 2:24.83; 3. Creed Cvancara, Dimond, 2:25.39

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Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Molly Wirschem, East, 26.83; 2. Tana Stierwalt, East, 31.41; 3. May Kibodeaux, Dimond, 32.38

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 24.39; 2. Reed Wirschem, East, 26.68; 3. Drew Dittman, Dimond, 27.37

Girls 1 mtr Diving

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1. Genevieve Sperbeck, Dimond, 179.60; 2. Natalie Arima, Dimond, 157.05

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1. Roman Billings, Dimond, 257.45

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Varya Bodrova, Dimond, 1:13.42; 2. Jillian Kuipers, Dimond, 1:20.24; 3. Emma Clayton-Brunelle, Dimond, 1:32.66

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Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Cyrus Fosberg, Dimond, 1:11.61; 2. Creed Cvancara, Dimond, 1:13.13; 3. Jamey Algiene, East, 1:16.82

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Zaylee Mullinax, Dimond, 58.67; 2. Tana Stierwalt, East, 1:13.65; 3. Jillian Kuipers, Dimond, 1:13.77

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1. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 50.10; 2. Dax O’Brien, Dimond, 53.19; 3. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 55.89

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Molly McBride, Dimond, 6:07.78; 2. Annie Wu, Dimond, 7:11.24; 3. Sophia Stubbs, Dimond, 7:36.18

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Matthew Ray, East, 5:35.23; 2. Reed Wirschem, East, 5:35.86; 3. Clint Kopp, Dimond, 6:22.89

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Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond ‘A’ (Varya Bodrova, Molly McBride, Zaylee Mullinax, Emma Clayton-Brunelle), 1:49.97; 2. East ‘A’, 2:16.58; 3. Dimond ‘B’, 2:17.94

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond ‘A’ (Roman Fosberg, Dax O’Brien, Clint Kopp, Andy Zhang), 1:35.62; 2. Dimond ‘B’, 1:39.48; 3. East ‘A’, 1:59.91

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1. Annie Wu, Dimond, 1:21.71; 2. Anya Carpenter, Dimond, 1:30.46; 3. Sophia Stubbs, Dimond, 1:30.82

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Dax O’Brien, Dimond, 1:04.23; 2. Andy Zhang, Dimond, 1:05.89; 3. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 1:05.90

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Molly McBride, Dimond, 1:21.81; 2. Zaylee Mullinax, Dimond, 1:21.84; 3. Molly Wirschem, East, 1:24.44

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Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Andy Zhang, Dimond, 1:11.18; 2. Jamey Algiene, East, 1:15.83; 3. Andrew Harmon, East, 1:35.82

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond ‘C’ (Jillian Kuipers, May Kibodeaux, Chelsea Kelly, Annie Wu), 4:53.01; 2. Dimond ‘B’, 5:29.07

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1. Dimond ‘A’ (Drew Dittman, Cameron Posey, Alan Wu, Cyrus Fosberg), 4:03.81; 2. East ‘A’, 4:13.50

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CROSS COUNTRY

Monday

2024 Middle School Cross Country Running Championships

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6th Grade Boys

1. Riley Elliott, Goldenview 12:02.2; 2. Thomas Otte, Gruening 12:12.9; 3. Max Laughlin, Rilke Schule 12:13.9; 4. Mason Baker, Gruening 12:21.8; 5. Maxwell Leguineche, Rilke Schule 12:28.5; 6. Peyton Goodman, Goldenview 12:38.8; 7. Brady Flanagan, Mirror Lake 12:49.4; 8. Mikolai Stryszak, Romig 12:51.3; 9. Tracen Ayojiak, Gruening 12:52.8; 10. Axel Udall, Gruening 12:53.6; 11. Tell Collins, Hanshew 12:53.6; 12. Reyce Lee, Goldenview 13:01.8; 13. Bryson Adkins, Mirror Lake 13:04.2; 14. Mackey Cohen, Central 13:06.1; 15. Calvin Svencer, Mirror Lake 13:06.8; 16. Gus Reimer, Romig 13:07.0; 17. Alexander Jurva, Goldenview 13:16.3; 18. Paxton Thompson, Hanshew 13:19.8; 19. Jasper Farthing, Rilke Schule 13:23.4; 20. Elias Beck, Mears 13:24.7

