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Defending Yukon Quest Alaska champ scratches from race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The defending Yukon Quest Alaska champion scratched from the 2026 running Friday morning, according to race officials. Fairbanks musher Jeff Deeter retired at 11:05 a.m. Friday at the Yukon River Bridge checkpoint, approximately halfway through the 750-mile race. In a statement on the race’s official Facebook...
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Basketball Recap: Service Skates Past West Valley with Ease
Service had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 78-12 win over the West Valley Wolf Pack. With the Cougars ahead 49-4 at the half, the game was all but over already.
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Four Peninsula Racers Will Roar Out of Big Lake Saturday for Iron Dog 2026
The 2026 Iron Dog Snowmachine Race, featuring four racers from the Central Kenai Peninsula, begins in Big Lake this week with Expedition and Ambassador classes starting on Thursday, followed by the Pro Class green flag on Saturday. This year’s race marks a significant milestone, with the finish returning to Fairbanks for the first time in five years. Sleds will cross the finish line at Pike’s Landing on the Chena River.
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North Pole navigates way to first DII state hockey title – downs Houston, 3-1
No matter the classification, a high school hockey state championship is headed to North Pole for the first time. Patriots seniors Carter Borkovec and Cavan Malone as well as junior Cody Bristor all recorded two points apiece Saturday at Palmer’s MTA Events Center. The offensive output as well as junior goaltender Kieran Olson’s 34 saves propelled North Pole to a 3-1 win over Houston in the 9th First National Cup Division II state title game.
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Hockey defeats UAF in overtime
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Aiden Westin scored a power-play goal in overtime to lift Alaska Anchorage to a 3-2 win over Alaska Fairbanks in game four of the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup Saturday in front of a crowd of 4,865 at Sullivan Arena. UAF leads this year's series 4-2. The...
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2026 Yukon Quest Alaska 750 kicks off in Fairbanks
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The 2026 Yukon Quest Alaska 750 kicked off Saturday in Fairbanks as six mushers began their 750-mile journey through the Interior wilderness. Starting at 11 a.m., each musher took off from the starting gate outside the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center, leaving in 3-minute increments.
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UAA survives hot-shooting UAF, 79-69
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (Feb. 7) – Senior guard Elaina Mack scored 25 points and the Alaska Anchorage women's basketball team used 15 offensive rebounds to fend off an upset bid by Alaska Fairbanks on Saturday, winning 79-69 at the Patty Center. The Seawolves (13-8, 5-7 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) also...
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Fairbanks Olympian says she's determined to make her hometown proud
A celebrated Fairbanks cross-country skier is days away from competing in the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. 23-year-old Kendall Kramer is currently training in Switzerland and Italy, where she said the atmosphere is intense — but professional. "The U.S. team holds some of the best skiers in the world," Kramer...
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At a tenuous time for distance mushing, Yukon Quest Alaska takes a new path
Feb. 3—The popularity of long-distance mushing has been waning in recent years, a trend propelled by rising costs and a fading appetite for racing long, unsupported stretches through Alaska wilderness. But the Yukon Quest Alaska is taking a new path, both literally and figuratively. The Yukon Quest International Sled...
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Hockey hosts UAF in Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup
Alaska Anchorage will host Alaska Fairbanks in games three and four of the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup this weekend (Feb. 6-7) at Sullivan Arena. Alaska Anchorage leads the all-time series with Alaska Fairbanks 93-81-16 and leads 53-33-8 in games played in Anchorage. Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup. Alaska Fairbanks has won...
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West Valley boys retain top spot in Coaches Poll despite loss; MCCA girls stay unanimous No. 1
After the top-ranked West Valley boys basketball team lost to No. 10 South Anchorage over the weekend, nobody was super shocked because parity in the state is at a high-water mark. Clearly, voters didn’t hold the defeat against the Wolfpack because they received 15 of 20 first place votes to...
