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NORDIC SKIING

APU's Brooks gets spot on US Ski Team

Late bloomer that she is, Holly Brooks' latest great news arrived this week, about a month after she turned 30 -- she's on the U.S. Ski Team for the 2012-13 season.

TRACK AND FIELD

UAA will send 10 to nationals

UAA will send a school record-tying 10 athletes to the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships later this month in Colorado, and seven of those competitors enter the big meet with previous experience at nationals.

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Service baseball tops Dimond 6-2

Service's Johnny Meszaros struck out seven over six innings Tuesday and benefitted from some stellar defensive plays by Jake Ridley and Ryan Caron in a 6-2 Cook Inlet Conference win over Dimond at Mulcahy Stadium.

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JOHN SCHANDELMEIER

Hares are different critters

When I was a kid on the homestead, I was a rabbit hunter. Or at least I thought I was hunting rabbits.

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McNamee says he first gave Clemens steroids in 1998

Speaking softly, nervously and in detail, Brian McNamee testified about the life-changing moment when, he said, he first injected Roger Clemens with steroids.

Alaskans among the best at Pac-12 meet

A pair of Alaskans turned in podium-worthy performances Sunday at the Pac-12 track and field championships in Eugene, Ore. Jordan Clarke of Anchorage earned two medals and Trevor Dunbar of Kodiak collected one while helping Oregon to the team title.

Anchorage softball bats must pass the test

They come with names like Vicious, ComBat, Juggernaut and the Freak FX 700. They are the weapons wielded by weeknight warriors in the Anchorage Sports Association softball leagues, and this summer if a bat is too vicious, its user is outta here.

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Speech before final event helps lift Dimond girls over Service

With her team's fifth consecutive Cook Inlet Conference track and field championship in doubt, Dimond coach Kathleen Navarre stole a page out of Knute Rockne's playbook and delivered a rousing speech to her 4x400-meter relay team before Saturday's final event at the Bartlett High.

Photos: 2012 Cook Inlet track and field

Seawolves shine at GNAC championships

UAA's Micah Chelimo and Grace Morgan each earned two titles Saturday at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Monmouth, Ore.

Relaxed setting to learn to play golf

For those who think they have to be good at golf to enjoy playing, think again. Get Golf Ready, a program designed to help absolute beginners become comfortable on the course, is part of the PGA's national Play Golf America program and is available at Anchorage Golf Course, Eagleglen and Moose Run.

Grace sweeps Region III track and field championships

The Grace Christian girls won eight of 13 events and the boys won three as the Grizzlies swept the team titles at the Region III track and field championships Saturday at The Dome and Goldenview Middle School.

Service 10, Bartlett 0 in boys soccer

Reece Robinson and Jesse Dirksen each scored hat tricks Saturday, propelling Service to a 10-0 Cook Inlet Conference boys soccer win over Bartlett at South High.

South 3, East 0 in girls soccer

Katelynn Zanders struck twice and Morgan Hooe tacked on another goal Saturday in host South's 3-0 Cook Inlet Conference win over East.

Bartlett 5, East 3 in baseball

After a four-run outburst in the second inning, Bartlett used an error-free defensive performance to hold on for its first win of the Cook Inlet Conference baseball season Saturday, beating East 5-3 at Mulcahy Stadium.

Clarke wins Pac-12 shot put crown

Anchorage's Jordan Clarke, the NCAA's reigning shot put champion, captured the shot put title at the Pac-12 track and field championships Saturday in Eugene, Ore.

East sweeps West in softball

East continued an impressive start to its softball season, remaining undefeated with two Cook Inlet Conference wins over West on Saturday at Wendler Middle School.

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Learning to run your own race

Dimond's Sarah Freistone had already caught her breath after winning the 3,200-meter race at the Cook Inlet Conference track and field championships and was talking with some of the other top finishers Friday afternoon when her attention was diverted back to the Bartlett High track.

Photos: 2012 Cook Inlet track and field

UAA hoops assistant heading to Wyoming

Ryan Orton, the top assistant coach for the UAA men's basketball team since 2009, landed a new job Friday when he was named head coach at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs, Wyo.

UAA's Tanui destroys record

UAA sophomore Susan Tanui shattered the meet record in the women's steeplechase Friday at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships in Monmouth, Ore., and Ruth Keino added a win for the Seawolves in the women's 10,000-meter race.

Service baseball team edges Eagle River 5-4

Service edged Eagle River 5-4 on a cold night at Mulcahy Stadium, with Matt Ilalio providing the winning run in the fifth inning of a Cook Inlet Conference baseball game Friday.