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Alaska Sports Scoreboard: May 31, 2025

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June 1, 2025

Runners near the finish line in the boys’ DI 110 meter high hurdles during the Alaska State Track and Field Championships at Dimond High on Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Bob Hallinen Photo)

High School

Soccer

Girls

Thursday

South 4, Chugiak 0

Monroe Catholic 5, Grace Christian 0

Soldotna 1, Ketchikan 0

Colony 2, Service 1

Dimond 5, West Valley 0

Kenai Central 7, Redington 0

Homer 4, Palmer 1

Wasilla 2, Lathrop 1

Friday

Grace Christian 6, Redington 2

Service 5, West Valley 1

Chugiak 4, Lathrop 1

Palmer 1, Ketchikan 0

Soldotna 3, Homer 1

Kenai Central 2, Monroe Catholic 1

Dimond 1, Colony 0

South 3, Wasilla 0

Saturday

Palmer 1, Grace Christian 0

Monroe Catholic 4, Homer 3

Kenai Central 2, Soldotna 0

Colony 1, Wasilla 0

Service 4, Chugiak 1

South 4, Dimond 0

Boys

Thursday

West 4, Wasilla 0

Kenai Central 3, Monroe Catholic 0

Palmer 5, Homer 0

Ketchikan 5, Houston 0

West Valley 2, Dimond 1

Soldotna 3, North Pole 0

Juneau-Douglas 2, Service 1

Colony 2, South 1

Friday

Wasilla 3, Service 1

North Pole 3, Monroe Catholic 0

South 3, Dimond 2

Homer 4, Houston 2

Palmer 4, Ketchikan 3

Soldotna 4, Kenai Central 0

West Anchorage 3, Juneau-Douglas 2

West Valley 2, Colony 0

Saturday

Kenai Central 2, Ketchikan 0

Homer 2, North Pole 0

Wasilla 2, South 1

Palmer 3, Soldotna 2

Colony 5, Juneau-Douglas 0

West v. West Valley (late)

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Softball

Tuesday

Monroe Catholic 7, North Pole 4

Monroe Catholic 11, North Pole 7

Wednesday

Delta 8, Monroe Catholic 2

Delta 7, Monroe Catholic 2

Dimond 15, Service 1

South 10, Bartlett 1

Chugiak 15, West 2

Service 14, Bartlett 13

Thursday

East 9, Dimond 6

South 7, Chugiak 1

Dimond 10, Service 2

Chugiak 12, West 0

Friday

Colony 11, Wasilla 0

Colony 10, Juneau-Douglas 2

East 1, South 0

Chugiak 11, Dimond 1

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Baseball

Tuesday

Dimond 13, East 3

West 12, Bartlett 1

Wednesday

South 9, West 1

Dimond 10, Chugiak 2

Thursday

Service 10, Dimond 1

Eagle River 6, South 1

Wasilla 11, Lathrop 1

Colony 9, West Valley 3

Juneau-Douglas 10, Ketchikan 5

Houston 7, Kenai Central 4

Palmer 13, Redington 7

Soldotna 12, Grace Christian 1

Kodiak 2, Homer 0

Palmer 8, Houston 1

Soldotna 13, Kodiak 4

Friday

Sitka 6, Juneau-Douglas 2

Juneau-Douglas 4, Ketchikan 3

Colony 5, Wasilla 2

West Valley 4, Lathrop 3

South 7, Dimond 4

Eagle River 4, Service 3 (10)

