This previous week noticed sensational particular person and crew performances throughout the Alaska sports activities panorama at each the prep and collegiate degree. On the highschool soccer entrance, Juneau stayed undefeated with a press release win over an out-of-state opponent, whereas Colony ran previous Palmer, cruising to a win over its rival. The College of Alaska Anchorage volleyball crew carried over its scorching begin to the season into convention play with a pair of sweeps, the second of which featured a record-breaking outing by their senior sensation.
[UAA volleyball star Stephens breaks conference kills mark in Seawolves win]
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Per week after North Creek Excessive flew as much as the Final Frontier from the state of Washington and returned victorious with a commanding 41-16 win over Bettye Davis East Excessive, Juneau prevented West Valley Excessive of Yakima, Washington, from doing the identical within the state capital. The Huskies and Rams performed a tightly contested sport by which neither crew led by greater than a landing. The house crew managed to come back away with a 21-14 victory regardless of not having star working again Jamal Johnson to complete the sport as a consequence of a leg damage. The triumph lengthen their profitable streak and retains their report unblemished at 5-0 with a Prepare dinner Inlet Convention matchup with winless South Anchorage up subsequent.
The West Excessive Eagles shut out and ran everywhere in the Dimond Lynx in a 22-0 win on Friday evening. Junior Mason Tanoa made large performs on each side of the ball with a pair of speeding touchdowns on offense and an interception on protection.
[West football team continues to surge with shutout of Dimond for second straight win]
The Bartlett Golden Bears dominated the Service Cougars in a 62-26 win on Saturday afternoon by which they unfold the love on offense and didn’t have a single participant rating multiple landing, based on head coach Probability Matsuoka.
On the identical time throughout city, the East Excessive Thunderbirds had a pair of upperclassmen step up and propel them to a 20-12 victory over the South Excessive Wolverines. With their beginning quarterback out with an damage, the defending Division I state champions turned to junior Austin Johnson to take his place. Johnson, a transformed extensive receiver, related with senior and fellow receiver Deshawn Rushmeyer for a pair of touchdowns, one in every half.
Lathrop stayed on high of the ASBN ballot for Divisions II and III in soccer for the fifth week in a row with Soldotna scorching on the path. At 5-0, the Malemutes are one in all three unbeaten groups within the ballot, together with the 5-0 Stars and Houston at 4-0. Homer (4-1) and Eagle River (3-2) spherical out the highest 5.
Colony stayed within the high 5 of the newest ballot with a dominant 55-3 win over Palmer. The working sport carried the day for the Knights as Evan Hernandez rushed for 133 yards and two scores, whereas quarterback Jack Nash added 95 yards and two TDs on the bottom.
On the flag soccer entrance, South handed Dimond its first lack of the season in a 21-19 victory. Service, which upset South the week prior, continued to remain scorching by shutting out each Eagle River and Bartlett with a mixed level differential of 72-0. Beginning quarterback Geta Helgeson threw for 210 passing yards and 4 touchdowns within the crew’s 52-0 win over the Wolves.
Dimond ladies swimmer Maizy Kass completed first within the ladies 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard IM and in addition helped the Lynx 200-yard freestyle relay crew end first in a victorious twin meet with Bartlett.
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The UAA volleyball crew bought its first style of Nice Northwestern Athletic Convention motion this previous week and swept each Saint Martin’s and Western Oregon 3-0. Essentially the most spectacular feat of the two-game homestand wasn’t handing the beforehand undefeated Saints their first lack of the season on Thursday evening. It occurred Saturday evening when star senior exterior hitter Eve Stephens broke the convention report for profession kills by main the crew with 9 to deliver her whole to 1,630. The earlier report was 1,628 which was reached by former Western Washington star Abby Phelps who performed within the GNAC from 2015-18.
