Alaska
Alaska Sports Scoreboard: Feb. 21, 2026
High School
Basketball
Girls
Sunday
Chaputnguak 63, Nelson Island 52
Nelson Island 48, Chaputnguak 46
Chaputnguak 72, Nelson Island 52
Monday
Bartlett 66, Service 55
Tri-Valley 56, Nenana 22
Unalaska 26, Lumen Christi 20
Tuesday
Mountain City Christian Academy 88, Soldotna 22
Nenana 28, Effie Kokrine Charter 17
Mt. Edgecumbe 62, Sitka 33
West 51, East 24
Wasilla 47, Colony 45
Service 78, South 35
Susitna Valley 38, Redington 22
Lathrop 41, North Pole 40
Grace Christian 53, Palmer 36
Homer 40, Ninilchik 15
Bartlett 75, Dimond 28
Chugiak 49, Eagle River 24
Barrow 69, Bethel 9
Monroe Catholic 50, Delta 20
Wednesday
Ketchikan 48, Sitka 39
Mt. Edgecumbe 47, Ketchikan 32
Barrow 67, Bethel 4
Thursday
Tok 40, Glennallen 26
Service 65, Chugiak 43
Grace Christian 47, Nikiski 33
Wasilla 65, North Pole 25
Homer 54, Houston 7
Palmer 37, West Valley 24
Colony 64, Lathrop 24
Galena 56, Delta 42
Mt. Edgecumbe 40, Ketchikan 33
Sitka 64, Nome-Beltz 53
East 55, Kodiak 39
Friday
Akiachak 43, Akiak 41
Tok 51, Cordova 34
Minto 71, Nenana 28
Alak 51, Meade River 47
Homer 52, Redington 29
Dimond 61, West 54
Lathrop 40, Palmer 35
Eagle River 49, South 42
Newhalen 63, Dillingham 36
Anthony Andrews 55, Gambell 51
Wasilla 57, West Valley 26
Mountain City Christian Academy 79, Kodiak 31
Grace Christian 51, Kenai Central 29
Delta 51, Galena 37
Seward 63, Susitna Valley 22
Bartlett 87, North Pole 50
Unalaska 33, King Cove 23
Mt. Edgecumbe 69, Nome-Beltz 36
Shaktoolik 60, Shishmaref 44
Alak 73, Nuiqsut Trapper 40
Akiachak 55, Kalskag 50
Anthony Andrews 75, Gambell 45
Meade River 76, Nuiqsut Trapper 46
Barrow 71, Kotzebue 25
Saturday
Mountain City Christian 79, Kodiak 19
Tuluksak 49, Akiachak 30
Shishmaref 42, Shaktoolik 38
Newhalen 67, Dillingham 52
Meade River 75, Nuiqsut Trapper 42
Grace Christian 61, Homer 22
Nikiski 47, Redington 31
Seward 73, Lumen Christi 13
Wasilla 72, Lathrop 32
Meade River 54, Alak 50
Boys
Sunday
Nelson Island 53, Chaputnguak 47
Savoonga 67, James C Isabell 48
Nightmute Elitnaurviat 73, Ayaprun 60
Chaputnguak 94, Nightmute Elitnaurviat 45
Kake 50, SISD 47
Chaputnguak 70, Nelson Island 66
Monday
Chaputnguak 57, Nelson Island 56
Savoonga 54, James C Isabell 48
Tri-Valley 75, Nenana 39
Kake 45, SISD 41
Service 73, Bartlett 38
Unalaska 58, Lumen Christi 53
Tuesday
Mountain City Christian Academy 62, Soldotna 48
Effie Kokrine Charter 67, Nenana 53
Mt. Edgecumbe 42, Sitka 32
Barrow 54, Bethel 53
Lathrop 78. North Pole 50
West 59, East 44
Grace Christian 79, Palmer 45
Susitna Valley 65, Redington 50
Service 51, South 49
Wasilla 67, Colony 66
Chugiak 63, Eagle River 39
Dimond 76, Bartlett 28
Ninilchik 80, Homer 34
Wednesday
Klawock 75, SISD 41
Lumen Christi 54, Redington 48
Skagway 93, Hydaburg 40
Barrow 71, Bethel 54
Dimond 78, Chugiak 45
Thursday
Tikigaq 87, Birchwood Christian 42
Sitka 55, Nome-Beltz 45
Hoonah 57, Gustavus 47
Tok 59, Glennallen 55
Skagway 75, Hydaburg 59
Homer 56, Houston 39
Wasilla 71, North Pole 40
Grace Christian 67, Palmer 40
West Valley 56, Monroe Catholic 12
