Of course, highlighting the careers of seniors Quinn McHenry, Tommy Bast, Shaun Conwell, Jack Snow, and Jase McCullough was the most important thing about the game.
Monroe’s Matteah Felix and Cela Stepovich, the two senior players for the Lady Rams, scored the first five points of the game and juniors Shelby Eidenmiller and Katie Bast turned in dominant performances
While it’s one of the biggest weeks of the year for the sled dog community, it’s also one of the biggest weeks of the year for the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
McNeal operates Crooked Creek Kennel in Ester with his wife, Jobie.
“We started dating before I got any dogs, and I told her that I wanted to get my own dog team,” McNeal said.
Sunday also marks the last time perennial top 10 finisher and fan favorite Aliy Zirkle of Two Rivers will leave the Iditarod starting line. Zirkle announced earlier in the winter that she’s retiring from competitive racing.
Despite heavy snow, wind and open water and some confusing trail markers, 11 mushers finished the Two Rivers Dog Mushers 200 last weekend.
As the age-old tale of David and Goliath has always taught us, size isn’t everything. Unfortunately for the Hutchison Lady Hawks, that lesson held true Friday evening.
“Curlers are excited to be back out on the ice,” Fairbanks Curling Club manager Debbie Hall said. “We’ve been closed for a year so this is a big thing to have ice out here so they can get out and shoot some rocks."
Fairbanks scored 3 goals in the third period to overcome a one goal deficit and notch a 4-2 victory over the Chippewa Steel Friday evening and earn 2 points in the standings.
The Hutchison Hawks got off to an inspiring start in the first quarter of their boys basketball game against Valdez on Friday night. Unfortunately for them, great starts don’t always lead to great finishes.
The Summit Quest 300 race announced its awards on March 1. Dan Kaduce of Chatanika won the race, which began in Two Rivers, wound over Rosebud and Eagle summits, before heading out the notoriously cold and winding Birch Creek to Circle and looping back to the finish line in Central on Feb. 15.
The Lady Rams got off to a hot start, going up 25-0 at the end of the first quarter.
In 31 seasons as a head coach, Lucia compiled an overall record of 736-403-102 at UAF, Colorado College and Minnesota.
It’s starting to warm up a bit around Fairbanks, but most people probably wouldn’t consider running, biking, and skiing right around this time.
After falling behind 2-0 early, the Ice Dogs rattled off six unanswered goals to pull off a 6-2 comeback win over Minnesota.
In addition to the UAF team, former West Valley student Maggie Whitaker will also be competing in he Nordic Finals.
West Valley fell behind to the Malemutes early before finding their footing and turning in their customary dominant effort en route to a 62-47 victory. West Valley is now 16-2 while Lathrop is 6-9.
Rachel Cockman led the Lady Wolfpack with 12 points, Hadley Blasey added 10, and Ayisha Peter contributed 7.
If the rest of the week goes as well as Monday night went, the North Pole girls basketball team should be in for a week full of success.
There’s good fourth quarter efforts, and then there’s the fourth quarter effort the North Pole boys put up against Galena on Monday night.
