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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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Alaska Airlines names CFO as new president

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6 hours ago

June 18, 2026

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Alaska Airlines names CFO as new president

Alaska Airlines has given its chief financial officer, Shane Tackett, another responsibility — president. Tackett will assume his additional role at the SeaTac-based airline on June 29. (M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg)

Alaska Airlines has given its chief financial officer, Shane Tackett, another responsibility — president.

Tackett will assume his additional role at the SeaTac-based airline on June 29, according to a news release Wednesday.

Tackett will continue leading the organization’s finance, fleet management, investor relations, supply chain, internal audit and information technology functions, according to the release. His new responsibilities as president include oversight of Alaska Airlines’ commercial division.

Tackett previously held positions in labor relations, e-commerce and financial planning at the company, according to his LinkedIn profile.

“I started at Alaska more than 25 years ago, and over that time we’ve built a stronger, more resilient airline with a clear strategy for the future,” Tackett said in a statement.

He said he is excited to lead more of the organization in his new role and deliver to guests, employees and owners.

In a statement, Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said Tackett has led the company through challenges and helped it grow over his 25-year tenure.

“Bringing commercial and finance leadership together under Shane will strengthen alignment and accelerate our priorities as we continue advancing our strategy and creating long-term value for our stakeholders, said Minicucci, who also serves as CEO and president of the airline’s parent company, Alaska Air Group.

Tackett’s promotion comes as the airline navigates challenging macroeconomic factors, including rising fuel costs and weakening consumer demand for travel.

Alaska Air Group — which includes Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines, as well as regional carrier Horizon Air and ground support company McGee Air Services — saw its profits drop 70% in 2025 year over year. It continued to face financial woes in 2026.

The company lost $193 million in the first three months of 2026 as it dealt with skyrocketing jet fuel prices due to the war in Iran.

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Alaska study sees mixed results on links between kelp farms and CO2 levels – Homer News

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June 18, 2026

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Alaska study sees mixed results on links between kelp farms and CO2 levels

Published 5:30 am Thursday, June 18, 2026

A study into the amount of CO2 absorbed at a pair of Alaska kelp farms is throwing some cold water on hopes that seaweed could be an answer to climate change.

Alaska kelp farms, which have been viewed as a potential boon for reducing local carbon-dioxide levels, have surprisingly murky effects on atmospheric CO2 removal, according to a new study.

A University of Alaska Fairbanks-led project measured the amount of CO2 that was emitted and absorbed at two kelp farms in the Gulf of Alaska during the 2023-2024 growing season. The outcome was mixed — one farm slightly reduced carbon dioxide in the local environment while the other added more to it.

Marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) has been touted as a potential strategy to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, with the ocean serving as a sink for human-produced CO2.

The study, which was recently published in the journal Ocean Science, is the first to measure mCDR in Alaska waters. It focused on kelp farms, which can draw down CO2 through the process of photosynthesis.

“It’s easy to jump on the bandwagon that seaweed is going to change the world, but ultimately we want to be honest to the public,” said Amanda Kelley, an associate professor at UAF’s College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and a contributor to the study.

“Really, it’s very nuanced, and there are a lot of factors that affect kelp’s ability to do that.”

Josianne Haag, who led the project as a UAF doctoral student, installed sensors both inside and outside kelp farms in Windy Bay near Cordova and Kalsin Bay on Kodiak Island. From seeding to harvest, hourly data was collected on ocean chemistry, temperature, salinity and oxygen levels.

The two sites had numerous differences, including the type of seaweed being planted, the timing of their growing seasons and the size of the farms. Also, Windy Bay’s tides are more extreme than Kalsin Bay’s.

The results were striking and varied. The farms flipped between absorbing and releasing carbon dioxide depending on the amount of sunlight and the time of day. Extreme low tides affected CO2 levels by flushing groundwater into the area, briefly raising carbon dioxide levels.

A film of marine fauna grew on some of the farm equipment in Kalsin Bay, leading to a burst of carbon dioxide production through their respiration.

Overall, the Windy Bay farm slightly reduced nearby atmospheric marine carbon dioxide levels while the Kalsin Bay farm boosted them. Measurements will continue at the farms for at least two more years, but the first season revealed that a kelp farm’s recipe for carbon intake and output is surprising and complex.

“It’s really not doing much in either direction,” Haag said. “The farms aren’t necessarily harming anything, but we shouldn’t be blowing out of proportion that they’re going to save us from climate change.”

The study was part of the Mariculture Research and Restoration Consortium project, which is an ongoing effort to look at the impacts and benefits of mariculture in Alaska. Mar ReCon research is funded by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council.

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Gagnon Coal Seam Fire reported near Healy

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June 18, 2026

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Gagnon Coal Seam Fire reported near Healy

By Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection on June 17, 2026

At approximately 7:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, a fire was reported off Healy Spur Road. The Division of Forestry & Fire Protection, along with the Tri-Valley Volunteer Fire Department and Anderson Fire Department, responded to the Gagnon Coal Seam Fire (#206).

Estimated at 3 acres, the fire was burning in grass with approximately 50% of the perimeter actively burning. A five person Initial Attack squad, helicopter, and engine responded. Light rain was reported at the incident upon arrival.

There are no structures threatened, and there are no evacuations in place. This will be the last update on this incident, unless conditions change.

This map shows the location of the Gagnon Coal Seam Fire (#206) located on the Healy Spur Road east of Usibelli on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Click on the image to download a PDF type file to enlarge or print.

‹ DFFP is responding to the Bulchitna Fire in the Fish Lakes area of the Yentna River

Categories: Active Wildland Fire, Alaska DNR – Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP)

Tags: 2026 Alaska Fire Season, coal seam, DFFP Northern Region, Gagnon Coal Seam Fire

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