6th Grade Girls

1. Lacey Grandlinard, Mirror Lake 13:06.9; 2. Pascale Kirby, Mirror Lake 13:08.7; 3. Piper Miller, Goldenview 13:19.6; 4. Dakota Arellano, Gruening 13:44.4; 5. Chloe Shockley, Gruening 14:03.6; 6. Esther Angel, Goldenview 14:14.8; 7. Adeleine Chlup, Rilke Schule 14:19.3; 8. Alice Dann, Romig 14:27.6; 9. Averie Hannafious, Begich 14:28.4; 10. Reagan Martyn, Girdwood 14:35.9; 11. Kylee Dunn, Goldenview 14:42.7; 12. Juliana Schmuke, Goldenview 14:43.7; 13. McKinley Vanasse, Gruening 14:44.1; 14. Masey Muffoletto, Goldenview 14:44.5; 15. Kali Reich, Wendler 14:49.5; 16. Hailey Gard, Mirror Lake 15:06.3; 17. Sienna Glazier, Mirror Lake 15:06.5; 18. Angel Sosa-Toliver, Mears 15:06.6; 19. Berklee De Noble, Gruening 15:06.8; 20. Sofia Weingarten, Romig 15:07.2

7th Grade Boys

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1. Isaac Yager, Goldenview 11:15.8; 2. Dawson Nerland**, Goldenview 11:41.0; 3. Naison Senn, Mirror Lake 11:45.5; 4. Milo Anderson, Central 11:59.8; 5. Fenn Reese, Goldenview 12:05.9; 6. Karter Marchant, Mirror Lake 12:11.2; 7. Archer Hogan, Romig 12:13.2; 8. Grayson Cook, Mirror Lake 12:13.7; 9. William Foltz, Romig 12:22.8; 10. Axel Stone, Romig 12:23.5; 11. Isaac Hughes*, Goldenview 12:32.3; 12. Liam Burkey, Gruening 12:37.6; 13. Lyle Stone, Winterberry 12:45.5; 14. Christopher Doremus, Mirror Lake 12:46.6; 15. Jack Vancil, Romig 12:58.5; 16. Bennet Gastrock, Rilke Schule 13:04.1; 17. Julien Stiassny, Girdwood 13:05.2; 18. Ellis Keck, Romig 13:06.1; 19. Atticus Watkins, Romig 13:08.9; 20. Jude Wall, Mirror Lake 13:11.4

7th Grade Girls

1. Claire Shaha, Gruening 12:01.9; 2. Claire Campion, Mears 12:09.2; 3. Naomi Smith, Goldenview 12:55.7; 4. Adelynn Hilliard, STREAM 12:57.2; 5. Brooklyn Mauger, Mirror Lake 13:03.6; 6. Riley Cook, Mirror Lake 13:04.8; 7. Liv Kullberg, Wendler 13:10.4; 8. Natalie Shaw, Mirror Lake 13:15.6; 9. Riley Vial, Romig 13:20.8; 10. Baylee Worlds, Mirror Lake 13:24.1; 11. Lillian Konrath-Bera, Mirror Lake 13:25.5; 12. Niva Flagstad, Goldenview 13:27.1; 13. Colette Levelque, Hanshew 13:30.9; 14. Peja Skinner, Mears 13:34.6; 15. Ariana Barber, Girdwood 13:36.2; 16. Samantha Sierks, Mears 13:44.1; 17. Maya Blees, Goldenview 13:48.8; 18. Hana Varnell, Central 13:50.0; 19. Paige Lojewski, STREAM 13:55.7; 20. Addison Keene, Goldenview 14:01.1

8th Grade Boys

1. Elijah Lang, Mirror Lake 11:07.5; 2. Owen Morrow, Gruening 11:14.1; 3. Ethan Elliott, Goldenview 11:16.3; 4. Ryker Edwards, Mirror Lake 11:16.8; 5. Jude Miller, Mirror Lake 11:20.7; 6. Clayton White, Mears 11:25.1; 7. Frank Gregersen, Romig 11:26.9; 8. Owen Tracy, Gruening 11:31.9; 9. Alexander Johnson, Goldenview 11:43.1; 10. Denis Prosser, Mears 11:45.6; 11. Collin Russian, Gruening 11:46.8; 12. Maxin Macy, Mirror Lake 11:48.8; 13. Henry Ivary, Mirror Lake 11:54.6; 14. Diego Marquez, Begich 11:55.2; 15. Matteo Besh-Halsey, Mears 11:55.9; 16. Jack Weiss, Mears 11:59.3; 17. Lewis Knier, Rilke Schule 12:04.4; 18. Mason Scow, Mirror Lake 12:05.5; 19. Dalton Bohne, Mears 12:07.3; 20. Logan Breeding, Girdwood 12:17.4

