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Alaska Sports Scoreboard: Jan. 24, 2026

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January 24, 2026

High school skiers line up at the starting line during the first day of the Lynx Loppet at Kincaid Park in Anchorage on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Emily Mesner for ADN)

High school

Hockey

Monday

Juneau-Douglas 4, Kodiak 3

Tuesday

Juneau-Douglas 6, Kodiak 1

North Pole 5, Tri-Valley 3

Monroe Catholic 5, Delta 4

Soldotna 2, Kenai Central 1

Palmer 6, Houston 1

South 6, Chugiak 2

West 3, Dimond 3

Wednesday

Dimond 5, Bartlett 1

Thursday

West Valley 7, Lathrop 2

Palmer 6, Homer 0

Service 9, Kenai Central 1

Friday

Delta 10, Tri-Valley 5

Wasilla 8, Colony 2

Palmer 2, North Pole 1

Houston 6, Monroe Catholic 1

Kodiak 3, Kenai Central 1

Juneau-Douglas 8, Homer 2

Chugiak 4, Soldotna 1

South 4, Eagle River 2

Saturday

Kodiak 6, Kenai Central 4

Delta 9, Tri-Valley 6

Houston 6, Monroe Catholic 2

Palmer 4, West Valley 3

Service 8, Colony 2

South 6, Dimond 1

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Basketball

Girls

Monday

Kake 41, Skagway 22

Tuesday

Seward 54, Ninilchik 9

Tok 51, Glennallen 37

Kenai Central 73, Nikiski 33

Chugiak 52, East 31

Bartlett 82, South 21

Dimond 42, Eagle River 26

Colony 78, Sitka 11

Mountain City Christian Academy 65, Palmer 18

West 55, Monroe Catholic 39

Wednesday

Newhalen 56, Unalaska 29

Monroe Catholic 53, Sitka 27

Wasilla 50, Service 43

West 46, Colony 36

Thursday

Kake 49, Hoonah 38

Newhalen 71, King Cove 26

Colony 56, Monroe Catholic 23

Scammon Bay 61, Hooper Bay 38

Kenai Central 55, Eagle River 34

Juneau-Douglas 56, Grace Christian 50

Mountain City Christian Academy 75, Bartlett 54

Barrow 76, Kodiak 12

Soldotna 32, Ketchikan 25

Unalakleet 43, Bethel 33

Friday

Galena 47, West Valley 35

Meade River 72, Harold Kaveolook 28

Newhalen 49, Unalaska 28

Seward 70, Nikiski 19

Nunamiut 60, Harold Kaveolook 15

Nome-Beltz 32, South 28

Tuluksak 48, Akiak 44

Cordova 48, Effie Kokrine Charter 9

Saturday

West Valley 44, Jimmy Huntington 32

Shishmaref 57, Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial 36

Tri-Valley 50, Lumen Christi 21

Seward 67, Susitna Valley 19

Kenai Central 58, Ketchikan 33

Nunamiut 58, Meade River 48

Service 71, Chugiak 55

Boys

Monday

Akiuk Memorial 100, Joann Alexie Memorial 72

Skagway 83, Kake 35

Tuesday

Ninilchik 72, Seward 65

Tok 47, Glennallen 42

Susitna Valley 67, Lumen Christi 43

Palmer 75, Mountain City Christian Academy 42

Chaputnguak 49, Kwigillingok 37

East 74, Chugiak 34

Dimond 100, Eagle River 22

Service 61, West 51

South 68, Bartlett 36

Kenai Central 80, Nikiski 43

Minto 84, Maudrey J Sommer 22

Wednesday

Chaputnguak 102, Paul T. Albert Memorial 25

Walter Northway 74, Glennallen 65

Nelson Island 94, Ayaprun 24

Unalaska 44, Sand Point 34

Thursday

West 60, Sitka 47

Scammon Bay 69, Ignatius Beans 28

Forest 56, West Valley 38

Kenai Central 77, Eagle River 27

King Cove 70, Manokotak 46

Mt. Edgecumbe 72, Kodiak 31