Monroe Catholic 17, Delta 1

Kenai Central 7, Kodiak 3

Homer 8, Houston 3

Soldotna 10, Palmer 0

Saturday

Wasilla 2, West Valley 1

Sitka 14, Juneau-Douglas 12

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Track and field

ASAA State Track and Field Championships

Day 1

Friday

Division I

Girls

3200 Meters Finals

1. Hannah Shaha 11:19.93, Chugiak

2. Hailee Giacobbe 11:23.22, Wasilla

3. Rosie Conway 11:35.46, East

4. Ella Hopkins 11:46.73, Colony

Discus 1kg Finals

1. Mona Koko 119’01.00, West

2. Layla Hays 115’09.00, Wasilla

3. Ailafo Fautanu 106’09.00, Dimond

4. Alessa Scott, 106’03.00, Dimond

High Jump Finals

1. Nevaeh Watkins 5’6.00, Dimond

2. Autumn Larson 5’4.00, Chugiak

3. Avery Johnson 4’10.00, Palmer

4. Hallie Fischer 4’10.00, Soldotna

Triple Jump Finals

1. Izzy Kizer 37’00.25, North Pole

2. Izabela Sullivan 36’02.50, West

3. Amelia Dempsey 34’08.75, Chugiak

4. Maya Tirpack 34’00.00, South

Boys

3200 Meters Finals

1. Vebjorn Flagstad 9:59.04, South

2. Katahdin Staples 10:00.68, East

3. Owen Woodruff 10:00.85, Juneau-Douglas.

4. David Penfield 10:01.51, Chugiak

Shot Put – 12lb Finals

1. Deuce Alailefaleula 53’01.00, Bartlett

2. Luke Miller 51’09.50, Soldotna

3. George Lane 51’03.50, East

4. Benjamin Hiestand 48’05.50, Chugiak

High Jump Varsity – Finals

1. Trey Colbert 6’0.00, Ketchikan

2. Corbin Gerkin 6’0.00, Palmer

3. Cameron Anderson 5’8.00, Service

3. Deontae Cromer 5’8.00, West Valley

Triple Jump Varsity Finals

1. Isaiah Douyon 43’02.75, South

2. Kenneth Motton 42’09.50, Colony

3. Johnathyn Kestel 42’00.75, Juneau-Douglas

4. Corde Bates 41’02.50, Dimond

Division II

Girls

3200 Meters Finals

1. Clare Mullin 11:49.35, Sitka

2. Iris Haas 11:55.96, Delta Junction

3. Marina Dill 11:59.96, Sitka

4. Claira Booz 12:08.88, Homer

Discus 1kg Finals

1. Jieaya Siatini Williams 122’00.00, Mountain City Christian

2. Alexia Pik 108’00.00, Redington

3. Emma Dohrn 95’09.00, Haines

4. Madison Dill 93’08.00, Sitka

High Jump Finals

1. Jessie Wentworth 5’0.00, Su Valley

2. Abby Sampson 4’10.00, Hutchison

3. Emma Walsh 4’10.00, Monroe Catholic

4. Maura McDaniel 4’8.00, Su Valley

Triple Jump Finals

1. Mia Bukala 34’02.00, Redington

2. Caroline Klebs 34’01.50, Grace Christian

3. Reilly Sue Baker 32’01.50, Homer

4. Selah Coots 31’05.50, Kenai Central

Boys

3200 Meters Finals

1. Robbie Annett 9:47.95, Grace Christian

2. Connor Hitchcock 9:48.57, Sitka

3. Colton Merriner 9:49.39, Grace Christian

4. Johannes Bynagle 10:02.21, Homer

Shot Put – 12lb Finals

1. Zach Martel 43’05.50, Redington

2. Kyle Petersen 41’11.25, Valdez

3. Gage Hawes 41’04.75, Houston

4. Kaden Duke 41’03.75, Petersburg

High Jump Varsity – Finals

1. Olin Liljemark 5’10.00, Seward

2. Austin Barnard 5’10.00, Su Valley

3. Royce Borst 5’8.00, Skagway

4. Luke Elhard 5’8.00, Seward

Triple Jump Varsity Finals

1. Gage Ivy 41’00.25, Kenai Central

2. Joshua Woko 40’02.00, Mountain City Christian

3. Jaidhen Oyao 39’07.25, Mountain City Christian

4. Cole McLaughlin 39’02.75, Sitka

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2025 Twilight 12k/6k

12K Male Overall

1: Riley Howard, Anchorage, AK 37:21; 2: William McGovern, Anchorage, AK 37:28; 3: Noah Laughlin-Hall, Anchorage, AK 39:46; 4: Scott Patterson, Anchorage, AK 40:22; 5: Conor Deal, Anchorage, AK 41:30; 6: Andy Peters, Anchorage, AK 42:17; 7: Brian Sweeney, Anchorage, AK 42:26; 8: Connor Marth, Anchorage, AK 42:42; 9: Allan Spangler, Anchorage, AK 42:49; 10: Michael Rabe, Anchorage, AK 42:56; 11: Chad Trammell, Anchorage, AK 43:57; 12: Ryan Beckett, Anchorage, AK 44:11; 13: Dash Dicang, Anchorage, AK 44:18; 14: Eric Mortensen, Anchorage, AK 44:28; 15: Isaac Landecker, Anchorage, AK 44:39; 16: Nick Mendolia, Anchorage, AK 44:44; 17: Andrew Pounds, Anchorage, AK 44:52; 18: Trygve Solomonson, Eagle River, AK 44:58; 19: Mike Garvey, Anchorage, AK 45:08; 20: John Cosgrave, Anchorage, AK 45:25