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8th Grade Girls

1. Calista Zuber, Goldenview 11:41.3; 2. Maddison Kukuk, Mirror Lake 11:41.7; 3. Rylee Ruggles, Mirror Lake 12:13.2; 4. Brooklynne Haigh, Gruening 12:38.6; 5. Nina Varnell, Central 12:48.3; 6. Solvej Lunoe, Goldenview 12:51.3; 7. Payton Nelson, Gruening 12:54.6; 8. Cameron Miller, Girdwood 13:00.4; 9. Hannah Veltkamp, Mears 13:00.9; 10. Hailee Stepetin, Mirror Lake 13:01.1; 11. Sophie Kimball, Romig 13:13.1; 12. Grace Clark-Pederson, Mears 13:14.1; 13. Chloe Hayner, Romig 13:26.8; 14. Sienna Johnson, Gruening 13:30.9; 15. Ruby Conklin, Mears 13:44.5; 16. Nicole Booher, Mirror Lake 13:45.3; 17. Manu David, Rilke Schule 13:46.7; 18. Naomi Hopkins, Gruening 13:50.5; 19. Audrey Townley, Mirror Lake 13:56.3; 20. Sophia Bender, Mirror Lake 13:56.4

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College

VOLLEYBALL

Thursday

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UAA 3, Northwest Nazarene 1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-23)

Central Washington 3, UAF 0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-19)

Saturday

Northwest Nazarene 3, UAF 2 (20-25, 25-23, 26-24, 16-25, 15-11)

UAA v. Central Washington (Late)

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HOCKEY

Friday

Miami (OH) 3, UAA 2

Saturday

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Miami (OH) 4, UAA 1

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NAHL

Friday

Anchorage Wolverines 3, Kenai River Brown Bears 2

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Saturday

Anchorage Wolverines v. Kenai River Brown Bears (Late)

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2024 Zombie Half Marathon Results

Women

1. Mandy Vincent-Lang, Anchorage, AK 1:30:05; 2. Molly Walli, Anchorage, AK 1:30:26; 3. Mariah Graham, Anchorage, AK 1:32:31; 4. Tamara Brabson, Anchorage, AK 1:35:22; 5. Rya Berrigan, Anchorage, AK 1:35:38; 6. Lucy Swygman, Girdwood, AK 1:36:26; 7. Kelsey Ripp, Philadelphia, PA 1:36:46; 8. Shauna Severson, Eagle River, AK 1:39:53; 9. Payton Osiensky, Anchorage, AK 1:40:00; 10. Kayla Nowak, Anchorage, AK 1:40:12; 11. Elizabeth Aarons, Anchorage, AK 1:41:21; 12. Mandy Casurella, Anchorage, AK 1:41:32; 13. Catherine Uschmann, Palmer, AK 1:42:03; 14. Haley Gilman, Whitefish, MT 1:42:39; 15. Sofija Spaic, Palmer, AK 1:43:02; 16. Tori Fishburn, Anchorage, AK 1:43:26; 17. Emily Schmieg, Anchorage, AK 1:45:07; 18. Olivia Pfeifer, Anchorage, AK 1:46:38; 19. Nicole Kimball, Anchorage, AK 1:46:43; 20. Camilla Brinchmann-Prosser, Anchorage, AK 1:46:43

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Men

1. Grant Bell, Aurora, IL 1:11:40; 2. Chris Osiensky, Anchorage, AK 1:11:50; 3. Owen Marcotte, Anchorage, AK 1:14:44; 4. Cody Priest, Anchorage, AK 1:15:45; 5. Andy Peters, Anchorage, AK 1:16:20; 6. Michael Oltman, Anchorage, AK 1:22:13; 7. Micah Templin, Anchorage, AK 1:22:45; 8. Jean Paquet, Anchorage, AK 1:22:5; 9. Sebastian Reed, Anchorage, AK 1:23:44; 10. Tian Sandvik, Anchorage, AK 1:23:52; 11. James Miller, Anchorage, AK 1:23:54; 12. Mark Iverson, Anchorage, AK 1:24:07; 13. Everett Scott, Anchorage, AK 1:26:34; 14. Christopher Benshoof, Fairbanks, AK 1:26:57; 15. Ryan Olberding, Anchorage, AK 1:27:43; 16. Matt Dearborn, Eagle River, AK 1:28:17; 17. Allan Spangler, Anchorage, AK 1:28:26; 18. Jonathan Casurella, Anchorage, AK 1:28:32; 19. Ole Reese, Anchorage, AK 1:32:10; 20. Elliot Jennings, Anchorage, AK 1:32:30





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Alaska Sees Coldest December In Years | Weather.com

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Do you think that Alaska is cold during winter? Of course it is! However, the type of cold the state is experiencing right now if unprecedented. How about having consecutive days of temperatures colder than 40 degrees below zero!

