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Eight schools competing in West Valley wrestling tourney
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A field of eight Interior teams will go at it in the two-day West Valley Invitational wrestling tournament that gets under way this afternoon. Lathrop and North Pole are expected to battle it out ...
East Anchorage snubs Lathrop
The East Anchorage T-Birds scored three quick goals in the second period to break a 0-0 deadlock and went on to beat the Lathrop Malemutes 4-1 in nonconference high school hockey action on Thursd...
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UAF rifle team seeks to reclaim title
The Alaska Nanooks had their string of three straight national rifle championships snapped this past March and reclaiming the title won’t be easy in 2010. “I know a couple of our rivalry teams, th...
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New rink, same drill for UAF hockey team
SAULT STE . MARIE , Mich.—New rink, same practice for the Alaska Nanooks. The Nanooks were executing drills at the Clarence “Taffy” Abel Arena on Thursday night that were similar to drills the...
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Alaska’s Parrish West, left, attempts to steal the ball from Mike Calzonetti of the Dominican Chargers during Thursday night’s game of the Alaska Invitational in the Patty Center. Nanooks fall in basketball opener
After playing catch-up all of Thursday night, the Nanooks needed just one stop for a chance to beat Dominican College in their season opener. Alaska needed the missed jumper by 6-foot-10 center Al...
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Monroe hoop clinic tonight
There will be a free basketball clinic tonight for girls in fifth-sixth grade who played Interior Youth Basketball this past fall. The fundamental skills development clinic goes from 6-8 p.m. at t...
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New Jersey Devils call up former Nanooks defenseman
SAULT STE . MARIE , Mich. — The National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils called up former Nanooks defenseman Tyler Eckford (2005-08) on Wednesday from their American Hockey League affiliate ...
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Alaska swim team has a need for speed
It was 74 degrees when the Alaska swim team landed at the Long Beach, Calif., airport earlier this week, but they won’t get much of a chance to enjoy the balmy southern California weather. That’s ...
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Relentless Hawaii-Hilo guards stymie Nanook women
FAIRBANKS – Two of the smallest players on the basketball court showed no fear on Wednesday and drove Hawaii Hilo past the Alaska Nanooks at the Patty Center. Five-foot-4 freshman point gu...
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Alaska Nanooks forward Carlo Finucci controls the puck during a Central Collegiate Hockey Association game against the Ferris State Bulldogs on Oct. 30 at the Carlson Center. UAF sophomore left wing Carlo Finucci ends long scoring drought
GRAND RAPIDS , Mich. — Carlo Finucci was one of the happiest people in Bowling Green, Ohio, last Saturday night. The Alaska Nanooks sophomore left wing scored for only the second time in his co...
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New-look Nanooks men's basketball team is coiled and ready
FAIRBANKS – Beginning tonight in the inaugural Fairbanks Youth Sports Alaska Invitational, the Alaska Nanooks will finally see how they fare against a team other than themselves. Alaska ti...
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Fairbanks figure skaters compete for trip to national championships
A pair of Fairbanks Figure Skating Club members are in Jackson Hole, Wyo., this week to compete in the U.S. Figure Skating Association Pacific Coast Sectional Competition with a chance to earn a t...
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West Valley sophomore Justin Woods lifts the top of the net as he scores on Lathrop junior Stephon Williams in the second period of their game Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in the Patty Center. Woods scored while the Wolfpack was shorthanded. Sam Harrel/News-Miner Shorthanded goals lift West Valley over Lathrop
A pair of shorthanded goals late in the second period helped boost the West Valley Wolfpack to a 4-1 Mid Alaska Conference high school hockey victory against the rival Lathrop Malemutes on Tuesday...
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Alaska guard Britney Anderson dribes down the court in front of  Hawaii-Hilo guard Hina Kimitete during the first half of their game Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009, in the Patty Center. Sam Harrel/News-Miner Free throw gives Nanooks a 1-point win
FAIRBANKS – Alexandra Melonson was a little surprised by the 53rd foul of Alaska Nanooks’ season opener against Hawaii Hilo on Tuesday at the Patty Center. After all, there was only 1.1 se...
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Nanooks men's basketball team look to improve defense
FAIRBANKS – Parrish West doesn’t want to hear about the Alaska Nanooks’ 11-41 record the past two seasons. “When I came up on my (recruiting) visit, I sensed that the team was hungry, that...
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Nordic skiers gearing up for start of Town Race Series
The Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks kicks off its season this weekend with the first event of the 14th Flint Hills Resources Alaska Town Race Series. The Fairbanks Youth Sports Season Opener is set f...
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