[On the precipice of making history, UAA volleyball’s Eve Stephens still has a team-first mentality]
The primary ever Diaper Sprint 5K befell Saturday the place members walked and ran within the occasion hosted by the Alaska Adoption Providers to assist increase consciousness for the Neighborhood Diaper Pantry. Legendary Alaskan endurance athlete Scott Patterson of Anchorage got here in first within the males’s division by greater than three minutes with a mark of 16 minutes, 31 seconds. Carlee Merriner of Anchorage completed practically 30 seconds forward of second-place finisher Marcie Stavich with a time of 25:03 to win the ladies’s race.
The second annual Scotty Gomez 5K Run down on the Ship Creek Path was held the identical day and was additionally for trigger. The Scotty Gomez Basis makes use of this run and different occasions to boost funds to make hockey extra inexpensive for underprivileged youth in Alaska. Lawson Sims of Anchorage completed over two minutes forward of the second-place finisher with a time of 17:03 for the highest male and total mark. Hallidie Phillips completed 63 seconds sooner than Tori Hickel to come back in first within the ladies’s division with a time of 21:34 seconds.
Final Week’s Outcomes
Prep Soccer
Friday
Eagle River 42, West Valley 7
North Pole 60, Eielson7
West Anchorage 22, Dimond 0
Soldotna 55, Chugiak 21
Juneau 21, West Valley (Washington) 14
Homer 52, Redington 12
Colony 55, Palmer 3
Saturday
East 20, South 12
Bartlett 62, Service 26
Houston 44, Barrow 0
North Pole JV 33, Seward 18
Flag Soccer
Tuesday
Bartlett 12, Chugiak 0
South 21, Dimond 19
Service 52, Eagle River 0
West 26, East 20
Thursday
Service 20, Bartlett
Chugiak 25, Eagle River 7
South 22, East 8
Friday
Dimond 27, West 0
Prep tennis
Tuesday
South 5, Bartlett 3
Dimond 8, Eagle River 1
West 9, Chugiak 0
Wednesday
West 9, Dimond 0
Service 8, Chugiak 1
Swimming
Twin meet
Dimond vs. Bartlett
Ladies
Dimond, 135 Bartlett, 19
Boys
Dimond 135 Bartlett, 6
Eagle River vs. South
Ladies
South 56, Eagle River 39
Boys
Eagle River 61, South 31
Prep Volleyball
Tuesday
Dimond 3, Bartlett 0 (25-6, 25-13, 25-14)
Chugiak 3, South 2 (25-20, 25-23, 25-16, 25-23, 15-11)
Thursday
West 3, South 1 (25-16, 25-23, 15-25, 26-24)
Friday
Service 3, Chugiak 0 (25-14, 25-11, 25-12)
School
Volleyball
Friday
UAA 3, Saint Martin’s 0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-23)
Saturday
UAA 3, Western Oregon 0 (25-21, 25-11, 25-18)
Three issues to observe for this week
Prep soccer
Two high 5 showdowns
Colony at Bartlett, 7 p.m. Friday
On paper, this matchup between the No. 2 ranked Golden Bears and the No. 3 ranked Knights seems to be to be one of the best sport of the complete weekend. Each groups have one loss on their report as every fell to top-ranked Juneau by double-digits earlier within the season. Every of them are coming off commanding victories and might be seeking to maintain their momentum taking place the ultimate stretch of the season. Bartlett bounced Colony from the playoffs within the quarterfinals final 12 months in a 32-19 victory earlier than being dispatched by eventual runner-up Juneau within the semifinal spherical.
West at East, 3 p.m. Saturday
The defending state champion Thunderbirds made their return to the ASBN polls this week at No. 5 after snapping a three-game dropping streak and can host their crosstown rivals who stay within the fourth spot coming off their second straight win. That is one other common season rematch of final 12 months’s semifinal playoff showdown that went into additional time and resulted in a 34-32 win for East.
Flag Soccer
Dimond at Service, 5 p.m. Friday
Household and mates of each colleges might be handled to a soccer double characteristic as their varsity soccer and flag soccer groups will play video games in succession on the Cougars dwelling turf. Flag soccer will get it kicked off with the second assembly of the 2 groups this season, and the house crew might be seeking to cut up the season sequence after dropping the primary matchup 34-6 on Aug. 23.