This is true for much of the Alaskan interior, particularly near Fairbanks and in between the Alaska and Brooks mountain ranges.

Over the last four days in Fairbanks, temperatures have struggled to reach 40 degrees below zero, with organizers in Fairbanks even postponing their annual New Year’s Eve fireworks show due to the extreme cold.

The temperature in the final few minutes of 2025 in Fairbanks was 43 degrees below zero.

In other words, conditions are unbearably and dangerously cold, even by local standards in Central Alaska.

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In Chicken, Alaska, located near the Canadian Border, temperatures dropped as low as 62 degrees below zero! Numerous other locations in the eastern Alaskan Interior have seen temperatures between 50 and 60 degrees below zero.

On top of bringing dangerously cold minimum temperatures, this most recent cold snap has also been more prolonged than usual.

Temperatures in much of Alaska have been largely colder than usual since roughly December 5th, 2025

Some regions in eastern Alaska and the neighboring Yukon Territory in Canada have seen combined December temperatures up to 30 degrees below the climatological average.

For reference, the average December temperature in Fairbanks from 1904 to 2025 is 22 degrees below zero with much of central Alaska having similarly cold December temperatures on average. The city has seen a temperature departure of 18.5 degrees below average for December 2025, ranking as the 8th coldest December on record.

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This means that much of east-central Alaska has been stuck between 40 and 50 degrees below for nearly an entire month!

While many factors affect the severity of winters in Alaska, one notable statistic is the unusually high snowfall in portions of Alaska this past December. Fairbanks saw more than double its usual snowfall for the month of December.

Juneau, Alaska’s capital, located in far-southeast Alaska, has seen nearly its entire annual snowfall in December alone, at over 80 inches.

Snowfall promotes cold temperatures by reflecting light from the sun back to space. In Alaska, there is already very little sunlight during the winter due to its positioning on and near the Arctic Circle.

What little sunlight snow-covered portions of Alaska have seen has been quickly reflected back to space by the unusually heavy snowpack.

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In Central Alaska, located between the Alaska and Brooks ranges, the heavy snowpack, lack of sunlight, and lack of transport of air from warmer locations have led to the development of an arctic high pressure system, leading to stable conditions and light winds. These conditions cause the land to rapidly lose heat, becoming even colder. With this arctic high pressure is in place, central Alaska has remained cold. However, a slight breakdown in the strength of the high will allow temperatures to warm somewhat (see forecast for next 3 days below).

Fortunately, this pattern will break down as we approach mid-January. A more active storm track from the Pacific is poised to bring wetter and warmer conditions to portions of Alaska, especially towards the middle to second half of the month. While this wetter pattern means snow for most, temperatures will improve, being far more bearable than the current temperatures in the 40 to 50 degree below zero range.

Hayden Marshall is a meteorologist intern and First-Year-Master’s Student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has been following weather content over the past three years as a Storm Spotter and weather enthusiast. He can be found on Instagram and Linkedin.





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Alaska’s delegation responds to situation in Venezuela

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Officials say Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife are in New York Saturday night after they were captured in a U.S. military operation that came amid strikes in the country’s capital.

Alaska’s delegation has responded to the situation.

Senator Dan Sullivan commented on the situation saying, “In the aftermath of last night’s remarkable operation, America and the world are safer.”

He continued, saying in-part, “Maduro was an illegitimate, indicted dictator who has been leading a vicious, violent narco-terrorist enterprise in our Hemisphere that was responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans. He will now face American justice. The interim Venezuelan government must now decide that it is in their country’s and people’s interest to cooperate with the United States and reject Maduro’s legacy of violence and narco-terrorism.”

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Senator Lisa Murkowski said the U.S. does not recognize Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela.

She said in-part, “While I am hopeful that this morning’s actions have made the world a safer place, the manner in which the United States conducts military operations, as well as the authority under which these operations take place, is important. When the Senate returns to Washington next week, Congress has been informed that we will receive additional briefings from the administration on the scope, objectives, and legal basis for these operations.”

Representative Nick Begich posted his statement on Facebook. He called the situation a “lawful arrest” and said it was “a powerful and flawless execution of American power and capability.”

Begich continued, saying in-part, “Stability and accountability in the Western Hemisphere are core U.S. national interests. For far too long, criminal networks operating in our own hemisphere have exploited weak governance and corruption. The result has been poisoned streets, overwhelmed borders, and countless American lives lost to fentanyl and other illicit drugs.”

