Sports

Anchorage Christian Schools Tristian Merchant ran away with the Region III boys cross-country championship on Saturday breaking his previous Palmer High course record.

The Chiefs vs. Patriots game scheduled for 3:25 p.m. Sunday has been postponed to either Monday or Tuesday after positive COVID-19 tests on both teams.

The GNAC announced it will push fall sports to a spring season, and winter sports will start after Jan. 7.

The Titans' outbreak expanded by two more players testing positive Friday, pushing the team’s total to 14 within the past week.

These latest changes to tennis and football come hours after ASD announced it would pause the volleyball season for two weeks due to COVID-19 cases.

The closure comes as ASD volleyball teams have “experienced an increase in the number of documented exposures among players and coaches.”

The Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race welcomes Josi Leideritz as the Executive Director for the Yukon office.

The Alaska Baseball League decided against having the Fairbanks Goldpanners return to the ABL in 2021.

The UAA hockey and ski teams have built fundraising websites to help save their programs from elimination.

The Pac-12 has decided to play football in the fall, reversing an August decision to postpone until spring because of concerns about COVID-19.

Those willing to add an extra layer of clothes and fish through the remaining time of open water can be rewarded with good fishing.

The Alaska Schools Activities Association will have state football championships for all three divisions this October.

The two Dimond C-teams will be required to quarantine for 14 days since both teams practice on the same court.

Anchorage's Taylor Vincek and Fairbanks' Ruthy Hebard got the rare opportunity to experience life inside the NBA and WNBA bubbles this summer.

This week's fishing report features silver salmon fishing on the lower Kenai River with Luke Graham of 59 Degrees North Outfitters.

The University of Alaska Anchorage athletic department said it will release fundraising details soon about donations to hockey, gymnastics, and alpine ski teams.

The University of Wisconsin chancellor says Big Ten football will remain on hold until there are answers to questions about COVID-19 testing and tracing, along with possible long-term heart issues related to the coronavirus.

Though September in Alaska can’t boast offering endless sunlight like the summer months before it, and most of the salmon that have returned to spawn are either dead or well into their mating process, the month offers ample opportunity for fishermen to catch large rainbow trout.

The University of Alaska Board of Regents has approved cuts to several university sports programs, unless teams can raise money to cover costs.

The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is among 11 Div. I hockey associations delaying the start of the men's hockey season. The UAA Seawolves and UAF Nanooks are members of the WCHA.

The Chignik area season had diminished returns, causing fishermen to worry about the future of fishing in the area.

The Homer High School football team is taking an unconventional approach to this season using virtual coaches.

The Alaska School Activities Association will hold high school tennis and cross-country championships this Fall with no fans

Jabin Collins fought back to get back on to the football field after losing a part of his leg.

The Anchorage School District said it will continue to require Fall sports to have conditioning only practices.

Administrators say the University of Alaska Fairbanks hockey team and other student-athletes are in quarantine or isolation after athletes tested positive for COVID-19 following an off-campus party.

The fight to save University of Alaska Anchorage skiing, gymnastics, and hockey from elimination continues.

A few Homer locals have been donning thick wetsuits and venturing out in pursuit of a more intimate way to find dinner.

Hundreds from the Anchorage youth hockey community rallied to urge city officials to open up Ben Boeke.

The University of Alaska Anchorage will add a new men's team to remain NCAA eligible if cuts to the athletic program are approved by the University of Alaska Regents.