Lathrop 52, Colony 47
Gambell 94, Anthony Andrews 88
Delta 57, Galena 50
Friday
Akiachak 75, Akiak 43
Chief Ivan Blunka 57, Manokotak 49
Brevig Mission 52, James C Isabell 45
Alak 96, Meade River 55
Akiachak 84, Z John Williams 78
Cordova 38, Tok 37
Minto 68, Nenana 21
Nuiqsut Trapper 73, Alak 37
Aniguiin 87, Martin L Olson 76
Monroe Catholic 55, Valdez 36
Koyuk Malimiut 73, White Mountain 55
Brevig Mission 58, James C Isabell 52
Unalakleet 79, Hooper Bay 19
Juneau-Douglas 53, Ketchikan 41
Haines 49, Petersburg 41
Mountain City Christian Academy 53, Kodiak 42
Grace Christian 75, Tikigaq 41
Houston 72, Nikiski 50
Homer 56, Redington 43
Dimond 69, West 57
Seward 57, Susitna Valley 51
South 85, Eagle River 30
Lathrop 83, Palmer 62
North Pole 47, Bartlett 37
Delta 51, Galena 39
Nuiqsut Trapper 92, Meade River 36
Gambell 92, Anthony Andrews 52
Akiachak 63, Akula Elitnaurvik 54
Wrangell 67, Craig 40
Barrow 101, Kotzebue 66
Nome-Beltz 79, Mt. Edgecumbe 66
Saturday
Koyuk Malimiut 50, White Mountain 41
Martin L Olson 88, Aniguiin 48
Unalakleet 103, Hooper Bay 26
Mountain City Christian Academy 61, Kodiak 37
Cordova 37, Glennallen 36
Alak 65, Meade River 34
Kenai Central 62, Ninilchik 50
Palmer 69, North Pole 61
Lumen Christi 76, Seward 61
Lathrop 76, Wasilla 39
Nuiqsut Trapper 48, Alak 41
Service 48, East 47
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Nordic skiing
2026 ASAA State Championships
Overall team scores
Boys
1. South 2:54:44.2; 2. Colony 2:55:15.1; 3. West Valley 2:58:59.9; 4. Service 3:00:05.4; 5. West 3:05:13.9; 6. Kenai Central 3:11:00.2; 7. Soldotna 3:14:02.2; 8. Homer 3:15:50.5; 9. Dimond 3:18:30.7; 10. Chugiak 3:29:21.6
Girls
1. South 3:23:36.5; 2. Service 3:27:07.7; 3. Colony 3:37:57.8; 4. West Valley 3:40:09.9; 5. Chugiak 3:49:13.2; 6. Bettye Davis East 3:49:55.7; 7. West 3:50:35.5; 8. Dimond 3:53:19.1; 9. Soldotna 4:00:36.8; 10. Kenai Central 4:04:40.1
Freestyle 5K
Boys overall
1. Jack Leveque, Service, 12:29.1; 2. Chase Laker, Kenai Central, 13:11.3; 3. Ethan Elliott, South, 13:13.7; 4. Kieran Kaufman, West Valley, 13:18.2; 5. Vebjorn Flagstad, South, 13:21.0; 6. Gabe Black, Colony, 13:32.0; 7. Nathan Vandelugt, West Valley, 13:36.8; 8. Weston Sensabaugh, Colony, 13:51.2; 9. Finn Dudley, West, 14:01.6; 10. Ethan Styvar, South, 14:06.5; 11. Freedom Bennett, Service, 14:08.9; 12. Ollie Dahl, Soldotna, 14:12.0; 13. Johannes Bynagle, Homer, 14:13.1; 14. Basile Plattet, West Valley, 14:15.2; 15. Raven Spangler, Colony, 14:15.4; 16. Grayson Stanek-Alward, South, 14:22.6; 17. Leif Anderson, Lathrop, 14:25.1; 18. Josiah Sheldon, Service, 14:27.4; 19. Fletcher Darr, Kenai Central, 14:27.9; 20. Easton Roads, Grace Christian, 14:28.8
Girls overall
1. Mia Stiassny, South, 15:22.2; 2. Miya Kam-Magruder, Service, 15:27.8; 3. Tania Boonstra, Soldotna, 15:43.8; 4. Alise Elliott, South, 15:56.4; 5. Reine Soule, Service, 16:07.3; 6. Talia Smith, Service, 16:07.9; 7. Solvej Lunoe, South, 16:09.1; 8. Olivia Soderstrom, West, 16:18.5; 9. Calista Zuber, South, 16:18.6; 10. Mady Lowen, Dimond, 16:19.7; 11. Elliot Sensabaugh, Colony, 16:24.0; 12. Adah Decker, West Valley, 16:30.2; 13. Olivia Ronzio Pico, Chugiak, 16:36.7; 14. Elin Lunoe, South, 16:40.1; 15. Ellie Abrahamson, West Valley, 16:44.4; 16. Faith Harlamert, Service, 16:49.9; 17. Isela Austin, Colony, 16:56.4; 18. Maya Tirpack, South, 17:00.9; 19. Miriam Armstrong, West Valley, 17:10.1; 20. Kate Cox, Soldotna, 17:14.7
