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Alaska sports scoreboard: Oct. 12, 2024

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October 12, 2024

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TENNIS

Saturday

ASAA State Championships

Girls Singles: Jan Chongkavinit (Colony) def Lana Cebrian (West), 6-1, 6-0

Girls Singles: Alice Kim/Sarah Kim (West) def Mary Jo Landon/Timber Fleischhacker (Chugiak), 6-4, 7-6 (10-8)/ 2nd 4-0, 5-4 (7-4)

Boys Singles: Ulysses Escobar (Service) def Jude Cebrian (West), 6-1, 6-4

Boys Doubles: Jaken Reinheller/Logan Reinheller (West Valley) def Jack Debenham/Spike Clark (Dimond), 6-2, 61

Mixed Doubles: Milina Mazon/Alex Rehfeldt (Juneau-Douglas) def Jack Latteier/Meadow Lewis (Chugiak), 6-4, 2-6, 0-1(4-10)/ 2nd 4-2, 1-4, 1-0 (10-6)

• • •

RIFLERY

Thursday

East 3,042, West 2,115

Team leaders of the week:

East- Iris Hardstad-Bell 272 with 10 Bullseyes

West- Charlotte Bitten-281 with 13 Bullseyes

A-team

East (1080) Iris 272, Woolley 272, Sabado 269, Amel 267

West (1105) Bitten 281, Nilsson C. 278, Jordet 275, Cunningham 271

B-team

East (1013) Vang 263, Sobrepena 258, Barrios 250, Simeonoff 242

West (1010) Osgood 269, Cagle 249, Tesch 247, Caterinicchio 245

C-team

East (949) Yim 239, Kiunya 224, Deitz 221, Crockett 164

• • •

VOLLEYBALL

Monday

West Valley 3, Hutchison 0

Tuesday

Lathrop 3, Monroe Catholic 1

Palmer 3, Houston 0

South 3, Bartlett 0

Service 3, East 1

Dimond 3, Chugiak 0

West 3, Eagle River 2

Wednesday

Birchwood Christian 3, Sand Point 0

East 3, Colony 2

Thursday

Service 3, Lathrop 1

Mountain City 3, Mt. Edgecumbe 1

Houston 3, Redington 1

Wasilla 3, Chugiak 2

Valdez 3, Palmer 2

East 3, Eagle River 0

Dimond 3, South 1

Friday

Mt. Edgecumbe 1, West 1 (12-25, 25-22)

Sitka 2, Mountain City Christian 0 (25-16, 25-24)

West 2, Metlakatla 0 (25-16, 25-9)

Ketchikan 1, West 1 (25-21, 24-26)

Wasilla 3, Soldotna 0 (25-23, 25-17, 26-24)

Palmer 3, Kodiak 1 (25-16, 25-14, 20-25, 26-24)

West 2, Wrangell 0 (25-22, 25-19)

Saturday

Mountain City Christian 2, Wrangell 1 (25-7, 23-25, 15-11)

Palmer 3, Kodiak 0 (25-15, 25-10, 25-21)

Homer 3, Redington 0 (25-23, 25-12, 25-23)

Wasilla 3, Soldotna 0

South 3, Colony 0 (25-9, 25-12, 25-16)

Service 3, Chugiak 2 (14-25, 25-16, 25-21, 14-25, 15-13)

• • •

FLAG FOOTBALL

Tuesday

Wasilla 20, Colony 7

West 26, Eagle River 6

South 24, Bartlett 0

Service 21 Chugiak 6

Dimond 25, East 0

Wednesday

West 19, Dimond 13

South 33, Service 12

Thursday

South 27, West 6

• • •

FOOTBALL

Friday

Seward 36, Nikiski 6

Chugiak 21, Eagle River 7

Dimond 40, Colony 23

Palmer 54, Wasilla 19

Soldotna 30, North Pole 6

Saturday

Bartlett 42, South 27

East 30, Service 0

Barrow v. Homer (Late)

West v. Juneau-Douglas (Late)

• • •

SWIMMING

Thursday

West vs. Eagle River vs. Colony

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Lola Woodward, Bryn Baldwin, Reese Woodward, Keira Gust), 1:54.94; 2. Colony, 2:03.16; 3. West , 2:06.75

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Eagle River (Andrew King, CJ Rollins, Amadrion Reynier-Wilson, Zander Walker) 1:40.35; 2. Colony, 1:43.70; 3. Colony 1:57.89.

