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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

• • •

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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Musician performs under the aurora in Nenana — without gloves, in 17 degrees

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February 28, 2026

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Musician performs under the aurora in Nenana — without gloves, in 17 degrees

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A musician with Alaska Native roots recorded an hour-long live set in Interior Alaska beneath the aurora.

Chastity Ashley, a drummer, vocalist and DJ who performs under the name Neon Pony, celebrated a year since she traveled to Nenana to record a live music set beneath the northern lights for her series Beats and Hidden Retreats.

Ashley, who has Indigenous roots in New Mexico, said she was drawn to Alaska in part because of the role drums play in Alaska Native culture. A handmade Alaskan hand drum, brought to her by a man from just outside Anchorage, was incorporated into the performance in February 2025.

Recording in the cold

The team spent eight days in Nenana waiting for the aurora to appear. Ashley said the lights did not come out until around 4 a.m., and she performed a continuous, uninterrupted hour-long set in 17-degree weather without gloves.

“It was freezing. I couldn’t wear gloves because I’m actually playing, yeah, hand drums and holding drumsticks. And there was ice underneath my feet,” Ashley said.

“So, I had to really utilize my balance and my willpower and my ability to just really immerse in the music and let go and make it about the celebration of what I was doing as opposed to worrying about all the other elements or what could go wrong.”

She said she performed in a leotard to allow full range of motion while drumming, DJing and singing.

Filming on Nenana tribal land

Ashley said she did not initially know the filming location was on indigenous land. After local authorities told her the decision was not theirs to make, she contacted the Nenana tribe directly for permission.

“I went into it kind of starting to tell them who I was and that I too was a part of a native background,” Ashley said. “And they just did not even care. They’re like, listen, we’re about to have a party for one of our friends here. Go and do what you like.”

Ashley said the tribe gave her full permission to film on the reservation, and that the aurora footage seen in the episode was captured there.

Seeing the aurora for the first time

Ashley said the Nenana performance marked her first time seeing the northern lights in person.

“It felt as if I were awake in a dream,” she said. “It really doesn’t seem real.”

She said she felt humbled and blessed to perform beneath the aurora and to celebrate its beauty and grandeur through her music.

“I feel incredibly humbled and blessed that not only did I get to take part in seeing something like that, but to play underneath it and celebrate its beauty and its grandeur.”

The Alaska episode is the second installment of Beats and Hidden Retreats, which is available on YouTube at @NeonPony. Ashley said two additional episodes are in production and she hopes to make it back up to Alaska in the future.

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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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