Classic 7.5K
Boys overall
1. Jack Leveque, Service, 20:41.2; 2. Vebjorn Flagstad, South, 20:46.2; 3. Gabe Black, Colony, 20:56.7; 4. Chase Laker, Kenai Central, 21:10.4; 5. Kieran Kaufman, West Valley, 21:13.3; 6. Finn Dudley, West, 21:25.1; 7. Weston Sensabaugh, Colony, 21:34.7; 8. Banyan Smyth, Colony, 21:57.1; 9. Freedom Bennett, Service, 22:02.4; 10. Ethan Styvar, South, 22:03.5; 11. Nathan Vandelugt, West Valley, 22:15.4; 12. Grayson Stanek-Alward, South, 22:24.3; 13. Raven Spangler, Colony, 22:25.5; 14. Braxton Thornley, South, 22:29.1; 15. Jake Black, Colony, 22:29.9; 16. Leif Anderson, Lathrop, 22:37.0; 17. Basile Plattet, West Valley, 22:42.8; 18. Fletcher Darr, Kenai Central, 22:44.3; 19. Owen Harth, South, 22:51.4; 20. Ethan Elliott, South, 22:55.5
Girls overall
1. Miya Kam-Magruder, Service, 24:49.8; 2. Mia Stiassny, South, 24:51.0; 3. Elliot Sensabaugh, Colony, 25:03.5; 4. Alise Elliott, South, 25:12.4; 5. Elin Lunoe, South, 25:14.1; 6. Tania Boonstra, Soldotna, 25:15.5; 7. Talia Smith, Service, 25:19.5; 8. Solvej Lunoe, South, 25:59.3; 9. Mady Lowen, Dimond, 25:59.9; 10. Reine Soule, Service, 26:02.4; 11. Calista Zuber, South, 26:07.7; 12. Olivia Soderstrom, West, 26:08.5;13. Olivia Ronzio Pico, Chugiak, 26:21.2; 14. Adah Decker, West Valley, 26:46.7; 15. Clara Sensabaugh, Colony, 27:04.3; 16. Ellie Abrahamson, West Valley, 27:10.6; 17. Maya Tirpack, South, 27:19.0; 18. Madeleine Lojewski, Bettye Davis East, 27:20.1; 19. Kyndle LaRousse, Palmer, 27:23.0; 20. Isela Austin, Colony, 27:27.2
4X3K mixed relay
Boys overall
1. South 32:00.2; 2. Colony 32:13.1; 3. Service 32:43.4; 4. West Valley 33:28.9; 5. West 34:13.9; 6. Kenai Central 34:44.2; 7. Soldotna 35:24.2; 8. Dimond 36:28.7; 9. Homer 36:47.5; 10. Chugiak 38:51.6
Girls overall
1. South 38:35.5; 2. Service 38:50.7; 3. Colony 41:33.8; 4. West Valley 42:05.9; 5. Chugiak 43:01.2; 6. West 43:19.5; 7. Bettye Davis East 43:28.7; 8. Dimond 45:14.1; 9. Soldotna 45:38.8; 10. Kenai Central 46:19.1
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College
Gymnastics
Friday
UAA 192.125, Centenary 188.125
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Hockey
Friday
UAF 4, UAA 3
Saturday
UAF 6, UAA 2
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Women’s basketball
Thursday
Montana State Billings 65, UAA 53
Seattle Pacific 78, UAF 63
Saturday
Montana State Billings 80, UAF 53
UAA 91, Seattle Pacific 52
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Men’s basketball
Thursday
UAA 82, Montana State Billings 75
UAF 78, Seattle Pacific 74
Saturday
Seattle Pacific 67, UAA 59
UAF 101, Montana State Billings 97
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NAHL
Thursday
Anchorage Wolverines 2, Janesville Jets 1