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 2:00.06; 2. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 2:04.87; 3. Chloe Blackburn, Colony, 2:19.064

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 1:49.47; 2. Kellan DenBleyker, Colony, 1:54.02; 3. Amadrion Reynier-Wilson, Eagle River, 1:57.94

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. Keira Gust, Eagle River, 2:19.76; 2. Hannah Cooper, Colony, 2:20.91; 3. Katie Dollick, Colony, 2:26.59

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Reven Settle, Colony, 2:16.16; 2. Hudson Duguid, Colony, 2:21.72; 3. Al Hussain Elerian, West, 2:25.79

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Reese Woodward, Eagle River, 25.76; 2. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 26.32; 3. Alecia Moffat, Colony, 26.69

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Matthew Baker, Eagle River, 23.16; 2. Pierce McDonough, Colony, 23.26; 3. Iver Gates, Colony, 23.31

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Charlize McManus, Colony, 257.25; 2. Claire Wallstrum, Colony, 224.90; 3. Lyza Krozel, Colony, 212.50

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Katie Dollick, Colony, 1:05.57; 2. Chloe Blackburn, Colony, 1:13.53; 3. Jillian DelaCruz, Eagle River, 1:14.82

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Wes Mank, Eagle River, 55.06; 2. Thomas Smith, Colony, 55.68; 3. Nate Shockley, Eagle River, 56.81

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Sophia Trembath, Eagle River, 55.90; 2. Lelaina Trembath, Eagle River, 56.14; 3. Bryn Baldwin, Eagle River, 1:00.45

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Isaiah Hulien, Colony, 50.01; 2. Pierce McDonough, Colony, 50.58; 3. Kellan DenBleyker, Colony, 51.68

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Reese Woodward, Lelaina Trembath, Sophia Trembath, Lola Woodward), 1:43.45; 2. Colony, 1:49.00; 3. Eagle River, 1:49.87

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Colony (Pierce McDonough, Iver Gates, Beck LaBoucane, Isaiah Hulien), 1:31.91; 2. Eagle River, 1:32.13; 3. Colony, 1:36.63

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Payton Curtis, West, 1:06.02; 2. Jerzey Lane, Colony, 1:08.41; 3. Lizzie Russian, Eagle River, 1:11.77

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Isaiah Hulien, Colony, 1:00.60; 2. Iver Gates, Colony, 1:00.68; 3, Reven Settle, Colony, 1:00.69

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Lola Woodward, Eagle River, 1:17.81; 2. Keira Gust, Eagle River, 1:18.45; 3. Maraya Dunford, Colony, 1:25.90

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Cruz Pineda, West, 1:13.51; 2. Ronald Smith, Colony, 1:18.50; 3. Gunnar Allen, Colony, 1:22.70

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Eagle River (Sophia Trembath, Lelaina Trembath, Keira Gust, Caitlyn Rumph), 3:50.65; 2. Colony, 4:26.21; 3. West, 4:32.09

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Colony (Reven Settle, Hudson Duguid, Thomas Smith, Kellan DenBleyker), 3:32.27; 2. Colony, 3:59.19; 3. Eagle River, 4:13.19

East vs. Dimond

Girls – Team Rankings

1. Dimond, 135; 2. East, 30

Boys – Team Rankings

1. Dimond, 122; 2. East, 48

Girls 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Dimond ‘A’ (Molly McBride, Varya Bodrova, Zaylee Mullinax, Emma Clayton-Brunelle), 2:03.37; 2. Dimond ‘B’, 2:22.90; 3. East ‘A’, 2:45.32

Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1. Dimond ‘B’ (Dominic Brunelle , Creed Cvancara, Andy Zhang, Caeden Kullander), 1:48.45; 2. Dimond ‘A’, 1:50.92; 3. Dimond ‘C’, 2:00.58

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Varya Bodrova, Dimond, 2:22.57; 2. Elliana Stull, Dimond, 2:44.79; 3. Chelsea Kelly, Dimond, 2:47.05

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1. Dominic Brunelle, Dimond, 2:02.71; 2. David O’Connor, East, 2:10.34; 3. Cameron Posey, Dimond, 2:11.41

Girls 200 Yard IM

1. May Kibodeaux, Dimond, 2:46.34; 2. Emma Clayton-Brunelle, Dimond, 2:46.70; 3. Elliana Stull, Dimond, 3:10.30

Boys 200 Yard IM

1. Dominic Brunelle, Dimond, 2:19.65; 2. Drew Dittman, Dimond, 2:24.83; 3. Creed Cvancara, Dimond, 2:25.39

Girls 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Molly Wirschem, East, 26.83; 2. Tana Stierwalt, East, 31.41; 3. May Kibodeaux, Dimond, 32.38

Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 24.39; 2. Reed Wirschem, East, 26.68; 3. Drew Dittman, Dimond, 27.37

Girls 1 mtr Diving

1. Genevieve Sperbeck, Dimond, 179.60; 2. Natalie Arima, Dimond, 157.05

Boys 1 mtr Diving

1. Roman Billings, Dimond, 257.45

Girls 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Varya Bodrova, Dimond, 1:13.42; 2. Jillian Kuipers, Dimond, 1:20.24; 3. Emma Clayton-Brunelle, Dimond, 1:32.66

Boys 100 Yard Butterfly

1. Cyrus Fosberg, Dimond, 1:11.61; 2. Creed Cvancara, Dimond, 1:13.13; 3. Jamey Algiene, East, 1:16.82

Girls 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Zaylee Mullinax, Dimond, 58.67; 2. Tana Stierwalt, East, 1:13.65; 3. Jillian Kuipers, Dimond, 1:13.77

Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 50.10; 2. Dax O’Brien, Dimond, 53.19; 3. Roman Fosberg, Dimond, 55.89

Girls 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Molly McBride, Dimond, 6:07.78; 2. Annie Wu, Dimond, 7:11.24; 3. Sophia Stubbs, Dimond, 7:36.18

Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1. Matthew Ray, East, 5:35.23; 2. Reed Wirschem, East, 5:35.86; 3. Clint Kopp, Dimond, 6:22.89

Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond ‘A’ (Varya Bodrova, Molly McBride, Zaylee Mullinax, Emma Clayton-Brunelle), 1:49.97; 2. East ‘A’, 2:16.58; 3. Dimond ‘B’, 2:17.94

Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond ‘A’ (Roman Fosberg, Dax O’Brien, Clint Kopp, Andy Zhang), 1:35.62; 2. Dimond ‘B’, 1:39.48; 3. East ‘A’, 1:59.91

Girls 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Annie Wu, Dimond, 1:21.71; 2. Anya Carpenter, Dimond, 1:30.46; 3. Sophia Stubbs, Dimond, 1:30.82

Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1. Dax O’Brien, Dimond, 1:04.23; 2. Andy Zhang, Dimond, 1:05.89; 3. Caeden Kullander, Dimond, 1:05.90

Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Molly McBride, Dimond, 1:21.81; 2. Zaylee Mullinax, Dimond, 1:21.84; 3. Molly Wirschem, East, 1:24.44

Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1. Andy Zhang, Dimond, 1:11.18; 2. Jamey Algiene, East, 1:15.83; 3. Andrew Harmon, East, 1:35.82

Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond ‘C’ (Jillian Kuipers, May Kibodeaux, Chelsea Kelly, Annie Wu), 4:53.01; 2. Dimond ‘B’, 5:29.07

Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1. Dimond ‘A’ (Drew Dittman, Cameron Posey, Alan Wu, Cyrus Fosberg), 4:03.81; 2. East ‘A’, 4:13.50

• • •

CROSS COUNTRY

Monday

2024 Middle School Cross Country Running Championships

6th Grade Boys

1. Riley Elliott, Goldenview 12:02.2; 2. Thomas Otte, Gruening 12:12.9; 3. Max Laughlin, Rilke Schule 12:13.9; 4. Mason Baker, Gruening 12:21.8; 5. Maxwell Leguineche, Rilke Schule 12:28.5; 6. Peyton Goodman, Goldenview 12:38.8; 7. Brady Flanagan, Mirror Lake 12:49.4; 8. Mikolai Stryszak, Romig 12:51.3; 9. Tracen Ayojiak, Gruening 12:52.8; 10. Axel Udall, Gruening 12:53.6; 11. Tell Collins, Hanshew 12:53.6; 12. Reyce Lee, Goldenview 13:01.8; 13. Bryson Adkins, Mirror Lake 13:04.2; 14. Mackey Cohen, Central 13:06.1; 15. Calvin Svencer, Mirror Lake 13:06.8; 16. Gus Reimer, Romig 13:07.0; 17. Alexander Jurva, Goldenview 13:16.3; 18. Paxton Thompson, Hanshew 13:19.8; 19. Jasper Farthing, Rilke Schule 13:23.4; 20. Elias Beck, Mears 13:24.7

