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Kielpinski wins GNAC award

UAA senior center Rebecca Kielpinski, fresh off her third straight Most Outstanding Player award in the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, on Sunday was named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Player of the Week for women's basketball.

COLLEGE HOCKEY

UAF wins shootout

Chad Johnson stopped 35 shots in regulation and overtime Saturday night, then stymied three shootout bids to propel UAF to a 2-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association shootout win over visiting Lake Superior (Mich.) State in Fairbanks.

SHOOTOUT NOTEBOOK

No trespassing on Mailman's private fishing hole

Louisiana Tech senior James Loe fished along the Kenai River so much when he was younger it actually got him into trouble at basketball practice earlier this season.

Mutombo leads Western Carolina to 71-67 victory

Harouna Mutombo scored a double-double and Jake Robinson hit five of six free throws in the final 18 seconds Saturday to lift Western Carolina to a thrilling 71-67 victory over Northern Illinois in the Shootout's fourth-place game.

Portland State runs away with third place

Portland State won a Pacific Northwest showdown with Seattle University to capture third place Saturday at the Great Alaska Shootout.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Western Carolina downs Louisiana Tech

Freshman guard Greg Avery scored 17 points and six rebounds off the bench as Western Carolina rolled past Louisiana Tech 76-62 in Friday's consolation semifinals of the Great Alaska Shootout. Western Carolina (2-2) also got 15 points and four rebounds from swingman Brandon Giles and 11 points from forward Jake Robinson.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Coach harbors tales from Alaska fishing gig brought

Ken Bone's visit to Alaska this week is the latest of many for the veteran men's basketball coach.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Mojo Man has $100 for you if you're clever

If you want to rattle the big man with the familiar name on the Seattle University basketball team, you'll have to do better than "Yeah, Baby!"

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

'Ugly' looks real good to Hampton in OT win

A semifinal game that had the look of a Shootout classic ended with a thud Friday night.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Seawolves taken out by Huskies

Seawolf slayers seem to be coming out of the woodwork at the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

San Diego State cruises into Shootout final

Ryan Amoroso hopes to become the answer to a Great Alaska Shootout trivia question after tonight's championship game.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Da-da-da, da-da-done

Like a jilted bride-to-be who keeps her engagement ring, UAA is keeping a little something to remember its two-decades-long relationship with ESPN.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

San Diego State star wins it at the line

Asked for three words to describe himself for the San Diego State basketball media guide, senior Kyle Spain came up with this: Outgoing, cool and laid back.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Making the jump

Seattle University's debut in the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout marked the Redhawks' official goodbye to the UAA Seawolves, their former Division II conference rivals.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

UAA athletic director 'surprised and dismayed'

An outburst by the Syracuse women's basketball coach -- who in postgame comments Wednesday said UAA's Great Alaska Shootout championship had been tainted by cheating -- was answered Thursday by an angry UAA athletic director Steve Cobb.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Seattle takes it to Louisiana Tech

This week is the unofficial coming-out party for Seattle University, a former conference rival of UAA that's making the jump to NCAA Division I athletics this season.

2008 GREAT ALASKA SHOOTOUT

Short bench does Seawolves no favors

By all indications -- both in their past performances and their ranking in UAA's pecking order -- junior transfers Casey Robinson and Chris Neal figured to be pivotal players for the men's basketball team.

UAA can't complete comback vs. Hampton

Just when it looked like UAA might win its game of catchup Wednesday night, the smallest guy on the court came up huge and sent the Seawolves reeling.

Shootout notes

Talking a good game

Jackson State knocks off Cal State Northridge

Reserve forward Tiffany Haggen poured in 16 points, including the game-winning shot with just over a minute remaining, to lift Jackson State to a 73-65 victory over Cal State Northridge in Wednesday's third place women's game at the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout at Sullivan Arena.

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2008 State Championship

The Service Cougars defeated Juneau 22-14 in the 2008 large schools state championship game on October 18.


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2008 Shootout

Everything you need to know about this year's Great Alaska Shootout; schedules, photos, rosters and bios.

PHOTO BLOG

The Shootout blog

Get an up-close look at the action from photographer Marc Lester's angles throughout the tournament.

VIDEO HIT

Dirty play?

Kentucky's Ramon Harris, a West High grad, was involved in a play that injured North Carolina's Tyler Zeller.

VIDEO

Unusual touchdown

Daniel Hardy, a West High grad who plays for the University of Idaho, was tackled after a short pass, but rolled on top of a defender and went on to score.

STORY

Dimond wins 4A title

A match that seemed like it would never end finished with the Dimond Lynx running wildly through a human tunnel.

PHOTOS

Halloween on ice

Decked out in orange and black for Halloween, the Aces faced off against the Fresno Falcons in front of a costumed home crowd.

PHOTOS

Thursday Night Fights

Boxing action from the Oct. 23, 2008 Thursday Night at the Fights.

VIDEO

Football championship

Service defeated Juneau-Douglas 22-14 in the 2008 large schools championship game.

VIDEO HIT

Officially tackled

Official Wilbur Hackett Jr. became an Internet sensation with a knock back of quarterback Stephen Garcia.

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Service vs. Soldotna

Service and Soldonta won the state championship in their divisions, but who do you think would win against each other? Vote for the final #1 in Alaska.

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