Central Arkansas Christian 67, Colony 63

Hoonah 46, Kake 45

Scammon Bay 68, Hooper Bay 44

East 73, Maine-Endwell 49

Ninilchik 47, Soldotna 40

Dillingham 75, Bristol Bay 40

Mountain City Christian Academy 52, Bartlett 51

Houston 72, Nikiski 36

Grace Christian 58, Barrow 52

Friday

Bristol Bay 53, Manokotak 45

Grace Christian 66, Mt. Edgecumbe 62

Ninilchik 60, Eagle River 38

Valdez 64, Hutchison 55

Bethel 69, North Pole 66

Juneau-Douglas 56, Ketchikan 44

Petersburg 58, Craig 25

Shaktoolik 74, Gambell 48

Soldotna 56, Kenai Central 48

West 55, East 50

Seward 70, Nikiski 38

Hoonah 54, Kake 51

Shishmaref 76, Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial 41

Maine-Endwell (NY) 57, Sitka 56

West Valley 66, Colony 56

Saturday

Koliganek 62, Tanalian 54

Ninilchik 70, Kenai Central 61

Metlakatla 57, Wrangell 35

Shishmaref 85, Hogarth Kingeekuk Sr. Memorial 52

Valdez 38, Hutchison 31

Grace Christian 59, Kodiak 25

Chief Ivan Blunka 72, Bristol Bay 69

Seward 77, Susitna Valley 63

Scammon Bay 47, Emmonak 38

Colony 52, Sitka 40

West Valley 56, Maine-Endwell (NY) 48

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From left, West Valley’s Adah Decker, Zoe Agopian Plattet, Sakaia Fischer and Phoebe Wooler cheer on Hutchinson’s Dax Campbell near the starting line during the first day of the Lynx Loppet at Kincaid Park in Anchorage on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (Photo by Emily Mesner for ADN)

Cross country skiing

Saturday

Lynx Loppet

Boys A

1. Vebjorn Flagstad 15:28.5, South; 2. Jack Leveque 15:34.6, Service; 3. Chase Laker 16:24.0, Kenai Central; 4. Gabriel Black 16:24.4, Colony; 5. Weston Sensabaugh 16:27.1, Colony; 6. Finn Dudley 16:29.3, West; 7. Freedom Bennett 16:30.9, Service; 8. Owen Harth 16:34.3, South; 9. Ethan Styvar 16:39.3, South; 10. Aksel Flagstad 16:39.7, South

Girls A

1. Solvej Lunoe 18:58.5, South; 2. Talia Smith 19:11.8, Service; 3. Calista Zuber 19:21.2, South; 4. Tania Boonstra 19:26.4, Soldotna; 5. Olivia Ronzio Pico 19:59.1, Chugiak; 6. Elin Lunoe 20:01.0, South; 7. Adah Decker 20:18.7, West Valley; 8. Olivia Soderstrom 20:39.2, West ; 9. Elliot Sensabaugh 20:40.1, Colony; 10. Clara Sensabaugh 20:58.1, Colony

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College

Hockey

Friday

LIU 6, UAA 2

UAF 5, Lindenwood 2

Saturday

UAA vs. LIU (Late)

UAF vs. Lindenwood (Late)

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Women’s basketball

Thursday

Seattle Pacific 101, UAA 98

Montana State Billings 86, UAF 45

Saturday

Seattle Pacific 69, UAF 56

UAA vs. Montana State Billings (Late)

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Men’s basketball

Thursday

UAA 54, Seattle Pacific 50

Montana State Billings 90, UAF 72

Saturday

Seattle Pacific 82, UAF 75

UAA vs. Montana State Billings (Late)

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NAHL

Friday

Kenai River Brown Bears 4, Anchorage Wolverines 3

Saturday

Anchorage Wolverines vs. Kenai River Brown Bears (Late)

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Pacific Northwest IFSA Junior Freeride Regional 2