6th Grade Girls

1. Lacey Grandlinard, Mirror Lake 13:06.9; 2. Pascale Kirby, Mirror Lake 13:08.7; 3. Piper Miller, Goldenview 13:19.6; 4. Dakota Arellano, Gruening 13:44.4; 5. Chloe Shockley, Gruening 14:03.6; 6. Esther Angel, Goldenview 14:14.8; 7. Adeleine Chlup, Rilke Schule 14:19.3; 8. Alice Dann, Romig 14:27.6; 9. Averie Hannafious, Begich 14:28.4; 10. Reagan Martyn, Girdwood 14:35.9; 11. Kylee Dunn, Goldenview 14:42.7; 12. Juliana Schmuke, Goldenview 14:43.7; 13. McKinley Vanasse, Gruening 14:44.1; 14. Masey Muffoletto, Goldenview 14:44.5; 15. Kali Reich, Wendler 14:49.5; 16. Hailey Gard, Mirror Lake 15:06.3; 17. Sienna Glazier, Mirror Lake 15:06.5; 18. Angel Sosa-Toliver, Mears 15:06.6; 19. Berklee De Noble, Gruening 15:06.8; 20. Sofia Weingarten, Romig 15:07.2

7th Grade Boys

1. Isaac Yager, Goldenview 11:15.8; 2. Dawson Nerland**, Goldenview 11:41.0; 3. Naison Senn, Mirror Lake 11:45.5; 4. Milo Anderson, Central 11:59.8; 5. Fenn Reese, Goldenview 12:05.9; 6. Karter Marchant, Mirror Lake 12:11.2; 7. Archer Hogan, Romig 12:13.2; 8. Grayson Cook, Mirror Lake 12:13.7; 9. William Foltz, Romig 12:22.8; 10. Axel Stone, Romig 12:23.5; 11. Isaac Hughes*, Goldenview 12:32.3; 12. Liam Burkey, Gruening 12:37.6; 13. Lyle Stone, Winterberry 12:45.5; 14. Christopher Doremus, Mirror Lake 12:46.6; 15. Jack Vancil, Romig 12:58.5; 16. Bennet Gastrock, Rilke Schule 13:04.1; 17. Julien Stiassny, Girdwood 13:05.2; 18. Ellis Keck, Romig 13:06.1; 19. Atticus Watkins, Romig 13:08.9; 20. Jude Wall, Mirror Lake 13:11.4

7th Grade Girls

1. Claire Shaha, Gruening 12:01.9; 2. Claire Campion, Mears 12:09.2; 3. Naomi Smith, Goldenview 12:55.7; 4. Adelynn Hilliard, STREAM 12:57.2; 5. Brooklyn Mauger, Mirror Lake 13:03.6; 6. Riley Cook, Mirror Lake 13:04.8; 7. Liv Kullberg, Wendler 13:10.4; 8. Natalie Shaw, Mirror Lake 13:15.6; 9. Riley Vial, Romig 13:20.8; 10. Baylee Worlds, Mirror Lake 13:24.1; 11. Lillian Konrath-Bera, Mirror Lake 13:25.5; 12. Niva Flagstad, Goldenview 13:27.1; 13. Colette Levelque, Hanshew 13:30.9; 14. Peja Skinner, Mears 13:34.6; 15. Ariana Barber, Girdwood 13:36.2; 16. Samantha Sierks, Mears 13:44.1; 17. Maya Blees, Goldenview 13:48.8; 18. Hana Varnell, Central 13:50.0; 19. Paige Lojewski, STREAM 13:55.7; 20. Addison Keene, Goldenview 14:01.1

8th Grade Boys

1. Elijah Lang, Mirror Lake 11:07.5; 2. Owen Morrow, Gruening 11:14.1; 3. Ethan Elliott, Goldenview 11:16.3; 4. Ryker Edwards, Mirror Lake 11:16.8; 5. Jude Miller, Mirror Lake 11:20.7; 6. Clayton White, Mears 11:25.1; 7. Frank Gregersen, Romig 11:26.9; 8. Owen Tracy, Gruening 11:31.9; 9. Alexander Johnson, Goldenview 11:43.1; 10. Denis Prosser, Mears 11:45.6; 11. Collin Russian, Gruening 11:46.8; 12. Maxin Macy, Mirror Lake 11:48.8; 13. Henry Ivary, Mirror Lake 11:54.6; 14. Diego Marquez, Begich 11:55.2; 15. Matteo Besh-Halsey, Mears 11:55.9; 16. Jack Weiss, Mears 11:59.3; 17. Lewis Knier, Rilke Schule 12:04.4; 18. Mason Scow, Mirror Lake 12:05.5; 19. Dalton Bohne, Mears 12:07.3; 20. Logan Breeding, Girdwood 12:17.4

