For maybe the first time in Alaska Wild history, the drama on the field exceeded the drama off it.
Alaska gymnast pulls in silver, two bronzes at nationals
Anchorage's Amy Winczura capped her gymnastics season with a strong showing at the Level 9 Senior C division at Western Nationals in St. Louis on Sunday. Level 9 gymnasts are just two steps below Elite level or Olympic-caliber competitors.
TENNIS
Top-seed Rendell Burghart defeated No. 2 Sean Sullilvan 7-5, 6-2 on Sunday to win the boys 18 singles division of the Anchorage Spring Junior Tennis Championships.
CYCLING
Madsen, Loan win overall stage crowns
Jason Madsen edged out Matt Jordan to win the expert division of the Arctic Bicycle Club's Spring Stage Event.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
MaggieRose McGuire recorded a hat trick and Megan Murphy added a pair of goals for West on Saturday as their team shut out East.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Bartlett wins two on the Peninsula
Bartlett defeated Homer 10-0 on the road Saturday. A day earlier the Golden Bears clipped Soldotna 7-0.
What's happening in sports and recreation around Anchorage
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
The Southside rivals settled for a tie at Dimond thanks to stellar defensive play and strong showings in net by the Lynx's Jase Hall and the Cougars' Mykal Thomas.
TENNIS
Lekander pulls off upset at junior tourney
Unseeded Reed Lekander upset No. 2 Morgan Haymans in the boys 18 challenger singles division on Friday in the Spring Junior Tennis Championships.
South baseball player headed to Arizona college
Chris Schierhorn, a senior at South, will attend Phoenix College in the fall and play baseball for the Bears.
PREP TRACK
Junior/Senior Last Chance meet
West's Maggie Rose McGuire and Bartlett's Andrea Crook each won two events Friday to highlight the girls portion of the Junior/Senior Last Chance meet at Bartlett High.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
The Cougars scored three unanswered goals in the second half Friday to rally from an early 2-0 deficit and beat the Mustangs in Eagle River.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Pat Wolverton exploded for four goals and Lucas Costa added a goal and three assists to help the Lynx win big at Anchorage Football Stadium.
PREP SOCCER
Aaron Lewis scored on a penalty kick in the 23rd minute to put the Homer boys ahead for good in a 2-1 win over Palmer. The Moose got revenge by winning the girls match 2-0.
SNOWMACHINING
Graeber recovery fund auction today
An auction and barbecue will be held this evening from 4-8 p.m. at the Kincaid Park Chalet to raise money for Willow's Robert Graeber, a 17-year-old snocross rider who was seriously injured during a race in upstate New York in March.
PREP SOFTBALL
Caela Kaszuba went 2 for 2 at the plate with one run batted in, Britnie Seavey added a double and knocked in run, while Katie Losey went the distance on the mound with five strikeouts in seven innings for the Mustangs at Albrecht Fields.
Wild sale finalized; Deemer rehired
Hans Deemer, fired unexpectedly last week by the Alaska Wild's then-owner David Weatherholt, was asked back late Friday afternoon following a transfer of ownership.
BASKETBALL
Rhea averaged 10.3 points at Oregon St.
Former Alaska Class 4A high school basketball player of the year Talisa Rhea of Juneau finished her freshman year at Oregon State starting 12 of 30 games and averaging 10.3 points a game, third highest on the squad.
ORIENTEERING
Moore, Cunningham prevail at Elmendorf
Ian Moore and Chelsea Cunningham posted the fastest times on the most challenging course at Trond's Orienteering Race held at Elmendorf Air Force Base on Wednesday.
SNOWMACHING
Wichman crowned king of the hill at Alyeska
John Wichman won the King of the Hill race in 1:08.32 at the Alyeska Motor Madness series of races on Mount Alyeska last weekend. Included were a hill climb, snocross and hillcross, and monster drag shootout.
TRACK & FIELD
Palmer, Wasilla win Mat-Su Borough meet
Jake Parisien, Kevin Smith and Tony Guzman each won two events as the Palmer boys won the Mat-Su Borough championships that spanned Tuesday and Wednesday at Palmer High's Machetanz Field.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Jamie Krediet had four goals and Jessica Farrell added three as Colony cruised.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Kayli Thompson went 3 for 3 with a double and three RBIs as the Lynx overcame seven errors to win a wild one Wednesday.
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Martin Martinez scored a goal in each half Wednesday to highlight the Lynx's victory over Bartlett at Anchorage Football Stadium.
Former Bartlett star in NAIA softball tourney
Mountain State University and former Bartlett High softball standout Jenny Baker lost 1-0 to Tennessee Wesleyan in the opening round of the Region XII Tournament on Wednesday.
UAA ATHLETICS
Seawolves get recognized for good grades
Ten UAA track and field athletes -- seven men and three women -- have earned recognition on the 2008 Great Northwest Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
Fairbanks fisherman leads Homer halibut derby
The Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby is under way and Fairbanks angler Karl Sanford can enjoy his spot atop the leader board -- for now.
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Amber LeBlanc delivered the go-ahead run with a double in the third inning to lift the Cougars to victory in Cook Inlet Conference softball action Monday night.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Converted fullback Zach Erickson scored the game winner midway through the second half as Eagle River posted its first victory of the year on Tuesday.
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD
Kodiak runner wins three times at Anchorage Invitational
Kodiak running standout Trevor Dunbar placed first in three events Saturday -- the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters -- on the final day of the final day of the two-day Anchorage Invitational at Bartlett High.
Alaska distance swimmer's Olympic bid fails
Alaska swimmer Micha Burden's bid for the U.S. Olympic team came up short on Saturday when the distance specialist finished 31st in the FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Seville, Spain.
BICYCLING
Novakovich, Taylor prevail in bicycle race
Matt Novakovich edged Brian Bonney and Matt Jordan in the final sprint to the Arctic Bicycle Club's first road race of the season on Saturday at Kincaid.
BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Thad Johnson scored all four goals and Rusty Teller made six saves as the Mustangs (4-2-1) shutout Bartlett.
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Tricia Stonebraker delivered both Service goals, while Jamie Gorman had seven blocks in Service's win over West at Anchorage Football Stadium.
STORY
Carlos Boozer, Utah Jazz star and Alaska Sports Hall of Fame inductee, says his body art is about life, family and God.
Participants of the Native Youth Olympics join in Yupik dance between athletic events.
PHOTO GALLERY
The former Bartlett High star helped Kansas win the 2008 NCAA basketball tournament.
VIDEO
The Egan Center hosted the 2008 NPC Last Frontier Fitness, Figure and Bodybuilding State Championships on April 5.
PHOTO GALLERY
Photo gallery from the 2008 NPC Last Frontier Fitness, Figure and Bodybuilding State Championships.
Novakovich, Ronsse win Fort Rich Crit
Former Service catcher demoted to Double A Montgomery
Service-East goalie headed to Wisconsin-River Falls
Miller, Byrne claim Pink Cheeks victories
Juneau boys and girls sweep Sitka Invitational
Snow puts the brakes on Seward time trial
Chugiak's Morse opts to go to NW Nazarene
Heart Run organizers say they'll reschedule
All outdoor high school events canceled Friday and Saturday
Anchorage swimmer claims third world championship
NASCAR 'tires' roll to Anchorage by mistake
Dimond's Afusia signs with Montana college
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