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Rifle Opens Weekend With Solid Score
FORT WORTH – No. 4 TCU opened a busy weekend with a strong score of 4,734 for a first-place finish in a triangular match against No. 9 Alaska Fairbanks and No. 20 UT Martin. The Horned Frogs boasted five of the top 10 aggregate scores in the match. Katie...
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NU Wraps Up Weekend With Wins Over Kentucky, Alaska-Fairbanks
The No. 2 Nebraska rifle team placed first in a three-team match on Sunday, Jan. 18. The Huskers avenged yesterday’s loss to No. 1 Kentucky by defeating the Wildcats, 4,740-4,733, and topped No. 9 Alaska-Fairbanks, 4,740-4,734. NU moves to 15-1 after the busy weekend in Fairbanks. “It was great...
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Big Red Begin Spring Season in Fairbanks
The No. 2 Nebraska rifle team will travel to Fairbanks, Alaska for a weekend of competition against No. 1 Kentucky and No. 9 Alaska-Fairbanks. The Huskers will face off against the Wildcats and the Nanooks on both Saturday, Jan. 17 and Sunday, Jan. 18. Both days of matches are set to begin at 11 a.m. (CT). Live results can be found here.
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Hockey heads North for Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup
Alaska Anchorage will head North to face Alaska Fairbanks in the first two of eight games in the Alaska Airlines Governor's Cup. Alaska Anchorage leads the all-time series with Alaska Fairbanks 93-80-15, but trails the series in Fairbanks 40-47-7. UAA is 1-2-2 in its last five games against UAF. Alaska...
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Nighthawks Survive Late Surge and Pull Out Another Home Win
NAMPA, Id. — Northwest Nazarene put together a complete, disciplined performance Thursday night in Nampa, holding off a late surge from Alaska Fairbanks to earn a 74–68 victory in front of the home crowd. The Nighthawks controlled much of the game with balanced scoring, steady defense, and timely...
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UAA continues in-state dominance, 76-41, over UAF
ANCHORAGE (Jan. 10) – Senior guard Elaina Mack scored 21 points and sophomore forward Mahaila Harrison had 17 points and 14 rebounds Saturday to help the Alaska Anchorage women's basketball team to a 76-41 rout of Alaska Fairbanks at the Alaska Airlines Center. The Seawolves (10-4, 2-3 Great Northwest...
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Rainbow Wahine Swimmers Hosts Alaska Fairbanks; Divers Heads To UCLA Diving Invitational
HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i women's swimming team hosts Alaska-Fairbanks in the final home meet of the season on Friday at 5:00 p.m. at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatics Complex. Meanwhile, the Rainbow Warrior and Rainbow Wahine diving squads hit the road to compete in the Bruin Diving Invitational from Friday, Jan. 9, through Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Women's Swim Team Overwhelms. Alaska-Fairbanks; Divers Open UCLA Invite
HONOLULU/LOS ANGELES, Calif.--The University of Hawai'i women's swim team closed out the regular season with a dominant 139-65 victory over Alaska-Fairbanks at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex on Friday. Meanwhile, on the mainland, the Hawai'i men's and women's diving teams opened competition in the Bruins Diving Invite at the Spieker Aquatics Center in Los Angeles, Calif..
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Fairbanks paces the Alaska NAHL pack (plus, a look around the rinks)
Once December comes to an end in a few days, the entire month will have passed with all three of the state’s North American Hockey League absent from Alaska. The Fairbanks Ice Dogs downed the Kenai River Brown Bears 5-2 on Nov. 29, marking the last in-state NAHL appearance. The two franchises plus the Anchorage Wolverines still have some Outside work to do before returning to the Last Frontier. All three squads are set to play a pair of road games this weekend – Anchorage (13-13-3) at Midwest Division cellar dweller Chippewa (Wisc.), Fairbanks (18-10-2) at Springfield (Ill.) and Kenai River (11-17-1) at first-place Minnesota.