Day 1

U19 Ski Women

1. Zoie Sarten – Alyeska Freeride Team – 29.83

2. Kyla Gurry – Alyeska Freeride Team – 29.73

3. Emma Noffke – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.60

4. Aslynn Thelen Durst – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.17

5. Romilly Hinks – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.07

U19 Ski Men

1. Cole Erickson – Alyeska Freeride Team – 34.60

2. Christian Laird – Alyeska Freeride Team – 33.80

3. Dean Haines – Alyeska Freeride Team – 33.57

4. Reuben Jeffers – Alyeska Freeride Team – 32.50

5. Kyler Porter – Alyeska Freeride Team – 32.07

U19 Snowboard Women

1. Saylor Howell – Alyeska Freeride Team – 25.40

U19 Snowboard Men

1. Caleb Pheley – Alyeska Freeride Team – 29.53

2. Jude Jeffers – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.80

U15 Ski Women

1. Opal Gilmore – Alyeska Freeride Team – 29.13

2. Ariana Barber – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.23

3. Alice Dann – Alyeska Freeride Team – 26.40

4. Vivian Koss – Alyeska Freeride Team – 25.63

5. Paityn Thelen Durst – Alyeska Freeride Team – 25.50

U15 Ski Men

1. Col Stiassny – Alyeska Freeride Team – 34.97

2. Reed Haines – Alyeska Freeride Team – 33.80

3. Logan Breeding – Alyeska Freeride Team – 31.20

4. Charlie Swift – Alyeska Freeride Team – 30.90

5. Levi Green – Alyeska Freeride Team – 30.80

U15 Snowboard Men

1. Isaac Gates – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.23

2. Milo Gross – Alyeska Freeride Team – 24.87

3. Luxan Hoke – Alyeska Freeride Team – 22.67

U15 Snowboard Women

1. Caitlin Nasenbeny – Alyeska Freeride Team – 23.83

Day 2

U19 Ski Women

1. Penelope Garton-Barendregt – Alyeska Freeride Team – 29.90

2. Allie Ward – Stevens Pass Freeride Team (Washington) – 28.93

3. Zoie Sarten – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.77

4. Ellison Hazen – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.37

5. Liv Love – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.13

U19 Ski Men

1. Reuben Jeffers – Alyeska Freeride Team – 34.70

2. Cole Erickson – Alyeska Freeride Team – 34.67

3. Henry Lantz – Alyeska Freeride Team – 34.37

4. Nathan Reitmeier – Alyeska Freeride Team

5. Harlan Loso – Independent – 33.57

U19 Snowboard Women

1. Saylor Howell – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.73

U19 Snowboard Men

1. Jude Jeffers – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.23

U15 Ski Women

1. Ariana Barber – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.37

2. Arden Wailand – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.93

3. Vivian Koss – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.53

4. Finley Nasenbeny – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.47

5. Paityn Thelen Durst – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.33

U15 Ski Men

1. Carter Masneri – Alyeska Freeride Team – 32.73

2. Logan Breeding – Alyeska Freeride Team – 32.50

3. Patrick Greene – Alyeska Freeride Team – 30.53

4. Paul Munter – Alyeska Freeride Team – 29.90

5. Anakin Jessen – Alyeska Freeride Team – 29.23

U15 Snowboard Women

1. Caitlin Nasenbeny – Alyeska Freeride Team – 26.53

U15 Snowboard Men

1. Luxan Hoke – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.00

U12 Ski Girls

1. Libby Wasson – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.57

2. Arden Bressler – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.47

3. Hadley Miller – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.30

4. Pippa Creed – Team Give’r Freeride Club – 28.10

5. Brooke Long – Alyeska Freeride Team – 27.30

U12 Ski Boys

1. Corbin Glanville – Alyeska Freeride Team – 31.10

2. Samuel Jeffers – Alyeska Freeride Team – 30.43

3. Miles Donovan – Alyeska Freeride Team – 29.40

4. Jack Schnell – Alyeska Freeride Team – 29.23

5. Jacob Batove – Alyeska Freeride Team – 28.50

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Over $150K worth of drugs seized from man in Juneau, police say

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February 27, 2026

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Over 0K worth of drugs seized from man in Juneau, police say

JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) – An Alaska drug task force seized roughly $162,000 worth of controlled substances during an operation in Juneau Thursday, according to the Juneau Police Department.

Around 3 p.m. Thursday, investigators with the Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs (SEACAD) approached 50-year-old Juneau resident Jermiah Pond in the Nugget Mall parking lot while he was sitting in his car, according to JPD.

A probation search of the car revealed a container holding about 7.3 gross grams of a substance that tested presumptively positive for methamphetamine, as well as about 1.21 gross grams of a substance that tested presumptively positive for fentanyl.

As part of the investigation, investigators executed a search warrant at Pond’s residence, during which they found about 46.63 gross grams of ketamine, 293.56 gross grams of fentanyl, 25.84 gross grams of methamphetamine and 25.5 gross grams of MDMA.

In all, it amounted to just less than a pound of drugs worth $162,500.

Investigators also seized $102,640 in cash and multiple recreational vehicles believed to be associated with the investigation.

Pond was lodged on charges of second-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, two counts of third-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, five counts of fourth-degree misconduct involving a substance and an outstanding felony probation warrant.

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Sand Point teen found 3 days after going missing in lake

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February 27, 2026

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Sand Point teen found 3 days after going missing in lake

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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Opinion: Homework for Alaska: Sales tax or income tax?

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February 26, 2026

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Opinion: Homework for Alaska: Sales tax or income tax?

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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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