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Sports

Grace Christian wins the 4A Boys State Championship

The Grace Christian Grizzlies get revenge and dominate the 3A Boys Basketball Title Game

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Austin Sjong
In this same game last year the Nome Nanooks shocked the Grizzlies, this time around the only thing that was shocking was how dominate Grace Christian was winning 64-33.

Sports

The Grace Christian Girls win the 3A Girls championship

The Grace Christian Grizzlies win program’s first 3A Girls State Basketball Title

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Austin Sjong
What the Grace Christian girls basketball team lacks in experience they make up for with talent. Without a single senior on the team the Grizzlies break out of their championship hibernation to win the programs first ever girls 3A girls basketball state championship.

Sports

Sayvia Sellers broke Alissa Pili's all-time scoring record in a win over West Anchorage.

Sayvia Sellers becomes Alaska girls high school basketball’s all time leading scorer

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Jordan Rodenberger
ACS senior Sayvia Sellers already has one of the most decorated high school careers the state has seen - including two state championships and two Alaska Gatorade Player of the Year Awards - and just cemented her name in the record books forever.

Sports

4A match-ups set

Championship match-ups set in 4A High School Basketball

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Austin Sjong
In the 4A girls bracket we have a rematch of last year's championship game, Wasilla taking on the juggernaut of Anchorage Christian School. In the boys 4A bracket, East Anchorage gets back to the championship game for the third straight year and takes on the number one seeded West Valley Wolf pack.

Sports

Scores and highlights from 3A/4A March Madness Alaska

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:53 PM AKDT
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By Jordan Rodenberger and Paul Choate
Just as a bow is put on the 1A and 2A state basketball tournaments, the Alaska Airlines Center welcomes in the larger, 3A and 4A programs from around the state for four days of competition.

Sports

Nome, Grace Christian boys advance to set up 3A state title rematch

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 10:14 AM AKDT
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By Jordan Rodenberger
Nome and Grace Christian will battle for the 3A state title once again on Saturday.

Sports

Mt. Edgecumbe, Grace Christian to meet in 3A girls state championship game

Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 10:07 AM AKDT
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By Jordan Rodenberger
Mt. Edgecumbe and Grace Christian will face each other in the 3A state championship for the first time on Saturday.

Athlete Of The Week

Athletes of the Week: Kake’s Kadake, Tikigaq’s Nash star at state

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 10:03 AM AKDT
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By Jordan Rodenberger
The lights are brighter and the stage is bigger at the 1A and 2A Alaska State Basketball Championships — but the moment wasn’t too big for Kake’s Ethan Kadake and Tikigaq’s Jennifer Nash, who led their respective programs to state titles this past weekend.

Telling Alaska's Story

The Burled Arch and its storied past tied to Iditarod finish lore

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:29 PM AKDT
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By Beth Verge
The iconic structure so closely tied to the Iditarod has a winding history that’s closely aligned with the race itself.

907 Sports

907 Sports: Wrap-up of all the awards from the Iditarod Banquet, plus top plays from 1A/2A State Basketball

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 10:51 PM AKDT
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By Austin Sjong
From the most storied sporting event in Alaska, the Iditarod, to one of the biggest sporting events in the state, this edition of 907 Sports has you covered.
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Sports

Lydia Jacoby adds national championship to her impressive resume

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 5:34 PM AKDT
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By Austin Sjong
Lydia Jacoby, the former Seward Seahawk and now University of Texas Longhorn, won the NCAA title in the 100-yard breaststroke.

News

2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Live Blog

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 4:48 PM AKDT
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By Alaska's News Source Digital Team
The Last Great Race kicked off with the ceremonial start in Downtown Anchorage on March 4 and ended almost 1,000 miles later in Nome on March 17.

Iditarod

Awards banquet in Nome wraps up Iditarod festivities

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 4:34 PM AKDT
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By Shannon Cole and Austin Sjong
The full list of award winners for the 51st running of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was finalized at the awards banquet in Nome on Sunday.

Sports

Ninilchik goes back-to-back as Class 2A boys state basketball champions

Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 9:07 PM AKDT
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By Austin Sjong
The Ninilchik Wolverines won their second straight Class 2A boys basketball state title in convincing fashion, beating Tikigaq 66-53.

Sports

Kake boys basketball completes undefeated season with Class 1A state championship

Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 8:53 PM AKDT
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By Austin Sjong
The Kake Thunderbirds cap off an undefeated season by winning their first state basketball championship in 36 years.

