Gavin Struve

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Sports Reporter at Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

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West Valley boys split home games against Mat-Su Valley soccer teams

6 days ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

West Valley's boys soccer team faced a pair of Matanuska-Susitna Valley teams for the second weekend in a row, flipping the results by beating Wasilla on Friday and losing to Colony on Saturday. The previous weekend, the Wolfpack defeated Colony and tied Wasilla. Their next game is against Lathrop on Tuesday, May 13. Friday: West Valley: 5, Wasilla: 0Entering Saturday, it had been four games since West Valley’s boys soccer team last relented a goal and six since the Wolfpack had lost.
West Valley and Lathrop girls soccer teams fall to Mat-Su Valley foes Friday

6 days ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

The Fairbanks girls soccer teams are on a slide, as both West Valley and Lathrop have lost multiple games in a row. The Wolfpack’s losing streak reached three games Friday when they fell 2-1 to Wasilla. They previously lost to the Warriors 4-0 on the road last Saturday and fell 1-0 to Lathrop on Tuesday. West Valley plays Colony — the last team it defeated — Saturday morning. Lathrop’s weekend is over after losing to Wasilla 2-1 on Thursday and Colony 5-0 Friday.
West Valley boys soccer continues unbeaten streak with shutout of Wasilla

6 days ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

It’s been four games since West Valley’s boys soccer team last relented a goal and six since the Wolfpack have lost. They continued their recent stretch of strong play with a 5-0 win over Wasilla on Friday. The Wolfpack tied Wasilla on the road last Saturday, a 0-0 result sandwiched between two pairs of West Valley wins. “Health,” West Valley head coach Damon Crutcher said when asked what the difference was in the rematch with the Warriors.
Lathrop girls soccer falls to Wasilla in final minute

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

Lathrop High School’s girls soccer team relinquished its spot atop the Railbelt Conference standings to Wasilla following a 2-1 loss to the Warriors on Thursday. After defeating Wasilla 1-0 in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley last weekend, the Malemutes seemed headed for a 1-1 tie against the Warriors in their rematch. After all, that’s where the score stood for almost the entirety of the second half.
West Valley boys rout Lathrop with hat tricks from Guevara and Aitken

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

In 2024, West Valley’s boys soccer team went 3-0 against rival Lathrop, relenting just one goal total. Despite both teams employing new head coaches, through one matchup, 2025 looks to be more of the same. The Wolfpack defeated the Malemutes 8-0 on Tuesday. West Valley junior midfielder Tyson Crane got the scoring started in the fifth minute with a crossbody kick off an assist from senior Ebrahim Shihadeh.
Lathrop girls shut out West Valley in rivals' first soccer matchup of season

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

After defeating West Valley in two of their three matchups last season, including in the first round of the state tournament (and tying the Wolfpack in the other), Lathrop’s girls soccer team continued that recent stretch of success against their rival in their first matchup of 2025. The Malemutes defeated the Wolfpack 1-0 on Tuesday. Senior forward Maya Scanlon produced the first and only goal of the game after a scoreless first half.
Three-time NBA champion assistant coach Phil Handy hosts coaches' clinic in Fairbanks

1 week ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

Effie Kokrine Charter School’s gymnasium was the site for a meeting of the minds Saturday morning, as many of the local basketball leaders met up to learn from long-time NBA assistant Phil Handy at a coaches’ clinic. Handy broke down film, made parallels between coaching and parenting and dove into the finer points of spacing, screening and transition defense.
Monroe Catholic senior Shannel Kovalsky signs with Bellevue College basketball

2 weeks ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

After a supremely successful four years playing basketball for Monroe Catholic High School, Shannel Kovalsky has decided where she’ll spend the next two years. She’s headed to Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington to join forces with West Valley graduate Aysha Peter, who earned 2025 NWAC North Region Freshman of the Year honors over players from seven other teams.
North Pole boys, girls soccer teams beat Hutchison for first conference wins

2 weeks ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

North Pole High School’s boys and girls soccer teams both picked up their first win in Mid Alaska Conference (MAC) play this season by beating Hutchison on Thursday, as the Patriot girls doubled their win count and the Patriot boys earned their first win of the season. Girls: North Pole: 7, Hutchison: 0Hutchison’s girls team only had nine players but decided not to forfeit, so North Pole played with 10 rather than the usual 11.
The 2024-25 Ice Dogs season by the numbers

2 weeks ago | newsminer.com | Gavin Struve

The Fairbanks Ice Dogs’ best season since 2021-22 came to an unsavory end Friday against an in-state rival. Here are four statistics that help define the Ice Dogs’ 2024-25 campaign. .678Although they won an identical number of games (37), the Ice Dogs finished this season with an even better win percentage than they had the last time they made the NAHL playoffs (2022). They finished 37-16-3-3 for a .678 win percentage in 2024-25, compared to 37-20-1-2 for a .642 win percentage in 2021-22.