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907 Sports: Spring Sports Have Sprung (sort of...)

2 weeks ago | alaskasnewssource.com | Jordan Rodenberger |Tyler Purdom

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The window for high school spring sports in Alaska is a short one, and programs must make the most of the weather and facilities provided. Schools in the Southcentral and Interior are navigating through April snowfalls, while areas like Sitka and Kodiak have seen action on the baseball diamond. The Dome has been home to track and field and soccer, while Valley schools like Wasilla and Colony are playing outside on the pitch.
Stars outshine the Malamutes to earn back-to-back state titles

Oct 27, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Tyler Purdom

Share ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - For the 13th time under head coach Galen Brantley, the Soldotna Stars are the kings of Division II football in Alaska. Defeating the Lathrop Malamutes 49-28 in the 2024 DII First National Bowl at Colony High School. “This never gets old, and it gets harder and harder,” said Brantley.
Homer cyclist wins stunning gold at Paris Olympics

Aug 5, 2024 | webcenterfairbanks.com | Joey Klecka |Tyler Purdom

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Kristen Faulkner, a first-time Olympian from Homer, rode to a shocking gold medal Sunday at the Paris Olympic Games. Faulkner put on a late surge to break away from the rest of the field to claim the gold, beating the Netherland’s Marianne Vos and Belgium’s Lotte Kopecky by 58 seconds each in a time of 3 hours, 59 minutes, 23 seconds, over the 98-mile course.
Alaska’s most dynamic rugby player embarks on 3rd Olympic journey

Jul 28, 2024 | webcenterfairbanks.com | Tyler Purdom

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (KTUU) - A lot can happen in a decade. And for Eagle River’s Alev Kelter, that statement rings more true than ever. Once a star on both the ice and the pitch for Chugiak High School, the former Mustang has seen her athletic career in rugby go international. Now after competing in both the 2016 Rio and 2021 Tokyo Olympic Summer Games, Kelter is set to make another trip — this time to Paris, France.
Roadtrippin’ 2024: A belly full of seafood at Fairbanks Chowder House

Jun 2, 2024 | webcenterfairbanks.com | Tyler Purdom |Jordan Rodenberger

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU) - One of the best parts of touring the open road in Alaska is the roadside pit stops; specifically, all the new food and experiences you can find at every turnoff. For our Roadtrippin’ crew, Chowder House in Fairbanks is one of those special spots. Located just east of downtown Fairbanks, the restaurant has been in business since 2000, owned and operated exclusively by the Jiang family for the last 24 years. “I started working at the Chowder House in 2009.
Alissa Pili checks in for the first time as a pro athlete

Apr 23, 2024 | webcenterfairbanks.com | Tyler Purdom |Alex Johnson

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - “Minnesota, make your selection when it’s ready.”“Minnesota selects Alissa Pili, University of Utah.”Sound the work bell and prepare the lunch box as Alissa Pili, the eighth overall pick in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2024 draft, checks into the Twin Cities, ready to get to work for the Lynx. Many welcomed her first day in office from inside and outside the organization.
Arctic Winter Games: Alaska medal count soars into the triple digits with 3 days left in the competition

Mar 14, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Tyler Purdom
Valley brothers faceoff between the pipes in high school hockey opener

Nov 11, 2023 | alaskasnewssource.com | Tyler Purdom

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Sibling rivalries and the game of hockey are two things already filled to the brim with intensity. Together on the ice, they create must-see action. Colony High senior and goalie Jamin O’Brien found himself staring down Palmer sophomore Keegan O’Brien — his younger brother — at the other end of the ice as the high school hockey season officially got under way earlier this month.
2024 senior class shines at 47th annual Al Aska Shriners Football Classic

Nov 2, 2023 | alaskasnewssource.com | Tyler Purdom

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - In a state as large as Alaska, it’s rare to see the best sports talent all in one place. That’s what made the 47th annual Al Aska Shriners Football Classic so spectacular. Sponsored by Shriners Hospitals and Clinics, Alaska’s top football stars from as far north as Utqiagvik and as south as Juneau packed The Dome in Anchorage to lace up their cleats and buckle that chin strap for the final time as high school players.