Friday
Wisconsin Windigo 5, Anchorage Wolverines 1
Saturday
Anchorage Wolverines 5, Chippewa Steel 2
SAND POINT, Alaska (KTUU) – A teenage boy who was last seen Monday when the canoe he was in tipped over has been found by a dive team in a lake near Sand Point, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Alaska’s News Source confirmed with the person, who is close to the search efforts, that the dive team found 15-year-old Kaipo Kaminanga deceased Thursday in Red Cove Lake, located a short drive from the town of Sand Point on the Aleutian Island chain.
Kaminanga was last seen canoeing with three other friends on Monday when the boat tipped over.
A search and rescue operation ensued shortly after.
Alaska Dive Search Rescue and Recovery Team posted on Facebook Thursday night that they were able to “locate and recover” Kaminanga at around 5 p.m. Thursday.
“We are glad we could bring closure to his family, friends and community,” the post said.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated when more details become available.
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This is a tax tutorial for gubernatorial candidates, for legislators who will report to work next year and for the Alaska public.
Think of it as homework, with more than eight months to complete the assignment that is not due until the November election. The homework is intended to inform, not settle the debate over a state sales tax or state income tax — or neither, which is the preferred option for many Alaskans.
But for those Alaskans willing to consider a tax as a personal responsibility to help fund schools, roads, public safety, child care, state troopers, prisons, foster care and everything else necessary for healthy and productive lives, someday they will need to decide on a state income tax or a state sales tax after they accept the checkbook reality that oil and Permanent Fund earnings are not enough.
This homework assignment is intended to get people thinking with facts, not emotions. Electing the right candidates will be the first test.
Alaskans have until the next election because nothing will change this year. It will take a new political alignment led by a reality-based governor to organize support in the Legislature and among the public.
But next year, maybe, with the right elected leadership, Alaskans can debate a state sales tax or personal income tax. Plus, of course, corporate taxes and oil production taxes, but those are for another school day.
One of the biggest arguments in favor of a state sales tax is that visitors would pay it. Yes, they would, but not as much as many Alaskans think.
Air travel is exempt from sales taxes. So are cruise ship tickets. That’s federal law, which means much of what tourists spend on their Alaska vacation is beyond the reach of a state sales tax.
Cutting further into potential revenues, state and federal law exempts flightseeing tours from sales tax, which is a particularly costly exemption when you think about how much visitors spend on airplane and helicopter tours.