Sports

Lumen Christi Archangels win first ever Class 1A girls state hoops title

Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 8:46 PM AKDT
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By Austin Sjong
The Lumen Christi Archangels withstood a late run from the Shaktoolik Wolverines to win the first ASAA 1A girls state basketball championship in the schools history.

Sports

Tikigaq repeats as Class 2A girls basketball state champions

Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 8:45 PM AKDT
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By Austin Sjong
The Tikigaq girls basketball team left no doubt that they are the best 2A girls team in the state, beating Metlakatla 55-33 to win back-to-back state championships.

Athlete Of The Week

Sights and sounds: Relive Ryan Redington’s historic Iditarod 51 victory

Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 5:46 PM AKDT
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By Austin Sjong
Go inside the chute to relive all of the action as it happened, when Ryan Redington became the first in his famous family to win the Iditarod.

Iditarod

Iditarod 2023 prize totals announced

Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 2:25 PM AKDT
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By Tracy Sinclare
Based on 29 mushers finishing the 2023 Iditarod, champion Ryan Redington will receive $51,800.

Sports

Thousands flock to Anchorage for March Madness high school basketball tournament

Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 4:41 PM AKDT
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By Nolin Ainsworth
It could be the most attended event in all of Alaska.

Iditarod

Podium sweep by trio of Alaska Native mushers highlights Iditarod 51

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 1:46 PM AKDT
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By Beth Verge
Ryan Redington, Pete Kaiser and Richie Diehl are part of an unprecedented showing in a single Iditarod.

Iditarod

Ryan Redington wins 2023 Iditarod

Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 5:44 AM AKDT
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By Joey Klecka
Redington finally put his family name in the history books of the Iditarod, which bears the fingerprints of his famous grandfather.

News

Nanooks rack up national titles in rifle, skiing

Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 3:59 PM AKDT
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By Nolin Ainsworth
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has been rather busy recently racking up national titles.

Sports

Sportsmanship, friendly competition featured in Rookie of the Year battle

Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 2:52 PM AKDT
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By Jordan Rodenberger
Rookies Hunter Keefe and Eddie Burke Jr. can't seem to separate from each other as the race for Rookie of the Year remains tight.

907 Sports

907 Sports: The latest from the Iditarod trail & recapping season finale for UAA hockey

Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 7:36 AM AKDT
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By Austin Sjong
The “Last Great Race” — Iditarod 51 — is in the last stretch of the trail. Hear from mushers as they either rest or blow through the Unalakleet checkpoint.

Iditarod

Familial support, with a history of friendship, provides boost to pair of Iditarod veterans

Updated: Mar. 12, 2023 at 11:18 PM AKDT
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By Beth Verge
Pete Kaiser and Richie Diehl have been friends for years, and in Iditarod 51, they had a surprise visit from another pair of best friends: their wives, Bethany Kaiser and Emerie Fairbanks-Diehl.

Iditarod

Defending champion Sass scratches from Iditarod

Updated: Mar. 11, 2023 at 9:16 AM AKST
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By Jordan Rodenberger
The reigning champion of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has scratched from this year’s race.

Iditarod

Rookie father and son team making dream come true in Iditarod 51

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 10:46 AM AKST
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By Austin Sjong
Rookie father and son team of Gregg and Bailey Vitello hope to accomplish a dream in running the 51st Iditarod.

Iditarod

Lead pack moves through Iditarod checkpoint, reaching halfway point of race

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 11:52 PM AKST
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By Beth Verge
Racers are moving toward Nome, with a large group having reached the halfway point of the Last Great Race on Earth.

Iditarod

For veteran musher Jason Mackey, a return to the Iditarod with mother and brother

Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:27 AM AKST
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By Beth Verge
Jason Mackey is back for Iditarod 51, spreading his family's traditions and more.

Iditarod

Nic Petit switches up strategy, takes 24-hour rest early in race

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 7:33 PM AKST
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By Austin Sjong
Nic Petit is no stranger to the Iditarod trail, he has seen it many times, but this time we are seeing him try a much different strategy.

Athlete Of The Week

Athlete of the Week: UAA hockey’s Max Helgeson

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 3:15 PM AKST
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By Austin Sjong
Max Helgeson, the hometown kid, is currently leading the UAA Seawolf hockey team in total points in just his first full year of NCAA D1 hockey.

Iditarod

Eddie Burke Jr. looking strong as Rookie of Year contender

Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 10:51 AM AKST
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By Austin Sjong
The rookie musher training out of Wildstyle Racing Kennel in Nenana is looking to add to his already impressive young mushing resume.

