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Ten-time champion Egil Ellis toasts to a winning performance in the GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race on Sunday afternoon, March 21, 2010, at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds. John Wagner/News-Miner Ellis claims 10th Open North American
The legacy of Egil Ellis marches on. The Swedish musher who now lives in Willow continued to dominate the GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race Sunday afternoon by winning his 10th ...
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North Pole musher Marvin Kokrine sets out on the GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race trail on Sunday afternoon, March 21, 2010, at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds. Willow musher and ten-time champion Egil Ellis claimed an overall victory in the three-day race. John Wagner/News-Miner A day at the sprint races is about more than just the dogs
FAIRBANKS — Amid raffles for shotguns, a swarm of amateur photographers and above-freezing temperatures, the first glimpse of Egil Ellis’ dog team could be seen below the hazy outline of the Ala...
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Arctic Lions fall to Seattle team in semis
FAIRBANKS – The Arctic Lions of Fairbanks suffered a 5-0 loss to the Seattle NW Jr. Admirals in the semifinals of the Pacific District Midge AAA 16U hockey tournament on Saturday night i...
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Mark Hartum s dog team races along the trail during the second day of racing at the GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race Saturday afternoon, March 20, 2010 at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds off of Farmer s Loop. Eric Engman/News-Miner Egil Ellis races to Open North American lead
FAIRBANKS – A familiar face is in a familiar place atop the GCI Open North American Sled Dog Race leaderboard. Nine-time champion Egil Ellis of Willow moved to the top of the heap Saturd...
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Port Lions girls are 1A champions
ANCHORAGE – A year ago at the Class 1A girls state basketball tournament, Katie Strong was reduced to hobbling. Saturday afternoon, at tournament’s end, she hopped with joy. When the buzze...
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Parry, Schnurr win skiathon at UAF
FAIRBANKS – Alaska Nanooks John Parry and Theresia Schnurr led the way in Saturday’s Skiathon on the University of Alaska Fairbanks West Ridge Ski Trails. More than 75 skiers entered the r...
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Tri-Valley, Northway suffer losses in semis
ANCHORAGE — Pushing a frenetic pace, the Tri-Valley Viking Warriors gave favored Point Hope all they could handle for 27 minutes on Friday night.  But all it took was five minutes — from late in...
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Fort Yukon s Kandace Carroll, with ball, is surrounded by Kwethluk defenders including Josephine George, right, during their 1A basketball semifinal in the Alaska State High School Championships, Friday, March 19, 2010, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen) Fort Yukon girls to play in Class 1A championship tilt
• See the girls championship game streamed live at http://www.bssd.org ANCHORAGE — Kandace Carroll got a bit of help from her Fort Yukon teammates Friday — and that’s helped put the Eagles...
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Salcha musher Arleigh Reynolds sets out on the GCI Open North American Championship sled dog race trail on Friday afternoon, March 19, 2010, at the Jeff Studdert Racegrounds. John Wagner/News-Miner Arleigh Reynolds leads ONAC pack
FAIRBANKS — Salcha musher Arleigh Reynolds is in a spot he’s never been in before and he likes it. Reynolds finds himself in the lead of the GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race ...
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Grizzlies ready for another Wild night
FAIRBANKS — With a veteran quarterback taking over for the injured Matt Bassoener, the unbeaten Fairbanks Grizzlies should be in good hands tonight when they entertain the Alaska Wild in an Indo...
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Former Ohio State Buckeyes forward Hunter Bishop, right, pursues the puck alongside former Alaska Nanooks defenseman Steve Vanoosten during Saturday s, January 31, 2009, Central Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Carlson Center. Bishop, a native Fairbanksan, signed a two-year National Hockey League contract to play for the Montreal Canadiens. John Wagner/News-Miner Fairbanks' Bishop inks NHL deal
FAIRBANKS – Hunter Bishop made a little bit of Fairbanks hockey history Thursday when he signed a professional contract with the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League. When Bish...
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Familiar faces in ONAC lineup
While the GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race is a little different this year, most of the same names keep popping up when you talk about the favorites in the “Granddaddy” of spri...
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Open North American race rookies rise to the challenge
FAIRBANKS – There’s a trio of rookies in this year’s GCI Open North American Championship Sled Dog Race and they all have different stories to tell as to why they chose this year to run ...
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Fort Yukon guard lights up Sullivan Arena
ANCHORAGE — Kandace Carroll of Fort Yukon outscored the entire Tuluksak team — in the first half. Carroll, a 5-foot-9 sophomore sensation, scored at will in the Eagles’ 58-26 first-round victory...
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Northway stuns Yakutat in 2A tournament opening round
ANCHORAGE — Desiree Demit looked at the scoreboard in the fourth quarter against Yakutat and could hardly comprehend what she saw. “I was just shocked,” Demit said after Northway grabbed the lea...
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