That leaves sales tax supporters collecting from tourists on T-shirts, gifts for grandchildren, artwork, postcards, hotels, Airbnb, car rentals and restaurant meals. Still a substantial take for taxes, but far short of total tourism spending.
An argument against a state sales tax is that more than 100 cities and boroughs already depend on local sales taxes to pay for schools and other public services. Try to imagine what a state tax piled on top of a local tax would do to kill shopping in Homer, already at 7.85%, or Kodiak, Wrangell and Cordova, all at 7%, and all the other municipalities.
Supporters of an income tax say it would share the responsibility burden with nonresidents who earn income in Alaska and then return home to spend their money.
Almost one in four workers in Alaska in 2024 were nonresidents, as reported by the state Department of Labor in January. That doesn’t include federal employees, active-duty military or self-employed people.
Nonresidents earned roughly $3.8 billion, or about 17% of every dollar covered in the report.
However, many of those nonresident workers are lower-wage and seasonal, employed in the seafood processing and tourism industries, unlikely to pay much in income taxes. But a tax could be structured so that they pay something, which is fair.
Meanwhile, higher-wage workers in oil and gas, mining, construction and airlines (freight and passenger service) would pay taxes on their income earned in Alaska, which also is fair.
It comes down to what would direct more of the tax burden to nonresidents: a tax on income or on visitor spending. Wages or wasabi-crusted salmon dinners.
Larry Persily is a longtime Alaska journalist, with breaks for federal, state and municipal public policy work in Alaska and Washington, D.C. He lives in Anchorage and is publisher of the Wrangell Sentinel weekly newspaper.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Two brothers from Nome recently stood at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa, planting an Alaska flag at 19,000 feet above the African plains.
The Hoogendorns completed the seven-day climb — five and a half days up and a day and a half down — trekking through rainforest, desert, and alpine terrain before reaching snow near the summit. The climb marks their third of the world’s seven summits.
Night hike to the top
The brothers began their final summit push at midnight, hiking through the night to reach the top by dawn.
“It was almost like a dream,” Oliver said. “Because we hiked through the night. We started the summit hike at midnight when you’re supposed to be sleeping. So, it was kind of like, not mind boggling, but disorienting. Because you’re hiking all night, but then you get to the top and you can finally see. It’s totally different from what you’d expect.”
At the summit, temperatures hovered around 10 degrees — a familiar range for the Nome brothers. Their guides repeatedly urged them to put on jackets, but the brothers declined.
“We got to the crater, and it was dark out and then it started getting brighter out,” Wilson said. “And then you could slowly see the crater like illuminating and it’s huge. It’s like 3 miles across or something. Like you could fly a plane down on the crater and be circles if you want to. Really dramatic view.”
A team of 17 for two climbers
Unlike their previous expeditions, the brothers were supported by a crew of 17 — including porters, a cook, guides, a summit assistant, and a tent setup crew.
The experience deviated from their earlier climbs, where they carried their own food, melted snow for water, and navigated routes independently.
“I felt spoiled,” Wilson said. “I was like, man, the next mountain’s gonna be kind of hard after being spoiled.”
Alaska flag on every summit
Oliver carried the same full-size Alaska flag on all three of his major summits, including in South America and Denali in North America, despite the added weight in his pack.
“I take it everywhere these days,” Oliver said. “It’s always cool to bring it out. And then people ask, you know, ‘where’s that flag from?’ Say Alaska.”
When asked about his motivation for the expeditions, Wilson said “I guess to like inspire other people. Because it seems like a lot of people think they can’t do something, but if you just try it, you probably won’t do good the first time, but second time you’ll do better. Because you just got to try it out. Believe in yourself.”
Background and next goals
The Hoogendorns won the reality competition series “Race to Survive: Alaska” in 2023. In 2019, they were the first to climb Mount McKinley and ski down that season. Oliver also started a biking trip from the tip of South America to Prudhoe Bay with hopes of still completing it.
Kilimanjaro is their third summit. The brothers said they hope to eventually complete all seven summits, with Mount Vinson in Antarctica among the peaks they are considering next… all while taking Alaska with them every step of the way.
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