Iditarod

Leaders blow through McGrath checkpoint in Iditarod 51 as race starts heating up

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 11:09 PM AKST
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By Austin Sjong
Many teams are cruising through the McGrath checkpoint in Iditarod 51.

Iditarod

Teams decide between rest and rolling through Nikolai

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 8:42 PM AKST
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By Beth Verge
Racers in Iditarod 51 are showing no signs of slowing down, with many of them having already made it through Nikolai.

Iditarod

Rainy Pass welcomes teams, tourists in Iditarod 51

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 8:38 PM AKST
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By Beth Verge
The checkpoint at Rainy Pass served once again as a popular stop for mushers, dogs and visitors following Iditarod 51.

Iditarod

Palmer couple tie the knot on Iditarod Trail

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 4:36 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
One couple enjoyed a truly Alaskan experience Sunday with a uniquely "Iditarod" twist.

Iditarod

‘A legend in the sport’: Remembering 2023 Iditarod Honorary Musher Lance Mackey

Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 7:56 AM AKST
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By Jordan Rodenberger
The face of a race and the heart of a sport, Lance Mackey showcased one of the most dominant runs dog mushing has ever seen with passion, care and resiliency.

News

No one injured in early-morning building collapse

Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 9:45 AM AKST
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By Tim Rockey
Photos of the collapse show the building that had been occupied by FashionPact, a clothing thrift store.

Iditarod

By the numbers: Iditarod 51 to feature smallest field ever

Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 2:47 PM AKST
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By Joey Klecka
While the excitement has ramped up, the numbers have gone the other way. The 51st edition of the Last Great Race will feature its smallest field ever at 33 teams.

News

Jaye Foucher may not be participating in Iditarod 51, but she has another goal in mind

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:56 PM AKST
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By Georgina Fernandez
The New Hampshire musher is determined to return back to the Iditarod trails in 2025, but for right now she is focused on healing.

Iditarod

Iditarod 2023: Food drops and vet checks complete, next stop is the starting line

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 2:35 PM AKST
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By Jordan Rodenberger
There are many stops on the 1,000-mile Iditarod trail from Anchorage to Nome, but some of the most important stops happen before pawing starting line, including the food drops and the vet checks.

Athlete Of The Week

Athletes of the Week: Skiers shine at state meet

Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 8:08 AM AKST
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By Jordan Rodenberger
In a field of over 200 of the state’s top high school skiers, Service and West Anchorage stood atop the podiums, but they weren't the only ones shining at the state championships.

Iron Dog

Team 7 repeats as Iron Dog champions

Updated: Feb. 25, 2023 at 12:42 PM AKST
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By Nolin Ainsworth
Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad of Team 7 won their second consecutive Iron Dog championship early Saturday afternoon in Big Lake.

Iron Dog

Race resumes after 4-hour hold to bring fuel to checkpoints

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 6:49 AM AKST
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By Jordan Rodenberger
The race was put on hold at noon to allow for fuel to be transported to the Poorman and Ophir checkpoints, where snow conditions had worsened.

Sports

Remaining Iron Dog teams out of Nome, heading southbound

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 8:12 AM AKST
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By Jordan Rodenberger
With many of the major milestones of “The World’s Longest, Toughest Snowmobile Race” behind them, the remaining 15 teams on the Iron Dog trail turn their attentions towards the final 1,000 miles as the leave Nome and head south.

Iron Dog

Athletes of the Week: Iron Dog team 16′s Ashley Wood and Hillarie Gossett

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 10:19 PM AKST
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By Austin Sjong
Ashley Wood and Hillarie Gossett are the only all-female team in the 2023 race, and they hope to become the first team of women to finish the Iron Dog since 2001.

Iron Dog

Wrench day in Nome can be a breeze or a blizzard

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 10:18 PM AKST
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By Austin Sjong
Each team gets 15 minutes to inspect their respective machines and make note of what they will have to fix once the wrenching begins.

Iron Dog

Pro Class racers ready to wrench after arriving in snowy Nome

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 10:09 PM AKST
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By Austin Sjong
Team 7 of Tyler Aklestad and Nick Olstad arrived in Nome in first place, followed shortly after by team 14 of Casey Boylan and Bryan Leslie.

News

Board of Fisheries meeting begins in Anchorage

Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 7:52 PM AKST
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By Joe Kinneen
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game begins the Alaska Board of Fisheries. One of the topics the board is covering is Proposal 140, limiting commercial fishing near the Aleutian Islands.
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