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Opinion: Before Alaska becomes an AI data farm, be sure to read the fine print

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Opinion: Before Alaska becomes an AI data farm, be sure to read the fine print


The Stargate artificial intelligence data center complex in Abilene, Texas. (AP)

Artificial intelligence is driving a revolution in the economy and culture of the United States and other countries. Alaska is being pitched as the next frontier for one of the most energy-intensive industries: data centers, with their primary purpose of advancing AI, socially disruptive to a degree as yet unknown.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the state’s biggest promoter, has invited more than a dozen high-tech firms, including affiliates of Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon, to establish “data farms” in Alaska. He has personally toured executives around potential sites in the Anchorage and Fairbanks areas. The Alaska Legislature has been a bit more circumspect, though its House Concurrent Resolution 3 (HCR 3) states that “the development and use of artificial intelligence and the establishment of data centers in the state could stimulate economic growth, create job opportunities and position the state as a leader in technological innovation.” True, however, the resolution makes no mention of drawbacks stemming from data center development.

The Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC), based in Fairbanks, is examining the known and potential benefits, costs and risks of data center growth in the state. It urges a well-informed, unhurried, transparent and cautious approach.

First, though, what are data centers? They are facilities that house the servers, storage, networking and other computing infrastructure needed to support AI and other digital services, along with their associated electrical and cooling infrastructure.

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Generally speaking, there are two categories of data centers. One is the massive hyperscale facility, typically operating at multi-megawatt scale and designed to scale much higher. An example is the proposed Far North Digital (FND) Prudhoe Bay Data Center. It would start with a capacity of 120 megawatts with “significant expansion potential.” Natural gas would power it.

The other kind is the micro or microgrid data center. A good example is Cordova’s Greensparc Corp/Cordova Electric Cooperative 150-kilowatt facility. It is powered by 100% renewable energy from the nearby hydroelectric plant. We concur with the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) analysis that contends that such smaller and sustainable data centers, sometimes integrated into existing microgrids, are more feasible for Alaska, particularly in underserved or remote communities.

The main problem with data centers is their high to huge energy demands, especially hyperscale ones that can consume as much electricity as 100,000 homes. Cooling can account for about 40% of a facility’s energy use, though it varies. While Alaska’s cold climate is an environmental advantage, reducing the need for energy-intensive mechanical cooling systems, cooling still requires a lot of water. The NAEC advocates that any new data centers be required to minimize use and thermal pollution of waters and reuse waste heat for local heating.

The Railbelt grid already faces constraints and expensive upgrade needs. The NAEC believes that if new data centers are developed, regulatory safeguards must be in place to ensure they do not exacerbate grid shortages and raise household electricity costs.

Most electricity powering data centers still comes from fossil fuels, even as operators sign renewable contracts and add clean generation. Building fossil fuel-powered data centers would lock in high-emissions infrastructure for decades, contradicting global decarbonization efforts. NAEC suggests that any new data center be required to build or contract for an equivalent amount of clean energy generation (wind, solar, hydro or geothermal) to match its consumption.

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There are many other concerns that need to be addressed when considering data centers and AI development. One is the problem of electronic waste, or e-waste. Needed upgrades to data centers result in e-waste, which contains hazardous materials. Given Alaska’s remote potential sites and limited recycling infrastructure, the cost of appropriately dealing with e-waste should be factored into data center decisions.

In their haste to recruit data centers, several states have granted substantial tax abatements and subsidies, often with limited public benefit. Alaska must learn from the mistakes made elsewhere. Before considering approval of any new data centers, legislation should be in place that ensures that the corporations that will profit do not get discounted power rates or tax breaks and pass additional costs to ratepayers, including costs for needed upgrades.

Yes, data centers provide some much-needed diversification to Alaska’s economy, but not much. They are highly capital intensive and employ many in the construction phase, but few for operation. Companies should be required to train and hire local residents to the degree practical.

Then there is the profound but scarcely recognized issue that transcends energy, economics and the environment. Data centers expand the compute available for increasingly capable AI systems. Some researchers and industry leaders argue this could accelerate progress toward AI that matches or exceeds human capabilities, along with new risks. Ultimately, the greatest cost of data centers and AI may be the changes wrought to our humanity and society, for which we are woefully unprepared.

Roger Kaye is a freelance writer based in Fairbanks and the author of “Last Great Wilderness: The Campaign to Establish the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.” He sits on the Issues Committee of the Northern Alaska Environmental Center.

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