12k Female Overall

1: Anna Dalton, Anchorage, AK 43:57; 2: Julianne Dickerson, Anchorage, AK 47:24; 3: Molly Walli, Anchorage, AK 47:38; 4: Breanna Day, Eagle River, AK 48:21; 5: Sam Longacre, Anchorage, AK 49:32; 6: Hannah Souders, Anchorage, AK 50:33; 7: Sarah Cosgrave, Anchorage, AK 51:00; 8: Kyra Walter, Eagle River, AK 53:10; 9: Carolyn Stwertka, Anchorage, AK 53:11; 10: Rylee Ruggles, Eagle River, AK 53:11; 11: Allison Macy, Chugiak, AK 53:25; 12: Trophe Brandt, Anchorage, AK 53:47; 13: Anna Smith, Anchorage, AK 54:00; 14: Jillian Gavalya, Chugiak, AK 54:09; 15: Haley Gilman, Anchorage, AK 54:11; 16: Brooke Gottmeier, Anchorage, AK 54:26; 17: Iris Samuels, Anchorage, AK 54:54; 18: Annika Dollick, Levelock, AK 55:06; 19: Sofija Spaic, Palmer, AK 55:07; 20: Lia Slemons, Anchorage, AK 55:31

6K Male Overall

1: Eduardo Orozco, Anchorage, AK 19:31; 2: Hoka Ben, Kent, WA 20:15; 3: Amadeus Semo, Anchorage, AK 21:36; 4: Pedro Ochoa, Homer, AK 21:48; 5: Malachi Stamoolis, Wasilla, AK 22:49; 6: Will Graham, Anchorage, AK 22:57; 7: Mark Fineman, Anchorage, AK 23:48; 8: Cyrus Rader, Wasilla, AK 23:58; 9: Emerson Michaud, WasillaWasilla, AK 24:00; 10: Miles King, Anchorage, AK 24:07; 11: Tyler Berliner, Anchorage, AK 24:37; 12: Reyce Lee, Anchorage, AK 24:45; 13: Kaden Brown, Anchorage, AK 25:00; 14: Joel Stamoolis, Wasilla, AK 25:02; 15: Dylan Chalifour, Anchorage, AK 25:16; 16: Parker Hadley, Eagle River, AK 25:56; 17: Ashley Schultze, Chugiak, AK 26:11; 18: Ed Leonetti, Anchorage, AK 26:12; 19: Zane Hopewell, Anchorage, AK 26:13; 20: Jonathan Moran, Anchorage, AK 26:45

6K Female Overall

1: Emily Moore, Eagle River, AK 23:22; 2: Karina Packer, Anchorage, AK 24:13; 3: Liv Kullberg, Anchorage, AK 25:00; 4: Holly Martinson, Anchorage, AK 25:58; 5: Gigi Leonetti, Anchorage, AK 26:06; 6: Jennifer McGrath, Anchorage, AK 26:31; 7: Nicole Kimball, Anchorage, AK 26:37; 8: Heather Poe, Anchorage, AK 26:41; 9: Meghan Saramak, Anchorage, AK 27:34; 10: Hailee Stepetin, Eagle River, AK 27:37; 11: Estelle Johnson, Eagle River, AK 28:07; 12: Ashley Shaw, Eagle River, AK 28:10; 13: Jane Jackson, Provo, UT 28:39; 14: Alexandra Miller, Anchorage, AK 28:56; 15: Elsa Sternicki, Anchorage, AK 29:05; 16: Cameron Otte, Eagle River, AK 29:33; 17: Amanda Peters, Anchorage, AK 29:35; 18: Akari Kawamura, Komaki, AK 29:50; 19: Brittany Cross, Palmer, AK 30:31; 20: Suzanne Ward, Anchorage, AK 30:44

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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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