8th Grade Girls

1. Calista Zuber, Goldenview 11:41.3; 2. Maddison Kukuk, Mirror Lake 11:41.7; 3. Rylee Ruggles, Mirror Lake 12:13.2; 4. Brooklynne Haigh, Gruening 12:38.6; 5. Nina Varnell, Central 12:48.3; 6. Solvej Lunoe, Goldenview 12:51.3; 7. Payton Nelson, Gruening 12:54.6; 8. Cameron Miller, Girdwood 13:00.4; 9. Hannah Veltkamp, Mears 13:00.9; 10. Hailee Stepetin, Mirror Lake 13:01.1; 11. Sophie Kimball, Romig 13:13.1; 12. Grace Clark-Pederson, Mears 13:14.1; 13. Chloe Hayner, Romig 13:26.8; 14. Sienna Johnson, Gruening 13:30.9; 15. Ruby Conklin, Mears 13:44.5; 16. Nicole Booher, Mirror Lake 13:45.3; 17. Manu David, Rilke Schule 13:46.7; 18. Naomi Hopkins, Gruening 13:50.5; 19. Audrey Townley, Mirror Lake 13:56.3; 20. Sophia Bender, Mirror Lake 13:56.4

• • •

College

VOLLEYBALL

Thursday

UAA 3, Northwest Nazarene 1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-15, 25-23)

Central Washington 3, UAF 0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-19)

Saturday

Northwest Nazarene 3, UAF 2 (20-25, 25-23, 26-24, 16-25, 15-11)

UAA v. Central Washington (Late)

• • •

HOCKEY

Friday

Miami (OH) 3, UAA 2

Saturday

Miami (OH) 4, UAA 1

• • •

NAHL

Friday

Anchorage Wolverines 3, Kenai River Brown Bears 2

Saturday

Anchorage Wolverines v. Kenai River Brown Bears (Late)

• • •

2024 Zombie Half Marathon Results

Women

1. Mandy Vincent-Lang, Anchorage, AK 1:30:05; 2. Molly Walli, Anchorage, AK 1:30:26; 3. Mariah Graham, Anchorage, AK 1:32:31; 4. Tamara Brabson, Anchorage, AK 1:35:22; 5. Rya Berrigan, Anchorage, AK 1:35:38; 6. Lucy Swygman, Girdwood, AK 1:36:26; 7. Kelsey Ripp, Philadelphia, PA 1:36:46; 8. Shauna Severson, Eagle River, AK 1:39:53; 9. Payton Osiensky, Anchorage, AK 1:40:00; 10. Kayla Nowak, Anchorage, AK 1:40:12; 11. Elizabeth Aarons, Anchorage, AK 1:41:21; 12. Mandy Casurella, Anchorage, AK 1:41:32; 13. Catherine Uschmann, Palmer, AK 1:42:03; 14. Haley Gilman, Whitefish, MT 1:42:39; 15. Sofija Spaic, Palmer, AK 1:43:02; 16. Tori Fishburn, Anchorage, AK 1:43:26; 17. Emily Schmieg, Anchorage, AK 1:45:07; 18. Olivia Pfeifer, Anchorage, AK 1:46:38; 19. Nicole Kimball, Anchorage, AK 1:46:43; 20. Camilla Brinchmann-Prosser, Anchorage, AK 1:46:43

Men

1. Grant Bell, Aurora, IL 1:11:40; 2. Chris Osiensky, Anchorage, AK 1:11:50; 3. Owen Marcotte, Anchorage, AK 1:14:44; 4. Cody Priest, Anchorage, AK 1:15:45; 5. Andy Peters, Anchorage, AK 1:16:20; 6. Michael Oltman, Anchorage, AK 1:22:13; 7. Micah Templin, Anchorage, AK 1:22:45; 8. Jean Paquet, Anchorage, AK 1:22:5; 9. Sebastian Reed, Anchorage, AK 1:23:44; 10. Tian Sandvik, Anchorage, AK 1:23:52; 11. James Miller, Anchorage, AK 1:23:54; 12. Mark Iverson, Anchorage, AK 1:24:07; 13. Everett Scott, Anchorage, AK 1:26:34; 14. Christopher Benshoof, Fairbanks, AK 1:26:57; 15. Ryan Olberding, Anchorage, AK 1:27:43; 16. Matt Dearborn, Eagle River, AK 1:28:17; 17. Allan Spangler, Anchorage, AK 1:28:26; 18. Jonathan Casurella, Anchorage, AK 1:28:32; 19. Ole Reese, Anchorage, AK 1:32:10; 20. Elliot Jennings, Anchorage, AK 1:32:30

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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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